On 6/23/2015 10:28 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:35:32 -0400, micky
I think I saw that for the first time at the dealer a few months ago. I
never went to a dealer before, but he had a sale and was charging no
more for wheel alignment than Firestone. He also claimed both of my
inner boots had leaks and needed replacing for 800 dollars. In fact,
one only had 50 miles on it and the other was in perfect condition also.

That's the usual Firesone (and other chain shops) modus operendi.
A local tire shop was advertising for a service manager, claiming very
generous earnings for "the right person". After talking about my
experience etc, their final question was "could I sell?" They said for
someone who "could sell" the job could pay upwards of six figures per
year (and this was in the eighties!!!) I said "sell, or upsell?" I
could sell what was required, but I couldn't steal from customers.

Less than a year later the shop was closed down, and the management in
jail


I've taken (but never again for the rest of
my life) repairs to Midas Muffler Brake.
They do nice quality work, but I don't like
the 1 - 2 - 4 level pricing. For example,
on the phone, it sounds like $100 job. Estimate
in writing says it's a $200 job. By the time
they find all the other things, it's $400.

I've talked to others about the Midas touch,
they were just as offended as I.

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