Walked in. There were about 3 servicemen doing nothing. 2 working. Not... read more Walked in. There were about 3 servicemen doing nothing. 2 working. Not one says a single word. No greeting. No can I help you? No give us a few minutes. I hung around for about 10 minutes, almost as a challenge. Looked at everyone. Stood next to different people. All dumb mutes. After 2 more people walked in, the second one asking who do I speak to? I told her no one here gives a damn and I left.
THERE'S A LOT OF TRUTH ABOUT THE SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES AT THIS MARA... read more THERE'S A LOT OF TRUTH ABOUT THE SHADY BUSINESS PRACTICES AT THIS MARATHON: WARNING: If they see, or think that you don't seem to know the simplest things about a car, THEY'RE GOING TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOU. A Relative of mine brought a car in to have the radiator flushed, Coolant replaced, Hose for the cooling system checked, and any hose replaced if need be. THE VERY NEXT DAY the car starts acting suspiciously when started up. The EPC/electronic power control indicator light turned on, (That NEVER has been on before NOT EVEN ONCE) and the car's instrument panel was also indicating that the car was overheating, even though there wasn't ANY visible smoke. The car was taken back to this Marathon a total of 3 times. The 2nd time all of a sudden the car also started idling/revving up, and down by itself while in park. I was standing there thinking..... WTF?!? DID A GHOST ATTACH THEIR SELF TO THIS INANIMATE OBJECT? ?? DO WE NEED TO HAVE AN EXORCISM TO BE PERFORMED ON THE CAR? I'm joking around at the moment, but i was mad as hell at the time while still remaining calm, and cool. ?? Peter; "Bled the air out of the cooling system when we went back the 2nd time," (Which didn't do much at all to resolve the problem of the car overheating.) Then Peter says; He's not quite sure what the problem is. That he thinks the Thermostat needs to be changed, or the Throttle Body, and to wait until Marco arrives; because he knows a little bit more about foreign cars. Hmm, I WASN'T surprised AT ALL he mentioned about the Throttle Body. ?? When Marco arrived he checked the car and said; The Thermostat needed changing. He proceeded to change the Thermostat. Which was $90 on top of $268 that was previously paid. A "Reset" was done on the car, Warning lights turned off, Relative of mine, and myself got into the car, and we left. We went straight home, and parked the car. Next day when the car was started up the EPC, and check engine lights turned back ON AGAIN! We go back to see why the EPC, and engine lights are back on? (Thankfully the car wasn't overheating anymore.) After going back Peter said; I'm going to send you to someone else that USED TO work here. HE knows MORE about foreign cars. The mechanic we went to go see, Looked at the car, Put some sealant on a hose, and told us we need a NEW Throttle Body. He gave us the "It's going to be expensive line." Right away we replied; Well, how much? Then he says; It's going to cost you $800+ dollars. A HELPFUL TIP: You can find BRAND NEW Throttle Bodies on eBay, with up to a 10-year warranty, and for a FRACTION of the price that mechanics try charging you. (They're GOING to try charging you that damn dealers price to squeeze EXTRA MONEY out of you.) THIS IT WHAT I NOTICED, AND WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT SUSPICIOUS: 1: I noticed half a foot portion of the Heat Shield Sleeve, that protects the WIRES on the Throttle Body was tampered with after going to this Marathon the 1st day. 2: The Throttle Body had been sprayed with cleaner, While it was still obviously attached to the engine. NOTE: Not only did i notice it, but 4 others had noticed it without me even pointing it out. (One was our regular mechanic.) 3: When we went back the 3rd day, I noticed that after about 30 minutes ALL the mechanics there kept staring. I'm NOT a paranoid person. They seriously kept staring, Stopped whatever they were doing at the time, Gossiping amongst each other, and trying to overhear the conversation that a Relative of mine, Peter, and I where having. We WASN'T arguing whatsoever. RED FLAG! RED FLAG! RED FLAG! It doesn't take a rocket scientist to read a person's body language, or to figure things out. It looked like they was all making BETS to see if we'll fall for the scam. GUESS WHAT! After the 3rd day we went to our regular mechanic back from his vacation. DIDN'T need a new Throttle Body! IT WAS THOSE WIRES! ADVICE: KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR CAR, IF YOU UNFORTUNATELY GO TO THIS MARATHON. I'M BEING REAL, and RIGHTEOUSLY KEEPING IT ??
This place is a scam. The so called manager Danny who has a lazy eye ... read more This place is a scam. The so called manager Danny who has a lazy eye told me over the phone that it was a free estimate but when my car suddenly started on it's own in their shop he wanted to charge me a fee for not doing anything. What a ripoff.
