Will people PLEASE stop taking their cars here!

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Some people never learn - and sadly a young boy is now dead because of this companies truthful stereotype

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1348989/Bo...

Why, oh fking WHY do people take their cars to this face of a chain of garages?! The mind boggles!!

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wolves_wanderer said:

But then I prefer to make my own mind up rather than blindly follow what people on the internet say to do.

So do I, I speak from my own, friends and clients experiences.

My local independent also does a stunning deal on MoT's half price servicing and tyres - without having to grace the forecourts of these idiots.

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V88Dicky said:

I'm more shocked at someone dropping their Porsche off at KrapFit to have some work done, other than tyres.

My thoughts mainly as well. Drove past one the other day and saw an 07 plate Jag on the ramps with one of their "mechanics" looking under it. Proves that money does not equal sense I suppose

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Piersman2 said:

"The 31-year-old man from Tiptree, near Colchester in Essex, and his 18-year-old passenger from Chelmsford, were both arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking."

No where does it say that the men were employed by Kwik-Fit and why would employees of Kwik-Fit be charged with "aggravated vehicle taking" if they were just having a rag in a customer's car.

My reading of the article would be that there is a good chance that 2 scrotes jumped in the car and tried to drive off whilst people tried to stop them.

Which I assume could happen almost anywhere.

Or am I missing something in the report or the thread here?

Yes

"The 31-year-old driver and 18-year-old passenger in the powerful sports car were, it is claimed, workers at Kwik Fit garage, where it had been dropped off by its owner to be fixed."

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tinman0 said:

boredofmyoldname said:

I looked at a Boxster with FSH, 5 of those service stamps were kwik fit ones.

I think it is safe to assume that if you own something a bit special it is probably a much better idea to take it to a garage where performance cars are not a novelty but are the norm, at least that way there is a chance they don't employ complete inconsiderate s.

Erm, why? Run it up onto a computer, check for codes, fill the tyres up, change the air filter, change the oil filter, put new oil in, maybe change brake fluid, job done.

More accurately, don't bother connecting the computer, over or underfill the oil, ignore the tyres, brush off the air filter, use lowest grade / used oil and don't even look at the brake fluid. If you are lucky, you shock absorbers suddenly won't need doing, and your newish brakes won't suddenly be "1 mil left mate"

Or, take it to a decent trusted independent, and they will do what you suggest.

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philj said:

There are good independent garages and bad ones - same for this chain.

I would happily agree with you for nearly any other chain, not this lot though.

If anyone has had any work done there that was at a standard of competence which was minimally good at a reasonable price, they were simply a fluke - nothing more.