meierlde
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
If it WAS in the written material I missed it and that's my fault, but I wonder how many other people miss it and then don't have the funds because they'd planned on putting it on a credit card. I think that for big-ticket work it should just be factored into the pricing and people who can pay cash/check can negotiate a discount and decide which way to pay.
So.. they do take cards for more than $1K but they impose a fee? I just don't see the average car owner being able to come up with $3,000-$4,000 cash for a transmission rebuild. Even a new set of tires for a truck can easily run over $1,000.
I noticed my repair shop has some sort of after-pay they can offer. I haven't looked into details; fortunately when I picked my car up yesterday it was only for an oil change.
some shops do and other just say checks. Of course given the interest rate on credit cards it might be better to get a personal loan for that amount, (if you don't pay the card at the end of the month)