pettsy
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- Location
- Derbyshire
main dealer con.... oh your disks and pads are “x” percentage worn, and people are fooled into replacing them sooner without thinking that it’s probably taken 30k miles to do that over the space of a few years!
MOT's and Main Dealers
- Thread starter Frank-the-Wool
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Doing it for the kids
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How else do they pay the rents for their showrooms!?
Was in the main LR dealer last week getting my free service, counted 14 staff in shiny suits plus 2 receptionists. Who the hell pays their wages, let alone the acres of polished floors and fake plastic hedges outside.
its almost vulgar but plenty in their giving their cars a dealer fix!
Was in the main LR dealer last week getting my free service, counted 14 staff in shiny suits plus 2 receptionists. Who the hell pays their wages, let alone the acres of polished floors and fake plastic hedges outside.
its almost vulgar but plenty in their giving their cars a dealer fix!
Campbell
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- Location
- Herefordshire
The likes of Quick-Fit are the worst offenders. A daughter took her car in for tracking, next thing you know, the manager on the phone and wants to 'impound' the car on safety grounds, needs discs and pads and not safe to drive etc. Absolute rubbish, and really worried her. The car had a recent MOT and I had looked at the pads and discs along with other stuff before it went for MOT. I went to the garage but the manager had gone to lunch, so I drove the car home, no costs were mentioned. Had the tracking done elsewhere and used them ever since.
Seems if you are female, polite or not car savvy, you are rich pickings for [some] of the garage world.
BTW: My take on brake wear is, most cars are faster, heavier and braking systems more efficient, hence more frequent brake service is required, but NOT to the extent of scaring folks about it.
Seems if you are female, polite or not car savvy, you are rich pickings for [some] of the garage world.
BTW: My take on brake wear is, most cars are faster, heavier and braking systems more efficient, hence more frequent brake service is required, but NOT to the extent of scaring folks about it.
- Location
- Cheltenham
I use an independent Volvo specialist for my XC 70. So far and 110000 miles later I have been very satisfied with their service and costs. The last service I asked for change of the auto trans’ oil and rear diff. That was expensive but well worth it. Very happy so far
- Location
- Lincolnshire
That changed years ago, gearboxes are expensive and brakes are cheap, so changing down isnt advised, just gently brake to a stop.
- Location
- Lincolnshire
So a brake pad is a repair and oil is a service?5 years apparently. We bought it at two year old and was told there was another service included in the price but local dealer informed us this year ( fourth service) it was paid for and next year also…….result
Pistonbroke
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My wife left her astra at national tyres for a pair on the front. She phoned me in a panic because they'd called her at work to say it also needed discs and pads and two new rear shocks and if she wanted it back same day they needed a quick answer to get it done. I drove in there and asked to be shown all the problems, nothing needed at all. I told the manager to fit the tyres free of charge or I was getting trading standards involved and he did. A$$holes
I think it’s the case that a lot of these places need their backsides covering in an event of an accident, so that they can’t be sued. Took a car in for two new tyres, and came out with a list of things that “needed” to be done to it, none of which had been pointed out by the MOT a month or about 1,000 miles prior.
The Seeker
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Yep I had to take discovery 3 to main dealers in town, could t believe the money spent on the outfit, coffee machines fake trees , severs nuggets behind the counter. Round the back a pile of rr’s in to be fixed
Yep the prepaid service will not include wearable parts like brakes. Looking at the list it was an engine oil change and fuel/oil/air filter, ad blue screen wash etc and general checks.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
I have driven several million miles in my 53 years driving, and never had a gear box issue, forgetting losing second on a disco , but that was a known fault and sorted free of charge.
Until I had an automatic 15 years now, I had very rarely changed pads either. Sadly with Autos you do need to use your brakes far more.
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Lakesdigger
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The mot advisory is actually just to cover the testers back in most cases. I've seen the same advisory 4 mots on the trot. For example with rear brake discs it's often noted the are lightly pitted with rust. Not a fail but could be in 3 months time but putting it down as an advisory covers the tester if the worst happens.
Enry
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- Location
- Shropshire
Local Landrover dealership have moved....now located next to an overpriced coffee retailer on Thieves Lane
2wheels
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
Have just changed to an automatic box and find it is only in the right gear after exiting a corner not on entry as I am in the habit of doing. Most annoying.
Other half took our Subaru Legacy into Kwik fit some years ago and rang me in a panic after they told her it needed discs and pads all round so I had to pay them a visit. I had only put new ones on a couple of days before, funny how it passed its MoT there and then with no charge.
A mate took his Disco II into National tyres and they pushed him to put discs, pads and calipers on the front. It was in for a couple of days and when he picked it up he paid, drove out up to the next junction and had no brakes. The eejits had put the calipers on the wrong sides which meant the bleeds were the wrong way up and couldn't be bled properly.
Tyre companies should stick to selling tyres
A mate took his Disco II into National tyres and they pushed him to put discs, pads and calipers on the front. It was in for a couple of days and when he picked it up he paid, drove out up to the next junction and had no brakes. The eejits had put the calipers on the wrong sides which meant the bleeds were the wrong way up and couldn't be bled properly.
Tyre companies should stick to selling tyres
Paddington
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- Location
- Soggy Shropshire
Used to do my own servicing, doing 20K a year, pads lasted a year at least, perhaps discs 40K. I would use OEM parts, never had any trouble with them. When we moved to Shropshire, the local garages did the servicing, pads were lasting 10K max or even 5K according to the service sheet. I've had backing plates come away from the pads, which I've never had before in 100K's of driving. Now according to the suppliers, a well known Shropshire company for importing cheap and nasty Land Rover parts, this is my fault for not using the car every day. Must get out more often.
yellow belly
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- Location
- south west lincolnshire
Independants can do most of the repairs a main dealer can do
the electronic diagnostics are available to all independents
I always now use an independent once out of warranty period
brake pad and disc replacement is also a straight forward simple job
the electronic diagnostics are available to all independents
I always now use an independent once out of warranty period
brake pad and disc replacement is also a straight forward simple job
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
They do take a bit of getting used to, my wife hated it until her hip gave her issues with a clutch, having learnt to drive it properly she would never go back, even with a new hip.
Kick down coming in to the corner to change the gear down as you approach the bend.
The only issue I have is reversing out of the garage, why did they make it so you push the stick forward to go back? Makes it worse being used to driving tractors where it is the sensible way!
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Have not useda main dealer for years after the thieving so and so’s tried to sell me 3 new tyres at double retail price when all I actually needed was 1 puncture repaired according to my own tyre man.
Also a reason I drive BMW now rather than Landrover.