Rip off car dealerships and garages
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They don't fix the problem
Shouldn't we be paying the money to fix the problem, hence using an expert in the first place? Not financing a complete trial and error process that always seems to be in the region of a few hundred pounds?
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My gripe is with the big garages and in particular vehicle repairs and the quotes you are given where they don’t fix the problem, but charge you a ridiculous amount anyway.
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| 15-5-2008 | just took mine into the garage for a new clutch cable which they apparently didn't replace when they replaced the clutch last month, the breakdown guy told me it would cost around £20 for a cable and was a quick job but the garage had the car for a week and charged me £160 to replace t...more | Tez |
| 10-5-2008 | Mechanics all have a price book for what to charge and how long it should take for each job.For example a water pump on a 1987 Chevy truck would be 2 hours to install and the cost of the part.Now if mechanics want the professional title,then they must use a professional time limit for every job.Outs...more | Lee Julich |
| 10-5-2008 | I live in Canada, the average even in a small garage is 60-110 per hour.Now that is bad enough,only to get bill and have the same problems as before still present and unfixed.I took my tuck to Vintage Automotive in Calgary,Alberta for an oil leak and a brake problem cost me 200.00 to have him tighte...more | Lee Julich |
| 20-4-2008 | Grrrr... So I had a call from my local Vauxhall garage in Sunderland - 'Can you bring your Corsa in, the ABS system has been recalled, and needs replacing... there's no charge'. So, I'm not bothered... there's nothing wrong with my 2 year old car. It works like a dream. I book it...more | Liz |
| 11-4-2008 | I've just had my V.W Bora serviced at "Greenwoods of Keithley", and I must say I was impressed with not only the service they provided, but was nicely surprised by the cost of it (£200) less than V.W Quote...........The personal service was very good also, as I had arrived early t...more | Tiger Feet |
| 02-4-2008 | .diesel specialist in Speke, Liverpool ripped me off, £650, to cure smokey exhaust & fit cam belt.
I suggested turbo fault, engineer said no, air in fuel pipes is the problem,o.k your the expert. after 3weeks fitting injectors, ega valves? new fuel pipes, filters and stuff, garage tells me...more | rkay2006@tiscali.co.uk |
| 20-12-2007 | Lizards
I was under the impression that a quote was binding, ie that was what you pay. An estimate is non binding ie a rough guess.
I could be wrong about this so give the citizens advice a ring. | SteveK |
| 20-12-2007 | Iv just had my motor mot'd at local garage Greenwoods of keighley the quote was for £300/£350
but I got a bill fot £500 + That aint right and when I complaned he says it was only a quote but on thr recept they have listed all the iteme and the price then changed the price of al...more | lizards |
| 10-12-2007 | I have just put my car into Gordon Lamb in Chesterfield, they are my local Nissan dealer and I wanted them to look at an idle problem with the car. The garage had it all day, never called me so I called them at 15.00. We don't know what it is yet the surley service receptionist said. He called m...more | Nigel Rose |
| 09-12-2007 | I have just had mycar serviced and mot'd and now it keeps cutting out when slowing down at a junction or lights. have taken it back to garage and after keeping it for day said it was okay but it isn't! fed up female. | paula |
| 02-11-2007 | Avoid Vauxhall garages at all costs. Take your motor elsewhere to be fixed for they really like to pull your trousers right down at Vauxhall.
They wanted £1,200 for the work on my car and it was not able to start up and leave their car park. It was in a worst state than it was before it we...more | J Sloane |
| 02-11-2007 | I'm convinced that garages take the p if a woman turns up in a car - I took my car to a local garage two days ago to be told that the work I needed doing was at least a day and a halfs labour plus this that and the other and that it would be at least £400 possibly more..........my partner t...more | p'doff in devon |
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