Useless dealership mechanics

[premmington]

Just for clarity sub 3500kg trailers (IE light trailers) come under the same regs as cars IE 1.6mm.

Trailers over 3500kg need 1mm but are not light trailers.

I am a heavy road fitter, 32.000kg trailer is a heavy trailer anything upto 10.000kg is a light trailer to me!

But yes you could describe a light trailer as up to 3500kg

 

[the snooper]

The Migwelding Forum...Home of the insane and a national dispenser of total Madness

I hope the dispenser was a wooden one

 

[premmington]

I have owned several indie garages and one franchised dealership over a period of thirty years.

The worst customers are in this order:

1. Car sellers
2. Taxi companies
3. Lease companies
4. Retail customers with no money
5. HP companies
6. Insurance companies

The best customers are in this order

1. Retail customers who understand something about cars.
2. Fleet van owners who understand something about mechanics and want continued use from there vehicle.

Give me a car and customer who wants a quality repair. Who understands something about the process. Who has the funds to pay. Who wants to embrace preventative maintenance. I will give you a satisfied customer!

This above post got 8 likes from the mechanics on here.

Why, why do some retail customers think garages and "ripping them off" most of the time.

 

[Sidewinder]

9 likes now, & I'm not a mechanic, but, I am a "1 man ltd. co." doing a similar thing on manufacturing machinery, but at customer sites.

I've followed this thread, but not read every post in detail.

There are good and bad in everyone.

I know a few dealership technicians who are awesome, and would never let work of this standard go out the door, I also know independents the same.

I have heard of both dealerships and independents let poor work go out the door.

 

[brightspark]

i took me van in to halfrauds to get 2 new tires fitted. within a few days one was going down . i took it back and they said the rim was rusty and sorted it . a week later the otherside was doing it so i couldnt be ar...sed with takin it back and took to a local garage . they took the tire off and the rim was caked with crap loose paint and surface rust . a few mins with a wire brush and put back on and its sorted .the lasy sod couldnt be bothered to give it a clean . wont be going there any more. they preach safety on tires then do a crap job sealing them

 

[tomsutton529]

I can't knock my local indie place, some of you remember the post about the cam belt failing on the Audi TT. The garage took it all on the chin until it was diagnosed as a failed water pump that was new. I shudder to think what the local Audi place would have done. The only let down is that the local indie place has jacked the car on the sill which is something I am going to point out next time I am in there.

 

[the snooper]

I can't knock my local indie place, some of you remember the post about the cam belt failing on the Audi TT. The garage took it all on the chin until it was diagnosed as a failed water pump that was new. I shudder to think what the local Audi place would have done. The only let down is that the local indie place has jacked the car on the sill which is something I am going to point out next time I am in there.

I would have pointed that out sooner rather then later

 

[tomsutton529]

I would have pointed that out sooner rather then later

Only found out last week when I picked a quid up off the floor. Im not going to try and claim some money back or make a fuss. Im simply going to book it in for the next job and ask them not jack it up on the sill again.

 

[daleyd]

This above post got 8 likes from the mechanics on here.

Why, why do some retail customers think garages and "ripping them off" most of the time.

Because of some of the stories earlier in the thread (including the one that started it) ?

 

[Justme]

I am a heavy road fitter, 32.000kg trailer is a heavy trailer anything upto 10.000kg is a light trailer to me!

But yes you could describe a light trailer as up to 3500kg

I could, but more importantly the law does.