Originally Posted by Dentt42

I've seen your story many times, and even had to be the one working at a problematic shop (not as a mechanic, but basically as a service writer) fighting to get an elaborate build put together, stuck between the customer and coworkers/management. Lesson learned: the more you control on your own project, the better.

I've had to clean up after mechanics multiple times over the years, because I do as much of my own work as possible, but life in general has dictated getting it to a shop from time to time. Multiple times I've found myself under the hood, or under the car, looking at missing bolts or a leak that wasn't there before while muttering, "I paid them to do this?".