Gary Konakis Automotive

If I could give 0 stars I would. I had my nissan xtera towed here and was given an estimate to have it fixed. Out of necessity or desperation I agreed to the price. When I went to pick it up I was told something else had happened to it and it was again not running. The cost this time would be an additional $ 4,000. I told them I don’t have that kind of money, especially on top of the nearly $ 2000 original charge and tried to work with them in any way, even asking them to keep my car for parts or metal and write off the balance. I had bought the car for 8k; the repairs were impractical. I now needed all of my money for a down payment on a new car. They were extremely rude and short with me. They treated me terribly. They made it nearly impossible to set up a payment plan for the original balance, refused to release the car until it was payed in full and threatened to charge a high storage fed while it sat there. They served me with papers the day I was moving to another city for a new teaching job. They had my wages garnished to the fullest extent and took $ 600 from each of my first four paychecks. This was extremely difficult as I had just moved and the last check garnished was December– no Christmas for my two daughters that year. These people are terrible. After talking to people around town I found several other young, single female friends tell similar stories of being duped or nearly being swindled out of large amounts of money for unnecessary repairs. These people are terrible, rude, greedy, lying, unprofessional, creepy, backwoods, hillbillies. Trite characters from a bad movie.

Is it really necessary to overcharge JUST FOR PARTS by $ 600 ??? I got an estimate after breaking down on my way across the country. On the way back I had to practically beg the lady on the phone to include my VIN number on the estimate!!! I had to pick it up later after they were closed because I wouldn’t make it in time to walk in. After I did research on the parts needed and realized he was over charging SUBSTANTIALLY, I ordered them myself to have them sent there — both camshafts, timing belt replacement kit for a Volvo — and he refused service to me and gave me one day to move my car. and I was 500 miles away. He estimated 1500 — $ 750 for parts, which I found for under $ 200. He’s a total jerk.