Glenmont Bp

We Work On Foreign & Domestic Cars, State Inspections, Scheduled Maintenance, Over 30 Years Experience, ASE Certified Technicians

I went to this BP to get my truck inspected. It's 17 years old, so I knew it was rough around the edges, but this was an awful experience. I know most mechanics are crooks, but this was extreme. First of all, they wanted $700 to get my truck through inspection. It's almost like a game...how much money is it going to take for you to be able to drive your vehicle? I took it over to my local mechanic buddy. Got all the work done for $250. Including parts AND a leaking caliper which the inspection missed.

I call the BP around 8:00PM on a Thursday just to see how the process was to get my truck reinspected. The guy answers and screams at me "MONDAY MONDAY" and slams the phone down. I knew it was the same jerk I dealt with earlier, so I decided to go up there and talk to a cashier or someone else. There is a different mechanic there doing some paperwork. I talk to him. He says "oh sure. Bring it back in the morning. We will get you taken care of. First come first serve. 9:00am friday morning". I show up at 8:45am. The only person there is the first jerk. I tell him about how the other guy said first come first serve. Oh boy, did I hear some foul words. "I don't give a **** what he said" "Get the **** out of this store" (acting like he owned the place or something). He was cussing me out like his life depended on it. For no reason whatsoever. I just wanted to get my truck inspected!! I paid 100$ to get my truck inspected, and this is how I get treated? Some crook mechanic trying to chase me away because he didn't rip me off for $700??
But now, I was stuck with this pathetic excuse of a gas station.
So I try it his way. I wait until Monday. I didn't get any work done. I couldn't go anywhere, but I wait until Monday.
I show up, Monday morning, 8:45am. I say "I know we didn't exactly get off to the right foot, but here I am. I made an appointment. Monday morning, just like you said. I would like to get my vehicle passed through inspection now."
So he says "I don't know what you're talking about. We have a 3 day waiting list. See ya Thursday, chump". I was so furious, I don't even know what happened next, but it was just more of the same. This mechanic was in my face, yelling at me. Calling me names. Cussing me out. Right in front of the other employees who were just laughing.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. When I finally did get my vehicle passed by another mechanic, the filled out the sheet wrong. They totally butchered my VIN and all the info about my truck. I got all the way to the MVA before I noticed. I got back to the gas station and the guy was laughing and said "oh, you caught that, did you?"

The jerk mechanic is not the inspector, but he seems like he is in a position of power. The actual inspector went right along with everything and I have a strong feeling they tampered with my truck. My brakes were not working properly when I got my vehicle back and all sorts of dash lights were going off. The inspectors name is Chris King. He is a white guy with terrible teeth. The jerk is a bald black guy with yellow-ish eyes. The other mechanic who told me "first come first serve" is an African looking black guy who wears a hat. The laughing employees are the cashiers in white shirts.

Never ever get anything from them. Don't get your car services. Don't buy gas. Don't even buy gum. I wouldn't let these guys lean on my car, much less PAY them $95/hour to work on it. I value my life too much.

Glenmont BP located at 12301 Georgia Ave in Silver Spring, MD services vehicles for Gas Stations. Call (301) 942-1406 to book an appointment or to hear more about the services of Glenmont BP.