If wr stopping bashing VXR8s and ROs how about garages?

[stuartL]

I put my Monaro in to my local garage to have a water leak fixed. I'd been using them for years and trusted them. After I got the car back I got this of the roadhawk.

I really hope they enjoyed they joy ride, 125mph is pushing it especially on this road!

Needless to say they've lost a customer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E66BDZ0PShM

How much do you trust your garage?

[Drew SS]

thats hilarious they got caught that is some bit of kit u have there so what did u say to them are the lads still got a job

[Well_Fans]

I assume you've passed that footage onto the police as well? I certainly would have.

[Tempy]

Lost a customer? Jesus, I would have been straight back down there in full red mist mode. That's annoyed me watching that and it's not even my car.

Impressive bit of kit that Roadhawk.

[rocklandboy]

I hope you're going to report the FKING WKers??? I would be well hacked off if it was my car, its different when its your own but you trusted these TSSERS, did you confront them??? By the way, where did you get the gadget and how much dollar was it??? me wanty...

[Well_Fans]

280 quid by looks of it - do a search for roadhawk on google

edit: Wonder if we could approach the manufacturer and do a group buy - get a bulk discount Guess it'd depend on the level of interest we could get but I reckon the OP will do that!!

Edited by Well_Fans on Wednesday 16th September 18:56

[stuartL]

Oh yes, I confronted them. At first they denied it but when I mentioned the 'black box' they started appologising. What else could they do?

As for the roadhawk it's great. Here's the url. It sits behind the rear view mirror I can't see it from the drivers seat.

http://www.roadhawk.co.uk/

What annoys the hell out of me is the fact that they must have been doing this for the last 3 years. The video is much longer of course, that's about a third of it. Even when they were bringing it back to my house (They said I didn't need to get a taxi, they'd be nice and bring it back to me! how stupid do I feel?) they were doing over 100.

It's not as if it's an unknown car in th area, everyone knows it's my car. So anyone being 'buzzed' by those idiots woiuld think it was me. If they get speed trapped, I'd have some explaining to do with the police.

I'm just shocked at the betrayal of trust and pissed that I've been taken for a fool for the past 3 years.

Anyway I guess you live and learn. Even though it's 150 miles to Monkfish from here, noone else is going to touch her but them.

[Bonnie and Clyde]

OMG I would go ing mad the b@stards. I'd have used that to lock the tossers up. Thats made my blood boil

[granada203028]

I sympathise.

I discovered my owner's manual has been thumbed through with dirty hands, I guess that sounds relatively trivial but still annoys me. Wrecks my attempts to keep it nice. Don't they have service information on computer or something? This was a Monaro approved Vauxhall main dealer.

[tattooboy]

What a bunch of See You Next Tuesday's !! Take that bit of handy kit down to the local boys in blue and get them done for every thing they can come up with which I would of thought would be quite a bit, speeding, driving without due care and attention, stealing !! It might not only be your car they are doing this with, also name and shame the tts.

[after_shock]

I would have gone nuts over that I have got to say, I hope you didnt pay for any of the work that was done after seeing that video!?

Good bit of kit ive been looking at tracker system that give details of journeys, speeds etc however getting the video to boot is fantastic, who did the install on it for you?

[rocklandboy]

Well_Fans said:

280 quid by looks of it - do a search for roadhawk on google

edit: Wonder if we could approach the manufacturer and do a group buy - get a bulk discount Guess it'd depend on the level of interest we could get but I reckon the OP will do that!!

Edited by Well_Fans on Wednesday 16th September 18:56

Im interested in a bit of discount... If not im still gonna get 1

[rocklandboy]

after_shock said:

I would have gone nuts over that I have got to say, I hope you didnt pay for any of the work that was done after seeing that video!?

Good bit of kit ive been looking at tracker system that give details of journeys, speeds etc however getting the video to boot is fantastic, who did the install on it for you?

Trouble is with a Tracker, is its only meant to be "tracked" if its been nicked, well mine is anyway... I dont think Tracker would be very happy if i asked for speeds during road tests after every service.. At least with the roadhawk, you've caught the CTs redhanded on the telly

[after_shock]

rocklandboy said:

after_shock said:

I would have gone nuts over that I have got to say, I hope you didnt pay for any of the work that was done after seeing that video!?

Good bit of kit ive been looking at tracker system that give details of journeys, speeds etc however getting the video to boot is fantastic, who did the install on it for you?

Trouble is with a Tracker, is its only meant to be "tracked" if its been nicked, well mine is anyway... I dont think Tracker would be very happy if i asked for speeds during road tests after every service.. At least with the roadhawk, you've caught the CTs redhanded on the telly

The top tracker package you can see speeds and roads used etc through the website as far as I know, but the video element and lack of a monthly subscription with this one is idea!

[k15tox]

you seem like too much of a nice bloke mate, there is absoultley no excuse for this.

give that tape to the police.

[Drew SS]

ill have one if someone is taking orders

[broadslide]

Name and shame. The motor trade has got a bad enough reputation without rs wipes like that.

[Phantom Mark]

I would have them done for taking without owners consent and then provide the vid evidence to the police to prosecute them for speeding like that as well mate.......wkers.

I could be interested in that kit, very good peice of kit indeed, I missed the price elsewhere in this thread if its mentioned sorry ?

[after_shock]

Phantom Mark said:

I would have them done for taking without owners consent and then provide the vid evidence to the police to prosecute them for speeding like that as well mate.......wankers.

I could be interested in that kit, very good peice of kit indeed, I missed the price elsewhere in this thread if its mentioned sorry ?

£280 from the website for the product.

[SimonV8ster]

Why not pass it to the police ?