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AA car servicing

  • 23-01-2012 11:20am
    #1
    Benny_Cake
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,205 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering if anyone has used the AA for getting a car serviced? I need the car every day and the idea of having someone do it at the house on a weekend is appealing. Also, the NCT is due in March and there are one or two things I want checked. I'm an AA member BTW.


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  • #2
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    Id say they will be expensive.
    They are yesterdays organisation trying to diversify into plumbing and gawd kniows what to survive when their breakdown service has been largely usurped by Insurance Recovery services.


  • #3
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,964 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    We bought our first car last year and spent a good while looking around for somewhere to service it. The AA was looked at but they were really quite expensive. After a bit more research on here we went with a poster in this forum who works in a reputable garage and is very highly recommended here.


  • #4
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,569 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Ring them and ask them... And let us know what they say


  • #5
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    They only do a fairly basic service and check of obvious suspension/brake issues. Obviously without a lift etc the car can't get a proper inspection.

    If any issues are spotted they will send you to an AA approved garage to have the work done anyway so IMO it makes more sence to get everything done in one place.


  • #6
    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,964 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    ↑ ↑
    The good Doc serviced our car and comes highly recommended :)


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  • #7
    griff07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭griff07


    Used them myself-fantastic service. Yes probably a little more expensive than some out there at the moment but no more and probably less than what main dealers charge. BUT they come to your home/office wherever you want even at weekends. To me thats worth a little extra. Hassle free and saving my valuable free time is the way I roll!!


  • #8
    maidhc
    Registered Users Posts: 7,473 ✭✭✭maidhc


    corktina wrote: »
    Id say they will be expensive.
    They are yesterdays organisation trying to diversify into plumbing and gawd kniows what to survive when their breakdown service has been largely usurped by Insurance Recovery services.

    I would have agreed with you until last November when I had a crash on the M50. It is a deeply unpleasant experience when your "insurance recovery service" only has a voicemail. Thankfully the girlfriend had the AA and they recovered the car.

    Aviva have a semi decent recovery service, but I'm not sure about the rest.


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