lostgirl
22nd January 2011, 07:57 AM
I have purchased from the wreckers a manual gearbox for my Nissan Patrol. It is a 5 speed manual with transfer case delivered to the mechanics. $650 . The mechanic said it would cost for him to install $750 with all fluids and extras.
Seeing as to fix my gearbox it was going to cost me $2000-3000 due to unknown problem I think the above is a pretty good deal.
The people I brought the car off ( Is there a section to name car yards you shouldn't buy from? lol) yesterday tried to rip me off again. I rang yesterday about the issue and although I brought the car 6months ago he said Ill take care of it. MMMM I should have known he was lying. Anyway being the trusting idiot that I am I drove my car the hour to go and see him and take my car. Well get there and surpise he isn't there but his workshop manager is. I list issues to him and wait for their verdict. At the same time I had a look at a Toyota Lucida that he was trying to sell to me, I asked on the phone is there any rust. No was the answer.lol Should have known. IT looked great. Till you open the boot and it was full of rust and there were other issues with engine etc that he failed to point out. Well that was it. I just wanted my car back and wanted to go home. Well I went and said I just want my car please just give it to me. Than the workshop manager asked me why. Well sorry but I just lost it. I said for one the owner is a w@#$er and is meant to f@#$ng be here and I am so flippin angry. I dont trust that your company will ever tell the truth and you have purposely lied to me. I am beyond angry. Than I said I can't wait to find a blog or I will create one on your company so everyone can hear how you rip off women and lie. Well all of a sudden owner is on his way and all will be taken care of. Get this he arrives tells me that if I ever abuse his staff again I will be booted off premises and not taken care of. I said looked it was you abused and called a wanker not your staff. And look give me my keys I dont trust that you will do the work that you said anyways. Well he than went on about how he has taken care of me I said like hell you have. He than went out into the workshop and came back 15 minutes later saying he had taken the gearbox off and had a look inside.lol and said my 5th gear was thrashed and that I would need to pay him $2200 for parts only he would cover the labour. Now call me stupid but it isn't possible to pull the gearbox off and have a look inside and than put it back on in 15 minutes. LMAO I have read the workshop manual and it is a big job. Also I have looked for secondhand gearboxes and they are less than that. Oh and as I was leaving he tried to switch the car for a Holden Jackaroo 97 WORTH HALF OF MINE tell me it was better value. Than he said that if I wanted to get rid of it he could throw me $4000 for it. It is worth more than that and than I knew it was worth fixing.
Anyway I have learned a big lesson DON'T TRUST the car sales man and I have found a really great mechanic that specializes in 4x4 and wanted me to get the best deal:) Also I can't believe that their are men out their today that think they can rip off women.
Seeing as to fix my gearbox it was going to cost me $2000-3000 due to unknown problem I think the above is a pretty good deal.
The people I brought the car off ( Is there a section to name car yards you shouldn't buy from? lol) yesterday tried to rip me off again. I rang yesterday about the issue and although I brought the car 6months ago he said Ill take care of it. MMMM I should have known he was lying. Anyway being the trusting idiot that I am I drove my car the hour to go and see him and take my car. Well get there and surpise he isn't there but his workshop manager is. I list issues to him and wait for their verdict. At the same time I had a look at a Toyota Lucida that he was trying to sell to me, I asked on the phone is there any rust. No was the answer.lol Should have known. IT looked great. Till you open the boot and it was full of rust and there were other issues with engine etc that he failed to point out. Well that was it. I just wanted my car back and wanted to go home. Well I went and said I just want my car please just give it to me. Than the workshop manager asked me why. Well sorry but I just lost it. I said for one the owner is a w@#$er and is meant to f@#$ng be here and I am so flippin angry. I dont trust that your company will ever tell the truth and you have purposely lied to me. I am beyond angry. Than I said I can't wait to find a blog or I will create one on your company so everyone can hear how you rip off women and lie. Well all of a sudden owner is on his way and all will be taken care of. Get this he arrives tells me that if I ever abuse his staff again I will be booted off premises and not taken care of. I said looked it was you abused and called a wanker not your staff. And look give me my keys I dont trust that you will do the work that you said anyways. Well he than went on about how he has taken care of me I said like hell you have. He than went out into the workshop and came back 15 minutes later saying he had taken the gearbox off and had a look inside.lol and said my 5th gear was thrashed and that I would need to pay him $2200 for parts only he would cover the labour. Now call me stupid but it isn't possible to pull the gearbox off and have a look inside and than put it back on in 15 minutes. LMAO I have read the workshop manual and it is a big job. Also I have looked for secondhand gearboxes and they are less than that. Oh and as I was leaving he tried to switch the car for a Holden Jackaroo 97 WORTH HALF OF MINE tell me it was better value. Than he said that if I wanted to get rid of it he could throw me $4000 for it. It is worth more than that and than I knew it was worth fixing.
Anyway I have learned a big lesson DON'T TRUST the car sales man and I have found a really great mechanic that specializes in 4x4 and wanted me to get the best deal:) Also I can't believe that their are men out their today that think they can rip off women.