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 Post subject: AutoQuip Cape Town
 Post Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 07:27 
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I needed to have a wheel bearing replaced on my kadett and seeing that i work in town i decided to arrange 2 hours off and take it through to AutoQuip to have the work done (you know take advantage of the discount).

I get there about 14:45 and they pull my car on the ramp... check it out and i agree to the price they gave me (R500).

When the parts finally arrived they still needed to strip the strut and push out the old bearing... this could have been done while waiting for the parts but this is not why i'm posting this thread.

I wasn't watching the dudie push the bearing in (was having coffee :whistle: ) and when i looked up to see how far they were i saw the manager on duty standing but my parts swearing at the dudie that was busy with the stuff (this was at 17:15).

15min later they come to me and say my car is done... no mention of any problems... they didn't inspect the finished work with me (both of these are promised on their flyer). i was able to leave at 18:00... 3hours after i arrived :thumbdown:

On Tuesday this week, 10 days later... i'm leaving town and all of a sudden i start getting this really loud knocking noise from the wheel they fixed... turned around and took the car back to them.

Turns out the guy that did the bearing pushed it in to far and the bearing seal popped off. Would have been nice for them to tell me that from the start.

But now the service gets better... Edward (the guy from the tech eve in Tygervalley) advised me that they wouldn't be able to sort it out for me on the day... it would have to wait for tomorrow. He gave me there company bakkie to use for the evening... My car was sorted Wednesday by lunch time...

Why couldn't the service have been that good from the start.

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
 Post Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 08:01 
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Bad one

I've also heard / read of some Honda guys complaining of Autoquip-Cape Town's service & workmanship

Rightfully speaking, Autoquip-Tygervalley is actually 1 our club's discount sponsor, NOT the CT branch. That Edward guy was just there that night to cash in on the advertising / business so if I were you rather drive that extra km's, if you have to, & go to Autoquip - TYGERVALLEY! :correct:

I hope you expressed how you felt about their service / wokmanship, to Edward though. Its good that they gave you the company bakkie, but it shouldn't have been necessary had they done their work right, from the start

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
 Post Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 08:43 
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Bad one

I've also heard / read of some Honda guys complaining of Autoquip-Cape Town's service & workmanship

Rightfully speaking, Autoquip-Tygervalley is actually 1 our club's discount sponsor, NOT the CT branch. That Edward guy was just there that night to cash in on the advertising / business so if I were you rather drive that extra km's, if you have to, & go to Autoquip - TYGERVALLEY! :correct:

I hope you expressed how you felt about their service / wokmanship, to Edward though. Its good that they gave you the company bakkie, but it shouldn't have been necessary had they done their work right, from the start


LOL. i wanted to go to AQ tygervalley for the wheel alignment but they were to busy.lol.. but the guy seemed nice and i told him that ill try supa quick just cause i was kinda in a hurry.. so supa quick done an good job..

Its sad how these guys always think that you are to stupid to understand so they will not even show you what they did.. i always stand at the lift if they work on the car and inspect everything they do... even at powerflow i stood for 3 hours.lol.. :duim:

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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Autoquip - Tygervally does extremely good work, David @ wheel alignment is great, he'll go the extra mile for you + he does wheel alignment perfectly

Dereck is also a great branch manager as well as Chris

i've always had great service from them, been going there from a long time...yep, they always busy cos' they good at what they do

I'm speaking from experience

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
 Post Posted: 02 Dec 2010, 11:44 
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:( next time go to TYRE SHOP WALEED DOES ALL THOSE JOBS LIKE R180 for labour and R130 for your bearing .

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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TAUzty wrote:
:( next time go to TYRE SHOP WALEED DOES ALL THOSE JOBS LIKE R180 for labour and R130 for your bearing .


He replaced a balljoint for free for me already, but I gave him money for the labour anyway, as he was doing other work for me

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Hind sight is a B!tch... :spank:

i could have save R190 and had peace of mind that it was done properly

Will definately use them in future

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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Tyre shop does all suspension repairs and chassis pumping/accident vehicles , bearings hubs alles.

just he dont do cv joints.
and he does brakes thats R150 for labour

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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TAUzty wrote:
Tyre shop does all suspension repairs and chassis pumping/accident vehicles , bearings hubs alles.

just he dont do cv joints.
and he does brakes thats R150 for labour


And he also doesn't do rear engine mountings.

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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oh and he done serve cofee either...lol

Gona go to him as soon as the bonus is in and i wana do my suspension and a new set of high heels for the monsta and sum brakes to stop her when she gets out of hand...

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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oh and he done serve cofee either...lol

Gona go to him as soon as the bonus is in and i wana do my suspension and a new set of high heels for the monsta and sum brakes to stop her when she gets out of hand...


aag if she gets out of hand GHOST sqaud will stop you man :) :kallit:

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
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oh and he done serve cofee either...lol

Gona go to him as soon as the bonus is in and i wana do my suspension and a new set of high heels for the monsta and sum brakes to stop her when she gets out of hand...


You don't need a bonus to go to him, very good prices.
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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
 Post Posted: 07 Dec 2010, 07:55 
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ok we drifting away from the topic at hand, lets stick to it please. thanks

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 Post subject: Re: AutoQuip Cape Town
 Post Posted: 07 Dec 2010, 08:11 
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ya sorry about that man...
so basically in a nutshell...the topic was suppose to be abt AUTOQUIP CT...
Well there u have it guys......If u need tyres and brakes and shocks and drops etc you all know now where to go ne...THE TYRE SHOP IN MAITLAND

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaa

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