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retarded mechanic failed my mot :(
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:07 am
by JoeG07
bloody mechanic at this garage failed my car because:
- one of the windsceen wipers wasnt sufficient, despite buying new blade the day b4 the test
- a sidelight was out
- becuase the central lockings broken he couldnt open the petrol flap to check the cap. it can easily be levered open with a screwdriver ive done it loads of times, and it even says how to do it in the car manual. what a t**t mechanic!
he was one of those twats that thinks im obviously a total mug coz im only 18. He said "the brakes arnt sufficient and are dangerously bad" "but i got new brakes put in at VW a couple of months ago?" "WELL WHAT DO I KNOW AYE?" dick.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:14 am
by dragon_green
so you've been to him before and he tried to rip you off..... and then you went back?
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:55 am
by JoeG07
... no ... ive never been to him before where'd ya get that lol?
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:39 am
by Redline
Regardless of the other two points, the sidelight is a fail anyway.
And from reading that, it does read like you've used him before in reference to the brakes. But perhaps I just don't understand the point you were making there.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 4:14 pm
by JoeG07
lol nah ive never used him before. I was just annoyed because i didnt understand why the brake pads need changing so quickly but he got all cocky about it. I'm not debating the failure i know it was a clear fail, its just the way he was so rude about it
Re: retarded mechanic failed my mot :(
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 11:17 pm
by dragon_green
JoeG07 wrote:
.... he was one of those twats that thinks im obviously a total mug coz im only 18. He said ....
I took this to be in the past tense... i.e you'd used him before.
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:06 am
by JoeG07
lol oh yeh shld be "is one" i guess
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:59 am
by NOZ
best to use someone you'v used before or recommended. That way eventually they might allow some of the little niggly failures slide cos they know you'll fix it anyway.
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:23 pm
by Biddle
My bros car failed due to the fact one of his tyres directional tread was facing the wrong way. But mine had gone to the same garage about a month previous and it passed but when his failed I checked mine and low and behold two of mine were on the wrong way round but yet he passed mine
put it right when I noticed but it shows mechanics can be more picky somedays than others.
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:42 pm
by NOZ
Tru say, its like putting it through an operation and waiting for the outcome and hopefully everythings ok
