Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by TheScotsman
Whats this felching you speak of?
www.urbandictionary.com this is where I got my explantion from when I first heard of it many many moons agoo 
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Baz-Zico
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Very doubtful Skinz, the other week there, koni told my mate to bring his car up a few days later to get some work done, my mate goes up and hes shut, I only live 10 mins from colour-tec, I'd honestly say Deano might know whats goin on, he's good mates with koni
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
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well hes done more than i thought he had!
but still its not great, it does look a resonable job hes done on the bits he had done but why he failed to complete is a strange one!
and if you have already paid the £2400 then i would have thought its gonna be a hard fight to get any of it back!
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Chump
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Registered: 1st Feb 04
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feel sorry for you mate. i know exactly how you feel waiting weeks for work to be completed only to find out that they've barely started 
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richard_syko
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What the fuck is it with these companies these days.
Everyone is getting fucked by them  and they dont give a shit.
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myke
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Originally posted by Fear
and if you have already paid the £2400 then i would have thought its gonna be a hard fight to get any of it back!
i reckon he'll get a slap on the wrist from trading standards and you'll get sweet FA.
from there it'll be small claims court i guess, but i imagine thats a real ball ache
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Cosmo
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Im glad you got it back mate, and nearly done aswell. I just hope I can get mine back now, or work out a set deadline on a signed contract when it will be ready for!
A tip for anyone using bodyshops from now on, get everything your having done written down, and the date its to be done by and get it signed.
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mk4_astra
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Registered: 15th Oct 03
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Originally posted by Craigos
If youve paid up front and not got the cash back, i would personally burn his workshop down!!!!
agreed 
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Chump
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Registered: 1st Feb 04
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quote:
Originally posted by richard_syko
What the fuck is it with these companies these days.
Everyone is getting fucked by them and they dont give a shit.
As with PVD and a lot of other companies that have gone under.....they take on too much work too early. Most are perfectly good at what they do but have very little business management experience. Pete @ PVD worked in Dixons before becoming a director of a company FFS......
[Edited on 27-07-2005 by Chump]
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Davidp18
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only looks like the door needs polishin up,but as for the state of the inside of ur car id be mad,hes treated ur car wiv no respect at all
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MatG
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I had this problem with a bodyshop so I feel for you
My car was off the road for 2 years though and the car needed £3500 worth of work doing to it, to rectify the car - insurance wise it would have been a write off!!
I have now gone to one the most reputable companies I could find that wont go bust over night! They also get payments in stages of work done, the down side is I am paying a lot more than what I hoped form the previous "mate rates" bodyshop that took the piss 100%.
I hope it doesnt put you off getting the car back on the road - it very nearly did with me!
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by MatG
I had this problem with a bodyshop so I feel for you
My car was off the road for 2 years though and the car needed £3500 worth of work doing to it, to rectify the car - insurance wise it would have been a write off!!
I have now gone to one the most reputable companies I could find that wont go bust over night! They also get payments in stages of work done, the down side is I am paying a lot more than what I hoped form the previous "mate rates" bodyshop that took the piss 100%.
I hope it doesnt put you off getting the car back on the road - it very nearly did with me!
that sounds like the exact same situation as im in
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MatG
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if you need any advice mate I will gladly help, its a really shitty stiuation to be in, but unless you take control of it your car will end up being scrapped, I had invested far too much time and money into mine to let it go unfinished! My exterior completion date is now the end of October so very happy with the car again now
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vibrio
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it suprises me that after all the warnings you have about koni's work people still take their cars there
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Cosmo
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quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
it suprises me that after all the warnings you have about koni's work people still take their cars there
mine went there before any trouble started happening, probably over 1.5yrs ago now!!
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MatG
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Originally posted by vibrio
it suprises me that after all the warnings you have about koni's work people still take their cars there
Agreed! But its the same problem throughout these bedroom/internet based customer buisnesses. You know the ones:
www.evolution-tec-autolec-koncept-tec.co.uk 's types 
They are cheap so people us them, but because they are cheap they make no profit so eventually go tits up!
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vibrio
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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
quote:
Originally posted by vibrio
it suprises me that after all the warnings you have about koni's work people still take their cars there
mine went there before any trouble started happening, probably over 1.5yrs ago now!!
Koni has not had a good replutation since he started
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Rus
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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seriously, i saw the pics and i was gutted for you mate.
its a fucking disgrace. get the money back, if not burn his fucking house down. or tell the police.
thats fucking wrong mate
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myke
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you got that pic of his knobbly knees vibrio?
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corsa_godfather
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holy fuck man!would never pay for work up front no matter what.
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Graeme
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when i finish my aprenticeship and get sum experience i would like to open up my own bodyshop that i know is reliable and also have camera`s in the building so u can see online what we are doing with ur cars and they will be finished ontime!
sum of the bodyshops these days just take the piss and take on to much work they cant do in time!!
[Edited on 27-07-2005 by C4 WLK]
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CorsAsh
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Correct me if I'm wrong but the fact you have got the car back means you accept the workmanship doesn't it? Or have you taken it back under protest?
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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well if hes reported it stolen then surely its stolen/recovered
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mav
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Registered: 19th Jun 01
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nightmare...How have you actually got it back?
did you go and take it?
have you paid full amount up front?
Did you see a solicitor?
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hitman2k
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Registered: 27th Aug 03
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my car was gonna go up 2 him isnt cheap ethier glad it didnt now! sorry 2 hear what happened m8 hope u get it sorted!
[Edited on 27-07-2005 by hitman2k]
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