Bud's Wrecker Service CT 06484

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Tony Popadics

It was Buds Truck & Diesel Service. At first I was grateful he was willing to tow it to my house 3.1 miles away instead of taking it to their tow yard which I found out later was actually twice the distance than it was to my house. He loaded the car, and I jumped up into the passenger seat. The first thing I said was, can you tell me how much it’s gonna cost because I’d hate to get there and not have enough money. He told me $400. With a flat rate of $100 (chat gpt says average flat rates are around $80) that means they have a rate of $100 a mile and he told me verbatim “it’s expensive because of the mileage”. I know he was taking advantage of me and my situation but I had no choice, pay or deal with the tow yard after I get paid in ten days. That means ten days of storage fees and a second tow to get her home and I didn’t want that. I asked him if he could do it for 200 and he shook his head and said get out. Talk about kicking someone when they’re down. I told him I had just pulled out every bit of cash I had while he was loading the car and he said “can you do $300?” This is when I knew for a fact I was being hustled and i literally pulled out my wallet in front of him counted it all out loud and said here I’ve got $290 can you make that work? He shook his head and said no. So, I grabbed my bags and got out. He literally drove away so I called an Uber and the Uber was nine minutes away. Eight minutes later, my Uber is only a minute away and when I look up to see if I can see the car I see the tow truck with my car stopping on the side of the road right in front of me. He rolled the window down and said you still have $290 let’s go. I mean wow!!! Even managed to add a five dollar cancellation fee for the Uber to the days losses. $300 for 3 miles is crazy.

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dawn bowen

D was an absolute pleasure to work with . She turned what I thought was going to be a nightmare into Fast, friendly service with ease - with a reasonable price. I’d definitely use Bud’s again !

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Micah Robinson

Tow Chick D was awesome. She showed up fast and provided great service. Definitely a recommended service!!