Cars are a crucial part of life in the United States. Though no one is sure, there are anywhere from 150 million to 300 million cars in the United States. Because there are so many cars and because cars obviously have problems, there are also many mechanics and auto shops in the United States. In fact, mechanics and auto shops are just as big part of life in the U.S., as cars will always need repairs.
Although mechanic and auto shops are so widespread and so important, however, many problems still arise with them. One such problem involves the fraudulent activities of mechanics and auto shops. Like other people, mechanics can be greedy for money and choose to cheat customers. One way they can do this is by making false claims about problems with the car. For example, someone may take a car to a mechanic to get a fan belt fixed. The mechanic may later contact the individual, however, saying that the entire engine needs to be replaced so that the person can pay the mechanic more money to replace an engine that is actually working fine. After that, the mechanic may say there is another problem with the car, like a fuel system malfunction. So, the owner of the car would pay more money to get the "broken" fuel system "fixed."
Mechanics cheat car owners in another, similar way as well. When car owners take their cars to mechanics, the mechanics may create another problem or other problems with the car. That way, car owners have to bring their car back to get the problem(s) fixed, and the mechanics can illegitimately make more money. The reasoning behind this method is that car owners will experience the problem without the mechanics telling them about it. As a result, the owners would bring their cars to the mechanics of their own will. Although this may seem like a clever trick, car owners are not dumb. Sooner or later, they will catch on to the cheating of the mechanics.
Many people have these fears of mechanics cheating them to charge them more money. But are the true? Do they really happen? If so, to what extent? The fact is that these worries are warranted. Mechanics have, in fact, used such tactics to cheat their customers of money. A quick internet search about the topic will reveal that a number of people fear that they have--or that they will--be cheated by mechanics. But to what extent does it happen? The honest answer is that no one can tell for sure. In all likelihood, it probably occurs relatively little to a little moderately. After all, if it happened widely, or if people feared that it happened widely, there would be a wide backlash and uproar.
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