Page 7 - Car Wizard News Today

Finding a reputable mechanic is not an easy task and relying solely on a garage having an ASE certification is not an absolute guarantee. Here’s a lesson learned the hard way with one car owner who should have seen the biggest red flag many car owners face too often.

You don't mess with the Car Wizard. Because he wouldn't want to mess with any of us, all one of YouTube's most famous master auto techs wants to do is help us avoid getting ripped off. Ostensibly, by shady auto mechanics. So when he sorts through a customer's car and sees paid-for repairs not even performed, we're barking mad right along with him.

Most mechanics look at the Internet as something to be feared. A place where disgruntled customers take to the web in their masses to chastise you for every mistake you've ever made working on cars. But for Dave, "The Car Wizard," success meant embracing online media.

The readers of autoevolution have spoken! You all seem dead split on whether a $1,500 job to fix an early 2000s Chevy truck is worth it. We wonder if the decision is as split down the middle about an early 2000's Jeep TJ Wrangler.

Early 2000's American trucks are awesome, and monstrous 8.1 liter V8 Vortec Chevy trucks are even more so. But when the time comes to change the heater core on one of these beasts, the bill can leave your jaw on the floor and your wallet making a break for the exit.

Here is a recent car repair scam by a dealership on a relatively new car that serves as a good lesson to all car owners seeking help from a dealership when something is amiss with their car.

Here’s an example of a blatant successful attempt to hide wreck damage in this scam story as told by a mechanic who had only bad news for a used car buyer who got cheated. Plus, an extra scam story shared by the mechanic on the dangers of buying a used car from online impersonators.