5 Scams Your Car Mechanic Doesn’t Want You to Know, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Car repair scams. Mechanic scams. Car scams revealed. Things your mechanic won’t tell you. Things mechanics don’t want you to know. How not to get scammed. How mechanics and dealerships are rip you off when working on your car. Why going to the dealership to get your car fixed can be a rip off. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 52 years.
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My ex-wife (not the smartest) once had a car repair shop tell her she needed her muffler lubed…
so she had it done.
i think it's kinda mad how much people rely on mechanics when manufacturers make it so easy to maintain and fix minor problems
I tell people all the time, when I notice something wrong with their vehicle. Most recently at the Wendys I go to one of the employee cars tire was very low. I told the girl in the drive thru window. Then recently I stuck a paper on a guys windshield because all his tires were very low. I was also recently at a stop light and told a guy his passenger side break light was out and just yesterday I was driving down the highway and some guys 8' or 10" lug hub cap came off and rolled down the freeway. I pulled next to the guy we slowed down I told him it was just past the last exit. I am not a mechanic by trade and I don't offer to fix it but I let them know.
Did he ever make a video on body control module
Geez reminds me of cheap car I bought for $100 this lady got quoted 2grand for a new clutch, ended up being out of fluid and fixed with a $50 Ebay cylinder
America…the land of scams
Put the scan tool up the mechanics arse to see if hes full of shite.
Some guy try to charge me $1700 for a tune up on a 2001 honda accord
Scotty you are an awesome teacher, thank you so much for schooling us all these years!
I disagree with the loss leader as a scam. I'm not saying people don't scam on a free oil change or state inspection. I am saying that most of the time, it's not a scam. It depends.
One way to avoid scams, keep solid records. If your free oil change guy comes out and says you need a bunch of other fluid services, you go to manufacturer recommendations and your service history.
Likewise, on the state inspection, it's perfectly fine to sell services on cars that fail. But as a customer, you're entitled to the inspection report and a written estimate, and if you ask the mechanic to show you the failure, an honest mechanic will. That's for lights and stuff. Also, I've never seen a car fail an emissions test and then turn around and pass it after a "cleaning". If you fail emissions with your check engine light off, you have to dig a lot deeper, but you always start by checking spark plugs, timing, etc.
I'm an honest mechanic and I've worked in shops that use a loss leader to get people in the door. Your mechanic should be able to look you in the eye and say the oil change is a loss leader, we are going to inspect the vehicle for potential problems. An honest mechanic will then do the inspection and tell you what they found. Most of the time, there's nothing to find. When there is, you start by asking the customer about symptoms. If they're not experiencing any, and nothing is visibly broke, there's nothing to fix. For oil leaks, you often clean it up and tell the customer and check it again at the next oil change.
You make money on the loss leader by establishing a good caretaker relationship with the customer, not by scamming them in a repair they don't need.