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7 Questions to Ask Your Repair Shop
If you dont know these answers, you could be making an expensive mistake...

Hi, my name is Bill Mertz, owner of MasterTech Auto care in Plano, Texas. Over the years I have been surprised and frankly ashamed of some of the dirty tricks that go on in our industry. Many of these tricks can be avoided by an educated shopper. So whether you use our service or not, here are 7 questions to ask any auto repair shop before you let them service your vehicle.

1. Do they use quality replacement parts? - some shops will charge you for quality parts, but actually use inferior ones.
2. Do they advertise heavily? - A lot of frequent advertisements may mean that the shop is not keeping existing customers happy and is always looking for new business.
3. How much of their business is repeat customers? -A good shop will be getting over 60% repeat customers - simply put if you are happy with the work on your vehicle, you will probably return next time.
4. Do they spend the time to explain the exact problem and offer you alternatives? - if brake shoes are 70% worn, we ask if you want them replaced or if you want to check again after 5000 miles.
5. Do they offer amazingly cheap special offers? -Often a low price is a teaser to get you into the shop, where a more expensive repair is suddenly found.
6. Do they fix most vehicles first time? - you don't want the inconvenience of another visit. Look for a 90% success rate, and check that the mechanics work is verified by the service manager.
7. Do they offer a no-questions no quibble 100% satisfaction guarantee ?- you don't want to spend time arguing about the work they did, or didn't do. You don't want to pay for work that is unsatisfactory.