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| Thread ID: 110627 | 2010-06-25 04:58:00 | Mechanic has damaged my car engine. | bellbird (6169) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1113459 | 2010-06-25 04:58:00 | Is there an agency or mediator that I can contact regarding work done on my car motor. thanks | bellbird (6169) | ||
| 1113460 | 2010-06-25 05:01:00 | How about the garage's manager? Have you spoken to them? Did you take your car to a registered garage or leave it in the hands of a cowboy? |
Zippity (58) | ||
| 1113461 | 2010-06-25 05:03:00 | MTA? www.mta.org.nz What exactly happened? |
Cato (6936) | ||
| 1113462 | 2010-06-25 05:44:00 | It wasn't an insurance job but I asked my insurance company for name of reputable mechanic. I've just gone to the mta site and checked the name of the automotive repair garage and they aren't listed. I'll ring mta and have a talk with them. thanks | bellbird (6169) | ||
| 1113463 | 2010-06-25 05:51:00 | MTA are not going to help if the firm is not listed. If they advertise that they are then Consumer Affairs may help. There is also Fair Go. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 1113464 | 2010-06-25 06:11:00 | What exactly happened? This |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1113465 | 2010-06-25 06:19:00 | It wasn't an insurance job but I asked my insurance company for name of reputable mechanic. ...... BIG mistake. insurance companies use who ever is cheapest. usually the worse mechanics you can find. i hope you have some luck with it. odds are you will have to go through small claims court. whats actually wrong with it? might be easier to fix it and call it quits. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1113466 | 2010-06-25 06:37:00 | What happened to the engine? did he drain the oil and start the engine? | prefect (6291) | ||
| 1113467 | 2010-06-25 07:06:00 | BIG mistake. insurance companies use who ever is cheapest. usually the worse mechanics you can find. Misinformation there Tweake... Insurers do not use whoever is cheapest as they will normally end up paying twice (to put it right if a repair fails). They do however use contracted repairers that guarantee their workmanship at a fair price. Anyway, mechanical breakdowns are not insured under normal policies, or by the run of the mill insurers. A dealer may offer a special extended warranty policy, but they are not normally underwritten by the likes of State, NZI, AA etc. |
Jester (13) | ||
| 1113468 | 2010-06-25 07:26:00 | Misinformation there Tweake . . . Insurers do not use whoever is cheapest as they will normally end up paying twice (to put it right if a repair fails) . They do however use contracted repairers that guarantee their workmanship at a fair price . yeah right . . . . . wheres the Tui ;) they also auction the jobs off . cheapest wins . sorry to be so negative but we had a really shocking bad job done that we are still picking up the pieces from 2 years later . by the look of the handy work they gave to the apprentice as a friday night job . i know one of the mechanics who worked their and they admit insurance jobs are a standing joke and that its common in most workshops :( |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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