Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
Once again Vauxhall come up trumps when it comes to employing cretins.
Rachel drops her car off for a service, whilst she is waiting for her dad to pick her up she hears "vrrrooommm tiiissshh vroooommmm tiiissshhh vrrroooomm tiiisshhh" revving the balls off it whilst its at stand still 
Even better the bloke got into it not to move it or anything, just to rev it up and make the dump valve go off, he got in, turned it on, revved it up, got out, locked it and walked away 
[Edited on 18-09-2006 by Ojc]
|
Rob_Lee
Banned
Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
User status: Offline
|
complain = discount!
trust me!!
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
They fitted a dump valve  Morons indeed 
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Marc
They fitted a dump valve Morons indeed
Tie those shoe laces.
|
bigrabbelfast
Member
Registered: 18th Mar 06
Location: BELFAST N.I
User status: Offline
|
twats.she should find out which mechanic worked at the car(they can trace it from job cards)then put a complaint in against them
[Edited on 18-09-2006 by bigrabbelfast]
|
Sooty
Banned
Registered: 9th Mar 03
Location: FLAP CENTRAL
User status: Offline
|
I would of kicked off
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
She watched him do it, oh the stupidity. She asked for all her old parts back when its finnished just to make sure they do actually service it 
|
willay
Moderator
Organiser: South East, National Events
Premium Member
Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
User status: Offline
|
thats what you get for taking it to vauxhall
|
ed
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 03
User status: Offline
|
I would fit a rev limiter to my car which would prevent it from going over 10 mph if I had to leave it with a spanner monkey for 5 minutes.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
I must be the only person that can take a car to Vauxhall and not get grief 
|
neiliosxi
Member
Registered: 17th Dec 02
Location: Teesside (NE)Drives: Megane R26
User status: Offline
|
I would have walked in and said what the fk are u doing u prick  then removed my car from their garage
|
Edd
Member
Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
|
why the fuck do you persist in taking it to vauxhall then???
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Tie those shoe laces.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by ed
I would fit a rev limiter to my car which would prevent it from going over 10 mph if I had to leave it with a spanner monkey for 5 minutes.
Or a multiple preset map. And set to Valet Mode 
|
3CorsaMeal
Member
Registered: 11th Apr 02
User status: Offline
|
this is part of the reason i didn't want a decent car that i have to take to dealers
don't trust em, they too corporate and not bothered about reputation
|
mwg
Member
Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Edd
why the fuck do you persist in taking it to vauxhall then???
maybe its still within warranty and needs FVSH to keep the warranty
|
Ojc
Member
Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
User status: Offline
|
Warranty runs out in December but its good for it to have FVSH seeing as the car is worth quite a bit of money.
She has taken it to a different garage out in the sticks because of the trouble we have had with our local one, what with them butchering her dash in her Corsa, them crashing my Astra and now this.
|
Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
|
My mate is a vuaxh mechanic and sound  Does all the work on my calibra
|
Edd
Member
Registered: 8th Nov 04
Location: Glasgow
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
quote:
Originally posted by Edd
why the fuck do you persist in taking it to vauxhall then???
maybe its still within warranty and needs FVSH to keep the warranty
you can still have it serviced elsewhere when its under warranty
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
Tell me about it Ollie, took dad's car for a service, some monkey changed the air filter and removed the entire AFM for some reason, then reassembled it with the AFM in backwards  There's a sodding arrow on it FFS:
Took it back 6 times as the EML kept coming on, they replaced throttle body, ICV and ECU, wanted to charge us as it was just coming off warranty, but none of it helped, EML still came on and car ran like shit.
In the end, I was cleaning under the bonnet, saw as soon as I lifted it that the arrow was pointing the wrong way, took it back for them to change and surprise surprise, problem solved. Idiots.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
Did you get new bolts too?
|
CorsAsh
Member
Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
User status: Offline
|
No because they never touched the AFM
|
LAD VXL
Member
Registered: 10th Sep 06
Location: Portsmouth Drives: Astra Sport
User status: Offline
|
Wouldn't judge all Vauxhall mechanics on the sad behaviour of 1 employee...
Defo make a complaint about That mechanic though
|
jr
Member
Registered: 20th May 02
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
Ollie, personally id go mentel, ask for a copy of the service checklist to see at any point does in nescitate (sp) the reving of the car at a standstill
it wont, so ask why it happend, you shouldnt have to pay silly £££ for shit service where your car isnt looked after
did you get my txt mate
|
BYRON
Member
Registered: 1st Jun 04
User status: Offline
|
Cunts. My car is well known at the vauxhall dealership I use. Although I did get a text from a mate telling me he just saw my car go past at the rate of fuck knows what whilst in the posession of vauxhall. Not happy.
|
