dCi 65 + C2 (<Sold)
The one I went to had a real fit receptionist as well. *drool*
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Free Summer Health Check - Renault
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ForceIndia
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Gentlemans spec 200
That's em.
Fit receptionist though
True. I wouldn't trust those muppets with a biro though.
S2000
Mine flew through. Emergency kit is not bad for free!
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tbh anywhere renaults peeps are rip offs! so dont get anything done from them get your list of what you need doing. go to a specialist and get them to sort it if you need doing it, i was sitting at renault getting my bonnet check up which needed replacing, and while i was sitting there they told an o.a.p his side indicators needed replacing and was going to charge him £22 so i gave him my spare indicators and replaced it for free. renault in my experience are cumts and a waste of time!
clio 172 cup
right i have a clio 172 cup and if thay are doing a free check im all up for geting one done a.s.a.p as i would like to see wot thay have to say is wrong with my car..lol..any way i live in epsom and will be going to the nearest one to me..
do i just have to go in to renault dealer were i live and just ask them for a free check up and thay just book it in or do thay give you a form to fill in then then take back.....cheers thanks.
do i just have to go in to renault dealer were i live and just ask them for a free check up and thay just book it in or do thay give you a form to fill in then then take back.....cheers thanks.
Should have sold it while it was worth something rather than leaving it sat to rot being unused outside the flat
Mine's been serviced at the main dealer from new aside from the cambelt replacement. I've not had any issues with them creating work that wasn't required (mainly because all I've needed to replace in 55k aside from the brakes was a rear number plate bulb). Or charging over the odds. People on this forum have 0 clue the costs of running a franchised dealership, you all act like the staff are taking you to the cleaners needlessly and go on to compare their labour rate to that of an independant working out of a 1 or 2 ramp unit on the corner of an industrial estate....
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Should have sold it while it was worth something rather than leaving it sat to rot being unused outside the flat
Mine's been serviced at the main dealer from new aside from the cambelt replacement. I've not had any issues with them creating work that wasn't required (mainly because all I've needed to replace in 55k aside from the brakes was a rear number plate bulb). Or charging over the odds. People on this forum have 0 clue the costs of running a franchised dealership, you all act like the staff are taking you to the cleaners needlessly and go on to compare their labour rate to that of an independant working out of a 1 or 2 ramp unit on the corner of an industrial estate....
yeh so £22 to change a bulb is worth paying then? b0ll0x! yeh fair do's paying the careless cumts whatever you want doing and charging almost double what a specialist would charge. thats just wasting money in my eyes. they shouldnt charge stupid rates like this in the first place if they want to run a franchise they should give competitive rates and they would get people flooding in to get there car done from em.
I never said it's "worth" paying, although with many people a fully dealer stamped service book will increase the resale value of a car. I replaced the brakes myself and as/when it needs any other work that doesn't need a stamp I'll do it myself. I'm merely pointing out that main dealers charge the rates they do because that is what they need to charge in order to cover their costs and turn a profit. The average "specialist" hasn't a fraction of the outgoings a main dealer has. Clearly my point is lost on you. Main dealers do no charge the rate they do to piss you off, they do so because the HAVE to. If they could halve their labour rate and increase the business they did as a result clearly they would however the costs they have prohibit them charging the labour rate a tatty unit on the corner of an industrial estate will charge you.
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ok mate i do get your point but big companys like this should realise competitve rates is where its at. why do you think asda and tesco are taking out the corner shops out of business? and if renault charged rates of specialists you telling me they wouldnt get more business? more customers =more money, but they charge what they do cus thick people are willing to pay it and dont realise they are getting ripped off.
BG 225 lux + cup RST
am booking in for mine - wonder what they will end up saying lol
You're still not grasping it are you. Supermarkets use economies of scale to drive down prices they pay farmers etc. The huge volume they order in means they manage to drive down the cost per unit and are able to pass that saving on. The motor trade doesn't work like that.
Lets give you an example, you set up a small garage employ a tech or two and hire a unit on a trading estate. You do not have a Manufacturer to please so your costs are your own making. If you want a nicer unit or to actually buy one/have one built then that's your call, want to build an area to have cars washed and employ a car cleaner full time? your choice. Nice waiting area with free coffee, plasma screen expensive chairs? your call. Want to advertise your business, small spread in a local paper or mailshot glossy brouchures? again up to you. Send your staff on technical training courses, buy expensive diagnostic and specialist tools for every model in the range whenever they are released....
Getting the picture? As a franchised dealer the manufacturer will insist you spend a fortune on marketing, special tools, expensive training courses for staff, certain refreshments, offer customers collection and delivery or loan cars, have the showroom look a certain certain way be in prime positions, have a set sq footage. All of this costs an absolute fortune and guess what it has to come from somewhere. That somewhere is the customer, labour rates reflect the relative costs to run each type of business.
1.5dci
Lol would it be too cheeky to take the new one for a test drive and try and get it checked whilst your on it! Remember when i was looking at mine i was encouraged to go for anywhere between 30mins to an hour to check it out!
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LOL ok ok look this is how i am at the moment
happy? i get your point i didnt think into it too much like that tbf mate i was thinking from a different point of view but i was wrong:dapprove:Nothing personal against you, it's just an attitude held and perpetuated on all car forums. They spout personal opinion as fact when they're either ignorant or poorly informed. Sadly people believe that all main dealers are the enemy and out to rip you off and simply don't grasp the labour rates are what they are thanks to the costs they suffer at the hands of the manufacturer they're tied to.
