Canadian Tire
Auto service scam

Took my car in for an mvi, swapping of summer tires to winter and an oil change. They said i had to leave my car there all day and they would shuttle me to and from the shop to home. Regardless of all that. They called me 4 or 5 hours into it and told me they changed the tires, the oil and that they found a broken bearing and a broken rear spring... heres the catch. They said they broken spring was connected to the lower arm by a bolt (which was seized) so they would have to replace both the spring and the lower arm. i said "cant you cut the bolt instead of replacing the lower arm" they said no its not that easy"

anyways... end result... i picked the car up... paid $350.oo for tire swap, oil change and bearing for a wheel. they rejected my mvi and gave me a quote for another $1350.00 for the repair of my broken spring.

Get this... i got another mechanic to look at it... THE SPRING WASNT EVEN BROKE!.

i could not believe it... 1 month before christmas. my kids almost did not have a christmas because of this. Regardless... the other mechanic found that all i needed was a set of brake pads, thats it. $135.00 is all it cost..

moral of the story is... dont go to canadian tire for car things... if you do... get a second opinion.

Company: Canadian Tire
Country: Canada
Province: Nova Scotia
City: Halifax

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