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Don't blame yourself. Tons of people those mechanics deal with daily know less than you do about cars. They know this and should be people you can trust. Unfortunately, thats not really the way it is most of the time.
Heres a little story for you. Back when I first got the Paseo I bought a header for it. So, I took it to the exhaust shop to have it installed along with a muffler. A few days later they called me and said it was done but they couldn't install it because the header wouldn't seal. They charged me the full quoted price for all the work and I went on my way. Well, at the time I worked at a machine shop and I took it in to inspect the flange flatness. It was dead on. A few months later I figured I might as well give a shot at installing it myself. I go to remove the bolts that hold the manifold to the head and low and behold, one of the bolts stripped the threads out of the head. Did I ever get anything they ruined my head? Nope, just let me go on my way. They also beat the bajeezes out of the header. I got it back with a few GOOD dents in it. Was this my fault for not inspecting things before hand? Heck no, all they had to do was tell me the truth and I would have been fine with it. But they would have had to fix the head, or get me a new one which would be common practice if they were a honest place. I guess that is asking too much though. At that point, I decided I'd never bring my car to a garage again, and I haven't yet to this day (except for new tire mounting).
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