My mechanic said forget about these repair insurance contracts, that they’re mostly scams. . He added that there a pain in the neck for his shop because his customers look to him to help collect on the promised monies. Which, he added, he’s rarely really able to do— the insurance companies usually simply refuse to pay.
> My mechanic said forget about these repair insurance contracts, that they’re mostly scams. <
I was talking to a car dealership mechanic about that. He gave me an example. He said his dealership charges $200 an hour to rebuild a transmission. CarShied would reimburse them at $17 an hour. The customer must make up the rest.
After the deductible, of course.
These repair insurance companies say you can go to the mechanic of your choice. What they don’t say is that they won’t cover the entire fee.
Your mechanic is correct. I am the office manager of my family’s auto repair business.
All of them I have ever dealt with are scams. I now tell customers we don’t accept extended warranties or repair insurance. They must pay us up front and get the money from their insurer themselves.
I am not spending hours of my day jumping through their BS hoops.