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2024 Hyundai Palisades. Customer states that car pulls and steering is off ever since their kid drove car and ran over a curb. Eventually found that rear control arm that adjusts toe is bent and needed to be replaced. Customer declined repairs and drove away.
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I always drove my parent's vehicles. I couldn't afford my own car in 11th grade. I drove through over half of 11th grade and all of 12th. But I also did all of the maintenance, I wasn't nearly as entitled as some other assholes were.
This is why my first car was an 86 Subaru GL Wagon. I could fuck it up and repairs would cost $100.
lol hyundai drivers are kinda like Nissan drivers with a haircut
What kind of haircut?
Surprising this might be the first time on this sub where I saw someone decline a minor repair for literally the exact issue they took it to the shop for in the first place.
Yeah, even with a picture of the damage some people think they are being oversold. Sigh...
They're going to try and find someone cheaper. They'll save $50 and end up paying more in the long run.
Kind of depends on the circumstances. I often get my cars aligned at firestone. They’re around the corner, can get me in same day, and will let me know of anything resisting spec or wearing substantially that I can’t visually verify. I’ve then saved a diag and can do the work at home or get in with a proper shop. Maybe in this case they left to go involve the guilty party.
I see this a lot tbh. People will bring their car, which is still under warranty, to an Indy mechanic because they think it’s a cheap fix and they don’t want to wait ages for their car from the notoriously slow dealership repair center. Then they learn it’s not a cheap fix and decide to go through their warranty.
What am I supposed to be looking for in the 3rd pic?
The other side, for reference
It's the unfucked one They drifted into a gutter or person who's to say
I bet that thing drives amazing in the wet.
Had a 17 year kid do donuts in a field with his parents' 4 year old qx60 while they were out of town.He ended finding a random hole in said field that bent the rear subframe and it was gonna be like $4000 for repairs. I would have loved to be there when they got home.
That client in 6 months: what do you mean the tire is toast already?
Kundai people don't do repairs or maintenance. Not a shock at all.
Idk man shit looks pretty new. Maybe they are going to do the repair themself and bring back for alignment.
It's just a stubbed toe , Walk it off .
Just a good'ol boy, never meanin no harm
My daughter has lived her whole life with the belief "don't worry, it'll be fine" no matter how many times something like this has proven that no, it will not be fine.
I work in service and the number of ignorant fools who think they can just say no to repairs like this because their car currently still runs is amazing. “Ma’am you need control arms. Here’s video proof. You see that there? Your bushing is torn all the way through and the metal is starting to degrade. If you don’t fix this sooner rather than later you’re going to lose a wheel and potentially get into an accident. We have these parts in stock. 1200 out the door with an alignment.” “How dare you, I just came in here for an oil change and you’re trying to get me to pay for something I don’t want?” “It’s not a matter of wanting it or not, this vehicle will fail on you if your control arms aren’t replaced. I’m not asking if this is something you want to do, I’m informing you that it’s something that will be done or you will have a major breakdown at some point in the near future. You don’t have to get this done today, you don’t even have to get this done at this facility, you just have to get this done somewhere soon for the sake of your safety and the safety of your family.” “Fuck you give me my keys. I can’t fucking stand it when shops try to take advantage of me because I’m a woman. I’m never coming back here again.” A month or two later she calls back and says that her wheel is wobbling rapidly on the highway and it was fine before she brought it to us so we need to fix it for free. This isn’t any specific conversation, it’s an amalgamation of every single moron middle aged woman I’ve ever recommended something crucial to. Oil change, major imminent issue, mild concern turning into anger as soon as I state the price, my warning about her safety followed by a passive aggressive crash out from me because I know she isn’t going to buy anything or even listen to me, the follow up call when she has to face the consequences of her own inaction, it’s like clockwork.
They declined because they deemed it pointless to repair a car that's guaranteed to blow up its engine before 80k.
When I was still a Toyota dealer tech I had a customer bring her 2 year old Corolla in because the clutch was slipping. It has 20k miles and the clutch was burnt tf out. Apparently she went on holidays and her son used the car while she was gone.
I refuse to let my teens drive my car solo. I taught them to drive on my car also allow them to drive with me in the car. Want to drive in your own, great, get your own car and be responsible for it Of course in this era of baby the children everyone says I’m a selfish ass for not handing the keys to my car to my kid but. Truly. I don’t care. You do you. I do me
They're going to to spend that money in further wear on the car.
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It’s more likely one of the parents hit the curb and is just blaming their kid.