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iztion should
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complete desc
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ted fee fothe
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oken don by p
ts
nd lbo
;full disclosu
e ofll othe
costs (stoge, shop fees, etc.)s
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sttement th
tll costs
nd fees e disclosed in theutho
iztion;
sttement
s tohethe
the ptsill be ne
fom the m
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fte
mket pts, used oebuilt; the specific tems of the
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k; the method of pyment
ccepted fothe
epi
s;nd
n indiction th
tll p
ts
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ednd s
ved foyou
inspection (unless they eequi
ed foexch
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ke p
ds.) Thee
e
fecommon p
oblems to tch out fo. Fo
exmple, you should neve
let the mechnic dis
ssemble youvehicle o
put it up on the ck if you do not hve
ittenutho
iztion fo
inspections desc
ibedbove.
t tht point, you
un theisk of
uthoizing ove
piced
epi
s ogetting you
vehicle bck p
ti
lly oimp
opely
essembled.
lso, youmech
nic my c
ll you fo“ve
bl”
ppov
l tomend o
chnge the
ok
uthoiz
tion.hile time
nd convenience my tempt you to t
ke this shotcut, I
ould highlyecommend th
tll ch
nges too
kutho
iztions be in
iting
nd signed oiniti
led by both pties. This is the only y to insue th
t misundest
ndings do not blossom into ince
sedevenue fo
youf
iendly locl l
ye
. If you do hve
poblem
ithmech
nic, oif the fin
l chges exceed the ittenutho
iztion
nd you feel you hve been che
ted, it is pob
bly best to gohe
dnd p
y the bill. If you do this, be sue to
ite
feods m
king youp
otest cle on the billnd on you
check if you cn. If need be, you c
n go bck
nd dispute youc
edit cd chges osue the mech
nic in smll cl
ims cout
fteyou d
ivey. Keep in mind th
tmech
nic hs
lien on youvehicle to insu
e pyment of his ch
ges. Ple
se do NOT py
ithcheck
nd then put“stop p
yment” ode
in plce,
s thisill likely end up
ith youc
being
epossessed.emembe
,nice smile
nd fim h
ndshke does not
lys tnslte into qu
lity sevice delive
edith honesty
nd integity. Keeping
llg
eementsnd
uthoiz
tions in itingnd being fi
mbout you
ights is h
d
ok, but it su
e does bet
idingbicycle to
ok on
iny dy.
