Kiki
New Yorker
so I'm driving home on Friday afternoon, minding my own business, and suddenly a block from my home, my car just....shuts off. It was like I lost power. Although the radio still worked and was on, etc. So there I am, can't get it to turn over, nothing. I'm in the middle of a busy intersection at 2:30 in the afternoon. I'm freaking out.
Thankfully some nice lady pulled over and helped me push my car around the corner.
I called the tow truck, they towed it. I get a call later telling me that my timing belt broke.
Ok, so fix it. Well, no you need an entire new engine.
WHAT?! The guy starts telling me how the chain broke and it completely ruined my engine. Um..... don't think so buddy!
My car's a 2002 pontiac sunfire, it has 60,000 miles on it. Its never made funny or awful noises, nothing that I've been ignoring, etc.
So I take Brian (my hubby) up there when he gets off work. He talks to this kid mechanic, can't be more than 20 years old. Brian plays dumb, listens to the guy. Takes what he tells him and we leave. Brian talks it over with his dad, both of whom have and like to work on cars. Neither of them agree with this. This mechanic is telling me it's gonna cost me $3400-$6400 just for the engine.
Saturday Brian drops me off at school, he calls the Pontiac dealer. Talks to a head mechanic who looks up my car and says theres absolutely no way in hell this could have ever happened or damaged my engine to the extent this guy is saying it did.
So Brian calls the guy back today and asks him to just change the timing chain and possibly the gaskets if they're damaged. The guy refuses. He lets it slip that yes my engine really isn't damaged, but unless they can switch out the engine, they can't stand behind the work, therefore they refuse to do it.
So I'm going to take it to the dealership.
I need to know if there's anyone else out there thats dealt with a place like this or if dealerships would possibly take a financing plan?
I'm trying hard not to be screwed over here. I just can't believe this other place won't fix the problem without fixing what's NOT broken. I've gone there for years and I've also heard alot of people talk badly about the owner, and now I'm wondering how much money I've thrown away in the past.
gez............. this sucks.
Thankfully some nice lady pulled over and helped me push my car around the corner.
I called the tow truck, they towed it. I get a call later telling me that my timing belt broke.
Ok, so fix it. Well, no you need an entire new engine.
WHAT?! The guy starts telling me how the chain broke and it completely ruined my engine. Um..... don't think so buddy!
My car's a 2002 pontiac sunfire, it has 60,000 miles on it. Its never made funny or awful noises, nothing that I've been ignoring, etc.
So I take Brian (my hubby) up there when he gets off work. He talks to this kid mechanic, can't be more than 20 years old. Brian plays dumb, listens to the guy. Takes what he tells him and we leave. Brian talks it over with his dad, both of whom have and like to work on cars. Neither of them agree with this. This mechanic is telling me it's gonna cost me $3400-$6400 just for the engine.
Saturday Brian drops me off at school, he calls the Pontiac dealer. Talks to a head mechanic who looks up my car and says theres absolutely no way in hell this could have ever happened or damaged my engine to the extent this guy is saying it did.
So Brian calls the guy back today and asks him to just change the timing chain and possibly the gaskets if they're damaged. The guy refuses. He lets it slip that yes my engine really isn't damaged, but unless they can switch out the engine, they can't stand behind the work, therefore they refuse to do it.
So I'm going to take it to the dealership.
I need to know if there's anyone else out there thats dealt with a place like this or if dealerships would possibly take a financing plan?
I'm trying hard not to be screwed over here. I just can't believe this other place won't fix the problem without fixing what's NOT broken. I've gone there for years and I've also heard alot of people talk badly about the owner, and now I'm wondering how much money I've thrown away in the past.
gez............. this sucks.