Have I been scammed?

[ableguy]

Nobody cares to have repeat customers in this country, you don't know yet ?

Correct ,in any business the only thing that counts is money in the hand now, it's a sad reflection but all that I have ever experienced in the last fifteen years.

[ClutchClark]

Scam or not I don't know, but you should replace dampers in pairs and if doing 1 wheel bearing then you might as well do the lot as the others are probably on their way out, but that would be me doing the work myself.

I have always recommended only replacing the wheel bearing that is squealing.

Why fix something that is not broken?

Unless you are talking about an inner & outer on the same wheel.

Its not uncommon for one wheel bearing to wear out prematurely while the others have no issue for years.

To be fair to the dealer, it is possible that the bearing had indications of wear while installed that you cannot always "feel" once you spin it in your hands.

Trustworthy mechanics are rarer than a virgin at Soi Nana.

Edited September 19, 2014 by ClutchClark

[Triplebank999]

Im not sure if its usual, but the same thing happened to me.

I was furious when I went to pick up my car as the price had trippled, so I asked to see all the replaced parts, which tallied about as much as the original quote with labor.

That was in Pattaya and I had some suspension work done.

Then in Chiang Mai, I needed to replace the Aircon Fan and was quoted 4k for a second hand one as they where very hard to get.....

I drove the car to another mechanic that had lots of vehicles in there getting repairs and asked them the same thing.

His quote was 1400 THB plus labor for a new fan including labor.

I asked if they could rip out the horrid window tint and put a new one on that would allow me to see traffic at night.

They also did some electrical work to fix my elec windows, fix my wiper washes, wheel alignment and other few odds and ends which came to just under 4k...

The job was done perfectly and since then, he is now the mechanic I go to...

But I sold the old clunker shortly after and bought a Nissan Almera... Ugliest car in the world, but once inside, its roomy, has a great boot space and economical... Fantastic car at the price!

"His quote was 1400 THB plus labor for a new fan including labor."

Get your story right.

[Triplebank999]

The work was not done at the agent's service shop. I wanted genuine Toyota components, and the agent stated Toyota were being "difficult" about supplying Toyota parts to him.

At the "agents' service shop. Holy buffalo. Have you been scammed? Yes, of course and it seems you like to continue doing so. It's basic knowledge that they just turn the clock back.

Even 20 year old cars usually have only 100 K on the clock. A lot of them had serious accidents and were "redone" with serious chassis problems, brakes, steering, etc...

Why can't you just drive to a Toyota dealer and tell them what you want them to do? Those places usually have a waiting area with coffee and Wifi.

​ And Toyota really uses genuine parts, while other "agent garages" just buy the much cheaper and crappy versions of all parts made in freaking China.

If you didn't take your car to a Toyota dealer before you even bought it, to get it checked ( you can easily find out how many km the engine was already running) , you were part of the whole scam.

Som Nam Na.-

"If you didn't take your car to a Toyota dealer before you even bought it, to get it checked..."

How does that work then? Before you've bought the car from a tent you just tell them you're taking their car to a main dealer to get it checked out? Yes, sure, all secondhand car tents will allow you to drive off in a car you haven't paid for.