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By the way, according to New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Regulations (N.J.A.C 13:45A-1 et seq.) section 26C.2 "Deceptive practices; automotive repairs" it says (skipping excess verbiage in order to get to the point): ...the following acts or omissions shall be deceptive practices in the...

The car is in my name. I am over 18. I am not a lawyer, but it is possible that a verbal agreement without a signed work authorization is binding. So, in principle he could win, I think, if he could persuade a judge that I verbally agreed to the full work for the full amount. Since I didn't, and...

So, I went. I protested. I demanded a reduction in the bill. The mechanic walked me through how he presented the work. He wrote $500 at the top of a piece of paper, and then underlined it. Then he wrote numbers underneath it which was some mixture of prices that he would normally charge with the...

I've been reading up on everything in preparation for going down there tomorrow. Did you know that in NJ, when you buy a used car in a private party sale that already has an unexpired NJ inspection sticker, you don't have to redo the state inspection until the sticker that is already on the car...

I have not paid yet, and I have not picked up the car yet. I'll let you all know what happens after I try.

My father was the one taking in the car to a local shop for the state inspection sticker while I was at work, and when he called me to ask about what I wanted to do, he told me what he heard the mechanic say, which was that we were talking about replacing the shocks for $500. Only later, after...

Hi everyone. I just purchased from a friend a 2000 Protege. I had it brought in for a state inspection at a local garage. I was told that I could not pass inspection unless the shocks and struts were replaced. I wasn't personally there, and there was some miscommunication about the price, and...