I trusted Michelle Fountain with my engine repair. I asked for an estimate, they told me it would only be $240 to chrome 4 parts and install them. That made sense because I had already received a bid elsewhere and they said it was $450 to do the same work. Naturally, I went with the lower guaranteed bid.
When I came to pick up the boat, they said that it cost over $7,612.18 to fix!
They stated they found additional problems that I had authorized repaired. This wasnt true and the engines were near new with less than 40 hours each.
I told them I never agreed to that and wouldnt pay at which point they got hostile and let their three very large dogs into the office and told me to get out and that I would not get my boat until the job was paid for. I couldnt believe it. The next thing I know, there is a mechanics lien on my boat and I ended up having to get a lawyer to intervene.
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