cycosfireball
Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL
We spoke to a motorcycle mechanic last week on the phone about putting in a new oil pump into our 88 FXRS, ( we had the part, already) he said no problem 2 hour job.
My husband decides to do the work himself, but then his parents show for a surprise visit from out of state. So he says well for 150 bucks I will just take it there then and have them do it.
Again at the dropping off, the owners wife says no problem 2 hour job, max.
We wait and wait.. husband tries to call them, no answer. Finally 3 days later, 5:30 pm they call us and say it's gonna be 3 times the price and it took 20 hours, we get the mechanic on the phone and he says well that's how long it takes with that model...( they knew from the start what model it was) also they put in other parts ( supposedly ) which we are being charged for. No one ever called either of the 2 numbers we left them.
Now my question is do we have to pay up or were they obligated to notify us of all this extra work and price first.
Also I called another mechanic and he said no way, it takes 2 hours, not 20.
We spoke to a motorcycle mechanic last week on the phone about putting in a new oil pump into our 88 FXRS, ( we had the part, already) he said no problem 2 hour job.
My husband decides to do the work himself, but then his parents show for a surprise visit from out of state. So he says well for 150 bucks I will just take it there then and have them do it.
Again at the dropping off, the owners wife says no problem 2 hour job, max.
We wait and wait.. husband tries to call them, no answer. Finally 3 days later, 5:30 pm they call us and say it's gonna be 3 times the price and it took 20 hours, we get the mechanic on the phone and he says well that's how long it takes with that model...( they knew from the start what model it was) also they put in other parts ( supposedly ) which we are being charged for. No one ever called either of the 2 numbers we left them.
Now my question is do we have to pay up or were they obligated to notify us of all this extra work and price first.
Also I called another mechanic and he said no way, it takes 2 hours, not 20.