Dougden
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Went to Kwik Fit today to have the rear box replaced on my TD4 Yes I know I should have done it myself but
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Your next mate the fitter declared. 50 minutes later it was put on the ramp. Then it took 30 minutes for the box to be fitted. Not that I got the car back because the kid that had worked on my car decided to slope off and make a private call on his mobile leaving my Freely sitting six feet up in the air.
Another 10 minutes passed and I mentioned to the manager that I would like my car back because it looked finished, He then advised me that it was still on the ramp as it needed two new tyres on the back as the tread was under 3.5mm (3.2mm actually) and You cant drive those 4X4s anywhere with low tread. He quoted £459(fitted) for two Michelins or £200 for Falcons. When I advised that I did not want economy tyres and declined his generous offer for the Michs, he immediately knocked £59 off the £459 provided I had them fitted today.
Eventually, he went off to find Nokia boy, I paid £93.05 for the fitting of the Bosal box and went on my way. Not far up the road, I decided to check their work and as I could feel a small blow on the join I went back.
Up onto the ramp again and copious amounts of what looked like white decorators caulk was splattered around the join and then with his mate under the car, Nokia boy proceeded to wind the revs up to the limiter to check if it was still leaking. After I hauled him out of the car and asked him what the f**k he thought he was doing, he declared it sorted.
Fortunately the manager was watching and checked it for himself Yep, it was still blowing.
Anyway the manager apologised for the abuse of my engine and removed the box himself, cleaned the joins and fitted it properly. He then offered me a few more ££s off of the Michelins and promised that he would be having words with the fitter. I left with my existing tyres in place and a vow never to visit Kwik Fit again.
Dont forget, You cant get better than a Kwik . Yeah Right
Your next mate the fitter declared. 50 minutes later it was put on the ramp. Then it took 30 minutes for the box to be fitted. Not that I got the car back because the kid that had worked on my car decided to slope off and make a private call on his mobile leaving my Freely sitting six feet up in the air.
Another 10 minutes passed and I mentioned to the manager that I would like my car back because it looked finished, He then advised me that it was still on the ramp as it needed two new tyres on the back as the tread was under 3.5mm (3.2mm actually) and You cant drive those 4X4s anywhere with low tread. He quoted £459(fitted) for two Michelins or £200 for Falcons. When I advised that I did not want economy tyres and declined his generous offer for the Michs, he immediately knocked £59 off the £459 provided I had them fitted today.
Eventually, he went off to find Nokia boy, I paid £93.05 for the fitting of the Bosal box and went on my way. Not far up the road, I decided to check their work and as I could feel a small blow on the join I went back.
Up onto the ramp again and copious amounts of what looked like white decorators caulk was splattered around the join and then with his mate under the car, Nokia boy proceeded to wind the revs up to the limiter to check if it was still leaking. After I hauled him out of the car and asked him what the f**k he thought he was doing, he declared it sorted.
Fortunately the manager was watching and checked it for himself Yep, it was still blowing.
Anyway the manager apologised for the abuse of my engine and removed the box himself, cleaned the joins and fitted it properly. He then offered me a few more ££s off of the Michelins and promised that he would be having words with the fitter. I left with my existing tyres in place and a vow never to visit Kwik Fit again.
Dont forget, You cant get better than a Kwik . Yeah Right