Advance Pitstop for servicing?

Do a bit of searching here about them. My answer would be no dont use them..

Rich11 wrote: »

Times before that they said to me wishbones are cracked, track rod ends are worn,............ just do the tyres are leave me alone, please

I must look like a thicko who knows nothing about cars

maybe if you had done these parts before fittin tyres and tracking then your tracking would have been right

well you are entitled to your opinion about the company itself, but the lads that work there are either qualified mechanics or tyre fitters, this is a well known fact. if you want your car serviced or have the mechanicals checked then obviously it should be done by a mechanic and not a tyre fitter. but the case in advance is(and this is fact) the manager has the call to put who he wants to work on your car when you are gone.

now heres the best bit(and its fact) if say a tyre fitter is put to do your service or timing belt and the tyre fitter says "i'm not qualified to do that" or "that's not my job" the usual managers response would be something like "if thats the case then you know where the door is" or "i'm your boss and you do what i tell you to do" and the best one of all is "you have to be a team player, we all have to do the same jobs". THIS IS ALL BASED ON FACTS

i dont blame lads for posting their views on the company, but the workers on the floor CANNOT be blame for the "circus act" that goes on there. i know the athlone branch better than most posters here and have witness some of the bullying and abusive behaviour that is dished out to the floor staff. let me put it this way, if someone treated me the way their boss treats them, i'd be up for GBH. i have quite a few FACTS about the place that i may share with ye over the next week or so.

Reminds me a lot of the tyre place in the Simpsons when homer goes in with his voucher for free tyre balancing;).
They get him for the whole lot and stand outside the window laughing at him:D

they are COWBOY

A couple of years back, my 318 was due its NCT. The test was for the afternoon and I wanted to give the car a quick once over before bringing her up. The only thing I needed checked was the headlight alignment. Long story, short, I forgot to go to the usual garage and only remembered when it was time to leave for the test. I dropped into the AP in Santry for a quick headlight alignment check, telling the guy I was in a bit of a rush for the NCT. So, he takes the car in and a few minutes later he comes out and tells me one of my headlight bulbs are gone. It was fine when they were driving it into the garage (i usually left the lights on all the time), so i was a bit surprised it had blown within a couple of minutes. Say I need 2 bulbs because they should be replaced with the same brand at €20 per bulb :eek: PLUS labour. I tell him i have spare bulbs in the boot. "Sorry, we can only put our bulbs in". It was looking like the bill was gonna be €100, so I asked for my keys and went to the NCT. Checked my car in, but left the bonnet open. I was taking the blown bulb out and noticed a mark on the glass, like it had been banged off something. To this day, I think they just broke the bulb, looking to rip me off. New bulb in and car went through no problem at all. a few weeks later, I notice a "under new management" sign on the garage. Still, wouldn't touch them. I use a local Atlas garage and I have to say, they are brilliant. I do know one of the lads there, which helps me have confidence, but I have often dropped in to have things checked and haven't been charged at all. Only the other day, there was a rubbing noise from one of my wheels. Dropped into Atlas and it turned out to be the dust shield around the brake disc was rubbing. No charge.

My advice is don't trust any garage unless you hear good things about them from people you know.