When you bring your vehicle to a shop for a repair, it seldom happens that a shop will only deal with the repair needed. In most cases, you’ll have to deal with mechanics telling you that you also need to replace this particular filter, or a technician saying that he found this particular part also damaged and needing some fixing. Needless to say, the hundred dollars you plan to spend could very well go up to a thousand dollars after the mechanic inspected your car.
So, how do you deal with things like this? Well, keep in mind that not all mechanics telling you this are actually planning to rip you off. Some of them are only trying to do their job. They find something else that needs fixing, and they tell you about it—just so you will consider the suggestion. If you want to know which suggestion to take and which to refuse, one best means would be to determine which of the suggested services needs immediate attention and which can be dealt with later on.
Immediate repairs and services are needed for parts that might break down anytime and cause damage or endanger your life when not replaced at once. These include damaged brakes, not paying attention to which can lead to accidents. However, services performed as preventive maintenance, those that will prevent the fast wearing of some parts but are not actually critical, may be postponed at a later date.
If you’re not sure which services have to be immediate and which can be performed later without grave consequences, ask your mechanic. Ask what might happen if the suggested repair will not be performed. Any good mechanic will tell you that. Now if you notice the mechanic is trying to hide something, well that’s another story.
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