shail 0 Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Just got car back from MOT. Nice local garage with nice people. Needed a new bulb and number plate. Checked my trip computer - they did 32 miles in it with an ave mpg of 20! Now im no expert but i dont think "drive the nuts of the car" is a test item for the MOT. Link to post Share on other sites
Toby 0 Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 ask them for £20 petrol money! Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Cheeky fookers!!!! Id be down there whooping some ass m8!! Link to post Share on other sites
Seademon 0 Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 Sounds like they've road tested your new bulb and number plate for you! Link to post Share on other sites
Bampson 0 Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 tell em u got a speeding ticket come through and you need them to give you £100 to cover it ... lol Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted March 1, 2005 Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 that winds me up....a garage once did 200 miles in my previous car when it was supposedly in bits! they even left the fuel receipt in the glovebox....oh, and it had no tax at the time! no way you can prove it really though. Link to post Share on other sites
shail 0 Posted March 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2005 well told eveyone at work, so I think they may have lost a bunch of business, as its round the corner from work and a lot of peeps use it for MOT's Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 cheeky Bas*&!d's things like that really piss me off. that's why i always try and wait with them while they doing the MOT. Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 think the mileage is certainly excessive but i'd say the mpg is prob about right tbh for about town, quick start-stop driving! still a bit cheeky doing that many miles tho! Link to post Share on other sites
Slim 0 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 Tell them.If I'm not happy about any work that is done on my car, the first thing I do is inform the garage so I can hear their side of it first. Link to post Share on other sites
stu h 0 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 this may sound dumb but do the garages take cars for a test drive when they are in for an mot? :? cheeky f*ckers tho! i'd ring and speak to the monkey in charge and ask what he has to say Link to post Share on other sites
badboyV6 4 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 No - definitely not- i used to work for a garage in the summers when i was younger. You just need a 4 post ramp, beam testers (which were never use!) and brake testers. The rest is done by checking for play, checking for rust and worn parts such as pads/discs, suspension bushes, checking seatbelts and other safety issues like jagged edges on bodywork etc... Easy really- thats how most garages get there work- Britsh Leyland/ Rover cars were always a winner cos of the welding!!!!! Never seen a mk2 needing welding..... :-) Link to post Share on other sites
seadog 0 Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 my last car passed my on the dual carriage way, about 30mins after gettin told on the phone the wishbone and bearings had just arrived!!! now i`m no top notch mechanic but theres no way u can fit a front wishbone and 2 wheel bearing in half an hour!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Geastb 0 Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I always wait at the garage whilst they do the mot - just in case they fancy giving the car a blast round the countryside!I'd go and complain!!! Link to post Share on other sites
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