I wasn't planning on writing about any of this, but I am between a rock and a
hard place.
I picked up my car tonight from my new mechanic. He did all he was asked to
do, and did it right, was always pleasant, and showed me what work he did
under the hood. I drove home, and the car was better than when I brought it
there. I get home, crouch down in front of the car, and stare up the hood
with the sky reflecting beautifully off the paint. I see two very, very new
distortions in the hood.
Area 1: directly above the radiator. I pop the hood, and clear as day on the
underside is the dent. Area two: directly above the air cleaner. The paint
broke in both parts, and there are cracks. I can see bare metal. There is
absolutely no doubt in my mind the hood was closed with tools resting on the
air cleaner and radiator.
Sooo, the question is, what do I do? I can call the mechanic, and he can tell
me he doesn't know what I'm talking about?I can't actually prove that he did
it. I don't want any bad blood with him either, because if the need arises,
I'd like to go back to him again. On the other hand, I don't feel like I
should pay for body damage I did not cause. And, since there is the tiniest
bit of exposed sheetmetal, I do not want my once perfect hood to start
rusting.
If this has ever happened to you, or if you ever dropped the hood with tools
on the engine and it did cause dents, please let me know. This is one area
above all I do not want to mess around with.
Tom
'78 Midget
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