03-21-2008, 01:33 PM
The owner of Meineke on South Main St, Stan, after rejecting my car for brake pads that didn't need to be replaced, refused my offer to look at my car again to double check and pass my car. He told me that if I wanted to, I could take my car to another mechanic and if he passed my car, he would give me a refund. He also offered up the idea of calling in a state trooper.
So I did both. My car got passed at Shenandoah Automotive, and the state trooper and I went to Meineke on Wednesday. Sure enough, my brake pads were twice as much as the minimum requirement. The state trooper wrote him up (this was his first offense, surprisingly) and then I talked to the owner to get my refund. At this point, the state trooper was outside in his car so it was just me, my friend peter, and Stan. He accused me of "making a scene" last time I came in and left a message with another employee (I definitely did not make a scene), and he told me to get off his property and not come back. He also said if I ever wanted to talk to him again I would have to write him.
I understand he was very defensive at the time, but honestly there was no reason for him to talk to me so disrespectfully and I feel really strongly about bringing this guy down. From talking to other students and a former employee, I understand that they are really shady and I wasn't the only one they tried to screw over.
Ideas of what to do now?
So I did both. My car got passed at Shenandoah Automotive, and the state trooper and I went to Meineke on Wednesday. Sure enough, my brake pads were twice as much as the minimum requirement. The state trooper wrote him up (this was his first offense, surprisingly) and then I talked to the owner to get my refund. At this point, the state trooper was outside in his car so it was just me, my friend peter, and Stan. He accused me of "making a scene" last time I came in and left a message with another employee (I definitely did not make a scene), and he told me to get off his property and not come back. He also said if I ever wanted to talk to him again I would have to write him.
I understand he was very defensive at the time, but honestly there was no reason for him to talk to me so disrespectfully and I feel really strongly about bringing this guy down. From talking to other students and a former employee, I understand that they are really shady and I wasn't the only one they tried to screw over.
Ideas of what to do now?