My bad experience at Camden GTI

[h100vw]

I wonder why the bloke that did the inspection couldn't have tweaked that sump plug up?

[Darks RS]

That's what I was getting at!

I wonder why the bloke that did the inspection couldn't have tweaked that sump plug up?

[Transporter]

Yep, he probably didn't want to have anything to do with it, just in case that someone striped that thread and it was just hanging in. He could've made the leak worst. However on the newish car very unlikely.

I wouldn't risk it on much older car, if doing just an inspection for $100 or so.

[tigger73]

My brother bought a car once, went and got it serviced as he was going to do a 500km trip. The guy didn't put the sump plug back in properly, drained all the oil and wrecked the car. Total write-off. He had it about a week.

Yes so just lucky you didn't do a top up as this thread could have read very differently otherwise.

[Damo105]

My brother bought a car once, went and got it serviced as he was going to do a 500km trip. The guy didn't put the sump plug back in properly, drained all the oil and wrecked the car. Total write-off. He had it about a week.

Yes so just lucky you didn't do a top up as this thread could have read very differently otherwise.

Yeah I really don't know how loose the sump plug was. The previous owner supposedly had the car serviced in January, so I can only assume whoever serviced it didn't tighten the plug properly. The car had been garaged for months as the seller hurt his back and couldn't drive a manual anymore. He was just giving it a short run once a week or so. He didn't mention anything about oil on his garage floor (but then I guess he wouldn't!) and seemed surprised when I told him the mechanic who did the pre-purchase inspection said the oil was very low.

[Stan]

as a complete aside - mechanics charge $100 per hour!

Hell, I'm a paramedic of 15 years, I can keep your heart going, keep you breathing, administer several medications including schedule 8 drugs, I'm also a clinical instructor (teach students on road) and a driving standards facilitator ( driving instructor) work rotating shifts and i don't even make $40 per hour...

man i went into the wrong business...

oh, and I can't speak highly enough of Matt at Camden, helped me a lot with my engine conversion....

[OEM G60]

as a complete aside - mechanics charge $100 per hour!

Hell, I'm a paramedic of 15 years, I can keep your heart going, keep you breathing, administer several medications including schedule 8 drugs, I'm also a clinical instructor (teach students on road) and a driving standards facilitator ( driving instructor) work rotating shifts and i don't even make $40 per hour...

man i went into the wrong business...

oh, and I can't speak highly enough of Matt at Camden, helped me a lot with my engine conversion....

But mechanics don't 'make' $100 per hour either, the charge is there to cover overheads, mostly rent, power bills etc.

I'm in the same boat and run a cabinet making business, i have to roll overheads into my hourly rate to cover my rent, if i didn't i'd be doing the work for free, as would any mechanic renting/running a workshop.

[Stan]

i know, it just sounds like a lot

[gldgti]

$110/hour is pretty average, perhaps even better, for a mechanic these days.

You cant get a plumber to walk in your front door for less.

[Guest001]

$110/hour is pretty average, perhaps even better, for a mechanic these days.

You cant get a plumber to walk in your front door for less.

Is cheap actually Was quoted $146.50 an hour for work at a Brissy VW dealer

[Tim]

Re-read my post. Nowhere did I say a contract was an invoice. As a lawyer specialising in contract law, I don't think I would make that error.

As a lawyer you should be entirely comfortable with overcharging people.
(sorry nothing personal. I just paid thousands of dollars in legal fees recently so Im a bit jaded)

[jamie88]

This is Fun. Like a vag themed jerry springer !

[Damo105]

I can confirm that so far I've not heard anything from Camden GTI, which is disappointing.

I guess when I asked for the oil change I entered into a contract, but as all the terms of the contract were not negotiated at that point, then the service provider may be legally free to charge whatever they want. Although perhaps under the Trade Practices Act, charging for services not performed might be considered unconscionable?

Regardless, all I wanted was to be charged a fair price for the work performed!

[BlackSuperb]

As a lawyer you should be entirely comfortable with overcharging people.
(sorry nothing personal. I just paid thousands of dollars in legal fees recently so Im a bit jaded)

Alas I work for a transport company and am unable to charge what I like, but I'm glad somebody picked up the irony.

[phaeton]

BlackSuperb I don't want any haters or negativity on this forum.

Saying the above though, do you have to write about Transporter the way you did - Miro is a person to and his opinions from a Mechanic who runs his own business should be respected as much as the customer complaining, also I believe English is his second language.

On this forum, we only hear half the argument all the time.
Matt who runs Camden GTI may not want to comment on a public forum as its between the customer and the business what goes on with the issue. I am sure all who run a workshop would have read and taken in objective critism.

My view is that the customer was not explained the pricing properly and in my opinion should have contacted the manager himself.
My background is simple I worked my way up in a petrol station to assistant manager role at a small service workshop. We made mistakes admiting them and how you correct them is how you keep clientele happy, 100% will never be achievable.