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I had a nail in my car tyre. Went to Kwik fit and they said I had to change both tyres as they were bold and illegal. They said I should have failed the MOT and were surprised that it passed. They were the ones that passed it!
I then had to to track the tyres including the back which was a first for me.
It cost me £280. I feel scammed.
What car you got mate, does it have low profile tyres.?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Thats just a puncher! usually pull it out depending on how close it is to the edge of the tire! You should ask if you can have a look at the old tires, And if you see they are fucked with your own eyes you should consider changing them! Dealer ship are a dirty business, worked at a chevy dealer in California who had broken down brakes for every chevy model and when it came some old or not knowing bout cars who wants a service they just change their brakes and show them the bad ones they have in stock and say they needed to be replaced immediately!Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I would say they robbed you, it takes 15-20 min to change two tires, and balance them!
You can be a cunt back and remove some weights on your tire and go back to the dealer at lunchtime or 10 minutes before the close, and tell them something happened to the car when they changed the tires, Sounds like something is lose and vibrating! Add that you're afraid of driving the vehicle now. But thats wasting your time as well, or just call them and tell em they had a shitty price!
It is an s Max so they were bigger Tyree. Still a rip off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dia bandoWhat car you got mate, does it have low profile tyres.?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
There's a guy I work with drives an S-Max
He's a complete bellend too
I can't help but chuckle at your misfortune at being scammed
280 pounds? :o
I think you were had, but maybe that's normal there. I don't know. I got a nail in my tyre last year and they came over and changed it for about 25 pounds. My car is old though and services are generally cheap here.
Kwik fit are expensive for your Smax tyres mate, I recon were I live £70 each last week had
a tyre from our Astra sri £65 all in.!
So I got scammed. I am never going to that place again. :(
Super glue costs less than a pound for five tubes these days. Thats what i did to the last mechanic that ripped me off. His workers could'nt get into his business and had to change all the locks,and I got a good laugh. 4am ,park round the corner well away, walk the block stroll past stop and sort your stuff if a car passes, then when its all quiet with the tubes already open its under one second to pump one into each lock, too easy and fun just dont drop the tubes where you are take them away and get rid of them in a bush,in hindsight disposable gloves would be handy pull off wrap up containers and gloves inside out dump and away no mess.
I didn't realize you were a teenager.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
:-\ Im not sure if most teenagers would think it out and wait for the grass to grow before striking back,most would probably act more impulsively.Vengeance is a dish best ate cold.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrusI didn't realize you were a teenager.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
never EVER use Kwik fit.....I went there years ago and asked them to check my exhaust.....some prick who looked like he was about 12 years old with a ciggy in his face came back and told me I would need a new exhaust and some work doing on my engine due to the exhaust issue....he told me the job would cost about £300 big ones......I sniffed bullshit straight away and told him I would go get a second opinion.....went to the local exhaust centre...they checked it over and told me I only needed a new exhaust which cost me about £50...!!!!
Job Biscuit (well I told the wife it cost 300 big ones and so I pocketed the £250 anyway)!!!!
eh eh!!!!
A relative was a manager in a tyre and exhaust centre, the area manager came and said your
not selling enough shock absorbers, so he told them when a car is on the ramp, just spray
some oil on the shock, show the customer tell them the shock is knackered.
He said also tell them is your replace this side you really should replace the other side,
watch out for this scam, needless to say my relative would not do this , he told the
manager to go fuck himself and left.
Dude that sounds cheap for tyres.
Have you got big foot monster truck?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterHave you got big foot monster truck?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Nah im not a redneck buddy.
Must admit I drive a go-kart, aka Toyota Aygo, but I don't think I've ever paid more than 25 quid per tyre including fitting.
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Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Rhun the thought of you in an Aygo does make me smile my friend , a gentleman with a larger carriage in a small car.
:) I know. I'm hoping to upgrade eventually but its so bloody cheap to keep that its hard to let go. £30 for a tank of petrol, £20 tax for the year, decent mpg. If I could move everything across and just have the one seat in the middle, I think it'd be perfect!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord AlQuote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Rhun the thought of you in an Aygo does make me smile my friend , a gentleman with a larger carriage in a small car.
Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun:) I know. I'm hoping to upgrade eventually but its so bloody cheap to keep that its hard to let go. £30 for a tank of petrol, £20 tax for the year, decent mpg. If I could move everything across and just have the one seat in the middle, I think it'd be perfect!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord AlQuote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Rhun the thought of you in an Aygo does make me smile my friend , a gentleman with a larger carriage in a small car.
Bloody hell that is cheap to run !
I think we pay £250 road tax WTF ?
I had no idea the scale was so different.
Sounds like you have your head screwed on and I'm a mug :)
Road tax was £185 this year for me.
£90 to fill the tank.
£500 insurance
£30 MOT
and the tyres.
Yikes, what are you and Al driving that makes them so expensive?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I thought what I was paying was normal for a family car.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhunYikes, what are you and Al driving that makes them so expensive?Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I must admit, having no family, I've never had a family car. Before this one I had an old Golf which was 110 a year to tax, and took maybe £40 to fill the tank. That was nice and cheap on tyres too.
Thinking of upgrading my Aygo to a Volvo C30 before the next MOT, so I'll probably be bitching a lot more about the costs once I have that.
Volvo c30 now we're talking!Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Havent you guys got consumer affairs out there? Or one of those programmes you ring and tell them about it and they send out a lady driver with secret cameras in and under her car,then they publicly expose the bastards?
Yes we have but I think the branches are hit and miss, some are good other poor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
We had them investigate the RAC, who come out for car breakdowns, and they were selling car batteries when there was no need.
Aygo to a Volvo C30 looks good @superheavyrhun
Checked out the video for the C30 Polestar @Xwetie was talking about. Looks the bomb, shame it never went into production (as far as I can tell).Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterYes we have but I think the branches are hit and miss, some are good other poor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
We had them investigate the RAC, who come out for car breakdowns, and they were selling car batteries when there was no need.
Aygo to a Volvo C30 looks good @superheavyrhun