Bonus
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Registered: 13th May 02
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Can someone explain this too me!
I Badly curbed one of my alloys last week, because there High power silver, I knew it would be expensive to respray, so as well as quotes for respraying I looked into just buying a new alloy since the tyre was fine. Phoned a few places and a new alloy, (Team Dynamics Mirage HPS 16/195/45) was going to cost me about £105-£115.
Just buy chance i was in halfords for sumit else, and noticed that they sold the Mirage, so out of interest i went and asked the girl behind the counter for a price. She had a look on the system and told me that they only had price for the wheel with a tyre and that it was £165, just for the one wheel!!. I asked if they could do it with out tyre, she wasn’t sure, and went off to ask someone.
She came back and said she could get a price, but needed to ring the supplier. She phoned, and they told her the price just for the wheel was, £58 + Vat, (about 70 quid all in). She then sold me the wheel for 70 quid and i picked it up yesterday.
So whats going on?! I think shes sold it too me at the trade price! It cant be an extra £95 just for a cheap tyre!?
Speaking to a friend, he knows someone whos done the same. That means u can buy a set of 4 alloys for £280 without tyres where as they sell them with for £700!! Tyres only cost £55 quid where i get them from (yoko).
Anyone else found this with halfords?
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Dan B
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Get 4 mates to buy a single wheel each, sell them to you and give 'em £25 each for the hassle, and there you go......a saving of over £300 still!
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Bonus
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This is what im thinking, or just even goto 4 different halfords and save giving ure mates the money!!
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carnoisseurcraig
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Yup, thats trade price mate. Go in and get loads off her.
[Edited on 05-11-2003 by carnoisseurcraig]
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corb
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If anyone finds out, she's gonna get a big time disciplinary, thats proper bad. She should've got the cost price excluding vat, then done the calculation(which is in the Ripspeed StaffGuide) and given you the correct price of aound £115.
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
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damn sumone give that girl a star i think i might have to travel up to herts to get my wheels
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Daimo B
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U'll only be able to get that price if you can remember her name, what time you spoke to her etc and know exaclty what the conversation entailed or they will just think your trying to blag it.
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
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quote: Originally posted by Dan B
Get 4 mates to buy a single wheel each, sell them to you and give 'em £25 each for the hassle, and there you go......a saving of over £300 still!
u ought to be a business man
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waynep
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Registered: 20th Apr 02
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u need to speek to the ripspeed specialsits that r there they will atleast tell u the CORRECT INFO llol its so easy to use the system (i werk at ripseped) btw, they are so stupi there just calling upp the brand price rather then goin to the premounts sections and gettin the info from there
[Edited on 05-11-2003 by corsa-crazy]
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sxi16vjoe
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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a thicck girl at ripspeed sold me my k&n at trade price!!
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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ne1 see the link between ripspeed and girls? even better if u got who works there like i have.....hehehe
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waynep
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there are NO GIRLS AT MY HALFORDS :@
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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when i got my 5th rim was only 110 for rim n 30 quid for tyre
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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was that the chatham branch joe?
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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motorspeed, where u work?
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Rob R
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i dnt....wot makes u fink i do?
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corb
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quote: Originally posted by motorspeed
ne1 see the link between ripspeed and girls? even better if u got who works there like i have.....hehehe
sorry, mis-read this post!
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Rob R
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i mistyped it lol was mena say "even better if uve got a mate that works there like i have" ive bin a twat 2day...feel free 2 slap me
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corb
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*SLAP*
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Rob R
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dnt hit me u cunt! dint realise u only live up the road from me!
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corb
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Registered: 24th Apr 02
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*corb grabs baseball bat* wont fukin miss u this time! where u live?
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Bennn
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the halfords near me sold 15" team dynamics motorsport in anthracite in vaux fitment for £299 with tyres which i couldnt believe. They also only charged £20 to fit my bilsteins.
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Rob R
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Registered: 31st May 03
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i live in gillingham so not that far away!
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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i paid 75 quid for a replacement 17" tornado in halfrods.
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Bonus
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Registered: 13th May 02
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quote: Originally posted by Daimo B
U'll only be able to get that price if you can remember her name, what time you spoke to her etc and know exaclty what the conversation entailed or they will just think your trying to blag it.
Yerh when she gave me that price i said id pay in full there and then, and got a full receipt with all details on inc her name, time i was there the lot. Was thinking when i went back someone may say sumit and id have to argue it, but it were the same girl!!
I know her name and that she works Saturdays, so if anyone wants to try this…..
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