Edward's
Anyone ever heard of Edward's Transmissions? I used to know Ed when I was a kid. I worked at the Ford dealership where my dad was GM and Ed worked across the street at the Lincoln/Merc dealer doing transmissions.
So, when I needed work, I always took my junk to Edward's.
One day I felt a slip in the drive train, and since I had Ed's rebuilt the trans a year and a half earlier, I figured it might be the transfer case.
I called Ed's to come get it, and found out that there was a new manager. I explained who I was, and he said he'd take care of me as always.
I told him that I was pretty sure that the transfer case was shot, and he said he'd look there first.
Two days later he calls and tells me the trans is screwed, and I need a rebuild, and the clutch is oil soaked. I remind him that they had just done it about 18 mos earlier, and he said he'd take care of me.
I told him to fix it, but I needed it in 3 days. He said he'd take care of me.
6 days later, he said it was done (had to rent a car).
I went to pick it up, and found the clutch (barely any wear and not a drop of oil on it.), and threw it in my car. We went for a test drive, and it did the same damned thing. I told him it was the transfer case.
We got back to the shop and he said he'd take care of me.
They sent the transmission to their main facility and finally to their "specialist" to be rebuilt.
I came back 3 days later, we drove it, and the same thing.
By now I'm seriously pissed and told the SOB that it was the freaking transfer case like I said it was to start with.
3 days later they had rebuilt the xnfer case and I went to pick it up.
I walked in and he smiled and gave me a bill for almost $3k.
I asked him what he was going to do to "take care of me"?
He starts yelling, "Dont threaten me!" and the goons in the shop start heading to the front.
There were other customers looking at him like he's an idiot, and I just calmly pointed out that I had witnesses, and I hadn't threatened him, and he really starts yelling.
So, I take my keys (dumb ass had already given them to me) and headed out to the truck, as the goof balls from the shop come running and surround me, all while this ass is screaming for me to not threaten him.
A guy from the shop next door asks if he should call the cops, and I tell him to.
2 show up,. and this guys is still screaming that I'm threatening him.
I'm calm as a cucumber, and tell the cop what's happening.
The cop tells him that he can't hold me or the truck, and that he has the right to sue and put a lien on the vehicle, but that's all.
The guy then tells the cop that I have a crack pipe in my truck.
He asks if he can search it, and I tell him that I'd be good with that, but that I haven't had the truck for 3 weeks, and I don't know what he'll find.
Guess what he finds?
But he's not so dumb, and says that it looks pretty suspicious.
I tell the cop that I'll pay for the xnfer case rebuild, but that's it, and the cop tells the guy to take the money, then he tells me to dispute the charge when I get home.
Although even after it was done, I did pay for the t-case rebuild.
Edward...such a nice boy, maybe but watch his people.
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. I've always had the mind set that they will always try to screw you, hoping that you don't know what they are talking about. The only time I've had my truck in the shop when I could not figure out why my turn signals would not work. After a month of trying to find out why, replacing the brake switch, the turn signal lever and checking all of the fuzes I gave up and took it to a shop because I needed it fixed to sell the truck. They have it for the day and it turns out to be a bad fuze of course, I thought I checked them all but apparently I did not. After I sell the truck to a friend, he calls me up and said it did not pass inspection because the horn didn't work. I find out the fuze for the horn was missing. So I'm guessing the shop just took the horn fuse and used it for the turn signals. They didnt really screw me, but they did make the horn stop working.
