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old 'uns
27-09-2003, 23:22
with not having a decent car for a few years, so getting out of habit of having cars serviced, took our ibiza in for 37000 service.
car purchased last Oct and before delivery garage (main dealer) put on discs all round.during course of day we received phone call to say car needed new pads all round. now i'm no mechanic, but new discs = new pads ?
service guy says it's ok to put new discs on with old pads- me don't think too clever.anybody put new pads in recently? pads plus £88 labour all plus vat doesn't sound very good to me.had to sign disclaimer on bill to say they'd told us pads were low.
to top it all, car came back from service and cam belt with dirty
front wing tops- hand and overall dirt- when g/f pointed it out she was told it would come off when car was washed!
car will NOT be going back to B*RL*WS again.
i know people will tell me all dealers are not like this, so can any one reccomend dealer (main or indie) in west midlands area?

Garth
28-09-2003, 00:02
When I had my bravo I got it serviced and they told me that front disks were 'dangeously' low, but at well over £300, I certainly wasn't going to get them to do it!! I got a mechanic mates to do it for me cheap. He asked why I wanted them replacing as they were in perfect nick :mad: AFTER I had already bough the new disks :mad:

Some garages will try anything *including bare-faced lies* to get you to part with cash.