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Mr Zippy Mechanic

Supposedly diagnosed the problem with the aircon. I reluctantly ok’d the fix at the $650 price Mr Zippy asked. Rang to say the car was ready. I went to collect the car and paid the bill, foolishly taking his word the problem had been fixed. I got in the car to drive away and the aircon was still blowing hot. Mr Zippy asked me to leave it with him and “I’ll fix it”, “I’ll look after you”. He then went ahead with further repairs that doubled the price ($1250) of the fix without a phone call or any consultation. The first I heard of the new (doubled) price was when I went to collect the car. It felt like wrong. As I said to the mechanic at that he time I would never have gone ahead with the repair if the true cost upfront. As I had already paid a significant amount the options I had were to accept the doubled price or have the old compressor reinstalled and have paid $600 for effectively no repair. Not a good experience.

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