Member Since: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Merthyr Tydfil
Posts: 203
MOT failed!!
Just had stratstone on the phone the disco failed the mot on rear bushes on suspension, front brakes binding on, rear tyre inner edge worn, It's in for a service mot and aircon recharge, at a cost of £460 I can see a £1000 bill in my direction
Any thoughts or donations lol
19th May 2011 10:58 am
smaskins
Member Since: 16 Jun 2009
Location: SE London/Kent
Posts: 295
Thoughts.......yeah, thinking about my bill when it goes in for a service in 2 weeks
Mine's going into Beadles - they quoted £460 for service, I asked about allegience discout, they said "Am I on the scheme?" - "No" I replied "I've never been invited". I am now - Free MOT & 10% off parts.
Would never have asked if not for all you clever chaps
19th May 2011 11:13 am
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6272
TFC is much cheaper and much much better ...
19th May 2011 11:16 am
bear100
Member Since: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Merthyr Tydfil
Posts: 203
So what is this allegiance discout then? And whats a TFC
19th May 2011 12:03 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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Member Since: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Merthyr Tydfil
Posts: 203
Am I right in saying that TFC is a mobile technician?
19th May 2011 12:11 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6272
best on here pal give him a cal but be patient he is a busy man always on the move
19th May 2011 12:13 pm
loopyles
Member Since: 25 Oct 2007
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 269
Well that is beyond me,when I take my car in for its service,60K and MOT as I did today to my regular Land Rover Independent who have looked after it from new, £270 for service and they only take it for an MOT if they know or are fairly certain being Land Rover mechanics that it will pass, if it needs work I get a phone call, that then goes ahead and then they take it for the MOT. How can Stratstone send a car in after a service and it fails on bushes and brakes and tyre wear, it beggars believe. Please don't tell me they take it for the MOT first
19th May 2011 3:45 pm
Splitpin
Member Since: 30 Dec 2010
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I was told the DOT like them to be MOTed first so they get true numbers of the condition of cars on the road, but in "my opinion" its a way the dealer has you over a barrel to get the work done!
never never take it to the main steel er as they are in league with the mot station and will aways find faultHome of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication [email protected] D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
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TFC does do timing belts - but maybe not in Norway.
Anyway we need him too much here in the UK to let him travel too far!
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19th May 2011 4:56 pm
ron3005
Member Since: 15 Mar 2010
Location: Feltham
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chocolademan wrote:
grzesiul wrote:
TFC is much cheaper and much much better ...
Does TFC do timing belts?
No its one thing Ian dos'nt do but recommend for everything else
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on rear bushes on suspension, front brakes binding on, rear tyre inner edge worn, 
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