Sometimes when you have your vehicle repaired for one issue, you’re given a long list of additional repairs that are recommended for you to have completed as well. How do you know if these additional repairs are really necessary? Get a second opinion!
We’re all familiar with seeking a second opinion for a medical issue. But taking this step can save you money (and a lot of bother) with your car or truck as well. Bob Hope’s Auto Repair offers you a free second opinion. This helps to ensure that you are not getting ripped off on unnecessary, overly-expensive repairs. We will determine whether or not all the diagnoses you received from the first mechanic or dealership are in fact correct and/or urgent.
For each major item, we will help you answer these questions: Is this repair actually needed? If it is needed: 1) How critical is the specific repair? 2) How long can you drive the vehicle without repairing this problem? 3) What will happen if you don’t do this repair?
We have found that, in some cases, totally unnecessary repairs were being recommended. In other cases, the recommended repair is for real, but it’s being represented as more urgent than it actually is. For example, the other day we looked at a vehicle that had an “oil leak” that the dealer implied was a big problem (and an expensive repair). We checked it out and found that it was more of a “seepage” that would cause the loss of less than a quart of oil a year. Given the age of the vehicle (and the owner’s budget) we recommended quarterly oil changes, and said that we would re-evaluate the leak at each visit. We told the owner that we believed the repair was something that could be put off for at least a year.
At Bob Hope’s Auto Repair, we’re not looking to make a quick one-time profit off of you, but rather to build a caring, lifetime customer relationship.
Contact us for your free second opinion today!