From: Kiteflyer on
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.
From: Brimstone on
"Kiteflyer" <ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> 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?


From: Kiteflyer on
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.
Or people might have other stories of them being ok and I just got a
poor mechanic this time.
From: Clive George on
On 07/04/2010 23:49, Kiteflyer wrote:
> 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.

I never remember them being cheap.

That said, they're a franchise operation, so there is the faint
possibility that there's a good branch somewhere.
From: John Veldman on

"Kiteflyer" <ann_marie050268(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> 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.
> Or people might have other stories of them being ok and I just got a
> poor mechanic this time.

I have avoided Kwik Fit for years after I watched them trying to rip people
off
as I was waiting for a backbox to be fitted to a car. It must have been
"faulty brake"
day as everyone that went in seemed to need new brakes. They even refused
to
get my car down unless I agreed to new rear shock absorbers so I had to call
the
Police in the end. They were desperate for sales. A branch of ATS was no
better,
they messed up tracking on one car and as I waited I watched a heroin addict
walk in with a bag of stolen portable CD players. One of the staff bought
one and
then the customers waiting were pestered, so I called the head office and
complained.

If you understood how this type of garage works, it is unfair on the staff.
The Managers
are told they will meet a certain sales target that month however they must
do it. So they
pressure the staff in to selling a lot of items that are not required.
Anything quick and
easy for maximum profit will do. So they go for brakes, shock absorbers,
bulbs, wipers,
batteries, exhausts etc. Each corner of a car is worth a set amount and
they must get
as much as they can. This has all been on TV with secret filming and is
common
knowledge. It's similar to some breakdown services that have sales targets,
the staff
must sell and will lie to do so. The RAC was caught out doing that on one
programme.

I soon found that the main garage for whichever make of car I had was
CHEAPER
and used GENUINE approved parts, not the copies and cheap stuff. The work
was
also guaranteed. if you had any common sense, with the reputation Kwik Fit
has,
you wouldn't go anywhere near them - they have ruined the brand and business
by
ripping people off. Kwik Fit is not a name most people would trust now.

You also have to watch some main dealerships, they seem to be going the same
way
very slowly. I have noticed it after dealing with cases for Trading
Standards who are
next to useless at anything other than taking pirate DVDs off market stalls.
They will
not fight companies with money so don't protect the consumer.

You didn't get a poor mechanic - you got a SALES person, the type of person
that
has ruined Kwik Fit.