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3CorsaMeal

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27th Aug 15 at 17:26

I bet no garages actually bother changing the complete brake fluid every few years. Just tick the box.

MarkM

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27th Aug 15 at 17:39

As Jambo said. Pay the £129 to preserve the resale value and then if it really does bother you service it yourself as well.

Steve

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27th Aug 15 at 17:39

Most main dealer techs I have ever come across seem to be clueless twats where 9 times out of 10 I'm telling them what the problem is.

Before people start getting in a rage and typing out furious replies, I am aware there are some decent and very knowledgeable ones out there too. But main dealer doesn't = high standards imo

Ben G

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28th Aug 15 at 00:51

quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
I bet no garages actually bother changing the complete brake fluid every few years. Just tick the box.

Anyone who isn't a moron will know whether the brake fluids been changed. My brakes feel a lot better now the fluids been changed.

Steve

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28th Aug 15 at 05:47

I bet your car feels loads better when the spark plugs are changed too

Nic Barnes

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28th Aug 15 at 06:21

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Most main dealer techs I have ever come across seem to be clueless twats where 9 times out of 10 I'm telling them what the problem is.

Before people start getting in a rage and typing out furious replies, I am aware there are some decent and very knowledgeable ones out there too. But main dealer doesn't = high standards imo

Mechanics are like McDonald's employees

Ellis

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28th Aug 15 at 07:00

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Wonder if keeping a detailed record of parts used etc as per that article would suffice

Whilst I agree with you on certain aspects in this thread, do you really think a main dealer is going to waive their own service history, or lack of, because you can show them a receipt for an oil filter?

tom130691

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28th Aug 15 at 07:10

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Wonder if keeping a detailed record of parts used etc as per that article would suffice

I had an interesting chat with a sales man in the local Subaru about this, He was claiming my warranty would be valid if I bought all the service parts through the dealership,

Might be worth putting the question to Vauxhall ?

DaveyLC

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28th Aug 15 at 07:10

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Most main dealer techs I have ever come across seem to be clueless twats where 9 times out of 10 I'm telling them what the problem is.

Before people start getting in a rage and typing out furious replies, I am aware there are some decent and very knowledgeable ones out there too. But main dealer doesn't = high standards imo

Main dealers don't pay their staff enough to have a clue..

However the public have it ingrained into their brains that cars with no proper history or cars that have done 0.00000001 miles over 100k are in-fact nothing more than scrap so I'm afraid you have to pander to that bullshit

Plus as we've all said earlier any finance/warranty will be difficult to up-hold without main-dealer service history.

antnee

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28th Aug 15 at 07:16

Any corrosion/body warranty will be void if it isn't taken to Vauxhall. With all the melty pistons on the previous shape,I would want to make sure the warranty was valid and I wouldn't be trying to save £20 on a service to find out that the new engine won't be paid for by Vauxhall

3CorsaMeal

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28th Aug 15 at 08:17

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
I bet your car feels loads better when the spark plugs are changed too

Pmsl

Ian

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28th Aug 15 at 08:33

Not fraud is it, unless you tried to say it had Vauxhall history when it doesn't.

Doing the work yourself with proper bits is quite obviously a good idea as its cheaper and you might even do the job better yourself.

However -

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
the public have it ingrained into their brains that cars with no proper history or cars that have done 0.00000001 miles over 100k are in-fact nothing more than scrap so I'm afraid you have to pander to that bullshit

DaveyLC

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28th Aug 15 at 08:43

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Not fraud is it, unless you tried to say it had Vauxhall history when it doesn't.

Every book I've seen says "Signature / stamp of *brand* dealership" or "Signature / stamp of *brand* Service Centre" ..

And I know trading standards have been giving a few people an ear bashing recently regarding this.

Ian

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28th Aug 15 at 08:56

Never really checked. That does assume you use their book though.

jay26

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31st Aug 15 at 11:56

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes

quote:
Originally posted by Steve
Most main dealer techs I have ever come across seem to be clueless twats where 9 times out of 10 I'm telling them what the problem is.

Before people start getting in a rage and typing out furious replies, I am aware there are some decent and very knowledgeable ones out there too. But main dealer doesn't = high standards imo
Mechanics are like McDonald's employees

How so? Explain?

Ian

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31st Aug 15 at 12:02

Because Nic could be either.

taylorboosh

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31st Aug 15 at 12:04

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The clue is in the name of the box that you stamp: "MAIN DEALER STAMP", anything else other than a main dealer stamp can amount to fraud.. Trading standards are hot on this at the moment.

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Vat register a fake company and get your own stamps made.... Service yourself with fake invoices to yourself? May have to pay a bit tax

Or just go to vaux

WTF are you talking about? What has VAT got to do with anything?

So he can claim it was done at a proper garage

3CorsaMeal

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31st Aug 15 at 12:11

Made myself a stamp from a potato.

taylorboosh

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31st Aug 15 at 12:19

Pics

MikeF86

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31st Aug 15 at 12:33

Some serious bullshit in this thread!!

Do you not know anyone who owns their own garage? Would be best bet? Buy parts from VX, borrow his ramp, get him to invoice you and use his stamp?

--ToM--

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31st Aug 15 at 12:39

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh

quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
The clue is in the name of the box that you stamp: "MAIN DEALER STAMP", anything else other than a main dealer stamp can amount to fraud.. Trading standards are hot on this at the moment.

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Vat register a fake company and get your own stamps made.... Service yourself with fake invoices to yourself? May have to pay a bit tax

Or just go to vaux

WTF are you talking about? What has VAT got to do with anything?

So he can claim it was done at a proper garage

Lol. don't need to be VAT registered unless your turning over more than £82k a year, so that's got fuck all to do with it. Not that anyone would go to that hassle for the sake of a dodgy stamp anyway.

taylorboosh

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31st Aug 15 at 16:36

Our lasses dad has to have his own company set up to work offshore and earns less than £82k

--ToM--

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31st Aug 15 at 16:45

I'm not vat registered and own a garage stamp I regularly stamp service books for customers with.

taylorboosh

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31st Aug 15 at 18:22

You get what i meant though.... Set up a fake garage

DaveyLC

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31st Aug 15 at 19:00

quote:
Originally posted by taylorboosh
Our lasses dad has to have his own company set up to work offshore and earns less than £82k

You can be vat registered under the threshold but it ends up Causing lots of grief.

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