From c701a961ccddfaf14c99837e51db6a282c563e2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Carpenter Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 20:01:06 -0400 Subject: Added YABS --- posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 36 insertions(+) create mode 100644 posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md (limited to 'posts') diff --git a/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md b/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8961159 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/yabs-yet-another-bad-shop.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +permalink: "/posts/{{categories}}/{{slug}}" +title: YABS - Yet Another Bad Shop +categories: ["automotive"] +tags: [] +layout: post.liquid +is_draft: true +--- + +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 -- cgit v1.2.3