Matt L
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following on from my 'what bhp will i get' thread.
what things have you been told by so called 'mechanics/people in the know' that are so blatently wrong.
mine was:
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just remembered what a lad i knew told me a while ago. he had a 1.0 corsa and he bought a vacum gauge and claimed it added 10bph also told me that the wirring noise his car made was and intercooler and it was under the engine.
all this from someone who did mechanics at the college
and bretts
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
Not as good as my mechanic mate who said, i quote "An induction kit is the equivalent to a third of a turbo"
What a fucking idiot. Of course, I then asked "so would 3 induction kits mean you had a turbo?", "what psi will it be running?", etc 
His tutor told him that stupid fact, so it must be true 
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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I got told we've had to put 3 ltrs in your gearbox to top it up so tahts 24 pounds please.
Me - How the box only holds 2 ltrs...
Them - Ah sir, this invoice is for a differet car, yours is 16 pounds.(realising i knew what i was going on about)
Me - Ok can i have my invoice...
Them - Ergh hold on ill print it off whats your details 
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by Rob B]
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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not a mechanic but an I.C.E shop owner told me that i've supplied the amp he sold me with too much current and thats what caused it to blow up.
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Superlite Ltd.
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Registered: 9th Jan 07
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The service receptionist once asked me to order glow plugs for her car. I asked what engine and she said "i think its a diesel?"
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
I got told we've had to put 3 ltrs in your gearbox to top it up so tahts 24 pounds please.
Me - How the box only holds 2 ltrs...
Them - Ah sir, this invoice is for a differet car, yours is 16 pounds.(realising i knew what i was going on about)
Me - Ok can i have my invoice...
Them - Ergh hold on ill print it off whats your details
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by Rob B]
BUSTED!
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ryzer
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Registered: 18th Mar 03
Location: Berkshire Drives:UGLY MUG
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quote:
Originally posted by Superlite Ltd.
The service receptionist once asked me to order glow plugs for her car. I asked what engine and she said "i think its a diesel?"
yes but was she fit?
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Whittie
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Registered: 11th Aug 06
Location: North Wales Drives: BMW, Corsa & Fiat
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
I got told we've had to put 3 ltrs in your gearbox to top it up so tahts 24 pounds please.
Me - How the box only holds 2 ltrs...
Them - Ah sir, this invoice is for a differet car, yours is 16 pounds.(realising i knew what i was going on about)
Me - Ok can i have my invoice...
Them - Ergh hold on ill print it off whats your details
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by Rob B]
Bellends trying to rip you off
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Mobby
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Registered: 31st Dec 07
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i sold my old car to a training mechanic, well he said the head gasket was gone and the head was warped which it wasnt, and used instant gasket as a head gasket idiot
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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I went in to have some tyres fitted a while ago, they really pushed for me to buy X tyre for £55 per corner, but I wanted Y tyre for £50 per corner - the story I got from the chav attendant:
"To be honest mate, you REALLY don't want those tyres, my mate from college spun out and went under a flatbed lorry on the motorway roundabout doing about 65mph because of these tyres"
"What car was he in?"
"Rover 25.... top of the range mind"
*walks out and gets tyres from kwikfit*
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Matt L
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how unrealistic is that story i mean come on a rover 25 reaching 65 if your gonna lie make a believable one.
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Jordan C
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Registered: 3rd Dec 07
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
I went in to have some tyres fitted a while ago, they really pushed for me to buy X tyre for £55 per corner, but I wanted Y tyre for £50 per corner - the story I got from the chav attendant:
"To be honest mate, you REALLY don't want those tyres, my mate from college spun out and went under a flatbed lorry on the motorway roundabout doing about 65mph because of these tyres"
"What car was he in?"
"Rover 25.... top of the range mind"
*walks out and gets tyres from kwikfit*
 Ur kean!
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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I spoke to a bodyshop bloke about having my rear wiper removed and filled on my corsa, he denied the job becuase it was illegal to not have one.
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike Z20LET
I spoke to a bodyshop bloke about having my rear wiper removed and filled on my corsa, he denied the job becuase it was illegal to not have one.
