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[Lizzie Zoom]

Down here in Ashford a new Formula One Autocentre is about to open, as though we haven't already got enough garages of every type!

What are these garages like?  Any good? Or just like the rest?

Not that I will be changing from the well established garage facilities I know well and use

[Viral_Jim]

As with most of these things it's down to the particular guys who run each one.

The one in Kidderminster was great, then the manager and a couple of the techs changed and were replaced with (what I assume to be) very poorly trained but very well shaved chimps. 

Needless to say I stopped using them.

[aaronjb]

The one in Northampton got done over recently - safe, tools plus a car that was being stored overnight until it could be worked on (which was used to effect escape by ram-raiding their way out, backwards).

To be fair, they put the car owner into a hire car pretty swiftly and have paid a very fair settlement to the owner of the car (I know all this because I know the owner of the car), so they do appear to have a spine, as far as the whole company goes.

[STEMO]

F1 will be suing them shortly.

[Lizzie Zoom]

The one in Northampton got done over recently - safe, tools plus a car that was being stored overnight until it could be worked on (which was used to effect escape by ram-raiding their way out, backwards).

To be fair, they put the car owner into a hire car pretty swiftly and have paid a very fair settlement to the owner of the car (I know all this because I know the owner of the car), so they do appear to have a spine, as far as the whole company goes.

Yes, that is good compared to the normal action by companies to refer all claims to their insurers with limited local empathy.

[aaronjb]

The one in Northampton got done over recently - safe, tools plus a car that was being stored overnight until it could be worked on (which was used to effect escape by ram-raiding their way out, backwards).

To be fair, they put the car owner into a hire car pretty swiftly and have paid a very fair settlement to the owner of the car (I know all this because I know the owner of the car), so they do appear to have a spine, as far as the whole company goes.

Yes, that is good compared to the normal action by companies to refer all claims to their insurers with limited local empathy.

The settlement did come from the insurers, but they were remarkably helpful in sorting it all out for her 

[aaronjb]

F1 will be suing them shortly.

They've been going since 1969, so the F1 folks have had plenty of opportunity.. 

[STEMO]

F1 will be suing them shortly.

They've been going since 1969, so the F1 folks have had plenty of opportunity.. 

Yes, I know, but they're looking for something to deflect attention from Ferrari.   

[dave the builder]

Mrs Builder used to take her car to  a Formula One Autocentre before i met her
looked at all the invoices , most above £500 every MOT
i'd say they are probably run similar to Halfrauds auto centers and Quicksh*t
get as much as you can from people who don't know any better 

[STEMO]

Mrs Builder used to take her car to  a Formula One Autocentre before i met her
looked at all the invoices , most above £500 every MOT
i'd say they are probably run similar to Halfrauds auto centers and Quicksh*t
get as much as you can from people who don't know any better 

She's a very lucky woman to have you fixing her car, Dave 

[dave the builder]

Mrs Builder used to take her car to  a Formula One Autocentre before i met her
looked at all the invoices , most above £500 every MOT
i'd say they are probably run similar to Halfrauds auto centers and Quicksh*t
get as much as you can from people who don't know any better 

She's a very lucky woman to have you fixing her car, Dave 

i'm good in the bedroom too 




i put me dirty clothes in the wash basket 

[Rangie]

Probably the same as all these centres, better off finding a good independent.

[STEMO]

Mrs Builder used to take her car to  a Formula One Autocentre before i met her
looked at all the invoices , most above £500 every MOT
i'd say they are probably run similar to Halfrauds auto centers and Quicksh*t
get as much as you can from people who don't know any better 

She's a very lucky woman to have you fixing her car, Dave 

i'm good in the bedroom too 




i put me dirty clothes in the wash basket 

Lucky you, I have to wash the fickers too 

[amba]

Local shop here has been around for almost 10 years now.

When first open they seemed to be quite fair and transparent with work and charges but last few years and several manager changes and they are now on a par with Shite Fit and the other suspects.

High mark up and find jobs that really dont need attention...and when they do the work it is that good as staffed by the "chimp brigade"

[STEMO]

Why would anyone use one of these national outfits? Surely there are independent garages about?