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I agree with the above - a friend of mine used a main dealer for his Nissan and they would change tyres with loads of life in them. Its only when I explained that 1.6mm was the limit that he started asking questions.
Another friend was told to change his discs and pads by a Peugeot dealer, an indy gave him a second opinion of at least 5000 miles left.
Another friend was told to change his discs and pads by a Peugeot dealer, an indy gave him a second opinion of at least 5000 miles left.
Chainsaw Rebuild said:
I agree with the above - a friend of mine used a main dealer for his Nissan and they would change tyres with loads of life in them. Its only when I explained that 1.6mm was the limit that he started asking questions.
Another friend was told to change his discs and pads by a Peugeot dealer, an indy gave him a second opinion of at least 5000 miles left.
Have you considered the number of people who only ever take their car to a garage for it's MOT/service (which a lot of people don't seem to realise are two different things) and can easily rack up 10,000+ miles between visits?Another friend was told to change his discs and pads by a Peugeot dealer, an indy gave him a second opinion of at least 5000 miles left.
Then consider how many times people have complained because their car passed an MOT then a month/1000 miles later a brake pad/disc fails or the person gets pulled by the police and is fined/given penalty points for having only 1.5mm of tyre left. In these situations you can almost guarantee the majority of the general public would be arguing it's not THEIR fault it it was the garage not doing their job properly.
Simplest course of action is be proactive, learn how to do basic checks on your own car and do them frequently. Then you are less likely to find yourself getting your pants pulled down by taking a neglected car to a garage.
aka_kerrly said:
Have you considered the number of people who only ever take their car to a garage for it's MOT/service (which a lot of people don't seem to realise are two different things) and can easily rack up 10,000+ miles between visits?
Then consider how many times people have complained because their car passed an MOT then a month/1000 miles later a brake pad/disc fails or the person gets pulled by the police and is fined/given penalty points for having only 1.5mm of tyre left. In these situations you can almost guarantee the majority of the general public would be arguing it's not THEIR fault it it was the garage not doing their job properly.
Simplest course of action is be proactive, learn how to do basic checks on your own car and do them frequently. Then you are less likely to find yourself getting your pants pulled down by taking a neglected car to a garage.
I’m struggling to see why you keep banging on about MoTs. Then consider how many times people have complained because their car passed an MOT then a month/1000 miles later a brake pad/disc fails or the person gets pulled by the police and is fined/given penalty points for having only 1.5mm of tyre left. In these situations you can almost guarantee the majority of the general public would be arguing it's not THEIR fault it it was the garage not doing their job properly.
Simplest course of action is be proactive, learn how to do basic checks on your own car and do them frequently. Then you are less likely to find yourself getting your pants pulled down by taking a neglected car to a garage.
Not one person on this thread has suggested the OP ignore the advice and crack on. It’s been a mix of, take it elsewhere for a second opinion, or, do it yourself.
The OP has been diligent car owner by taking it to a main dealer.
Other than the one post wonders, the vast majority of posters on PH are enthusiasts and that generally goes hand in hand with responsible maintenance.
Yes there are many liabilities out there who consider their annual MoT to be a service, but I shouldn’t imagine many frequent this forum.
You seem to be banging a rather pointless drum.
wiliferus said:
aka_kerrly said:
Have you considered the number of people who only ever take their car to a garage for it's MOT/service (which a lot of people don't seem to realise are two different things) and can easily rack up 10,000+ miles between visits?
Then consider how many times people have complained because their car passed an MOT then a month/1000 miles later a brake pad/disc fails or the person gets pulled by the police and is fined/given penalty points for having only 1.5mm of tyre left. In these situations you can almost guarantee the majority of the general public would be arguing it's not THEIR fault it it was the garage not doing their job properly.
Simplest course of action is be proactive, learn how to do basic checks on your own car and do them frequently. Then you are less likely to find yourself getting your pants pulled down by taking a neglected car to a garage.
I’m struggling to see why you keep banging on about MoTs. Then consider how many times people have complained because their car passed an MOT then a month/1000 miles later a brake pad/disc fails or the person gets pulled by the police and is fined/given penalty points for having only 1.5mm of tyre left. In these situations you can almost guarantee the majority of the general public would be arguing it's not THEIR fault it it was the garage not doing their job properly.
Simplest course of action is be proactive, learn how to do basic checks on your own car and do them frequently. Then you are less likely to find yourself getting your pants pulled down by taking a neglected car to a garage.
Not one person on this thread has suggested the OP ignore the advice and crack on. It’s been a mix of, take it elsewhere for a second opinion, or, do it yourself.
The OP has been diligent car owner by taking it to a main dealer.
Other than the one post wonders, the vast majority of posters on PH are enthusiasts and that generally goes hand in hand with responsible maintenance.
Yes there are many liabilities out there who consider their annual MoT to be a service, but I shouldn’t imagine many frequent this forum.
You seem to be banging a rather pointless drum.
Yes I take your point that you think the vast majority of PH members are enthusiasts but not a lot are mechanics as there a thousands of topics on here asking questions which I feel anyone with an interest in cars should know.
More importantly this is the OP's FIRST Post which suggests that they have joined a car enthusiast site hoping for good advice & i suspect that if they already knew how to change brake discs/pads they probably wouldn't have bothered to post their question.
Chainsaw Rebuild said:
I agree with the above - a friend of mine used a main dealer for his Nissan and they would change tyres with loads of life in them. Its only when I explained that 1.6mm was the limit that he started asking questions.
Another friend was told to change his discs and pads by a Peugeot dealer, an indy gave him a second opinion of at least 5000 miles left.
If someone told me that about my discs, I’d get them changed! Not worth my time to go in again after 8 months and then again for the annual service.Another friend was told to change his discs and pads by a Peugeot dealer, an indy gave him a second opinion of at least 5000 miles left.
I also replace my tyres when they get to around 3mm, due to wet weather performance that drops off exponentially past that point.
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