To: Harry.Bovik@K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
Subject: Don't trust Hi-Tech 
Keywords: Car Inspection, repair
Date: Mon, 07 Dec 92 17:11:01 EST
Message-ID: <4202.723766261@SAURON.GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU>
From: Li_Lin@SAURON.GANDALF.CS.CMU.EDU

We used Hi-Tech for annual inspection since 1990, both of our cars (1989 celica
and a 86 volvo) passed without any problem. But they failed us badly this year.
They quoted $60 worth of brake
work on the celia which was later done at Speedy for $45. And they found all
sorts of problems with the volvo that would cost $250 to pass the inspection.
Not so coincitentally, a friend of ours who wanted to take the advantage the
cheap inspection there, got a quote of $360 worth of work. He took his car to 
another shop, and found no leaking pipes or loosing belts that Hi-Tech 
ferreted out. We were wondering how they could make money on these $8.50 
inspections, now we know.