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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.