Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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Are they all shit? or is it just ford?
when i was there yesterday, saw a year old Focus outside that had somework done on the rear bumper still wet, was just sat there outside with bits of paper hanging off it to shield the overspray in the wind for all the dust to stick to it
honestly looked like some kind of job woodwardsbodyshop would be proud off
[Edited on 25-04-2010 by Steve]
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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there are a lot of non dealership bodyshops that are shit. just depends on the skill of the people working there which is pretty obvious really.
you are going to wear out that new topic button if you are not careful.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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yes i just assumed the dealership would want to maintain quite a high level of quality in that area especially as they will be having to honour corrosion warrantys and what not for several years, obviously im wrong lol
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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There all shit, and all liars.
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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our local ford dealership cant even match the ford electric orange they had to send the car 20 miles up the road to get it done
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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I have seen some horrendous repairs to 'new cars', but as Nic states - its not just main dealer bodyshops that are shit, loads of independants are too.
I saw a car being sprayed outside once in a local trading estate once.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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Most people cant match electric orange, its a right fucker of a colour to get spot on.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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Subaru one I used was good, and the BMW one that Toyota use in York is top notch.
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Cole
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Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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ben you can match it as we had to do a small repair on a guys at works st its hard to do becasue its a 3 stage paint and ford wont tell you what the 1st stage is well it turns out its white
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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you could've found out by looking at the front of all the orange st's. mine had loads of stone chips which you could see the white through.
looked awful close up 
[Edited on 25-04-2010 by Ben G]
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SteveoBC
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Registered: 22nd Feb 07
Location: Bucks
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probs a quick patch up for a trade in
saw it loads when i worked at one, dealership paid peanuts to sort out trade in's dickhead salesman havent checked in properly for a quick sale
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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I won't tell you how dodgy the garage I did some valeting work for a couple years back was. Their paintwork was fucking awful. How they stay in business I'll never know.
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
I won't tell you how dodgy the garage I did some valeting work for a couple years back was. Their paintwork was fucking awful. How they stay in business I'll never know.
Cos they are a dealer, the general public assume they will be good, and go to them to buy a new/almost new car from them because its usually local and easy for them to do so
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N3CRO
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Registered: 12th Apr 07
Location: Sandy, Bedfordshire
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quote:
Originally posted by antnee
quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
I won't tell you how dodgy the garage I did some valeting work for a couple years back was. Their paintwork was fucking awful. How they stay in business I'll never know.
Cos they are a dealer, the general public assume they will be good, and go to them to buy a new/almost new car from them because its usually local and easy for them to do so
This place weren't a dealership, just a family run garage.
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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I had my boot painted at a tiny place, can't be more than 5 or 6 guys working there at the most, but they did a top job.
Before I had it it was done by the dealership the guy who owned it worked at, absolutely terrible job.
[Edited on 25-04-2010 by Daveskater]
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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RS6
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
Location: with MJ
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they are all shit esp vauxhall
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Can't make sweeping statements.
I've had some paint done at a vauxhall bodyshop and it was excellent.
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Ian
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Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
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My local Vauxhall dealer repaired my last Freelander and the job was absolutely terrible. Areas of it with thin paint, areas with blotchy paint, trim been bent so the plastic had gone white, door handle prized off with a screwdriver so it was full of marks. Absolute dogs dinner.
That was after two attempts as well.
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