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Posted on: Sep 4 2012, 09:51 AM |
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QUOTE (JeffG @ Sep 4 2012, 10:40 AM) I particularly like this quote: ... when their mortgages are being subsidised by savers with the current ridiculously low interest rates. I take it you dont have a mortgage then Jeff |
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Posted on: Sep 1 2012, 08:48 AM |
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QUOTE (Timbo @ Aug 31 2012, 10:50 PM) Yes, surprisingly some things are cheaper from a main dealer... Unfortunately cars are one of my interests (I assume not yours) so you wouldn't know this. - Almost every garage will let you supply your own parts but do often provide the provisio that if the part is wrong, or faulty then they are not responsible. Which is fair enough. After all they still make money from the labour.. Not everything is cheaper from a dealer, but, often things like service parts and bulbs are. EG halfords wanted several quid for a brake light bulb for my car. The franchised dealer had one for under £2 and fitted it free, on the spot. Not that I couldn't fit it myself but if it's free then why not As for things like suspension bushes, and other parts, you can normally get things cheaper from motorist discount centres but I have heard many reports from owners on various owners clubs about the cost-effectiveness of these parts - which often are far lower quality, things like electronic sensors, MAFs (basically air flow meters), suspension components such as bushes and top mounts, driveshafts etc... Sometimes it's better value to pay more, once, than less, 2 or 3 times! In this particular case I got the oil for my service from Motor Parts Direct, they give me a pretty good discount. It wasn't so much the price but they had it in stock and I needed it that day. Andy if you don't believe me, will happily meet up with you, whenever suits you best, with my car and service book, and the vast wad of paperwork for servicing, parts and reciepts. You can then judge the mechanical condition for yourself. I am not planning on selling my car (as I'd only get about £4500 for it and when the next car I want is a high performance petrol I might as well keep my car until it dies, for the longer journeys or for carrying things) but if I did sell it, and the person had an "issue" with the "service history" then they can jog on. As I know it's been well looked after by qualified professionals, it's done over 130k and has had no mechanical issues. Infact a work colleague has the same model of car, just it's a 2007/2008 model and has done about 48,000. My engine sounds EXACTLY the same as his And his has a full service history from a main dealer I also have photographs of my car having all of the private work done (in detail for my own future reference) so there is plenty proof of legitamate, quality work done. As for being an ****, well - Seems that being an **** is a pre-requisite to posting these days so I'm simply fitting into the demographic..... You lot are awful, seriously. So cynical. The downfall of society, sometimes... Assumptive, basically - And someone who I actually respect quite a lot would tell me, "if one assumes, one often makes an *** of ones-self." If there was an accident at the workshop why the fudge would I claim compensation? (is that what you're trying to insinuate Exhausted?) - Because I genuinely have no idea. Plus it's not in my nature. If I was say, shunted on the road and broke my foot as a result, yes I would claim. But only for that and nothing else. I am not one of those "ohh, let's try and claim money left, right and centre... And not only that, if I was to try to claim, which I wouldn't, I would not get anywhere because I am an unqualified mechanic in a private area, if anything I would be liable. Also the garage, Millers, and not my mate, have had the following done (off the top of my head). I do have invoices for these somewhere in my vast wad of paperwork, so I can photograph and upload these if you want..... Fitting of high performance springs, brakes, and replacing/bleeding brake fluid - Came to about £185 (all parts supplied myself!!!!) diagnosing and fixing a fuel temperature sensor issue - £45 (inc part)Issue with ABS wire, corrosion in wiring loom - £85A few months later, another issue related to the previous ABS wire issue - £60Alternator - £450 inc parts and labour. 2 mots - £40 eachOne service - £113Tyres fitted and tracking done - £85 (yup I joke not, even I was like wtf but oh well) Replacement of a blown boost pipe - £96Air con recharge ( £35 but they didn't recharge my air con just told me that I had a broken switch within the system..bit miffed but oh well fair enough) Not only that but upon my recommendation (and my recommendation alone, because I sing their praises to my friends/family) they have had about £1500+of work for my Mothers car. So I'd say I have generated them enough business to not be "taking the proverbial" when my friend who works there does some private jobs for me. They do not mind, they laugh and joke with me when I go in there, let me drive my own car into the workshop etc... Out of interest Timbo what car do you have ? |
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