Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community - View Single Post - buying your own parts on the way to your mechanic... good or bad idea?

high_jinx · 05-24-2011, 10:20 AM

so i thought of putting this in tilted motors but my question is more about attitude so i opted for this forum.

i have to get a couple bigger jobs done on my car soon (timing belt/water pump and cv axles). in the past i've always just gone in to my mechanic and paid up.

but lately i've gotten good at finding online deals for different stuff, just poking around, and i've found a lot of big coupons for places like advance auto or o'reilly.

so i'm wondering if you guys thought it would be rude or if my mechanic would resent it if i saved his markup and maybe more on the parts and just brought them in with my car to him for the labor.

i've been to my mechanic now for about 5 or 6 years but you only know someone so well and i wouldn't want to piss him off so bad that i get a substandard job done or something else breaks right away to "make up" for the money i can save on parts.

thoughts?

05-24-2011, 10:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
high_jinx Psycho Location: venice beach, ca	buying your own parts on the way to your mechanic... good or bad idea? so i thought of putting this in tilted motors but my question is more about attitude so i opted for this forum. i have to get a couple bigger jobs done on my car soon (timing belt/water pump and cv axles). in the past i've always just gone in to my mechanic and paid up. but lately i've gotten good at finding online deals for different stuff, just poking around, and i've found a lot of big coupons for places like advance auto or o'reilly. so i'm wondering if you guys thought it would be rude or if my mechanic would resent it if i saved his markup and maybe more on the parts and just brought them in with my car to him for the labor. i've been to my mechanic now for about 5 or 6 years but you only know someone so well and i wouldn't want to piss him off so bad that i get a substandard job done or something else breaks right away to "make up" for the money i can save on parts. thoughts? __________________ -my phobia drowned while i was gettin down.