9YaTaH wrote:
braad wrote:
I’m not going to lie, it is pretty frustrating trying to find a decent body shop. I’ve asked in person, asked on different groups, private messaged people, and it’s basically come to nought. Every place that’s recommended by one is negated by someone else.
Yes...its a bit of a lucky dip in some respects, however, in defence of some of the competent, fair shops...some people have unrealistic expectations, want the job done for nothing, think they know more than the "experts" or don't understand what they really want and how much that will cost.
People can also get shops offside by constantly pestering them...this can lead to a bad experience...in some parts of the trade, these people are snidely referred to as Mary Poppins (due to the number of times they pop in)
However...none of this excuses the rip-off merchants, bodges or criminal types...
Oh I agree, I'm a tradesman and there are plenty of customers who annoy the crap out of me when I work. I wish I could charge them more
I take pride in my work, and in my roles I tended to be the bloke who ended up being trusted to go fix some of my co-workers "work". Problem is most I have worked with, while able to, often didn't care, or their interpretation of "good" was barely passable.
Personally, I'm happy to pay for good work. The problem is that (like in my trade) majority of people are confident, but that doesnt equate to them being able to do a good/competent job first time around.
Finding someone/a workshop that is competent is the aim for a lot. I assume most people don't want a concourse resto thats powered by an open cheque book, just honest work for honest pay
