******Motors Chat - Round 6******

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

Fast fit aren't worth a w***. I'd be going down there and telling them either give me back my money and if not hang around the entrance and tell everyone of your complaints.
Feckin chancers.

That's what I was thinking, too. Surely they shouldn't gas and charge if it'll be gone within a week. I got 3 days out of it. €13 per day for cold air seems a bit pricy (and it was on/off cold air on the third day).

challengemaster wrote: »

Being very blunt - it's your own fault, but more-so because you're using shíte services like halfords fitting and FastFit, rather than going to someone who can do the job right the first time.

Well in fairness, they do have quite a presence in the town, with two fairly huge premises. And they seem professional and such. Surely they're as legit as any other business or service, so long as their work is covered by some kind of warranty or guarantee (I know Halfords is, for 12 months, I presume FirstStop's is, too).

advertsfox wrote: »

Personally I would just take it on the chin dude and move on especially since you only have a condenser issue and not the dreaded remove-the-whole-fecking-dash-to-replace-the-flaps issue which could have cost you €600+

I do, and it'll cost me €250ish from a chap in Northern Ireland that fixes them. But it only affects the driver side (blowing warm air) but with the passenger side air-con working, and the driver side vents closed, the cabin gets nice and cold anyway.

challengemaster wrote: »

All you have to do is read this forum and you'd know well to avoid them. Most people wouldn't give a wheelbarrow to these chain operated garages. You were even told to avoid halfords for your audio install.

I guess ignorance is not bliss after all!

Ah, to be fair to Halfords, they know where they stand. And they're worth a punt for convenience. Having read up on all the horror stories, it seems that in any story where the person actually goes back to Halfords, they treat the customer right.

I know that if they can't get the audio install done properly, that they'll remove it and refund me. So even if they're not the brightest bunch, at least they'll actually refund.

Poor customer service is something that puts me off a business immediately (and is one of the reasons I'm annoyed at First Stop). My experience with Halfords is that their Customer Service is genuinely really good. They could just do with having a few more on-the-floor staff members though. It's always a ghost town.

challengemaster wrote: »

Why not just get the job done the right way the first time?

Because at the moment I'm hemorrhaging money left, right and centre, and trying to save a few Euro. Local Auto-Electrician is working out fairly pricy, and Halfords offer a 12 month guarantee..

challengemaster wrote: »

And yet because you didn't do it the right way, you've to pay to get it done again.

See what I mean? You're not saving money, you're costing yourself money.

How so? I'll just get refunded and go down another route? I won't have lost anything by getting Halfords to do it?

If you're hemorrhaging money, you've got nobody but yourself to blame.

Well it's more to do with cutbacks in companies I work with, and bills coming at me from all angles (few of which are car related), but sure we won't let everyday real life get in the way of a good 'ould scorning.