As much as I bash qwick fit to everyone, I took mine there out of desperation a few months ago for alignment.
They'd got the hunter system in, and the old guy was explaining to me how it all worked and showed me his certificate to prove he'd been trained on it. I then sat in the waiting room which had computer monitors in there so I could see the settings and adjustments as he was doing it.
Drove perfect after and even told me if I fitted my camber bolts within 30 days and took it back, they'd re-do it for half price.
Bit of useless info there for you, but maybe some qwik fit fitters know what they're doing and might be worth giving it a go
Agree to a point.
I have been to KwikFit a few times and had a good time. One time they even had PilotSports for cheaper than Blackcircles etc which was a nice bonus.
However the last time I went there (with the 172) they royally cocked up the alignment (which IMO was fine when it went in). Very little steering wobble at 100+. Normally I'd say when the wheel wobbles at 80 on a straight road then it needs alignment, but I figured it can't hurt... (Famous last words).
I got it back, and whilst it drove straight as a nail (again, no different to when I left it with them) the steering wheel was pointing at 2 oclock. Had a track day the next morning and only collected the car at 5oclock so they couldn't redo it that afternoon.
Ended up taking it to Kwikfit Dartford (nearish Brands) and they sorted it under their "no quibble guarantee".
They commented that the readings were off the chart and that Hove's equipment must be 'out'.
On the drive back from Brands I noticed that on a flat motorway the steering still wasn't quite right, it was very close- just not perfect. So I thought I'd take it back one more time (this time to Hove again... mistake number 2). Again it was miles out when they'd finished.
Each time they commented that it was miles off when it went on the ramps (Hunter gear).
In the end the deputy manager did it himself, called me to say he did the alignment, drove it straight back onto the ramp and that it was out again, said sorry and that he's going to get their head mechanic to have a look at the suspension. I told them not to touch the suspension and that I'd collect the car the next morning. Turns out it was fine after the deputy manager had a go- steering was perfect. The fact he hadn't even test driven the car to check the results speaks volumes IMO.
I wouldn't trust the Kwikfit name, if I took it back to that place I'd insist the same bloke did it. But even then I'm not 100% since he didn't think to test the car before declaring it out again.
Edit: F*** me even typing that has made me cross haha. Time for a chill pill!
