Hi Guys,
Because my experience with fiat dealers has been so bad I'm tempted to get my Fiat Punto serviced and MOT'd with Arnold Clark (non Fiat dealer). They have a special offer where they give your car a 41 point service and MOT for £89.
Do these guys have a good reputation?
www.arnoldclark.co.uk/service/41pointservice.htm
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Interesting the two local Fiat dealers I have driven past today - have changed from Ryauto to Arnold Clark (as Fiat Dealers)
So you could theorectically have the 41point service and MOT with Arnold Clark at a Fiat Dealer for £89. If that is a good thing, or bad thing I am not quite sure?
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Do a search for them on the web. There used to be a couple of websites dedicated to the group all of which made interesting reading.
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I've used Lex Autocentres for MOT & service, but have found that they can vary from branch to branch. I chatted with the manager at the good one & found they had ex-main dealer mechanics on their staff, one of whom happened to be the right man for my car (Saab). The other branch seemed disorganised & scruffy.
In my experience, you often get better service & value at independents.
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As ever, it all depends on the branch and the mechanic.
It really is time that the motor trade introduced minimum standards of training for mechanics, particulary as the charge rates are such a high multiple of the actual rate of pay.
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Well it getting it done tomorrow. To be honest I'm more worried about getting ripped off then the mechanics not being 100%. I'm marking the air and oil filters so that I'll know if they change them or not.
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MM they seem to have some disatisfied customers. I won't even post the URL because they appear to be extremely litiguous. Draw your own conclusions.
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Be careful with independant garages...some have dodgy practices such as replacing only one shock absorber on an axle...especially a certain independant vw garage in surrey.
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Yeah, you do need to know that they will do it right and that they don;t just use cheap oil etc.
I can't remember who it was but someone on here said that an independant said they just use whatever coolant they have lying around rather than the proper one for the car... :(
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