Internet Crusaders Put Auto Repair Scam Artists Out of Business
<p><strong>Chicago — Sept. 21</strong><br />The days of fretting about rampant rip-offs in the auto repair industry have come to a screeching halt. </p><p>It seems almost everyone has a horror story when it comes to taking the car into the shop. Luckily, a Chicagoland company has been listening and developed a new way for people to find high-quality mechanics, even if they don’t know a muffler from an English muffin. </p><p>IanAuto.com is a Web site for drivers to compare auto service quotes without ever picking up a phone or leaving the driveway.<br /><br />What makes IanAuto so great, said founder Drew Turnbaugh, is that the service is free and convenient. </p><p>“We help people accomplish in minutes what used to take hours of calling and headaches,” he said. </p><p>The scam artists are out of luck because IanAuto only allows top-quality shops to give quotes. </p><p>“The auto repair industry has long suffered from a few bad apples spoiling the experience for everyone,” Turnbaugh said. “Now that the rotten shops are weeded out, customers and quality technicians win.”<br /><br />Auto repair pros are also praising this new service.</p><p>“All I have to do is look at the screen and see the people we’ve been trying to get in front of,” said Jim Draus of Warrenville Car Clinic. “Now, we get to show them why we’ve been in business for so many years. We get to show people there are alternatives to the horror stories out there.” </p>
