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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