Hi Tom,
If you like the work he has done on your engine, by all means go back and at
least ask him about the dents. Give him a chance to redeem himself. I always
want to give the chance for an honest man to make it right. If he doesn't, then
is the time for finding a new mechanic, again. There has got to be one good
mechanic in your area. Now you know why we all work on our own cars.
Look on the bright side, at least it will make it through the inspection on
time.
Rick
Tomsjetta@aol.com wrote:
> 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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