What you wish you knew before giving your 7 to a local mechanic

[IamScotticus]

Let's hear the horror stories!

 

Sometimes we get lucky and find a shop and a mechanic who will give your 7 the right treatment.  Often times not.  They simply don't have the investment in your car that you do.  And perhaps to them, your idea of a golden toy is one they have no respect for no matter how they fawn and gush over it when you bring it in.  That should be a clue there.  Well intended or not, I have heard of many bad experiences of 7s being taken to the wrong man with $hitty results.

 

Oh, how do I screw thee? Let me count the ways!

 

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Edited 1 hour ago by IamScotticus

[wdb]

It did not happen to me, rather the prior owner. He took the car to a regionally well regarded restoration shop to have the engine fitted and some other items done to get the car completed. As I went through the car after I bought it I found workmanship that was far, far below the standards I would have expected from a shop with its reputation. (I've since been told that the business went through a period where quality slipped a significant amount; I've also been told that the situation has since been rectified.)

 

I guess the prior owner would have liked to know that before sending the car there. And before writing those substantial checks.

 

I know of two places locally that might work on my 7, and that I might let work on it. So far though I'm the only to blame for the horror stories.

[IamScotticus]

One of the things I like to say about 7s is, they are not cars.  They have car parts, yes, but if you treat it like a car, you will tear it up in no time.