service/mot costs :-(

[_Kenny_]

Took my car to get a full service and mot on friday - thought to myself car is feeling alright, should pass fine BUT... got a call about 90 mins later saying the car had a list of faults!

things like anti roll link bar and rear coil spring had to replaced as well as the smaller things like new bulb, window wipers, brake pads, etc etc but how they all add up

on the couple days I have driven since then tho, the car seems a lot better, steering sharper, brakes better, handling a lot tidier.

all in all it cost £301.79 but they seem to have done a good job and I was impressed with them - first time I have taken the clio there.

Could the previous anti roll link car been the cause of the back end feeling twitchy before?


[Edited by POW_Clio on 23 January 2005 at 1:51pm]

 

[stusV6]

£301.79..................you cant say fairer than that eh

Cya Stu

PS I take it it wasnt Reno then?


[Edited by stusV6 on 23 January 2005 at 2:03pm]

 

[Djw John]

More likely it was the problem with the spring. Where did you take it?

 

[_Kenny_]

stusV6 - wasnt renault mate. stopped taking it there after warranty ran out!

John - I took it to J and J McIndoe they are based on the A89 beside the Williamsons garden centre. Thought Id go there as I wasnt impressed the last couple of times with the garage I usually use.


[Edited by POW_Clio on 23 January 2005 at 2:36pm]

 

[Lunner]

Think yourself lucky.

My sercive cost £210, and that was wiht virttually no labour, and MOt cost me prolly about £500 to pass.

But then the car had been neglected and i had virtually everything changed on the service

 

[Djw John]

Used to go there all the time, Charlie is very good but I wasnt sure about the others after some of thethings ive seen, but the worst offender got sacked a while ago. Ever heard of JMSL in Polbeth, very good company, have a lok on the livicruise website for some feedback for next time!

 

[badinvincible]

AFAIK JMSL are good but very dear, I got quoted 130ish for him to fit lowering springs...

 

[_Kenny_]

Quote: Originally posted by EvilJohn on 23 January 2005

Used to go there all the time, Charlie is very good but I wasnt sure about the others after some of thethings ive seen, but the worst offender got sacked a while ago. Ever heard of JMSL in Polbeth, very good company, have a lok on the livicruise website for some feedback for next time!

What have you seen?

Is JMSL down in Polbeth Industrial Estate? The girlfriend lives in West Calder so not far from there. I was thinking about taking it to CCS (I think its called) In West Calder, but decided to go more local to me this time. Used to go to a garage called Three Acre up Greendykes Road in Broxburn and the first few times I went there I was pleased but the last couple of times I was pretty unimpressed with service.

 

[Djw John]

My mates mums old Ibiza went in there for some work and cam out with a rattling noise, I had a quick look and decided it was from the wheel they had been working on so my mate slowly drove it back up from Howden. Got there to discover the hub nut that holds the full wheel assembly on was finger tight! Also another mate got his spark plugs changed and found is old ones lying around the bonnet. Orone of the many times Djw Dave took his old ax gt there and they broke the bonnet cable and we had to argue for weeks fro them to fix it! Used to be superb not so sure now.

 

[Djw John]

Oh and yes thats where JMSL are.

 

[_Kenny_]

will have a look for them next time - touch wood that the clio doesnt need too much work done this year!

popped out to the car earlier to find that they never stamped my service book so will get them to stamp it this week