Fancy that!!

[user123]

Hubby drives a R reg Mercedes, and the exhaust started blowing, so he takes it to Quick Fit who take a look and tell him he needs a new exhaust, £1500!!!! :yikes: :yikes:

Goes to the next fairly large garage, they take a look, much chin scratching, yep , you need a new exhaust, but they have way to supply cheaper, they can probably do it cheaper, just under £1000!!! :yikes:
Takes it to the little local garage, same distance but the other way, guy looks at it and says, nothing wrong with your exhaust, brackets front and rear partly rusted through, it's blowing from the resulting opened up seal at the engine end, bring it in, welds and fixes brackets, rejoins sealed end, all fine, £60!! :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

and some more... :hurray: :hurray: :hurray:

 

[mikethetile]

there you go G

ive been saying to people for a long time, suport your local tradesman as its in his best interest to look after you

and he will:hurray::hurray::hurray:

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

good on you G for looking around it's surprizing the opinions on the same job's, some go for ripp-off and some are just good tradesmen!! and you found the right one, now will you go back to him again???for future work's

 

[david campbell]

my other 1/2's cousin works for a major car mechanic firm and always advises people to go to small independants if he can't do it as a homer!
a thermostat for the combo was ordered and fitted by him £12.15 trade price(free fitting as he owed me a few:smilewinkgrin

 

[albyshellshear]

to learn the trade machanics spend a week at school learning the sharp intake of breath the better you can do it the more you can charge, I hate rip off people and think they should be hanged by there big toe and slapped with a wet fish.

 

[doug boardley]

the big nationals are all about meeting their income quotas, not really interested in customer service imo, well done Howard!

 

[SandyFloor]

It's only a saving of £1440. What's all fuss about? Seriously though I haven't gone near Kwikfit for years as the last time I was told I needed I needed two new tyres when it was obvious there was a good few thousand miles left in them.

 

[user123]

good on you G for looking around it's surprizing the opinions on the same job's, some go for ripp-off and some are just good tradesmen!! and you found the right one, now will you go back to him again???for future work's

Wow, my first post in the new look forum...:lol: anyhow, Dave, I can't take the credit, hubby did it... but yes, we have used that single man garage operation before and will again, of course, but I think considering it was obviously something to do with the exhaust Howard just thought he'd pop into the local quickfit etc... not expecting such prices! Mad... I didn't really suspect either, I must admit, that the actual state of the exhaust would be lied about by experts... totally disgusted by that!!

 

[hillhead]

My renault trafic van needed tested a month ago so i thought i'll get a full service with fresh brakes etc fitted.
The garage where i bought it said around £600 would do it !!
I got a local guy to do it for £220 with all genuine parts fitted.I was happy.

 

[poynton phil]

Not all of these big firms rip you off. I went into the quick fit in congleton the other week, a slow punture on the misses car, ended up being a faulty valve. The guy said these metal valves do leak after a while. He took all wheels off and changed all the valves to rubber ones, and didn't charge me a penny for it. But i know where you are coming from MG., as the only reason i went in there was because it was sunday, and they were the only ones open. But i will use them again.

 

[faithhealer]

I've had the bad Kwikfit experience, told me my shocks needed replacing before it's next test. needless to say, nothing wrong with them

pays to shop about, if he's saved 1440 pounds does Howard owe you 720 G? lol

 

[user123]

I've had the bad Kwikfit experience, told me my shocks needed replacing before it's next test. needless to say, nothing wrong with them

pays to shop about, if he's saved 1440 pounds does Howard owe you 720 G? lol

pigs might fly... pigs might fly... :lol: