Suing mechanic is small claims court?

Question

I have a 1999 Nissan Altima, and I needed the timing chain replaced so I went to a mechanic by my house. At first he changed the wrong thing but I said alright fix the timing chain and he said I also need to replace the radiator and I said alright. I got the car back without oil or coolant and a month later i went back after realizing they didn't put any in and he filled it up. That was about half a year ago, my cars been running rough and now I went to get an oil change and the entire engine compartment had oil all over. I went to 4 mechanics and they all said that the engine wasn't put together back completely and there is a part missing so the engine is spilling out oil and I will need to rebuild the engine or get a new car. I talked to my lawyer and he said to save myself the trouble and buy a new car. I don't have the money for a new car nor do i to fix it, I have all the receipts, so is there any chance I can win in small claims court? and is it worth in. I live in chicago if that helps

Answer 1

YOu waited to oLONG< but if you send me PICTURES of the engien I might beable to help you! I fyou PAY for my trip to CHICAGO I can reapir it, MAYBE! But teh ALTIMA engien requries A{ECAIL ENGIEN OIL and NOT valvolien or cheap oil EVER! The TIMING CHAIN is VERY complex and has HYDRAULIC actuators on it. Igt might be better for you to use "car-parts.com" and find a good used CLEAN and TESTED engien. The ALTIMA is a GREAT engine capable of 350k miles and more, but is will NOT handle bad oil use or CHEPA OIL use, and you MUSTuse only gneuien NISSAN coolant and fluids as WELL! It is NOT a TEMPO or a LUMINA! GOOD LUCK!

Answer 2

The quandary is that you have labored in this position for 8 years and didn't do what you may have finished at your job, if it had been completed there. So while you go to court, you simplest have your word of what happened and no different proof. That you would be able to best state what you probably did and inform the judge that you made the fellow conscious that this was now not a solution but a temporary fix. However;;;;;;;;then the fellow will state this on no account happened and then show proof of the receipt of work done to proper and without doubt you are going to be on the hook. Why you failed to jot down a receipt/invoice of what you did is not sensible to me and that i warranty the decide will see it that manner additionally. All you needed to do used to be write out, # of hours charged, ingredients used and make a remark on the receipt/bill that you didn't add water or instructed client that this needed to be accomplished on this, would without doubt have cleared you. The truth that he agreed to now not have a receipt used to be adequate for him, considering now there is not any proof that you just did the work as he stated and now has grounds to sue you for erroneous workmanship. Certainly he's going to get every penny he is soliciting for considering that your best safeguard that I see is that you don't have anything however your word of what used to be finished, must had been performed because of your expertise in comparison to the fellow now not having expertise and anticipating this to work out and now has discovered a solution of deciding to buy it, and that's YOU. I suggest if you proceed to do work on the aspect, you are going to must begin to validate all work carried out. Get a receipt ebook that's double-copied that you just keep 1 replica and the other individual has the other. Excellent good fortune, you will want it. One more thing. I endorse you additionally re-publish your query in mechanics/vehicle repairs on Y/A. There would be other guys who've performed the equal as you and will have some strategies on how they fought this.

Answer 3

sorry no chance of anything