Gino Foreign Cars

I got into a fender bender with a car that was parked over the line on a busy road, and both of our cars lost their side view mirrors. Being the nice person I am, I left a note on the woman’s windshield and took responsibility. When I took my own car in, I paid $ 200 for the mirror, cover, and labor. I got a bill from her mechanic — Gino Foreign Cars — and it was FOUR HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS. This car was a 2005 Honda Accord with no special lights or mechanisms on the mirror whatsoever. For the part alone — just the sideview mirror — this guy charged me $ 250. I found the part online for $ 50. I called and said, very politely, «I’m just wondering why this is double the price of what I paid for my car,» and he immediately got very defensive. He was extremely rude and told me I could just go look for the part somewhere else then. When I told him I found it for $ 50 elsewhere he basically told me that I could just take the car somewhere else if I didn’t like the price. We both knew, of course, that this wasn’t going to happen because this woman was not going to run all over town looking for a new estimate so that I wouldn’t have to overpay. So I deescalated the situation, told him I didn’t want to argue and told him that I’m not an insurance company, I’m paying out of pocket, is there anything he could do for me? He knew as well as me he was screwing me over, so he knocked $ 45 off the price. I’ve still just paid $ 185 more than I should have. No good deed goes unpunished, huh?
This guy is a dirtbag who took advantage of the situation and wasted $ 185 of my hard earned money — who’s to say he won’t ever do it to you? I’d suggest you stay away from here.

Gino is a nice guy and a talented mechanic. He has been servicing my family’s cars for years.