Hey guys, I just had a question about your experience with mechanics upcharging you.

Thursday I am supposed to pick up my car, after gearbox service. Upon making diagnostics the mechanic told me it will cost me about 1200-1500 euros. I figured that it is a good price and left my car there for repairs. We did not sign anything, just mutual agreement.

Now, after 3 weeks of waiting, he gave me a call telling that car will be ready thursday and the total cost is 2500 euros. I asked him why did he not tell me in advance about additional costs, but he didn’t have a reply. He just told me, I fixed your car, like I would have done it for myself, changed some parts that I would have changed if I would be doing this for my car.

What would you do in my situation? This is not the first time, I use his services, but this is the first time, when he is asking for so much more money without giving me a heads up. I appreciate his work, telling me he has invested more and etc. But I don’t know if I would have fixed it if I knew it would cost 2500 euros.