As a young woman, mechanics often assume that I don't k now anything about cars. I might not know a lot, but I know a screwjob when I see one.
I bought a used car in a private sale about 3 months ago, and soon recognized a loud droning noise coming from the left front tire. I did my research and found out it was a bad wheel bearing, but didn't have the money or the time off from work to have it fixed. It soon got so bad that I finally bit the bullet and called the mechanic closest to my house: Dobbs. They charged me $30 just TO LOOK AT IT and tell me what was wrong. They then told me that the wheel bearing had melted to axle boot, meaning they had to replace the entire axle. When I asked why they couldn't just replace the boot instead of the entire thing, they said they *could* do that, but replacing the whole thing would be cheaper. How cheap was "cheap?" $630! I said, "Um, no thanks." and left.
I then drove 30 miles away to a shop I'd had great luck with before. They said NOTHING about a melted bearing or replacing the axle.instead, they got my car in right away, diagnosed the problem for FREE and only charged me $200 to replace the bearings.
I'm never going to Dobbs again, and you shouldn't either!
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