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From: Conor on 8 Apr 2010 12:04
On 08/04/2010 00:29, Kiteflyer wrote:
> On 7 Apr, 23:56, "Brimstone"<brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>> "Kiteflyer"<ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>>
>> news:7c386bd2-3d8c-4492-aed3-d56605bf2dcf(a)r18g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>> Catalytic converter went. Took car to Kwik Fit and they wanted nearly
>>> 400 for both pieces. So went to ATS and they did it for 169. First
>>> part much cheaper than Kwik Fit and second part wasn't even needed as
>>> they repaired it.
>>
>>> Kwik Fit used to be cheap from what I can remember and was madly busy.
>>> Now the place is empty. Not surprised at those prices.
>>
>> And?
>
> So you might want to avoid Kwik Fit.

Anyone with any sense already does...however...

> Or people might have other stories of them being ok and I just got a
> poor mechanic this time.

You didn't get a poor mechanic, merely someone who was trying to
maximise sales as their job requires. There was obviously something
wrong with the part you claimed you didn't need (but had repaired) so
the mechanic didn't give you a wrong diagnosis

And BTW, a lot of those cheap catalytic converters only last a year or
two before you start failing MOT emissions tests.


--
Conor I'm not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally.
From: Derek Geldard on 8 Apr 2010 12:31
On Wed, 7 Apr 2010 16:29:58 -0700 (PDT), Kiteflyer
<ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>
>So you might want to avoid Kwik Fit.
>Or people might have other stories of them being ok and I just got a
>poor mechanic this time.

Luxury !

We can only *Dream* of getting a poor mechanic.

I had to put up with a black man speaking Korean.

Derek
From: thomas on 8 Apr 2010 13:48

"Mike P" <stripeytabby(a)live.co.uk> wrote in message
news:281d07ed-8c39-47d1-aa2e-f50e62947efa(a)u34g2000yqu.googlegroups.com...
> On 7 Apr, 23:49, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>> Catalytic converter went. Took car to Kwik Fit
>
> Oh dear.
>
> Mike P

You really have turned into a bitchy old cow haven't you michela P

From: Chris Bartram on 8 Apr 2010 17:52
On 08/04/2010 15:31, Kiteflyer wrote:
> On 8 Apr, 08:32, Chris Bartram<n...(a)delete-me.piglet-net.net> wrote:
>> On 07/04/2010 23:49, Kiteflyer wrote:
>>
>>> Catalytic converter went. Took car to Kwik Fit
>>
>> That's where you went wrong.
>
> I thought it was just the exhaust! And I have a 10% off card from
> their insurance.
> So I thought I'd get a cheap exhaust.
> I'm sure they used to do cheap exhausts, years ago.
I've used them years ago, they tried all the usual tricks. The last time
I used them was for a tyre on SWMBO's company car a few years ago, where
they managed to scrape the alloy wheel. Not been back since.
From: NM on 10 Apr 2010 16:05
On 8 Apr, 18:48, "thomas" <to0...(a)luvaduck.com> wrote:
> "Mike P" <stripeyta...(a)live.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:281d07ed-8c39-47d1-aa2e-f50e62947efa(a)u34g2000yqu.googlegroups.com...
>
> > On 7 Apr, 23:49, Kiteflyer <ann_marie050...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >> Catalytic converter went. Took car to Kwik Fit
>
> > Oh dear.
>
> > Mike P
>
> You really have turned into a bitchy old cow haven't you michela P

Always has been, only posts if there is an opportunity to get a dig in
at someone.
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