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182, is that a renault





or so said the parts guy when I went to buy a new oil filter from the dealer on saturday.

kinda scary really
 

Lee

  BMW M2C


When I had my 172 I went in to book it in for some work. The Cup had just come out and one was parked out front. I said to the service guy "Ive only had this 3 months but I quite fancy a Cup" he replied "is that the Blue one parked outside".

Scary.
 
  Golf gti ed30+bmw m3


last time i took my car into arnold clark the mechanic tried to book it in as a megane 225 :)
 
  Meg on pistonheads £6995


the misses used to have a Xsara 1.8 16V VTR coupe (rare cos VTS spec. and almost as expensive new - we bought half price with 10K miles!)

and we were frequently told that it:

"didnt exist!!"

or

"you can only get a 1.6 or 2.0"
 
  E91 M Sport


Quote: Originally posted by Lee M on 06 September 2004


I said to the service guy "Ive only had this 3 months but I quite fancy a Cup" he replied "ok, Ill go put the kettle on".
Sorry :p
 


Reporting a power steering fluid leak

"my clio 182 has a power steering fluid leak"

"Clios dont have power steering fluid, its electric"

"Mine isnt"

"how do you know its power steering fluid"

"Its red, oily, leaking from a pipe going to the steering rack, and I keep topping up a resovoir with a steering wheel symbol on the cap"

"Hang on ill go and ask somebody............, is it a 182?"

"yes i told you that before"

"ok, bring it in then"

It still took 10 days to fix though:mad:
 
  Ford Fiesta


oh dear, please renault sack all your staff and start again! lol

shame prob not all staff are like that, I understand some work for them and are members on here but come on, its happening too often!
 


ha, its not even like it only happens cos its a new model! I went up to a dealer to get a new rubber centre cap for a GT Turbo steering wheel;

q: "hi, im after a rubber steering wheel centre cap for a GT Turbo"

a: "what make and model of car is that sir?"

Felt like saying "its a f**king renault 5 aka one of the hothatch legends of the past 20 years...take an interest FFS!!"
 


to be honest because they work in renault parts or whatever, they might not know anything about Renault! theyll just type the info into a PC and away!



Im tepmting on an IBM reception I know f*ck all about this place, Ive never walked around the building and rely on a map!
 
  Ford Fiesta


yeah but these gys arnt temping they work there full time all the imte, and they still mess it up.

as i said its not all of them but there are too many stories like these.
 
  Mk2 Golf GTI


The parts department at coventry, 2 of them are thick as f**k. an asian bloke and a young white bloke with a brown bouffant if anyone is familiar with them...

Went to get CV gaiter for my old RT and when he handed it to me it said R19 on the packet. i told him i had a clio with power steering but he was adamant that it was the right part.

so i went home and tried it anyway but obviously no luck. Went back and he said it was the only one they stock so i got a refund and went to a non-renault specialist to get it, who got the right part straight away
 


i took my clio to a renault dealer for its 2nd service and asked them if they wouldnt mind lookin at my cd player coz it wasnt working right, and if poss. fix it!

simple task eh?

after the service they said your right, it doesnt work

and itll cost £230 to put in a new 1

s*d that :devilish:
 


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