Grundy Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Still can't rule the garage out yet though considering still missing a lot of the facts and information. 1 Quote
rtbiscuit Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 Still can't rule the garage out yet though considering still missing a lot of the facts and information. people make snap judgments as soon as the name came out you could almost here 200 voices in sync go.....sod that! only takes a wiff of bad news and people stay clear. Quote
Vik54 Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 No need for anyone to stay clear - just let it be a lesson to all our less experienced members to give very clear instruction when dealing with any garage or dealership. They soon know not to mess 2 Quote
Alize Posted October 27, 2014 Posted October 27, 2014 No need for anyone to stay clear - just let it be a lesson to all our less experienced members to give very clear instruction when dealing with any garage or dealership. They soon know not to mess Defo! Thanks😱 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Jetpilot Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Not in any form of defence as i have never used them but Super 7 Autos does hold high regard within the rotary community. However, the bill does seem highly excessive to say the least, maybe there is something else to the situation we are not aware of as cant see anyone thinking those prices are acceptable. Quote
Alize Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 I left my car at a garage that was recommend by a couple of people on here (not an official trader though). I put it in for a full service and had everything changed that should have been done at some point in the last 10 years. Basically I wanted the service record to start again. I brought all the parts but non of the oils/liquids. I also had a few other things done and it came to £1k which was the upper limit of what I expected. When the mechanic was about to take it for a drive he hit the brakes hard and one of the rear brake pipes (not lines) exploded. He took a look at it and said both pipes were corroded and would need repairing. The bill for this has come in at £1800! He said the brakes disks were also corroded and needed replacing but he went ahead and did this without telling me. He also said the drop links would need replacing at some point and they would cost ~£250 each (parts only). I've checked on-line and its more like £80 each so I can't help but feel like somethings not right. I also had a front end respray which was quite cheap, but he just rang me up and said the car has been resprayed before and they didn't have the right tint to match the new colour so would need to respray it again when the new tint arrives on Monday. However the car would also be ready to be picked up on Monday. they have an oven so can paint and dry in a few hours, does this sound right? The bill is heading on towards half the amount I paid for the car but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know if its reasonable or not. All prices he gives are ex VAT, who doesn't pay VAT on car repairs? Um Randy_Baton it'd be good to have an update from you on what the actual bill came to and if your concerns were listened to and acknowledged and a reduction in the final bill? It would stop a lot of people wondering what the outcome was! Sorry I'm never backward in coming forward! Hopeful that you may feel able to do this 😎 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
glrnet Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 I left my car at a garage that was recommend by a couple of people on here (not an official trader though). I put it in for a full service and had everything changed that should have been done at some point in the last 10 years. Basically I wanted the service record to start again. I brought all the parts but non of the oils/liquids. I also had a few other things done and it came to £1k which was the upper limit of what I expected. When the mechanic was about to take it for a drive he hit the brakes hard and one of the rear brake pipes (not lines) exploded. He took a look at it and said both pipes were corroded and would need repairing. The bill for this has come in at £1800! He said the brakes disks were also corroded and needed replacing but he went ahead and did this without telling me. He also said the drop links would need replacing at some point and they would cost ~£250 each (parts only). I've checked on-line and its more like £80 each so I can't help but feel like somethings not right. I also had a front end respray which was quite cheap, but he just rang me up and said the car has been resprayed before and they didn't have the right tint to match the new colour so would need to respray it again when the new tint arrives on Monday. However the car would also be ready to be picked up on Monday. they have an oven so can paint and dry in a few hours, does this sound right? The bill is heading on towards half the amount I paid for the car but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know if its reasonable or not. All prices he gives are ex VAT, who doesn't pay VAT on car repairs? Um Randy_Baton it'd be good to have an update from you on what the actual bill came to and if your concerns were listened to and acknowledged and a reduction in the final bill? It would stop a lot of people wondering what the outcome was! Sorry I'm never backward in coming forward! Hopeful that you may feel able to do this í ½í¸Ž Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk He did say he was collecting the car yesterday or today so we'll give him abit more time. 1 Quote
mouthwash Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 He is still recovering in hospital after selling his left kidney so he could pay the bill. 2 Quote
The Chubby Ninja Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 or still bleeding from the fu........ Quote
AliveBoy Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Hope they gave him a small tub of vasalene with the bill... Quote
Grundy Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Hope he got a free lolly pop like you do from the dentists..... Is that the right joke? Am I carrying on the flow here? #teamtarmac 1 Quote
ATTAK Z Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Why don't we play a game whilst we're waiting for the OP to post again ... let's play Correct the Spelling and Grammar I'll start with the original post I left my car at a garage that was recommended by a couple of people on here (not an official trader though). I put it in for a full service and had everything changed that should have been done at some point in the last 10 years. Basically I wanted the service record to start again. I brought all the parts but none of the oils/liquids. I also had a few other things done and it (the bill) came to £1k, which was the upper limit of what I expected. When the mechanic was about to take it for a drive, he hit the brakes hard and one of the rear brake pipes (not lines) exploded. He took a look at it and said both pipes were corroded and would need repairing. The bill for this has come in at £1800! He said the brakes disks were also corroded and needed replacing but he went ahead and did this without telling me. He also said the drop links would need replacing at some point and they would cost ~£250 each (parts only). I've checked on-line and its more like £80 each so I can't help but feel like something's not right. I also had a front end respray which was quite cheap, but he just rang me up and said the car has been resprayed before and they didn't have the right tint to match the new colour, so (he) would need to respray it again when the new tint arrives on Monday. However the car would also be ready to be picked up on Monday. they have an oven so can paint and dry in a few hours; does this sound right? The bill is heading on towards half the amount I paid for the car but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know if it's reasonable or not. All prices he gives are ex VAT, who doesn't pay VAT on car repairs? 3 Quote
WINKJ Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Weird? Why would we do that? It's only a forum! Quote
mouthwash Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Hope he got a free lolly pop like you do from the dentists..... Is that the right joke? Am I carrying on the flow here? #teamtarmac 1 Quote
Grundy Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Don't make me start my sob stories again! #teamtarmac Quote
4RE Leather Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Weird? Why would we do that? It's only a forum! WHAT!!! Only a forum!!!! It's thee forum for proper gents and Church goers!! 1 Quote
4RE Leather Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 And ladies - Please !!!! Oops Gentlefolk then 1 Quote
WINKJ Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Weird? Why would we do that? It's only a forum! WHAT!!! Only a forum!!!! It's thee forum for proper gents and Church goers!! Who am I kidding, I live on this thing. Quote
kingrob Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 I want to know why i put this on follow had like 30 emails with every post haha Unfollowed 3 Quote
Alize Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Let's face it he feels a bit of a twit for putting it up in the first place! Presuming its a he here sorry! Or Super 7 have put the thumbscrews on him for it! But hey the banter is amusing during commercial breaks😂 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Grundy Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 Or he doesn't come on the forum every second of the day We're not all sad like me 2 Quote
mouthwash Posted October 28, 2014 Posted October 28, 2014 We're not all sad like me Or snitches. 2 Quote
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