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Hey anyone here think it would be possible for us to come up with a listing on Green (good) and Red or black (bad) mechanics in NSW for import work??

Just know that when I was hunting around, I had to kinda find people and didnt know em from a bar of soap, maybe like we compile a list of workshop name or something and then add a poll?? Is it do-able??? Not even necessary I guess to list names (personal) of people at a bad workshop, but more or less a list so if a noobee or even an oldie wants say a good auto electrician, I know I don't wanna take my 33 to the bloke down the road, know what I mean?? Prank etc thoughts???

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short answer: no

We can't expose ourselves to the legal risk of being sued for defamation by a workhop for putting them on this "black list"

and not everyone is going to agree on good workshops so we'de end up in 1 big shit fight

Surely there's got to be someway legally to get around it, some loophole... I dunno some clause or something somewhere...or even how about for a long answer we say yes and simply list on some good guys??? That'd be enough, if we list the good guys people may go to them, then there's no need to list the nasty ones...??

Well Tosh this is a good and worthwhile discussion and hopefully we got more responses and possibly a solution. I would assume from my past experience, if I have gone somewhere that was good on a recommendation from someone else, invariably I get looked after, much like I did when I went to Nath @ Grey Imports on Duncan's reco, I have found that if I go somewhere shit, chances are I'm not the only one that thinks so, possibly just need the moderators to keep and eye out but chances are that if someone has been to someone who has looked after them, it'd be unusual for the mechanic to give poor service, pricing whatever to someone else... I guess I'm saying majority rules. Maybe just let anyone know that if they wanna post a reply to this (the thread) that if they dis-agree with a recommendation they would be best to keep it hushed.

Sorry but im with Tosh. Different people have different experiences at every workshop.

If you want to post a thread praising a workshops good work that thats fine. But a thread that "black lists" any business will not be allowed on SAU.

Simple as that.

yes I agree that sharing good experiences is a good thing but like I said before, not everyone is going to agree...

and if we start putting up a list of good people then people are going to voice their arguments as to why they believe that particular place is not worth a mention. it's a potential risk we can do without

prevention is better than cure

Yeah I know Nick and can understand but unless my brain fart jibberish in my last post didnt specify, maybe we dont need to bother with a black list, yes people have different experiences at different workshops, but no need to even bother listing if you had a bad experience...only list if you personally had a good one, if you didnt, you dont list it and no one will be the wiser but if you did and you do list it, encourages others... At least gives people somewhere to start, I know I have spoken to guys who take their car to some dodgy brothers joint around the corner cos he doesn't even know of any import related mechanics other than CRD, BD4's and the obvious big ones who it may not be worth going to just for an oil change or something..??

Something along the lines of a rating system would be good. Performance shops can be added to a list and people can rate their experiences in dealing with them with a single click.

Dont get me wrong, I like to share good experiences I have had also, but I know that a thread intended purely for posts praising certain businesses wouldnt last as someone along the line isnt going to agree with someones recommendation and arguements will result.

yes I agree that sharing good experiences is a good thing but like I said before, not everyone is going to agree...

and if we start putting up a list of good people then people are going to voice their arguments as to why they believe that particular place is not worth a mention. it's a potential risk we can do without

prevention is better than cure

if we have "vendor verdict" type comments the "vendor" may deem that as discriminatory...SAU will be in big trouble if it gets to that. Something like this happened in the past on the OCAU forums. Subsequently "vendor verdicts" aren't allowed.

I Dunno jimbo, you kick the guys ass for screwin with your head???!?!? Hehehe

Yeah guys, point taken no drama's, hehe should we have a naming convention for threads about positive experiences?? SO it makes it easier to search for em?? i.e

Good Mechanic Experience - Blondie's Turbo Shop or whatever??

Hehe Nick Nathan was telling me on Saturday he's actually trying to visit the forums more regularly, if he see's this, Nathan discount for me!! hahahahah!! hehe

I mean chances are if someone DOES take their pride and joy to some dodgy brother who pretty much just does chop and shut jobs on Hyundai's, he kinda deserves coping it for bein a tool but I mean 3 or 4 yrs ago, it was kinda only BD4's, CDR, Wogoli brothers, and some other big places that you really knew about, I mean if we can provide a method of helping people get their car worked on by professional and equipped import guys, can only be a good thing...as I said, needs alot of thought though.

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