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[LFF64]

 Evening all  
 I took the car in for new tryes today fronts (had the rear done last month ) now what could go wrong  :-/ Took it in the my uausl place only to be told they could not do them there and then tried to ask if I could book it in to be done as  I wanted to wait while they did the job , no sorry you cant do that was the reply you will have to leave it with us I told him I did not want to do this and that the service was not up to standard not as politley as that though , I think I may be banned now  
 Any way decided to pop over to Banbury to another branch , no problem we can do it now for you , they drove the car round and into the bay on to a two post lift with the swing out supports as  I watched through the window they started to raise the front of the car thjen there was loads of shouting as the car kept going up the buttons on the lift had stuck and they could nt stop it going up eventualy they hit the main power and killed the lift with my car stuck at a 45 angle , I am not sure who was more shocked me or them   I happen to be an electrician so offered to get the car down for them which i did much to everyones relief mainly mine  

[Entwood]

Nasty .... I'd have been screaming at them ...  

[TheBoy]

 

[markey mark]

jesus christ bud how lucky !! could of turned car right over !!

[LFF64]

 I think it was shock   even worse I still had to pay full price for the tires well the same price  I did last month even though he said they were discounted  :-? £164 for a pair all in STS own brand PRESTIVO 225 55 16 W apparentley made my yokohama

[LFF64]

It could only happen to me  

[Debs.]

  OMG  

[waspy]

Have you checked for any damage :question

[LFF64]

Yes the cars ok just my wallet that sustained damage  
 Its in for mot tomorrow too god knows what will happen  

[Darth Loo-knee]

Think they should give you a discount

[zippo]

i think id have needed a new pair of boxers  you'd have thought they would have knocked a bit off the bill  

[Marks DTM Calib]

I think it was shock   even worse I still had to pay full price for the tires well the same price  I did last month even though he said they were discounted  :-? £164 for a pair all in STS own brand PRESTIVO 225 55 16 W apparentley made my yokohama

Kin hell that expensive....

And write to head office......

[Pete Elite]

 I have never really liked those types of lift since many years ago whilst in my 1st job as an apprentice Mechanic a young fitter put a Simca on the lift and was looking for a knocking noise on the suspension by yanking at it when it suddenly fell off on the front D/S and fortunately landed on a steel bench otherwise he'd have been crushed!!!

[hotel21]

If that was mine, the best option for the garage at fault would be free tyres.  Or else, someone would be looking for his P45 in the post after I had finished the phonecalls and letters....

Certainly would not have paid that price for them after the fustercluck getting the car in the air....

[Kevin Wood]

Mentioning the possibility of a call to the HSE might bring the price down a bit.

Kevin