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Used car dealerships - beware
Car mechanics and used car dealerships

The used car dealership

It's getting very difficult to find a mechanic or a decent used car dealership these days. They just don't care about the customer and its as quick as they can get you in, do a quick bodge to get your money and then send you off.



Oh yes, where do we begin? These days of computers in cars have brought us sheer misery when dealing with mechanics and car dealerships.

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28-8-2007Stick to older cars they are easy to fix because they don’t have ecu's Also older cars are 1. Better looking 2. Can be faster 3. Cheaper 4. Engine sounds better 5. Don’t have electrical stuff that’s not needed 6. can fix your self I can’t find any adva...morelee
10-2-2007MOST ALL MECHANICS WILL RIP YOU OFF, JUST LIKE CAR SALESMEN, CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, AND SO ON. Get really good warranty coverage and take it back to the dealer when problems arise. Sell your car before the warranty coverage will be up. That's the only advise I have for you. You can't trust a...morelets be honest with ourselves
10-2-2007Listen up! whatever you do, and where ever you go do not go to a small back yard garage. A person that calls themselves a mechanic then goes and buys a book to fix your car. That's where I took my car. It has been in the shop now for 8 months and counting and every week he says next week but nex...morehacked off
12-12-2006ard that they were good and that even Mr. Trudeau the Prime Minister of Canada had used their services of this open roof car, but I guess this must have been in the past, as the incompetence of its mechanics had left me dumbfounded and eventually insulted verbally by its owner. Immediately when I le...moreKhan
06-11-2006The problem is that when a garage orders a $1,000 electrical device and plugs it in to your car they have lost the right to return it. This has always been an issue causing much stress for mechanics because if his diagnosis is wrong then the garage just lost the money. There is no way to test the de...morebikemech
07-4-2006I'm looking for a used car dealership, and as it happens a car mechanic to fix my wifes ford. I live in Chesterfield, any recommendations or reviews would be appreciated.car lover
03-3-2006Mark, I am making a TV programme about customer service. If you would be interested in talking to me about you experience, please do contact me. service@diversebristol.tv all the best LukeLLukeL



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