‘Being cheap will always cost you more in the end’: Customer brings own part to mechanic, asks him to install it. There’s just one problem

A mechanic is getting called out on TikTok for being shady. Turns out there's much more to the story.

People are notoriously distrustful of mechanics. Most car owners have had their own run ins wttith dishonest mechanics, from getting overcharged or having another problem pop up shortly after going in for a repair. One woman said her local auto shop tried to charge her $1,000 just to fix her check engine light. Another said a repair shop tried to get her to pay $750 for something that didn't even require a repair.