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Old May 28, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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Sounds a proper ripoff to me,half that price at most after all quikfit don't use genuine parts.I'll check on the autodata cd for you to find out the hours involved but it sounds ridiculous.granted,it probably was just ur pads but it does make sense to change the lot if there's any doubt,normally I'll ring the customer or photograph said faults if it's going to differ from what I originally quoted and I always keep the old bits but there's plenty that don't.kwikfit etc really are proper wankers,ats even worse,I can't believe these places are still going.few tips,always get a written/verbal quote before you start,like me most places use autodata so they know the hours before they start but also be realistic and listen to what the garage tell you,some cars have known bitches like rusted in nuts etc that garages know about due to repetitive work,on some cars I like to recommend changing thermostats as I know they play up after time,I always recommend cambelt changes on the old ford diesels if people don't know when they were done as I know loads of people who've had them fail,missing locking wheelnut keys,cars with no petrol in them,crappy batteries all make the job far more difficult and time is money.Having had my own business now I never take anything for granted and charge for everything as sadly most people are so ungrateful when you tell them you've topped up all their fluids for them,checked tyre pressures etc that you may as well get something from it.
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