1/29/2009

A customer failed a smog check and was told by the technician to take the car to a Department of Motor Vehicles-Certified 2 G station. The customer found a list of repair shops on the Internet, found a repair shop, and received an estimate of $1,344.75. The customer had to get her Nevada registration renewed in about a week and needed her smog check, to be approved. The customer opted to take the car to another repair shop. They fixed it. The charge was $100.91

The customer saved $1,243.84.

It all had to do with the computer that was installed on the car, the method the repair shop used for fixing the car, and giving the estimate.

The story depicts how dependent we are on our auto mechanics and technicians.

The smog checks are federally regulated.

It takes a thinking mechanic to fix a car; not just a parts changer.

Honesty is always the best policy. The consumer should always look for that.

It is possible to get a smog check waiver.

If you need a car accident lawyer call accidentlawyers-nevada.com at 877-722-9777

Source: Las Vegas Weekly

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="670" class="zemanta-img"] Sign No. 270 – no traffic allowed due to smog (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]