well guys i got so hacked off i went to collect my car.. i feel like a rant so sorry in advance..
Took my dad with me as he needed to take the other car home, Anyways.. The FULL service cost me a total of ?169.. All the changed was the oil filter.. they didnt do anything else because "it was an import".. Anyways.
They first off would release the car, until i argued that it was my car, i can take my car if i like - be it on my head sort of thing. Gave me the keys asked me to take a seat while they sort the invoice., after around 25mins my dad got up and told them this wasnt acceptable, within a second he wipped up my invoice, this is when i noticed the plugs hadnt been done (due to being an import..)
Anyway, i asked what the problem was with the bearing as all i was told was that it needed replaced. The chief mechanic said it has "Exessive play" - ok point taken.
Got keys, car wouldnt open, alarm didnt work.. got in eventually and nothing.. backup immobiliser wouldnt do jack, went back in and lost it with them. Told them i wanted to speak to the chief mechanic - he sent out about 6 mechanics to the car (Not to sound racist in the slightest but none of their english was up to scratch - which made venting hard)
They wanted to bump start the car as they said they have no idea what was wrong with the car, my dad used to be a mechanic in his day and explained you couldnt as it was RWD, they then said "oh of course" and went to get a charger unit.
Spent ages trying to jump it to find the charger unit wasnt plugged in. Eventually got it started and one of the young lads told me my battery was wrecked becuase it had sat for 1 week and it was an old car so of course it wouldnt start...... he then tried to sell me a battery, im not going to type what my response was.
Anyway, i checked the wheel. Everything seemed fine, no noise, no play.. no NOUT! I told the mechanics that and his responce was as follows "Oh there was play.. well i think so"
riiight.. anyways, turns out now my car mades a strange noise on idle. Sounds like a sqeeky belt or something.
I couldnt return to work with it tho as if i got out at 8pm tonight to find it didnt start id be in a bit of a pickle.
So first off im sorry i didnt listen to you guys and iv learned.. yet, ANOTHER lesson
mint out ..