Originally posted by mygameisplatnum:
he said yes you will only pay for that part that does fix the problem. I also said that I am not paying for all this waisted time in labor either, and that 3 weeks of you guys having my car would have the labor fees through the roof. he said I will only be paying for the labor for this part b/c it wouldnt be fair for you to pay for all that other time.



Don't know about PA law, but here in CA you would probably now have an enforceable oral contract for the terms stated above. But oral contracts are hard to prove in court. So see if you can get the stealership to write you a new work order with the above terms in it before they do any more work. Tell them you are concerned about the problems they have encountered so far and you just want to know where you stand IN WRITING. Explain that you will be a loyal customer in the future (note: that's a big lie; you shouldn't go back to them) and that you just want to have a new work order that reflects the agreement they already have with you.



Originally posted by mygameisplatnum:
All this being said do you think there is anything else that can be done or said in my favor to save myself some $. Also what do you guys figure a FAIR bill for this work would be?



In fairness, they should have given you a free rental car as soon as they realized they blew the diagnosis. And they shouldn't charge you for anything but the parts and labor that really fixed the problem.

Note: in CA, you can be required to pay even for repair work that was not really needed. In other words, under CA law, when you agree to have repair work done, your obligation to pay the bill is generally not contingent on the diagnosis being right.