Re: IML: Am I getting screwed?

[randalpark@xxxxxxx]

The shop of the same name in my town was set on fire by a disgruntled 
customer.

If you drive an old Imperial, you need to find a special mechanic 
and/or shop that you can rely on. Some one from the IML in your area 
may be able to help you with this.

Paul W.

-----Original Message-----
From: lupee@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Am I getting screwed?

I would not let Midas touch any of my vehicles. I really can't 
understand how they stay in business with their rotten reputation.
Lupe,
64 Crown coupe
----- Original Message -----
From: bogart3147@xxxxxxx
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Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Am I getting screwed?


Midas was the man with the golden touch.  Everything he touched turned 
to gold. 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: fljoslin@xxxxxxxx
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Sent: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Am I getting screwed?

What does the name Midas mean anyway? And for whom?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Strohmeyer"
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Subject: Re: IML: Am I getting screwed?
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:00:57 -0800


My experience was when I called around for a
muffler replacement Midas was TWICE the price
of a private outlet. I figured a chain store
would be cheaper, well they're NOT.
Chris Strohmeyer
67 Imperial Convertible
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Cc: "Woolf,Richard T(Contractor)"
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2007 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: IML: Am I getting screwed?


> Did they replace drums or turn them.??
> Really need to know more of what they did.
> If they replace the master cycl, wheel cycl
> and shoes only, and adjusted them it should
> not have been more than $400.00. If they
> replaced drums then you could be looking at
> $800.00 with the rest of the brake work.
> Midas is the last place I would go to. Find
> an independe shop with an older mechaic and
> checck with them
> >
>
> > If I wrote out all the details and the whole story it would take 
pages, so
> > here is the brief summary. I took my '63 Custom to get new brake 
shoes on
> > the front and the rear at Midas. They called me and said that I also 
needed
> > 4 new wheel/brake cylinders. I don't know anything about brakes 
really, so
> > when they told me I was leery. I mean, the car was stopping, granted 
it
> > sounded like hell, but it was still stopping...if all of my 
cylinders had
> > gone out would the car still stop? Whenever I went to pick her up 
last
> > night I felt really uneasy about the whole situation, they just 
weren't
> > giving me the comforting feeling that they knew what they were doing 
or that
> > something was going on. They took her off the lift and had me test 
drive it
> > because the brakes seemed mushy to them. I was scared to death, she
> > wouldn't stop and we almost wrecked. I took her back and they came 
up with
> > some crap about while bleeding the brakes in old cars sometimes the 
valve in
> > the master cylinder will go out and that I needed a new master 
cylinder.
> > The master cylinder was fine whenever I took it in there. That, and 
I just
> > payed $846 for new shoes and the 4 wheel cylinders. I believe I was 
already
> > screwed on the price, but I just want the input, advice and insight 
any of
> > you may have. My boss told me that there wasn't a valve that they are
> > speaking of. Please help anyway. I want to be prepared whenever the 
guy
> > calls me about Ms. Pearl today.
> > Megan
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