Need Info: CHEAP auto repair shop/person
A
repair my car for CHEAP. I've to fix headlight assembly (hood), few
engine parts and other minor/major remodelling.
When I checked with South Main Auto Service and Collision - they quoted
more than the price of the car.
I expect someone around here even a home mechanic might able to fix it
somehow so that I can drive for one more year.
Thanks in advance for the info!
elefant
city/county...Not shitting you man...It's just about 15 minutes away from
blacksburg. About how to get to long shop...i think its better if you look
at mapquest or something coz i wouldnt want to get you lost. Ask around
when you're in that area...that town isnt a big place at all. I got my car
inspected in downtown Blacksburg and needed repairs...Long Shop quoted me a
price that was significantly less than what I would've had to pay downtown.
HOpe this helped
farmuse
believe, check out the yellow pages. very good mechanic for very
reasonable prices.
reinventor
Take Price's Fork Rd. about 5 miles out of town - just after the
Price's Fork school take a right onto McCoy Rd. go about 4 miles and at
the base of the huge hill (before it goes up another huge hill) take a
right onto Long Shop Rd. - the garage is the first thing on the right.
Terry and the guys are the best. They do things quickly, cheaply and
correctly.
552-1297 - well worth the ride.
-george
farmuse
yes that is the place, thanks
A
Anurag
driving on Prices Fork, after McCoy road, until you see the shop on
your right.
B-
for body work, someone recently mentioned a small shop in christiansburg on
this news group in another I started.
another body shop I suggest to all is Price's autobody in Ellet.
Stay far away from South Main Auto.
"farmuse" <spam...@farms.net> wrote in message
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Beartooth NQC
> I second Long Shop repair for mechanics.
>
> for body work, someone recently mentioned a small shop in christiansburg on
> this news group in another I started.
>
> another body shop I suggest to all is Price's autobody in Ellet.
>
>
> Stay far away from South Main Auto.
What's wrong with it, apart from expense? When we moved here three years
back, it seemed to be the consensus choice of all but one of the people we
talked to -- except for one who took a Beetle to the Bug Shop, or whatever
its exact name is, on the brow of a steep hill just East of town.
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I have precious (very precious) little idea where up is.
B-
different people who have spoken against South Main Auto.
Various reasons from way overpriced to plain dishonest to incompetent.
My experience on 2 counts---one I know for sure, the other is a "you can't
prove it" situation.
#1. I needed new brake pads. They said I needed new rotors and brake pads
and a couple other parts. They said my rotors needed to be milled, but they
weren't thick enough to mill, so I needed new rotors. Wrong! They just
wanted to do unnecessary work and overcharge on parts and labor.
I took it to the dealership for other service and had them do the brakes
while it was there. They said nothing wrong with the rotors and just put on
new pads. To top it off, the dealership quoted a lower price including the
unneeded work ( I was curious), the dealership quoted a lower price! In my
limited experience, the dealerships are always the most expensive mechanics.
#2. I had them change the transmission fluid on a separate occasion (before
the brake stuff). I am not sure they changed it. When I took it to the
dealership for warranty work (and the brakes) they said the transmission
fluid was like mud. I said I just changed it 8,000 miles ago. They didn't
seem to believe me.
Story from another person on this group.
One fella said South Main auto forgot to put oil back in his car during an
oil change. He drove away after paying for an oil change and his engine
siezed. He had to take them to court before they would repair his engine.
"Beartooth NQC" <bear...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Grace Under Fire
find a more economical source for auto repairs and you guys can be bested
EASILY.!!! Get in line.!!!!!!
Beartooth NQC
> You guys have outpriced yourselves.!! With money tight as it is, folks have to
> find a more economical source for auto repairs and you guys can be bested
> EASILY.!!! Get in line.!!!!!!
Excuse me, what guys? If you're mistaking me for an auto mechanic, you're
making a bedbug look like a marvel of calm and sanity.
elefant
time
Haris I. Volos
Street Christiansburg. I had a steering pump changed with them, and I
visited them for some other minor things, they seem honest.
About body work, I will suggest checking out Price's body shop, I was
getting some quotes about a minor repair that I was thinking doing and they
gave me the lowest quote, and the most honest answer.
"A" <ven...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Lerronious
beside East Coaster bike shop. I had a manual transmission replaced by
them last year. A couple of days later, the engine wouldn't turn over.
