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“So, you’ll probably need new brake pads, they’ve only got 7% left”
“And the tread on your tires is at below 3mm, so we’ll replace all of them just to be safe”
“Your wheel alignment is off, so I’ll do an electronic realignment there too”
“blah blah blah blah blah, lies lies lies, I’m blatantly ripping you off and you can’t do anything about it” was all Kate Wilson was hearing from her mechanic.
Kate relayed to the Advocate that at one point she could have sworn she saw dollar signs flash over the pupil of her mechanic’s eyes.
After the ripping off ritual, Ms Wilson explained how she was sick and tired of the female tax mechanics add to any customer with internal sexual organs.
“I know that my car had none of those things wrong with it, it’s only a year old!”
“But when I questioned him he went into more bullshit detail, I couldn’t keep up or even pretend to”
“I just wish he’d hurry up and rip me off, like, we all know you’re doing it. I’ve got to get to work so just hurry up about it”
It’s understood that this is a pretty common occurrence in the car servicing industry, with statistics showing that mechanics actually make upwards of 40% of their profits from female customers.
“Mate, we’ve all got quotas to fill and profits to make – don’t tell me you wouldn’t make easy money if you could.” Said a mechanic from Betoota’s dodgiest garage.
Checking back in with Kate, this statistics rings about true. With what was meant to be a capped price service of $140.00, ending up being more than $400.00. Yikes.
