Massive garage bill

[4RE Leather]

I have had them checked lol but I ain't laying on my back when I can get it done for some jam Doughnuts.

Or custard tarts!!

Or in Busters case a large box of each

[bytespc]

Have the Garage been positively named and shamed

 

yet or is everybody just still guessing who it was..??

The OP hasn't stated categorically who it is but the concensus is Super 7 in Worthing

[KyleR]

Wait, why are people taking V6 engined cars to rotary specialists? Do people take their RX7's to BMW too?

 

Also, why did they need 2 tubes of Molyslip? And why did they charge £15+VAT for a £12 item.

 

Another point is that used the wrong gearbox and diff fluid and I'm betting the wrong grade Shell oil too.

 

 

Thankfully I don't live in the south or wherever these guys are and therefore will never need to use them

[Vik54]

10 hrs to replace brake pipes... were they blindfold? Was it like a Crystal Maze challenge maybe?

[rtbiscuit]

they were handcrafted from the tears of angels, lovingly folded into shape by the wings of hummingbirds, and then set in soft copper by the dwarves of isengard

[AliveBoy]

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Edited November 10, 2014 by rtbiscuit

[The Seasider]

I must have been in my hibernation tank when this kicked off.

 

I can't believe I just read 12 pages of, in the main, such mean spirited posts - as someone said, we'e all been shafted by someone, somewhere at some time even if it wasn't a garage, so why are we giving this guy such a hard time?

 

And what about the garage? They probably think they've done a good job at a fair price - and overall, apart from the well observed brake line cost, I don't think the majority of charges were out of the way for a reasonable non franchised garage in the south. Remember, garages don't always have the unlimited time that we have to source parts at the very best cost - they tend to use a few local factors.

 

I'd also like to think - as someone else said - that they have just moved some of their costs around the bill to try and make some of the charges look a bit better and then got lazy and dropped a spare 6 hours onto the brakes job!

 

Sure, there are a couple of lessons in there for us all such as the importance of having a clear agreement of works to be carried out and getting an indicative cost for works to be done but, garages are notorious for squeezing an extra inch of **** up the proverbial @rse of customers whatever was agreed in advance.

 

I was in a garage tonight at closing time in hull and observed three customers having their itemised bills explained to them and all three were 'amazed' at how much their bill was - and with good reason - as I know the three of them got overcharged for parts compared to what I could have obtained them for with enough research time. In addition, between them they got charged for I estimate 30% more hours labour than was humanly possible from the workforce! And this garage is highly regarded in these parts - I was just there to meet someone fortunately.