Originally Posted by
DanW@FastFord
In my experience 'mechanics' who frequent the specialist garage-based establishments generally don't have a clue - and while they'll make you think they're diagnosing your car, they'll be trying to sse what yarns they can spin to steal your money.
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up until a week ago, id have 100% agreed with you. but a lad i know, took his car to the local fast fit place, as he hit a kirb in the snow, and thought his car felt 'funny'. when he took it in, the guy says, probs your tracking mate, if it is, will be about £30 to sort it. when the lad went back to pick his car up later that day, guy said your car drives fine mate, we have checked the tracking. mate pulls his wallet out to pay him whatever he owed, and he told him to put away, as there was nothing wrong with it in the first place.
to say i was shocked was an understatement. fast fit place doesnt make up a story, and charge, you

, they usually do that if there is nothing wrong with the car anyway, nevermind tell you to put your wallet away.
so now, i only 99% agree with you, because there are obviously one, or maybe even two, that aint utter c*nts, who are looking to have your eyes out, but unfortunaly, most are