# Getting scammed on repairs?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-scammed-on-repairs/193666>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rav4, toyota, repairs\
**Created:** [November 1, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-scammed-on-repairs/193666 "2023-11-01T03:15:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/getting-scammed-on-repairs/193666/18 "2023-11-01T20:39:31Z")

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My guess, if you just wait it out, this situation will resolve eventually. You still have the loaner car, right? Just use that in the meantime. I expect your mechanic is having trouble securing the required replacement parts, which is a pretty common thing these days. Another mechanic would likely have the same delay. Even family members of the Car Talk team report having the Covid-era supply-chain problem.

> [@Alex Magliozzi's "tale of woe and intrigue" waiting for parts](https://community.cartalk.com/t/alex-magliozzis-tale-of-woe-and-intrigue-waiting-for-parts/186746):
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> Alex reached out to us last week to share this article. Who else has been impacted by pandemic-related delays? [Pandemic Hits Supply Chain, Costing a BMW Customer Dearly](https://www.autoweek.com/news/industry-news/a41450224/pandemic-supply-chain-problem-hits-bmw-customer/)

I expect you’ve already learned it is best to do this sort of business w/an actual pro-mechanic, who operates legally out of a well-managed shop, and is in accord with all the various regulations. Get a written & signed price/repair-time estimate before handing over your keys.

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