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+title: YABS - Yet Another Bad Shop
+categories: ["automotive"]
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+Today I received a text message from a local mechanic/auto shop asking me to
+leave them a Google review. It was an automated message from a shop that I know
+well and have used many times in the past. Unfortunately, I have had several
+poor experiences (at the time they seemed horrific) with them in the past year
+and I can honestly say they'll never receive my business again. Now I could
+have used this as an opportunity to leave them an anonymous nasty-gram but
+instead I'm going to do the opposite. I'm going to write about everything I
+don't like about them without telling you who they are or hiding who I am. Why
+would I do that? Well for one, they were an excellent shop for many years. I
+believe a recent change in management is to blame and I'm not going to ruin
+their chances of making a comeback (because frankly I would like for them to
+rebound). And secondly, I don't believe in hiding. This page and its author are
+public knowledge. Now, in no particular order: a sample of awful work from yet
+another bad shop.
+
+# Mom's Truck -- Two Destroyed Tires & Loose Suspension
+
+Mom's truck is a 2007 Chrysler Aspen that she loves very much. Dad does a whole
+lot of work on it himself (the both of us do pretty much everything we can
+in-house so long as we have the right equipment). We've been taking her truck
+into this shop for years because we've found them to be reliable, efficient,
+and economical. As I said before, at some point in their recent history they
+changed hands -- either ownership or management, I can't remember which. It was around this time that Dad
+
+- pp minivan no oil, buy more parts
+- hudson hubcap, ruined tire
+- monty lugnuts, buy more parts