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Input: Took my car in to get smogged. It failed. Mechanic said I need a new EGR valve. Failed. Said I need new catalytic converters. Failed. Said I need a new MAP sensor... and 2+ months and $1500 later... IT PASSED!

I get it, fixing cars it hard. I don't blame him for all the repairs. But here's the thing: **afterward I asked him, "Do I need to just sell this thing now to avoid future headaches, or is it safe to hold onto?" And he said to me with a smile and full confidence, "It's totally fixed. You will have absolutely no trouble smogging it in the future."** Awesome glad to hear it.

So fast-forward 3 months. I was still suspicious of the status of my car. I go in there and tell him I want another emissions test run on it, and **the fucking thing fails with the exact same issue it had all along.**

Ok, so here's the juicy part. **He tells me they never figured out how to fix it, so to get it to pass he ran the test when the car was ice cold in the morning, and also went through the gears in a specific way to minimize load.** He told me this was legal (I'm doubtful.) So basically, this guy lied to me about my car being fixed, charged me for it, and then fudged my car through the test. **Then he told me when I want to sell it, he'd get it through the test the same way again.** I'm not one to yell at people so I just said "Yeah okay" and left. But now I don't know what to do.

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**Options:**

**1) Report him to BAR** (Bureau of Auto Repair) which is a gov't consumer advocacy agency in CA who help people who are getting fucked over by their mechanic.

*Pros: He's a liar and might deserve it. Hopefully would get my $$ back.*

*Cons: my car would be outed as not actually passed, so I'd have to take it to another shop and start over, or sell it as non-operational for less money.*

**2) Demand he keep working on my car** (for free?) or else give me all my money back? Def don't want to go in there and say "keep working on it and I'll pay." I feel like I've paid enough.

*Pros: most assertive.*

*Cons: could get roped into another wild goose chase with this guy. Also would be most stressful for me to do as a non-confrontational person.*

**3) Have him fudge the test again and then sell it.**

*Pros: I'll get the car out of my hair fastest and for the most money.*

*Cons: Assuming he can actually even fudge the test successfully again (who knows), I'd likely be screwing over the person who buys my car.*

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Would I be an asshole for reporting him after what I've been through? I've lost so much sleep over all this shit over the past year, so I'm pretty desperate. You would seriously not believe me if I told you all the other ridiculous stuff that has gone on with this car during my time with it. It's almost making believe in cursed objects.

***tl;dr*** *- Had to get an emissions test on my car. Mechanic lied about it being actually fixed, and just fudged the test instead. Told me he'd fudge it for me again when I want to sell it.*

reporting my mechanic to the Bureau of Auto Repair