Are There Any Honest Mechanics?

supratech · 04-03-2006, 04:28 AM

i am curently in the middle of my automotive apprenticeship, and i've seen a lot and know how this industry works...dishonesty is caused by a "mechanic" that can't make money by being honest, probably because he's lazy or has an addiction he needs to support...there are a lot of scummy people out there that will take advantage of naive people when given the opportunity...there are a few things you can do

1) get a second opinion
2) make friends with a tech (techs are suckers for beer)
3) use your common sense
4) ask questions on this forum
5) learn to do the work yourself, sometimes easier said than done, but it's worth it in the end

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04-03-2006, 04:28 AM	#14
supratech Stock Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Van Isle Posts: 8	i am curently in the middle of my automotive apprenticeship, and i've seen a lot and know how this industry works...dishonesty is caused by a "mechanic" that can't make money by being honest, probably because he's lazy or has an addiction he needs to support...there are a lot of scummy people out there that will take advantage of naive people when given the opportunity...there are a few things you can do 1) get a second opinion 2) make friends with a tech (techs are suckers for beer) 3) use your common sense 4) ask questions on this forum 5) learn to do the work yourself, sometimes easier said than done, but it's worth it in the end