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From article <1992Nov5.182530.1248@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>, by bench@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (daniel.benscher):
> DON'T USE MULLANEY'S TIRE AND SERVICE CENTER IN ABERDEEN, NJ!  
> I recently had my car serviced there and have one minor complaint
> and one major one.
> 
> (1) They left the window open during a rain storm
> 
> (2) They deliberately (I claim) sabotaged my car
>     (i.e., damaged a spark plug) so that I would
>     have to bring the car back for more service.

I don't know anything about Mullaney's, but I've had similar
experiences in other places in various parts of the country.

I think there are basically two kinds of auto repair shops, the good
ones and the crooks.  If they're good, they don't have to be crooks.

Where the mechanics know what they're doing, they do the job right the
first time, make lots of money because they take less time than the
book says, and have to turn away business because so many of their
customers recommend them to their friends and relatives.

Where the mechanics don't know what they're doing, they can't fix the
problems you bring in, so the only way they can make any money is by
fixing problems they create themselves.

I'm sure there are shops in between these extremes, but these are the
basic types.

As for Mullaney's, I don't know anything about them.  The damage could
have been caused by a clumsy apprentice.  Of course, I've seen more
than one good shop ruined because they got more business than they
could handle and took on less skilled mechanics when they expanded.
But I won't say anything about Mullaney's.

							Marty
marty@hoqaa.att.com		hoqaa!marty
Martin B. Brilliant		(Winnertech Corporation)