Morris L.
Terrible experience for a good-natured dad!
The auto repair industry is at the lowest level of trust and this company is choosing to take the industry deeper into the hole with absolutely no follow up despite numerous phone calls and voicemails. My experience follows: My daughter calls me up and tells me her car "died" on the freeway - luckily it kept running until she made it to the emergency lane. Tow company finally arrives and takes the vehicle to the shop she normally has all her auto work done. She tells me they let her know the motor is shot. They don't normally do engine R&R so please let them know what to do with the vehicle. I told her that I still have the where with all to replace the engine and probably can find one at a reasonable rate. Send the vehicle to me. I find "used.remanns.com" and see they have a used engine with a 50,000 mile warranty at just under$2,000 and confirm with her the reasonableness of the purchase. I tell her to have the vehicle towed to my house and my neighbor friend and I will fix it. I wait a day or two before ordering the engine but still have yet to see/inspect the vehicle. Impatient, I place the online order after close of business Friday. Her vehicle arrives later that night and when I ask the operator to drop it so I can get it in my back yard, he notifies me it runs - you can put it where you want it. Long story short= Thermostat was not working and the vehicle blew the heater hose and shut down the engine (preventive design) and it didn't need a new engine. Called the next business day and asked to cancel my order and they send me a cute little emoji button to push to cancel and I thought it would be simple and 100% since they hadn't even processed the order yet. They billed for the whole engine and $99 for shipping and then refunded only 75% of the entire bill. (Shipping was supposed to be free!) I fixed the engine and all the necessary minor repairs and didn't need a new or used engine! Just wish I could have the rest of my money back from my good intentions! Pretty damned disappointed!
