i wasted 2hrs of my life viewing a main dealer shed today
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hora said:
Even if an Indie has noble ideas. What if they hit a quiet patch? The Owner is faced with multiple bills of his own. So does he think 'lose my home/business' or does he skim abit extra on his existing custom to keep things afloat? Wouldn't surprise me if this has happened- even to the most noble-intentioned types..
Unfortunatly I know this to be true.I bought an RX7 with bills for a rebuild for £13k
I took it to get mapped as it wasn't right and the second specialist confirmed my thoughts:
Despite an itemised bill several items adding up to thousands weren't fitted including:
Uprated fuel pump
Uprated injectors
Uprated intercooler (I noticed this wasn't fitted hence my taking it in)
Some things had been charged for twice (it was a VERY long bill)
I estimate the bill was at least £5k too much but the specalist went bump shortly afterwards, albeit was taken over and the name continues.
Vauxhall! Brings back memories last year when we took the 'Safe car' into our local VX dealer for a spring to be replaced. They gave my wife a list of faults amounting to £1070 work. We took it to our respected engineer/mechanic we use for our Lancia and MG. He went over it with a tooth comb and received a £250 bill 
hora said:
Main franchise dealer. Priced at dealer book (well on good condition 'Parkers' pricing...yes yes I know).
Got there and at 50m's distance it looks quite nice. Out on foot and closing I immediately thought shed.
- Rust spots on rear quarter/next to rear door)
- Numerous deep bodywork scratches
- Rear nearside tyre kerbed repeatedly to the point that all logo/marking had been removed
- deep skirt damage to the drivers side
- The steering wheel screamed it wasn't a 39k mile/5yr old car- unless that marque has weak level in its cars.
- The discs need changing.
A couple of the above points point to repeated traffic around the rear door(s).
Pissed off as its the same marque at a Main dealer. All they have done is wash the car when it should have had at least abit of chipsaway attention at the least.
I was told it was a great example. An Indie wouldn't market such a car in that condition.
2hours of driving wasted. Do Mitsubishi GB have dealer inspectors or is the marque in this country disapearing/wouldnt be interested? In their favour they don't class the car as '100 point checks etc'.
Sadly I think you're mistaken Got there and at 50m's distance it looks quite nice. Out on foot and closing I immediately thought shed.
- Rust spots on rear quarter/next to rear door)
- Numerous deep bodywork scratches
- Rear nearside tyre kerbed repeatedly to the point that all logo/marking had been removed
- deep skirt damage to the drivers side
- The steering wheel screamed it wasn't a 39k mile/5yr old car- unless that marque has weak level in its cars.
- The discs need changing.
A couple of the above points point to repeated traffic around the rear door(s).
Pissed off as its the same marque at a Main dealer. All they have done is wash the car when it should have had at least abit of chipsaway attention at the least.
I was told it was a great example. An Indie wouldn't market such a car in that condition.
2hours of driving wasted. Do Mitsubishi GB have dealer inspectors or is the marque in this country disapearing/wouldnt be interested? In their favour they don't class the car as '100 point checks etc'.
Edited by hora on Sunday 19th February 19:35
hora said:
Walk into a Toyota main dealer and they only sell and market expensive brand tyres. Buy a used car from then and if a tyre needs changing its mysteriously a budget that might appear on that corner..
Yep, I bought a approved-used Toyota a year ago and it had an advisory on the MOT for low tyre tread, they kindly fitted the car with Wanli tyres.Father in law took his Peugeot Partner to Marshall Peugeot in Peterborough for an annual service. The guy from the service department went through the bill with him. It included cleaning and regassing of the air-con system...
...even though it doesn't have air-con.
He now uses an indie.
...even though it doesn't have air-con.
He now uses an indie.
I remember dropping our Fiat van off at the supplying main dealer at 8.30am for a service, and then receiving a phone call at 10am to say it was ready to be collected. I went along later that day and the girl said that will be £360! I said that's a lot of money, how come? She said, well it is a 4 hour service!.....
I didn't pay it!
I didn't pay it!
A friend took his 56 plate Range Rover in to an official LR dealer for a sticky rear brake caliper. He came away with a bill for over £500 which included 2 new rear discs.
Only thing was both rear discs came out looking just as rusty as they were when he went in...
He kicked up a stink and the service manager blamed "communication issues" for no discs being fitted.... Aye right!
Only thing was both rear discs came out looking just as rusty as they were when he went in...
He kicked up a stink and the service manager blamed "communication issues" for no discs being fitted.... Aye right!
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