I brought my truck in for inspection on a Friday afternoon. The repairman told me that one tire needed a ball bearing and the other needed a tie rod. He seemed to be moving his body around excessively to create the illusion of a moving tire to me, but allowed him to call me later with an estimate.
I gave him the benefit of the doubt because he said either they could do the repair or I could take it to my own mechanic.
Since my husband is my mechanic, he did the repairs in the garage over the weekend eventhough he felt they were not necessary.
We figured this was easier than trying to find someplace else because Monroe County is full of inspection sticker scam artists anyway.
On Monday morning I called with my update and asked what I should do next. My name and number was taken down and my phone call was not returned.
On Friday, I called again. Nobody answered the phone, so on the 3rd try I left a message. My call was promptly returned. The man said they ""have no stickers left"". I asked why they didn't tell me that last week? And I said ""would you have had a sticker for me if I had paid you $300 for the bogus repairs?""
I was promptly hung up on.
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