Estimate was for $3,800. Final bill was over $8,000 and the all vehicle repairs were not completed. I supplied provided almost all the required parts. No advance warning they were going increase the final bill until they presented me with the bill. Machanic assigned to do the work was a fine young man but was clearly OJT .
Gary- Your 60’s VW van was brought to our shop Pre-Covid 2019-2020. It was a total rebuild as it sat rusting in a field for several decades. This was a project car that sat in our shop for several years. I believe it was finished in 2022. The vehicle tied up our rack for over a years time as it took over 200 hours of work(which was not billed for, nor storage while waiting for parts). The vehicle was deteriorating and rusting apart so it did take a lot of labor. We got the vehicle running and even driving down the road. We made it well aware it needed further restoration then we could provide; our job was to get it running and rolling. This was almost 4 years ago as we finished our job on June 17th, 2022 when Joe was still alive. We have a video of her first drive in many years. Before the van came in we gave a rough ball park of what replacing the engine would look like. That didn’t include the brakes, wheel bearings, gas tank etc. Once we had eyes on the vehicle we had told you several times it would take much more time and $ to take care of. There’s no labor guide to a rusted out 60’s vehicle. This was so long ago at this point that it’s hard to remember all the details. You were always such a pleasure, I wish you would have talked to us much soon as this was many moons ago. -Izzy
- Joe's Automotive Repair