New to VA and went for an inspection because titan was nearby. The man came out and said we have some problems and told me I needed a tie rod and all new ball joints which was almost $1700. The man got up and said we'll get started and I said no i need to talk to my husband. I texted my husband while waiting for the man to finish my ticket. My husband called me and was irate and said there was no way because he has worked on cars his whole life and has actually changed ball joints and tie rods and his brother is a mechanic. My husband got a few recommendations from some guys at work for a shop. The next day I drove 45 minutes away so this other shop could inspect my car and my husband told them to fix whatever was wrong. I had not only one inspector look at it but a second came and double checked what titan said was wrong and guess what the only thing wrong was the tie rod. They didn't understand why I was told the ball joints were bad because that wasn't the case at all and they also took videos and pictures to document and show there was nothing wrong with the ball joints but the 1 tie rod was bad. I don't know if it's because I'm female and most don't know a lot about cars but y'all tried to steal around$1400 from my family and yes that's what it was because there is pictures and video to prove my ball joints were fine. I hope no one else goes through this.
New to VA and went for an inspection because titan was nearby. The man came out and said we have some problems and told me I needed a tie rod and all new ball joints which was almost $1700. The man got up and said we'll get started and I said no i need to talk to my husband. I texted my husband while waiting for the man to finish my ticket. My husband called me and was irate and said there was no way because he has worked on cars his whole life and has actually changed ball joints and tie rods and his brother is a mechanic. My husband got a few recommendations from some guys at work for a shop. The next day I drove 45 minutes away so this other shop could inspect my car and my husband told them to fix whatever was wrong. I had not only one inspector look at it but a second came and double checked what titan said was wrong and guess what the only thing wrong was the tie rod. They didn't understand why I was told the ball joints were bad because that wasn't the case at all and they also took videos and pictures to document and show there was nothing wrong with the ball joints but the 1 tie rod was bad. I don't know if it's because I'm female and most don't know a lot about cars but y'all tried to steal around$1400 from my family and yes that's what it was because there is pictures and video to prove my ball joints were fine. I hope no one else goes through this.