When I checked the battery, I noticed the ground wire was not
connected to a lug between the trans and engine. When I took it back to
have it fixed, they claimed they were not responsible and refused to
deal with it. Only after arguing for 15 minutes did they agree to take
it in as a favor. Four months later, the starter died and I decided to
have it serviced at the Bug Shop. While replacing it they found that N
Main Auto had connected the ground wire to the clutch linkage, a truly
half a$$ job at best. A few months after that, the CV joint backed out
of and smacked a hole into the side of the new transmission. After
asking around some, it became obvious the N Main Auto didn't torque the
retaining bolts down to the proper specification resulting in the axle
falling out. Luckily it happened at about 5 not 65 mph or a lot more
damage would have been done. Anyway, N Main Auto, despite the evidence
and opinions of qualified mechanics denied any responsibility and was
unwilling to split the cost of replacing it the second time. I'm going
to sue for the entire balance. Anyway N Main Auto is a hack shop. I've
had really good luck with the Bug Shop. Lee
Poppy Seeds
and other newsgroups. Care to share stories...good and BAD????
Beartooth
> Seems the shop called South Main Auto has a whole lot of history with
> folks here and other newsgroups.
Oh? News to me. and I've been following bburg.general, vatech.general, and
others nearby, for six or eight years. How do you know? From one angry
post? Or from something you're not telling us??
> Care to share stories...good and BAD????
Maybe just a little wee tad bit biassed, are we?? Slightly sore above the
ears?? Tsk, tsk. Sorry to disappoint you -- but not very.
I asked a friend (who had recommended SMA to me) about the earlier
post that complained. He answered among other things :
> I've used South Main for years and never had a problem with the work
> they've done for me on...I think it's six vehicles by now. Yes, they're
> expensive, but I have no issues with their competence nor their honesty.
He also went on, after other remarks, NOT disparaging anyone, that things
like changing rotors could be a matter of judgment: fix it before it wears
any more or let it go? etc. -- and that least SMA had offered a choice,
*not* gone ahead and done the expensive work.
My friend therefore, who knows far more about cars than I ever will,
confirms my impression. I intend to continue taking at least some work
there. I may find, in time, that I take different kinds of jobs different
places; but that's no disparagement, either.
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and strong, and light. And gentle to the hand.
joe cool
this group, the collegiate times even did an article on them a few years
ago. unless you know someone there, i wouldn't go to either shop. course
it helps with any shop if you know something about cars, so you don't
get ripped off. best to just tell them to fix this or that. not give
them freedom to explore.
DOROTHY STRATER
brought a car there for a "pre-purchase inspection." I paid my $10 or $15 or
whatever it was, and the guy looked it over and said it looked like a good
car and he couldn't see anything wrong with it. I bought the car and brought
it home. A friend of mine looked at it because it was overheating before I
even got it home and he said the entire radiator was bad. He could show me
several places where you could clearly see the green on it where there were
cracks and the coolant was leaking out. He looked further and told me that
the brakes were bad, the motor had a bad oil leak, and the muffler had a
hole in it. This is the SAME DAY that the guy at south main auto told me he
couldn't see anything wrong with it. If he couldn't see those major
problems, then what did I pay for? I haven't been back since. I know it was
probably just one guy that was being lazy that day, but it really screwed me
out of $1500 (what I paid for that lemon). The guy I bought it off of took
cash only and moved to Missouri or something that day.
--
DOROTHY STRATER
"Beartooth" <bear...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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Anurag
business. I guess you should fill that too. If I knew many of these
details, I would have stayed from most of these businesses, some of
which I experienced with my older car. I had to sell it to Junk for
$50. No time to tell that story, but this thread is real useful for
people who are new to this area, espceially who know least about their
car.
thom...@gmail.com
me a very competiitive quote on the phone about replacing my O2 sensor.
They said to stop by any time, it was a quick repair. When I got over
there, they didn't have the part, wanted me to leave the car overnight,
raised the repair price and then claimed they needed to charge me $75
to do a computer diagnosis on it. When I protested, the price started
to change right in front of my eyes. I got suspicious and decided to
take the car elsewhere.
On a side note, I refuse to pay a fixed price for a computer diagnosis
-- in my opinion, it is part of the toolbox a mechanic uses today. The
computer diagnosis should be paid by the hourly labor fee. Billing in
a shop is labor + parts, not labor + parts + tool costs. Tthe markup on
a fixed fee computer diagnosis is outrageous -- a dump from the OBD II
takes less than a quarter hour of labor,and thus should cost no more
than 15-25 dollars, maximum. In a good shop it should be provided as
an investigative tool, with the cost being waived if you have the work
done there. Heck, many auto parts stores will run the diagnosis for
free!
easy way pc
between blacksburg and christiansburg, they advertise low prices.
why you might ask? my niece got a car from them and the alternator went bad,
they replaced the alternator but you would think they would also check the
battery. no they didn't so believe me i wouldn't go there.
"A" <ven...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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bburg.forsale
surfaced during brake work. Then had the entire wheel/axle collapse within a
day...could have killed me. The mechanic who fixed it when it was towed in
diagnosed it as a problem with a recent wheel bearing job. I'm not a
mechanic..just re-stating the story. I'll give SMA some credit for stepping
up on this one, no disagreement whatsoever, they reimbursed me through their
insurance. Still won't go back there, but the problem could have been worse
if they weren't so willing to step up to the solution.
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