Thursday, February 25, 2010
Memphis Best Place to Get Car Repaired
Posted by Mary Cashiola on Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 1:42 PM
AutoMD.com sent mystery shoppers to auto repair places in the top-50 most populous U.S. cities and asked them how much it would cost to repair the front brakes on a Ford Focus.
The site found the Memphis repair shops ranked the best for fairness and consistency of the prices quoted. Chicago was the worst.
The overall bad news for drivers and car owners is this:
"If you are one of the 88 percent of car owners who feel that they are not getting a fair shake at the repair shop** ... this report shows that you are probably right," said AutoMD.com President Shane Evangelist. "Repair shop quotes in more than half of the cities for the same job had a variance from lowest to highest of over 150 percent - with over two-thirds of the shops overall changing their price quote when presented with an industry standard price."
But did I mention Memphis was the best?
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bartons car care on overton park has to be the best of them all. they have the personality of a rock, but they never, ever overcharge or do unnecessary work.
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All of the truly rotten experiences I've had with auto repair in Memphis had more to do with the manufacturer (i.e. difficulty to obtain parts) then with the repairman. I've managed to own some of the worst lemons out there.
Tire shops in Memphis are especially convenient. They're practically everywhere, and just about every one of them will sell you something that'll get you moving for under $20 if they have your size in stock.
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