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| - Do not go to tires plus for car repairs. Period.
In September my car had a shredded tire, that ended up being the result of a tire rod/ball joint issue on the right hand side. Basically a repair was needed to be done in order for the car to be safe to drive. They pretty much knew they could charge us anything for the two new tires, and repair work. From what I've been told now, they pretty much screwed us over. We really had no choice but to get the repair done. But that's not what takes the case in this matter.
I also noticed some scratching on the back axle of my car's brakes, I was concerned that it would be an issue. I told them to inspect it. So when we get the bad news, they quote us the 870 dollars to fix the tire rod/ball joint issue, they also point out even worse news: The brake calipers on my rear axle have seized and need to be replaced. They said it would take another 870 dollars to fix it. We didn't have the money to fix that issue, they tried getting me to take out a credit card, they tried getting me into some sort of plan. I said I could do either, as I was already dealing with the issues of dealing with a previous credit issue (the things you learn when you're in twenties! joy!) So the past few months, I've been driving on what I thought was "bad calipers" and having to endure that awful scraping noise every time I hit the brakes.
I was able to save up half of what I was going to need in order to fix what I was told. I'm not a man with a lot of money, I have to find ways to save money for such a huge expense. Luckily, my girlfriend's parents live next to a very nice mechanic who said he'd look at the issue and give me a price. Three hours later he comes to their door and tells me my brakes are fixed. All that was needed was new rotors and new pads. He also took a look at a copy of the original quote and pointed out that every thing they said needed done (besides brakes and rotors) was just a money grab. He also pointed out that the labor charges for fixing the calipers and getting new brake fluid installed was outrageous. What's great about the work that the honest mechanic did was only cost me about a couple hundred of dollars!
He then pointed out issues that the car had that they SHOULD have had noticed in the first place. My car is in need of a new ball joint on the left side, and will eventually need new struts, plus an inexpensive brake change. So needless to say, they're either inept at diagnosing a cars issues, or just really dishonest people.
Tires Plus will try to get as much money out of you. They'd most likely try to charge you for "refilling the blinker fluid"
If you HAVE to shop here, only go for tires. Leave everything else to good and honest mechanics.
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