Ahh garages are the thing of nightmares
Theres only a very few that I trust.
Had a banging noise on the exhaust,
Ford main dealers - "Oh by the way you have some bolts missing from your gearbox"
Me - "WHAT! but you refitted my gearbox a few weeks ago"
Ford - "Oh did we"
later...
more senior mechanic - "oh the bolts are fine, there are holes for other models of car" (DOH!!)
Other times they diagnosed faulty brakes, when they are uprated and in good condition.
Ford and other garages have accused my clutch as being faulty, when this is also uprated and ok. Someone said it didnt feel like it was "picking up" properly (err thats because the powerband has moved up the revs).
And hows this for a misdiagnosis, my car was dead, and an old mechanic I know said "Its the CAT, smell that.. thats ya CAT" - it turned out to be an electrical fault.
Back street garages are even worse, had an XR3i a long time ago and needed new brakes. ended up with a new caliper and one very rough engine (they had loosened the spark plugs!!)
More recently had a minor dent removed from the door, and the steering hasn't felt the same since that garage had it
