right, normally i service my own car, it doesn't cost much especially if i get parts from ebay.
but today i took my car to a garage, i wanted a proper job done, plus i wanted them to check out a knocking noise and switch off the supid airbag light...
NEVER AGAIN!
£250 later they tell me the knocking is from the top mounts and i should have a look at them. so that problem isn't fixed, they also told me the acc belt is squeeking, but they didn't tighten it, and they said they had the wrong kit to do the airbag light so that is still on.
they didn't change the disks or pads, they said they were good enough, even tho they are about a mm down at the front.
what they did do was:
spark plugs
panel filter
fuel filter
oil filter
oil change
can anyone tell me how much it would cost to do all that? because i am pretty sure it is no where near £250.... i really regret doing that, it would have been worth me spending the hour or so doing it myself, at least it would have been done properly and cheaply. they didn't fix any of the problems i had asked them to
i start the car and the acc belt is squeeling so loud its almost painful, the car makes a horrible banging sound all the way down the road from the top mounts, and all the way i have this stupid airbag light flashing at me.
i now have the car booked in at nissan to turn the light of, thats another £30, the air con needs regassing and nissan want £60 for that, i think i might talk to matt about rose jointed top mounts and do that myself because this is just a joke
anyway, just needed a rant, as i have next to no money and i need to save money so badly and no i have cocked up royally with taking my car to a garage.
but today i took my car to a garage, i wanted a proper job done, plus i wanted them to check out a knocking noise and switch off the supid airbag light...
NEVER AGAIN!
£250 later they tell me the knocking is from the top mounts and i should have a look at them. so that problem isn't fixed, they also told me the acc belt is squeeking, but they didn't tighten it, and they said they had the wrong kit to do the airbag light so that is still on.
they didn't change the disks or pads, they said they were good enough, even tho they are about a mm down at the front.
what they did do was:
spark plugs
panel filter
fuel filter
oil filter
oil change
can anyone tell me how much it would cost to do all that? because i am pretty sure it is no where near £250.... i really regret doing that, it would have been worth me spending the hour or so doing it myself, at least it would have been done properly and cheaply. they didn't fix any of the problems i had asked them to
i start the car and the acc belt is squeeling so loud its almost painful, the car makes a horrible banging sound all the way down the road from the top mounts, and all the way i have this stupid airbag light flashing at me.
i now have the car booked in at nissan to turn the light of, thats another £30, the air con needs regassing and nissan want £60 for that, i think i might talk to matt about rose jointed top mounts and do that myself because this is just a joke
anyway, just needed a rant, as i have next to no money and i need to save money so badly and no i have cocked up royally with taking my car to a garage.