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paying a mechanic for fixing a problem he created???

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 2:43 pm
by beenie
Hey all,

Just posted this (http://www.delica.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?f=64&t=16550) in the L400 technical section, but I'm wondering... what's the rule here for reaching an agreement on cost of the repair. When you take a perfectly functioning vehicle into a mechanic and you get something that barely runs back, shouldn't that absolve you from paying for the followup repair?? With the mechanics hypothesis, the gasket blew because he had to prime it when the new filter was installed, so he probably won't feel very responsible for the hiccup and want to charge me.

Cheers,

Ben

Re: paying a mechanic for fixing a problem he created???

Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:09 pm
by TieMyShoe
If the issue has nothing to do with the work he did then no it is not his responsibility to fix it under warranty.However reading your other post... the reasoning does not make much sense... Sounds to me like there is still air in the system.

Re: paying a mechanic for fixing a problem he created???

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 2:28 pm
by beenie
Well, thankfully it never came up. The mechanic admitted they had installed the filter improperly and fixed the issue for free.

Thanks for your input!

Re: paying a mechanic for fixing a problem he created???

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:33 am
by FalcoColumbarius
That's tres cool. Could be a good guy to keep in touch with. "My bad, I'll fix it". You don't see that all the time. Good to know there are still some human beings out there! I'd buy him a drink.

Falco.