Mechanic Tries To Scam Young Woman, Realizes He’s Messed With The Wrong Person

Most drivers know the feeling when all seems to be well with the world… and all of a sudden, the car starts making expensive-sounding noises or lights up something on the dashboard they would rather not see there.

The latter happened to the redditor u/SteadyMedium2004, who had to take her car to the mechanic after the oil pressure light came on. Unfortunately, his $800 solution to the problem raised more questions than answers, and encouraged the OP to turn to the ‘Legal’ community for advice.

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Car repairs are never fun—unless you’re a passionate mechanic yourself—and usually quite costly. To make matters worse, such troubles typically present themselves at the worst possible time as well (even though, when it comes to unexpected expenses, such a time probably doesn’t exist). Upstart pointed out that, according to AAA’s surveys, vehicle repairs cost an average of $500-600, which is not a small amount to take out of the rainy day fund.

Upstart also suggested that a common car repair such as an oil change, for instance, typically costs somewhere between $137 and $151; a battery replacement—something the OP’s mechanic requested $800 for—usually mounts up to $335–$345. It’s important to note that such expenses might differ depending on a lot of factors, but one thing is clear—repairs are inevitable.

Between 2014 and 2019, car repairs reportedly added up to an average of $400 annually. But CNBC revealed that the costs for such upkeep increased by 20% over the past year. Some reasons behind such a change are likely related to technological advancement; as the technology in vehicles is getting more and more modern, it’s getting increasingly expensive as well. Other reasons, according to CNBC, include supply-chain issues, longer vehicle ownership and greater number of accidents, high-tech service appointments, and fewer auto repair technicians.

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According to IBIS World, there are now roughly 600,000 employed auto mechanics in the US. Gitnux revealed that just a couple of years ago, in 2021, the average age of vehicles increased to nearly 11 years, arguably leading to a number of cars in need of repairs and plenty of work for these professionals.

Gitnux also pointed out that in 2019, the total motor vehicle maintenance expenditure in the United States reached around $123.7 billion, meaning that quite a few people had likely encountered similar problems to those of the OP.

Yet even when car troubles arise, not everyone takes the fastest route to the nearest mechanic. Surveys reveal that young people—those aged 17 to 24—put off repairs in the hopes of saving money; as much as 37% of the youth in the UK reportedly do so. Nearly a fifth of such young people—16% to be exact—delay major repairs (such as fixing up the handbrake or a cracked windscreen), while 28% close their eyes to arguably more minor worries (fixing insignificant oil leaks or replacing brake discs, just to name a couple).

The OP didn’t hesitate with taking the car to the repairman; however, it also didn’t take long for her to start doubting him. That was likely one of the reasons she decided to ask for advice and insight from fellow redditors, who gladly shared their opinions and suggestions in the comments.

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Midas is known for this.

Avoid Firestone as well. I took my S10 in for a blower motor replace and they came up with over $600 worth of things that "need attention". I want my heater to function, I don't need to know that my tail lamp sockets are old. Dammit, the truck was 24 years old, I know the sockets are old.

A chain named after a Greek king that screwed up his entire life, why would you go there?!? It has always baffled me. It's not that in the legend he made gold and gave it to the people --- much the reverse, he touched their stuff and got gold; or touched them and they'd die.

I present to you Eudipus Motors, bring in your car & I'll get in touch with your mother.

Wanna bet that this "misunderstanding" cleared up real fast because somebody at hq reads Reddit

I don’t go to Midas for exactly that reason. If nothing’s broken, they’ll break something and charge you to fix it

I had brakes replaced on my car at Midas. When I got home my brake line was leaking, was fine before. They denied their employee did anything wrong. Never went back.