Christians: How many of you have gotten screwed over by a "Christian" mechanic shop?

Question

I was. They wanted to replace my whole transmission when all it needed was a can of some stuff my in-laws recommended.

Answer 1

Thou shalt not suffer a fool to retain his money - BRG 1:1.

Ting!  Next, please.

Answer 2

And your sure this was a Christian Auto repair shop. Many people call themselves Christians but few act like them!

Answer 3

I haven't, I don't even know what a Christian mechanic shop is.

Answer 4

It happened to me.  There is a state agency that regulates such businesses, and I complained to that agency.  They investigated and decided I was right - only it took them almost four YEARS!  During that time, the mechanic shop was sold - to another "Christian" operator - and the former operators said they didn't have to repay me, that the business did.  Of course, the new operators said they weren't responsible for debts incurred before they bought the business.  I had to sue the former operators.  After another two years, my case went to court.  The defendants then tried to say I'd waited too long to sue; and indeed state law puts a limit of two years on how long one can wait to sue.  I had to go to a superior court judge who, after ANOTHER two years, decided that having to wait was out of my control and ordered m my suit reinstated.  After another year, I won the lawsuit - and THEN the turds tried to avoid paying me by declaring bankruptcy!   Three years later, their assets were seized by the courts, and their creditors were paid BEFORE I was - and all I got was eight per cent of the amount I was owed. Know what?  The fuggin' laws are stacked against the consumer and fighting this sh*t ain't worth it!  Twelve d**n years and all I got was a lousy eight percent.  Shakespeare was right: The Law Is an A*S!!!!

Answer 5

I didn't know we had our own mechanic shops?? Is that something offered at your church??

Answer 6

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Answer 7

a christian mechanix show??..what is that..have u stopped to think they named it that so poeple would  trust them..if it is what i think it is

Answer 8

I can certainly understand your frustration.  People who advertise themselves as moral should follow through.

I work for an auto parts store in our small town.  As bookkeeper, I deal regularly with most of the mechanic's shops in town, and while I don't know much about FIXING cars, I do hear when people complain about poor treatment.  And I certainly know when the shops don't pay their bills.  The one mechanic in town that is very vocal about his faith -- my sweet mother-in-law just loves him, they're buddies -- has to have his feet put to the fire every month, just to get him to pay his statement.  He'll tell me one thing to delay paying, and then when the time on that runs out, he'll tell me another.  Yes, it bugs me -- a lot.  And I don't plan to ever use his services for my car, for that reason.  However, his customers are almost never unhappy with the work he's done for them.  

I know of three other shops in the area where the mechanics are Christians, but they don't go out of their way to advertise it.  One is a lube center, one a body shop, and one a general mechanic's shop.  All three have great reputations.  (AND they pay their bills.)  

Just as a side note -- have you considered that your $5 "can of stuff" (remember, my place of business sells this kind of thing) may simply be a temporary fix to a problem that needs a permanent solution?  All our salespeople know that frequently the additive-type product can control a problem for a period of time but isn't always the answer.  We sell additives anyway, because sometimes people can't afford the real solution, or they're not planning to keep the car.  I'm just not convinced that your mechanic really screwed you over.  He may have, I don't know.  The guys I really trust will usually give you the option of "Well, you can jerry-rig it with a can of this stuff, or we can really fix it for x*x bucks.  Your choice."

Answer 9

Happened to me so many times, in business, that I adopted a policy of not dealing with businessmen who went out of their way to present themselves as a believer, even before I rejected Christianity.

My dad was a minister, and I can't tell you how many people took advantage of his faith and stole his money with false investment opportunities, all the while claiming to be good Christians, and believing themselves to be just that to this day.

If someone wants to do business with you and feels the need to tell you they are a believer, they are trying to cover the fact that they are morally corrupt.  This generalization has never failed in my experience.

Answer 10

How is a mechanic shop "Christian"?