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[KillerWatt]

AA qualified mechanics.....my ar$e they are...at best they are nothing more than glorified taxi drivers.

Set off this morning to go "oop north" to pick up a set of tyres, car (Mondy diesel) decides it doesn't want to go past Stafford.
AA guy duly turns up, diagnoses shagged fuel pump, and organises recovery back home. 10 minutes with the Haynes, and 30 seconds under the bonnet to reseat the fuel pump relay.

idiots!

[Darth Loo-knee]

AA qualified mechanics.....my ar$e they are...at best they are nothing more than glorified taxi drivers.

Set off this morning to go "oop north" to pick up a set of tyres, car (Mondy diesel) decides it doesn't want to go past Stafford.
AA guy duly turns up, diagnoses shagged fuel pump, and organises recovery back home. 10 minutes with the Haynes, and 30 seconds under the bonnet to reseat the fuel pump relay.

idiots!

We don't want you entering "Gods Country" 20watt 
Your right about the AA though

[MikeDundee]

Yeah would agree they could diagnose the crank sensor fault on mine a couple of years ago ...even though they plugged in their computer thingy

[ali]

Ive just joined the AA :-/ Green Flag said Syd was to old and wouldnt give me breakdown so got sweet talked by the guy outside sainsburys

[mantahatch]

As with all large orginisations there are good and bad people. I used to work for said company when it was owned by the members, and went through the transition to privatly owned company.
There was a lot of bad feeling among the patrol force after that time. All management worried about where figures. So thanks to now being a privatly owned company having to pay shareholders you now get the the same service you get from any other large corporation.

All the care the patrol force showed in the past has gone. 

[Taxi_Driver]

Well....i reckon fair play to the AA guy imo....
He got the 'right area'  and to be honest no-one can be an expert on every make and model of car.

You paid the AA your subscription....and they got you home.....bet that one recovery has paid for your subscription 

[KillerWatt]

Well....i reckon fair play to the AA guy imo....
He got the 'right area'  and to be honest no-one can be an expert on every make and model of car.

You don't have to be an "expert" to make sure the fuel pump is getting a live feed before condemning it 

You paid the AA your subscription....and they got you home.....bet that one recovery has paid for your subscription 

I'd have been a lot happier if he had got a £1 test lamp out instead of taking a wild guess to be honest, especially as I now have to wait another week as well as the vendor having to set aside another day for the deal.

[albitz]

AA qualified mechanics.....my ar$e they are...at best they are nothing more than glorified taxi drivers.

Set off this morning to go "oop north" to pick up a set of tyres, car (Mondy diesel) decides it doesn't want to go past Stafford.
AA guy duly turns up, diagnoses shagged fuel pump, and organises recovery back home. 10 minutes with the Haynes, and 30 seconds under the bonnet to reseat the fuel pump relay.

idiots!

you should have given loo-knee a ring,he would have come and took the piss,then flogged you an Escort cabriolet.

[Taxi_Driver]

Well....i reckon fair play to the AA guy imo....
He got the 'right area'  and to be honest no-one can be an expert on every make and model of car.

You don't have to be an "expert" to make sure the fuel pump is getting a live feed before condemning it 

You paid the AA your subscription....and they got you home.....bet that one recovery has paid for your subscription 

I'd have been a lot happier if he had got a £1 test lamp out instead of taking a wild guess to be honest, especially as I now have to wait another week as well as the vendor having to set aside another day for the deal.

True....but the AA guy is working to 'time limits' on how long he spends on a job....im guessing but...i guess the AA guy read the codes....told him fuel pump fault....or if he didnt and disconnected a fuel line and no fuel came out.....then i think a reasonable conculsion....considering the time he's allowed to diagnose

You probably wont agree 20watt(as LK called you earlier  ) but you have to agree the AA got you home...dont know how far away you where....but base it on £2/mile for a recovery truck....and thats the cheapest i know off.....was it worth your subscription? 

[KillerWatt]

He didn't bother with diags, hell he didn't even know where the bonnet release was 

His "fault finding" was to crack an injector, turn the motor over, see no fuel, and decide the pump was US.

I know what you are saying about it worth the while of being a member of such an organisation (if the car really cannot be fixed at the roadside), but even if the relay had failed completely it still could have been got going again at the roadside with a piece of wire (especially as I was so close to my destination).

As for it being worth the money, the AA has had a darn site more than £340 out of me in the last 7 years

[STMO123]

I keep wanting to cancel my membership. I've been paying for donks and never had to call them out. But I'm too scared in case my missus needs them

[KillerWatt]

I keep wanting to cancel my membership. I've been paying for donks and never had to call them out. But I'm too scared in case my missus needs them

Sods law dictates that the minute you cancel, you will break down at least 150 miles from home.

Besides, you own an Alfa AND a Rover....so you might wanna keep the payments up 

[Ken T]

Trouble is we know our Migs very well, and can thus diagnose such faults more easily than they can. When mine died with suspected keyreader failure, all he did was a quick look and get it relay'd. However I pay for them because no matter where I or the misses are, if the car breaks down we are assured of getting back home. Its a degree of safety which is welcome in this day and age. I had to call them out when in Belfast when it was cold and the battery had had enough. A very helpful chap turned up promptly, got me started and gave me directions to the nearest Halfords to get a new battery.

Ken

[STMO123]

I keep wanting to cancel my membership. I've been paying for donks and never had to call them out. But I'm too scared in case my missus needs them

Sods law dictates that the minute you cancel, you will break down at least 150 miles from home.

I'm not allowed to go any further than asda

[STMO123]

I keep wanting to cancel my membership. I've been paying for donks and never had to call them out. But I'm too scared in case my missus needs them

Sods law dictates that the minute you cancel, you will break down at least 150 miles from home.

Besides, you own an Alfa AND a Rover....so you might wanna keep the payments up 

I did, yes, and even worse, an omega.