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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: miggy on 26 July 2007, 20:51:09

Title: Mole grips
Post by: miggy on 26 July 2007, 20:51:09
Had a call off one of the lads from work about hour ago, he took his car to have the tracking done (Kwik fit) on the way home had kept hearing a knock when he put the car in a left hand lock.

When he got home he looked under the car to find a set of mole grips still attached to the locking nut on the track rod.

I cannot say what he called them, he is going into see them tomorrow, and the mole grips have the blokes name stamped on the grips. ;D ;D

 >:( >:(
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Dave-C on 26 July 2007, 20:56:16
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Had a call off one of the lads from work about hour ago, he took his car to have the tracking done (Kwik fit) on the way home had kept hearing a knock when he put the car in a left hand lock.

When he got home he looked under the car to find a set of mole grips still attached to the locking nut on the track rod.

I cannot say what he called them, he is going into see them tomorrow, and the mole grips have the blokes name stamped on the grips. ;D ;D

 >:( >:(

 Is his name DICK?
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 26 July 2007, 20:56:22
Guilty your honour.. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: miggy on 26 July 2007, 21:00:33
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Had a call off one of the lads from work about hour ago, he took his car to have the tracking done (Kwik fit) on the way home had kept hearing a knock when he put the car in a left hand lock.

When he got home he looked under the car to find a set of mole grips still attached to the locking nut on the track rod.

I cannot say what he called them, he is going into see them tomorrow, and the mole grips have the blokes name stamped on the grips. ;D ;D

 >:( >:(

 Is his name DICK?

I dont know, but knowing my mate he will have a sore HEAD when he finishes with him :'( :'(, my mate tends to fly off on one then thinks sh*t, what have I done, he is a big bloke also, one of these no neck type and 6 foot 1.

 >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 26 July 2007, 21:02:32
So it maybe a Kwik Fight at Kwik Fit.. :D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 26 July 2007, 21:02:37
If he had any sense, he would keep the mole grips and keep quiet.....!!!
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Golfbuddy on 26 July 2007, 21:03:20
To be honest, I'd keep the Mole Grips and think that I had got a bargain  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Dave-C on 26 July 2007, 21:03:23
Give him some Stella and Cider first... get it on video...  I'll buy a copy of that one... ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: miggy on 26 July 2007, 21:04:14
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If he had any sense, he would keep the mole grips and keep quiet.....!!!

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Baron Von Spongebob on 26 July 2007, 21:07:22
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Give him some Stella and Cider first... get it on video...  I'll buy a copy of that one... ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: VX1 on 26 July 2007, 21:44:39
Well they are not "we're the kwik fit fitters we're the boy's to trust" NOT  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: RonaldMcBurger on 26 July 2007, 22:00:43
Ring their head office. The moron that did the job is one thing, but the manager moron that signs each worsheet to confirm he has inspected the job is now in very deep doo doo.

Absolutely useless cretins. I wouldn't let Kwik Fit check a Fart.

You can't get thicker than a kwik fit fitter
Their the boys to punch

oi!
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 July 2007, 22:16:51
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To be honest, I'd keep the Mole Grips and think that I had got a bargain

.. and then take it to someone more likely to get the job right.

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Ring their head office.

Absolutely. If you take it back to the branch they'll say thanks very much for bringing the mole grips back and keep quiet about it. IME their head office do take complaints seriously. They banged some heads together when I moaned about my air con recharge.

Kevin
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 27 July 2007, 11:10:49
an i was going to kwik fit to get my wheels balanced and tracked this morning :o :o i think i`ll go to hi-q instead
Title: Re: Mole grips
Post by: Kevin Wood on 27 July 2007, 12:04:54
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an i was going to kwik fit to get my wheels balanced and tracked this morning Shocked Shocked i think i`ll go to hi-q instead

I would go somewhere where they can do a proper four wheel geometry check and adjust as necessary. Quite often problems on the Omega seem to be caused by camber at the front and fast fit centres use a simple toe setting tool on the front wheels (at least they did last time I saw them check tracking). Of the 12 or more angles measured by a proper 4 wheel alignment kit they are measuring 2.

Kevin