by TNR Staff

 

A WOMAN filed a complaint against a well-known garage in Sattahip district of Chonburi province that failed to complete repairing her sedan in over seven months and upon checking found that many parts are missing, Sanook.com said Wednesday evening (Nov. 2).

 

Ms. Dares (surname withheld), 35, said she gave her white Toyota sedan to be repaired at this district’s leading garage located at kilometre six last April.

 

The garage owner said he would have to send a part of the engine for repair in Bangkok but after over seven months she could no longer contact the mechanic by phone. 

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/11/02/woman-taken-for-a-ride-by-well-known-sattahip-garage/

 

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A parts car.  I hope big joke comes to this police station to tell them that was wrong for them to tell her to be quiet.  7 months car rental should be included.  

Good pointing though I would have rathered her point at the garage owner! ????

55 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Good pointing though I would have rathered her point at the garage owner! 

The sign out front would have worked in most any other country. Screwing the peasants is part of the no defaming law even if its true; probably that is. Weasel words are important you know.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A WOMAN filed a complaint against a well-known garage in Sattahip district of Chonburi province that failed to complete repairing her sedan in over seven months and upon checking found that many parts are missing,

A very patient lady...

"After that she went to Phlu Ta Luang police station to file a complaint but after doing so the policeman who wrote it down forbade her from discussing this case with the media."

 

Anti-Defamation Laws and Police protect Chop Shops.

14 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

"After that she went to Phlu Ta Luang police station to file a complaint but after doing so the policeman who wrote it down forbade her from discussing this case with the media."

 

Anti-Defamation Laws and Police protect Chop Shops.

yep all in thick as thieves eh

She would have been well advised to take her car to a reputable auto repair business rather than a garage. I have had some remarkably good work done by specialist auto repairers in Thailand.

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

She would have been well advised to take her car to a reputable auto repair business rather than a garage. I have had some remarkably good work done by specialist auto repairers in Thailand.

Hard to know which are, also if a repair is an insurance claim, you don't get much choice. 

I used a branch of a national company for a 10,000 kms service.  The 'engineer' told me the rubber hoses needed renewing.  I paid up and returned home with the defective parts in the boot.  Home Inspection revealed no problem with the originals. Only by naming and shaming will scams be eradicated; that is why police receive protection money.

5 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I used a branch of a national company for a 10,000 kms service.  The 'engineer' told me the rubber hoses needed renewing.  I paid up and returned home with the defective parts in the boot.  Home Inspection revealed no problem with the originals. Only by naming and shaming will scams be eradicated; that is why police receive protection money.

Maybe some items have to be replaced at set service intervals, even if not defective. Preventitive maintenance?

25 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I used a branch of a national company for a 10,000 kms service.  The 'engineer' told me the rubber hoses needed renewing.  I paid up and returned home with the defective parts in the boot.  Home Inspection revealed no problem with the originals. Only by naming and shaming will scams be eradicated; that is why police receive protection money.

Had you recently bought a new battery it would have been likely they swapped that for you too!

On 11/4/2022 at 7:31 AM, Henryford said:

Preventitive maintenance?

In Thailand?  They wait till the exhaust falls off on the road then still do nothing.  They couldn't service a garden gate.

On 11/4/2022 at 7:24 AM, mikebell said:

I used a branch of a national company for a 10,000 kms service.  The 'engineer' told me the rubber hoses needed renewing.  I paid up and returned home with the defective parts in the boot.  Home Inspection revealed no problem with the originals. Only by naming and shaming will scams be eradicated; that is why police receive protection money.

same here took my F##d to a registered garage for inspection and service I cam back with 3 hoses and a piece of soothing with a pulley and tensioner on it huge thing ..hoses were good as new no faults ..holes or wear ..just did the job..ask why all this was changed said ...no good live and learn stay with the car so you can control what they do ...again due to certain rights here I can't name the garage don't even want to risk putting the model 

On 11/5/2022 at 8:25 AM, mikebell said:

In Thailand?  They wait till the exhaust falls off on the road then still do nothing.  They couldn't service a garden gate.

 must agree preventive maintenance and Thailand shouldn't be used in the same sentence..

13 minutes ago, Harveyboy said:

same here took my F##d to a registered garage for inspection and service I cam back with 3 hoses and a piece of soothing with a pulley and tensioner on it huge thing ..hoses were good as new no faults ..holes or wear ..just did the job..ask why all this was changed said ...no good live and learn stay with the car so you can control what they do ...again due to certain rights here I can't name the garage don't even want to risk putting the model 

Sounds like the same place that wanted to change the drive shafts on mine.