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Incompetence is a major problem in a lot of these shops. Since practically all of their customers are there because of low-priced ads, the shops can’t take in enough money honestly, that is to hire top-notch technicians. So most of their mechanics are low-paid, poorly trained, fairly inexperienced workers known as “parts changers.” They may not be any good at diagnosing problems, but they are often real good at changing and selling parts.
Among automotive professionals, a real tune-up expert is known as a “drive ability technician.” This isn’t someone who just knows how to screw in spark plugs; it’s a person who can properly diagnose and repair all types of carburetor problems, electronic ignition, fuel injection, computerized engine controls, and emissions systems.
A lot of the ads run by these shops are dishonest, false or misleading, deceptive advertisements. And here’s why:
First, they’re almost always run with the intention of selling additional parts and services to as many people as possible, but their ads promote ridiculously low prices for services with notes saying, “most cars.” When they’re caught selling unnecessary repairs in undercover investigations, the standard excuse is “those parts need replacing because of mileage.”
By claiming that cars needed fuel filters, PCV valves and other items because they were thought to have been in the cars for over 30,000 miles—even though the parts were brand new—they’ve exposed their dirty, little scheme. They’re admitting that cars with 30,000 miles (or more) need a lot more than just spark plugs, proving my point that their ads are deceptive. Since most cars with less mileage than that don’t even need tune-ups, and the shops plan to sell additional parts on cars that are over that mileage figure, their low-priced, “most cars” ads are deceptive.
Because of their heavily advertised, low-priced specials, few of these shops could afford to hire good mechanics on a salary or hourly wage basis, so they usually pay them a low salary plus a commission on the sale of additional parts and services. Obviously, this type of Compensation is hazardous to consumers because it often leads to the sale of unnecessary repairs.
Using the “rusted out” lie, dishonest shops will try to convince customers that their catalytic converters need replacing. (They love doing converters, because they usually generate a $300 to $400 repair bill for installing just one part.) Don’t fall for this! Converters often last for at least 100,000 miles (or as long as the car), and if they fail within 7 years or 70,000 miles, they’re probably covered by the manufacturer’s emissions warranty that applies to all owners of a vehicle, not just the original owners.
If a shop says your converter is bad, ask them to show you the proof, then get a second or third opinion—and another estimate—before you allow them to replace it. (I know this is inconvenient, but so is paying $400 for a converter that you don’t need.)
If a shop says they can’t install a new muffler without first replacing the exhaust pipes—because they’re “rusted out”—be sure to check them yourself (or get a second opinion) before authorizing the additional repair. Even though this can be a legitimate excuse, it is often used dishonestly to sell expensive repairs.
How can you tell if a part is too rusted or not? A light coating of rust on the surface of exhaust pipes, mufflers, or converters is perfectly normal and will not prevent a good welded installation. A part doesn’t need to be replaced if it doesn’t leak, or if it only has light surface rust.
However, if a part is so rusted that its surface has bubbles or scales on it, or if the part can be punctured with a screwdriver (using normal hand pressure), then it probably needs replacing. In some parts of the country (by the ocean or where roads are salted in the winter), exhaust parts may rust quickly. In other areas, those same parts could easily last 100,000 miles or more.
“Phantom sales” is the practice of charging for parts and services that are not actually delivered. On low-priced services, if the workers aren’t going to do additional repairs, they might skip parts of the service that people won’t notice—like not checking all the fluid levels on a “lube and oil,” or not checking the timing, idle speed, and ignition system on a cheap tune-up. If they’re caught, they can just apologize and make it look like an honest mistake. But shops running this scam are rarely caught.
Many of these shops also recommend fuel injection service to practically every customer, claiming that it’s recommended every 25-30,000 miles as “regular maintenance.” That’s totally unnecessary—injectors should only be cleaned when a vehicle has a driveability problem caused by dirty injectors.
In fact, on many late-model cars, frequent cleaning of injectors can damage them, resulting in repair bills of $500 to $1,000 to install new ones. (This is another good reason to avoid shops with low-skilled workers—they can damage your car.) Also, most vehicles built since 1990 have “deposit-resistant” injectors that make cleaning a waste of time—and money.
In some shops, practically every customer who comes in for a low-priced oil change or tune-up is told that they
need a new PCV valve, fuel filter, injection cleaning and! or transmission/differential service (even though those items weren’t checked first). Customers who come in for low-priced brake jobs are often sold calipers, wheel cylinders, rotors, drums or other high-priced parts that aren’t needed. And, in fact, many large tune-up chains have been caught doing just that.
Do you realize that it is no longer impossible to do two or more things at the same time and with relatively “equal” attention? You eat and talk at the same time, don’t you? And you can wash dishes or shower while listening to the radio. Some can even talk on the phone, work on the computer and watch a video all at the same time. These acts economize on time and thus constitute an economy of acts. But these mulitple and simultaneous tasks require a steady mind that pieces the attention evenly so that it is nearly equally distributed. It requires a skillful synchronization of the mind, hand and te senses. You may not be aware of it, but you hvae been doing many of these multiple an simultaneous acts and performing an economy of acts, without knowing it, haven’t you? Even in class, you are really doing more than a single act at any given time, you listen, write and sometimes also talk. Some do even mor
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But the advice is that you do not venture into this marvel too often and not when one of the acts or tasks calls for undiluted attention and concentration. But with ordinary, non-serious acts o tasks, try first doing simple ones simultaneously without danger or neglect to any. Master the multi tasks, then gradually introduce or neglect to any. Master the multi-task, then gradually introduce a fourth but simple one. What happens is that you are able to shift your attention from one task to another so fast that it will seem like you are attending to more than one at any given time. Strengthen the coordination between your mind and body so that with frequent practice, the coordination is learned by both mind and body performed almost automatically or without need for attention.