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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I was at PVS, went on the LMF stand.
"Do you have any Irmscher mugs?"
"For what car?"
"No, a mug. As in tea & coffee"
"Oh, a mooog"
Bloomin' northerners
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myke
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i had some swollen nuts (wheel nuts) which i couldn't remove and drove to Kwik Fit to see if they would take them off.
The guy there told me they're not insured to remove wheel nuts
i walked away laughing.
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Matt L
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
I was at PVS, went on the LMF stand.
"Do you have any Irmscher mugs?"
"For what car?"
"No, a mug. As in tea & coffee"
"Oh, a mooog"
Bloomin' northerners
just because southerners dont talk properly and we cant understand you doesnt mean you can blame us for misunderstandings
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Kyle T
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Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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@ Mug
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Other than that can't say I've been given a billy-bull-shit story from a mechanic.
EDIT: Oh, wait. Got an exhaust on my missus' car. It was blowing as soon as I started it up, like really loud. They didn't come out and listen to the car, but I insisted on how loud it was and knew it wasn't right. They said it'd seal up over time with carbon build up etc
[Edited on 19-06-2008 by deano87]
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Fonz
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Registered: 12th May 06
Location: Newbury, Berks
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i handed my irmy part numbers to the VAUXHALL body shop for my front airdam and rear bumper and they quoted me the price
when the parts turned up at the body shop (sent to them for ease) they were suprised to see electrical bits in the box (fog lights) and phone me up "yes hello Mr Davies, we have opened the box and found all this "electrical stuff"
"right ok......"
"well looks like the front bumper has fogs to be fitted"
[in a flat, "but of course" tone] "yes..."
"well its going to cost you more"
"HOW! "
"well we didnt antiscipate doing electrics"
"and thats my problem? i gave you the part numbers from the Vaux website, to which you went away and priced up the fitting, based on what i can only assume to be timings to fit in your book for this part number.....if you have messed up i dont see why i need to pay...."
"well....you see it is going to take longer"
"can i speak to your manager please"
to which he apologised for the mishap and we agreed i would pay an extra hours labour but no more....fecking tools!
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broster
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iv heard a few funny tails from customers:
one guy has a 1.6 cvh escort cabby, which was "drilled" out to a 2ltr
someone else had a japanese imported lhd skyline r32
someone else had a clio 1.8 16v which did 165mph with the valve off, i asked him what valve, he told me the fuel valve, when that was on it would do 200mph, but he wanted to spend abit of money on getting more top end from it.........
all good fun
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
i handed my irmy part numbers to the VAUXHALL body shop for my front airdam and rear bumper and they quoted me the price
when the parts turned up at the body shop (sent to them for ease) they were suprised to see electrical bits in the box (fog lights) and phone me up "yes hello Mr Davies, we have opened the box and found all this "electrical stuff"
"right ok......"
"well looks like the front bumper has fogs to be fitted"
[in a flat, "but of course" tone] "yes..."
"well its going to cost you more"
"HOW!"
"well we didnt antiscipate doing electrics"
"and thats my problem? i gave you the part numbers from the Vaux website, to which you went away and priced up the fitting, based on what i can only assume to be timings to fit in your book for this part number.....if you have messed up i dont see why i need to pay...."
"well....you see it is going to take longer"
"can i speak to your manager please"
to which he apologised for the mishap and we agreed i would pay an extra hours labour but no more....fecking tools!
They would have put the part numbers in their invoicing system that would just say "bumper". They prob didn't think about fog lights too
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Fonz - surely the fogs would have different part numbers? Or did you include them?
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Matt L
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@ the clio doing 200mph
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Fonz
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Location: Newbury, Berks
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Originally posted by deano87
Fonz - surely the fogs would have different part numbers? Or did you include them?
the fogs were part of the "front airdam kit" i quoted the part number as on the website, and passed that to the body shop. the box with that part number arrived at the body shop......i couldnt see the issue myself
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Torsa g
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Registered: 20th Sep 07
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nothing to add but these are quality,
theres nothing like catching someone out
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