Arrrrrggggghhhhh car

[beautycat]

They did check first mono, but I said no to the door motor and radio as I think I could live without them


Toomey are expensive but have always gone to them, I think the may be the last visit

[sisize]

Im a technician in a Mercedes main dealer and not all of us are thieves, my advice would be to use a tyre firm like kwikfit etc for tyres as dealers overcharge for them, easy bits like brakes/timing belts etc use independants but for diagnostics I would use a main dealer as quite often what people don't realise is alot of independants who are specialists in Mercedes will take their customers vehicle to a main dealer for the diagnosis to be done then carry out the work themselves then charge thiers customer for it and sometimes it works out as expensive or more.
It is a minefield out there with dodgy garages but there are some good ones. Stick with a good trusted mobile mechanic or independant for everything apart from diagnostics.

Si

[Malibu]

Took mine for MOT today, pass with no advisories....£50 well spent

[djs]

Feb 20, 2013 12:07:14 GMT beautycat said:

Took my car in today for a service

Approx £800'

Have you had the work done? or was that a quote?

[Super-Shiny]

A friend of mine got his motor serviced and they found 5 things wrong with it so he took it too another place to get a second opinion and they said 3 out of them five are correct, the other 2 things there is nothing wrong with them

[beautycat]

Feb 22, 2013 21:07:31 GMT djs said:

Feb 20, 2013 12:07:14 GMT beautycat said:

Took my car in today for a service

Approx £800'

Have you had the work done? or was that a quote?

I've had it done now

[djs]

Feb 22, 2013 22:06:19 GMT beautycat said:

I've had it done now

OK.

I run up to 3 cars (sometimes) on a budget. I always find cheap ways to keep them on the road and rarely use anything other than small independent garages. However, although it's costly, sometimes spending the extra can be seen as a long-term investment.

I had one of my timing belts done for not much and it took a visit to a specialist to adjust it. Some cars are very picky about this. Not like the old days with a few tippex marks......

[beautycat]

It drives abut better now it seems but they have adjusted the handbrake and boy is it hard to put on , seems lower to the floor too but apparently they had to screw it back to the floor a common problem with clios