I would bet that most here are less angry, and more understanding, about going over budget than they are about the careless work. I know I am. If I am paying to have work done, I expect it to be done well--I can accept explanations about why it took more, especially if the explanation details other problems that had to be made right to continue. Hell, I'd be happy that someone cared to do it right.
The one job I had done by a yard--replacement primary
fuel filter that I didn't have time for--was botched ridiculously. The work was presented as completed and fixed with an new air leak through a forced, torn
fuel line, and with the bleed screw still open! And I hear too many other stories to ignore.
There are good craftsmen out there, and good yards like Hartge's, but it's hard to know which ones to go to.
When someone has a job done by a yard, and the job was done well, it should be posted here, so we can all benefit. I'll do so when I dare stick my toe in that pool again.
Tom