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Deadly contact!

scott — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:41:49 +0000

I would guess that most people have no idea of what a DOT number is on your tires. This is perhaps the most important number associated with a vehicle tire, even more important than the price, it’s the age. Watch the following report from ABC news before you kill your family or friends trying to save money and time:

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4826897

Actual Case of a Rip Off in Fayetteville NC

scott — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:38:53 +0000

We recently,September 23, 2009, spoke with an HAE Consumer Member who took their 2004 VW Passat to a repair shop in Fayettteville North Carolina. The car’s thermostat had failed causing the vehicle to overheat. now that’s were everything goes off the charts for rip off. You see, the shop quoted a price of over $450 to complete this repair. They said the labor time for this was 4.5 hours, we looked up the labor time on Alldata, mitchell’s and Chilton and the highest time was 2.5. Now, in explanation of the labor times, this shop to remain nameless, gave the following;

cooling system diagnosis 1.0

verify complaint .1

check coolant condition .1

check coolant level .1

pressure test radiator .1

TSB search (Look up codes in computer) .1

Visual inspection .1

pressure test radiator .1 (That’s right, twice)

inspect belts .1

check cooling fans .1

inspect for proper coolant .1

replace thermostat 2.5

That’s 4.5 hours of labor, for what? Ok, let’s set this aside for a minute. We also looked at the parts pricing model to determine why this overcharge occurred. The following are the prices as listed on the estimate:

Thermostat $50.57, this is twice the manufacturer suggested retail price at the VW dealership.

Coolant $30.90, where is the gold in this fluid? Every parts store in the U.S. has this item for under $15.

The conclusion we came to was the same as you are probably thinking, “They saw him coming!” These shops get away with this because of the previous lack of knowledge of auto repair the public once had to endure. HAE was founded to prevent this type of hideous, out right abuse of the consumer. For further details about the exact shop name and location you can email customerservice@honestautoestimates.com and request the information.

News Channel 9 WSYR-TV Syracuse NY

Admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:40:06 +0000

We would like to thank New Channel 9 WSYR-TV in Syracuse NY and especially Jennifer Lewke for her story on honest auto “The Real Deal”. Check out the video clip and the news story when you get a chance.

We’d also like to thank the town city of Syracus for the overwhelming estimates generated. We have now saved your city from being over charged!

Thank You Channel 4 News

dustin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:00:03 +0000

From all of us here at HonestAutoEstimates.com, we would like to thank Steve Douglas, and everyone at Channel 4 News for the excellent news story on our company. Your coverage of our business will help to get our name out to more consumers in need of our services. The story was very professional in detailing our roots, and our mission to stop auto repair facilities from overcharging consumers forever.

Again, thank you Channel 4 for the coverage of our company on your station.

HonestAutoEstimates.com

Thank You First Coast News

dustin — Wed, 28 May 2008 13:45:38 +0000

We here at HonestAutoEstimates.com would like to thank Mr. Phil Amato, and the rest of the First Coast News team, for making our business your “Website of the Day“. We thought that your segment was very professional and portrayed our company in a positive light. It showed our dedication to saving consumers money and stopping the excessive overcharging by auto repair facilities.

Thank you again for the great coverage given to our company. The presentation was great, and Phil Amato did an outstanding job describing exactly what we do, and our mission to help the consumers. We greatly appreciate the opportunity to showcase our company on your station.

Thank You,

HonestAutoEstimates.com