On the flip side when dealers are running things like this (usually forced by the manufacturer) and are spending hundreds or thousands of hours unpaid looking at peoples cars do you know what usually happens? Owner of the car takes it in to be looked at, gets a list of issues with the car then f***s off to the local specialist armed with his free diagnosis and spends his money with them.
On the flip side when dealers are running things like this (usually forced by the manufacturer) and are spending hundreds or thousands of hours unpaid looking at peoples cars do you know what usually happens? Owner of the car takes it in to be looked at, gets a list of issues with the car then f***s off to the local specialist armed with his free diagnosis and spends his money with them.
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yeh but i always knew main dealers charge more and didnt really bother me but when they tried charged an old man for a bulb change and fitting for £22 that p'eed me off. neway i got my appointment with them tommorow dreading it like hell! if i know somethings wrong i will have to get it done and will but not from ther stealers :rasp:
Good effort but you won't convince everyone on here!
You've forgotten to also include that the average main dealer will have to pay a dividend to the shareholders
My flat mate does reasonably well from Inchcape!
Good effort but you won't convince everyone on here!
You've forgotten to also include that the average main dealer will have to pay a dividend to the shareholders
My flat mate does reasonably well from Inchcape!
Sadly true, they'll still all claim dealers are despicable while booking in for their free check and never stepping foot inside a dealer until they're offered another one!
tbh I don't think that is that widespread, either way plenty of business' have shareholders. There are plenty of things that the independents people regard so highly and as if they are some sort of moral highground get up to that the average Joe would be pretty appalled by.
Usual story of the internet, pub talk b****cks gets perpetuated until everyone considers themselves an expert on something they have no actual clue about or involvement with.
///M135i
Beware! There idea of a wash is to rub a filthy old sponge over your paintwork. Avoid.
I wonder what they'd say if I took my car in?
"Sir your air filter appears to be the wrong kind, half of your interior is missing, the wrong suspension is fitted, there appears to be a load of strange electronic equipment under your engine bay...." etc, followed by "It'll be £18,900+VAT to fix it".
I don't understand why car enthusiasts with modified / stripped cars even contemplate taking them to a stealer's, even if you do get a free glow in the dark jacket and a plastic triangle. Take it to a specialist for some work to be done and they'll usually identify the problems free of charge anyway. Plus you don't have to deal with the constant annoying phone calls and the condescending staff, and don't have to let some spotty oik who's just left school take your car out for an hour long test drive at full throttle.
"Sir your air filter appears to be the wrong kind, half of your interior is missing, the wrong suspension is fitted, there appears to be a load of strange electronic equipment under your engine bay...." etc, followed by "It'll be £18,900+VAT to fix it".
I don't understand why car enthusiasts with modified / stripped cars even contemplate taking them to a stealer's, even if you do get a free glow in the dark jacket and a plastic triangle. Take it to a specialist for some work to be done and they'll usually identify the problems free of charge anyway. Plus you don't have to deal with the constant annoying phone calls and the condescending staff, and don't have to let some spotty oik who's just left school take your car out for an hour long test drive at full throttle.
2004 1.5 DCi 80 Dyna
Just checked the first aid kit and its actually very good. If you were to buy one like it, it would cost around £15-20.
Definitely worth the check. I now have 2 triangles which is good for countryside roads.
Definitely worth the check. I now have 2 triangles which is good for countryside roads.
Ol’ Tarby
ClioSport Moderator
Clio 220 Trophy
nice girl from renault has just rang me and mines booked in for 4th september, she asks me "will you be waiting while we look at your car mr rawlingson?" me :"that depends..." her: "on what mr rawlingson?" me: "wether or not you'll let me testdrive a clio 200 for the hour while my cars bein done" her: "we only have a 1.2 in at the moment im afraid.." me: "i'll wait then!"
dCi 65 + C2 (<Sold)
Should have said 'let me test drive your fine self then!'
dCi 65 + C2 (<Sold)
C'mon mate, when have you ever been to a Renault dealer where the receptionist is a munter?
I had mine today...
ABSOLUTELY FUMING with what Ive found.
To make my exhaust sit properly, Ive got cable ties around the rear exhaust mount. When I got home earlier, I noticed that my exhaust had moved as it was touching the exhaust surround. I looked under the car, and hanging down was 1 of the cable ties (the other has disappeared). The thing that has pissed me off is that the one that was hanging there has clearly been cut off!!
And the cheek of them, the said that I need new exhaust mounts!!! (they were only new 2month ago).
I was told that it was a "visual only" check of the car, so why have they gone "cutting things" off the car?!?
Also, they must be pretty useless as they didn't notice that my rear brakes need doing or that my satnav screen doesn't turn on ATM.
ABSOLUTELY FUMING with what Ive found.
To make my exhaust sit properly, Ive got cable ties around the rear exhaust mount. When I got home earlier, I noticed that my exhaust had moved as it was touching the exhaust surround. I looked under the car, and hanging down was 1 of the cable ties (the other has disappeared). The thing that has pissed me off is that the one that was hanging there has clearly been cut off!!
And the cheek of them, the said that I need new exhaust mounts!!! (they were only new 2month ago).
I was told that it was a "visual only" check of the car, so why have they gone "cutting things" off the car?!?
Also, they must be pretty useless as they didn't notice that my rear brakes need doing or that my satnav screen doesn't turn on ATM.
