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xa0s
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10th Nov 10 at 07:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What would you do if you dropped your car at a garage (or anywhere else that you would leave your car with someone else to work on such as sound audio installer, leather re-trimmer, etc) and you come back to find 8 extra miles on the clock but everything was in the same condition as it was and there was absolutely no reason to take it for a test drive?
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10th Nov 10 at 07:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Kick off
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10th Nov 10 at 07:50   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
question them,they could have taken it out and kicked the shit out if it, which is probably what they did, then i would ask for discounts on the work
John
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I'd come straight home and post it on a popular small car forum.
Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I'd come straight home and post it on a popular small car forum.
Rich H
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Kick off, but you may struggle to get anywhere if you have no proof.
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I'd mention it when you pay the bill, but its hardly the end of the world.

50 miles I'd be going mad, 10 isn't worth getting stressed over.
Russ
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10th Nov 10 at 08:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
maybe the checked to see everything still worked after messing with your electrics
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I caught Auto Windscreens in the act, walking to collect my car and some lad pulling out a junction setting off down road at silly speeds!

I kicked off as I seen him do it!

I'd ask why they have done 8miles when was no real reason to without a doubt!

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say you saw it getting ragged about
Rob E
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what was the car in the garage for?
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I kept a SEAT courtesy car for longer than I needed when I discovered the little workshop wanker had been kicking my Ibiza about. I saw the little cunt doing it, through a tiny village town centre, 45+ over speed bumps.

Fair to say the service manager got a shouting at.
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
maybe the checked to see everything still worked after messing with your electrics


I'd also be alright with this though, especially if it was at a re-trimmers.

Airbags etc, just checking no warning lights/fault codes that could be read and sorted before you pick the car up
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That will be their excuse though "we had to check something" then you can't really argue it, unless you saw them botting it about time
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What car is it? something fast and exotic?
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I once picked up my old Astra CDTI150 up from the local stealers and the mpg reading on the computer was showing 7mpg!!!!! It was on about 35mpg when i dropped it off. Someone must have been stomping about in it.

The lowest I ever got it to was 11mpg.

It had been in for a service and not even one wheel had been off because they were filthy and there was no hand/finger marks etc.

I questioned them about the 7mpg and the fact that they hadn't had a wheel off but they claimed they could check everything with wheels on? They said they would investigate the thrashing the car had obviously had! Never heard back.

[Edited on 10-11-2010 by Ben J]
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Could always try blag saying its fitted with a tracking device that knows where the car has been and how fast it was moving.

Does that even exist? if so i want one for when Kerry drives it
xa0s
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10th Nov 10 at 09:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
It hasn't happened to me I just thought it would make an interesting read lol...
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i would just drive the car away without paying which i have done once. my fiesta had a service and i came back and it had done 12 mile so i just went great job to the bloke picked up my keys and left
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quote:
Originally posted by Robo C20Let
i would just drive the car away without paying which i have done once. my fiesta had a service and i came back and it had done 12 mile so i just went great job to the bloke picked up my keys and left


dictophone recording or it didn't happen
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Originally posted by xa0s
It hasn't happened to me I just thought it would make an interesting read lol...





Probably ask why there is an extra 8 miles on the clock and wait for their feble excuse.
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i'd walk in and out of their door 80 times, see if the extra wear annoys them
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quote:
Originally posted by Russ
Could always try blag saying its fitted with a tracking device that knows where the car has been and how fast it was moving.

Does that even exist? if so i want one for when Kerry drives it


sc0ott
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Nooo youll find out where i stay if you do, russ.
Russ
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Originally posted by sc0ott
Nooo youll find out where i stay if you do, russ.
I wandered why she kept calling me scotty thought she couldnt work out my accent.

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