As auto repair consumers we are programmed to think that cars are more expensive to work on because they are more advanced. In reality, technological advances have made diagnosing cars easier in some cases. And in all cases it’s still the same nuts and bolts. Auto repair shops would have you believe that cars cost more because it makes profitable sense. Cars are not easy to repair by any stretch of the imagination, but the idea that repair cost have gone up an average of 23% in the last 6 months is not substantiated by repair cost increases along, but by the ability of a repair shop to play on the fact that most of us assume.
Archive for May, 2009
Schooling consumers!
Monday, May 18th, 2009Americans for Americans
Monday, May 18th, 2009At a time when companies are sending more and more of their telephone jobs overseas, HAE has not. We believe in Americans helping Americans, Americans jobs staying in America. IF companies continue to move jobs outside of the U.S. we will slowly move on economy out of the country. By paying workers in other countries with our wages, we effectively take money from our economy and infuse it into other countries. The U.S. should not be isolated from the rest of the world, but as Americans we should at the very least take our citizens into consideration when making decisions not just profits.
Motorcycles are a cars best friend!
Monday, May 18th, 2009When you are driving your car down the street and find yourself sharing the road with a motorcyclist, remember, they get great fuel mileage. Why is this important to the car owner? Easy, if those cyclists get great fuel mileage, they are leaving more fuel for you. This keeps the cost of gasoline down by conservation. The rules are simple when driving near motorcycles:
1) Watch for them when changing lanes
2) Allow a large gap when you are following, they don’t have bumpers.
3) Always signal your lanes changes to allow time for them to react.
Investors Welcome, I wonder.
Monday, May 4th, 2009Honestautoestimates.com has been approached a number of times by investors wanting to “Buy in”. HAE has taken on ivestment capital, but HAE is very picky about who invests. HAE has a goal to protect consumers and we take that very seriously. Investor groups tend to want to change things to make them more profitable, HAE is not “All about the profit”. Our investors are our members who want to know they are protected from a problem that affects millions of people daily. Angel groups can make a good investment and make a difference, but how many actually do that?
Help is now FREE!
Monday, May 4th, 2009Honestautoestimates.com is now FREE to all auto repair consumers. Consumers can now join as a member and use all of our services for FREE. This makes HAE one of the most important consumer tools since the invention of the telephone. The problem of being overcharged is a $22 billion annual consumer nightmare, according to the U.S. Government. Now with a FREE HAE membership consumers are completely protected. We also allow auto repair shops that meet our strict criteria to join as a repair shop member and honor our estimates. HAE has a lot of great new consumer advocate tools coming very soon inlcuding a way to purchase auto insurance, auto parts, vehicles and even request consumer events for your area. We urge everyone that owns an automobile to join the fastest growing consumer movement in America, honestautoestimates.com and take advantage of the tools we provide for your protection.