By jmon on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 10:17 pm: Edit

auto europa in san francisco is threatening to take me to small claims court for work i did not aurthorize..i took my car for in to auto e for warranty work to be done on my brakes..another nation wide shop messed up breaks, bearings , a hub etc etc...well i authorized for him to do front brake pads and front rotors thats it...the owner of the shop was dealing with regional representive from the other company..the owner of auto europa apparently under their own assumption that the company would reimburse them for their "extra work" well it turns out they are not going to pay for the extra work and now he wants to charge me the extra 1100 dollars!!! the dude is bogus!! i did not authorize the work..he just did the ol "insurance thing" thinking that they would flip the entire bill....please help whoever can

By Anonymous on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 10:37 pm: Edit

Now, there is another reason to do your own brakes.....

By jmon on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 10:43 pm: Edit

lol yes i totally agree...now can anyone offer any good advice...thanks in advance

By Craig on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 10:59 pm: Edit

jmon-
What exactly was the "extra work"? What did you sign? Was the extra work necessary to make your vehicle safe again? unrelated?
Craig

By jmon on Wednesday, October 24, 2001 - 11:16 pm: Edit

he said it needed to be done to make it safe...but before we brought to him..it was braking fine...except for the abs light on and a squeeking coming out of the right rear wheel..
extra work done-
-rear brake pad set
-2 wheel bearing
-2 wheel seal
-oil seal
-axle stud
-lock washer
-joint washer
-hub assym
-dot 4
-brake clean
-rtv sealant
-wd40
-beaing seal
thats it..

all that was needed to correct the warrant work..was one rr rear bearing..and re adjust the brakes.......i authorized front rotors and pads...thats it..

By shooter mcgavin (Shootermcgavin) on Friday, October 26, 2001 - 04:43 pm: Edit

Go to court then! I've been a party to a suit and although it was a different type of matter, as long as you have not signed anything, the burden of proof rests with the dealer to prove you gave authorization for the work. Assuming you did not,and unless the dealer has fabricated some sort of document, you should be ok. Go to the proceeding and see what proof the dealer has- they are obligated to do so. Then, if it looks like you may lose or need leagal advice, get a lwayer and counter-sue for legal fees if you win. Then spread the word to everyone you know that you were almost ripped off. 1 unhappy customer tells 10 people. 1 happy customer tells 1 person. I am not lawyer but I play one on TV.

By jmon on Friday, October 26, 2001 - 10:09 pm: Edit

i didnt lose....its over and done with finaly..the bastard ate shit from me and the nationwide brake place...he screwed himself in giving me copies of all the invoices..basically they made him look like he was on the crack pipe!!!

By Wes Legaspi (Wes) on Saturday, October 27, 2001 - 12:22 am: Edit

Take it to the media anyways...that'll teach the bastards!