First time I used the local OPC for a service I have used Independents before.
I got the impression they wanted to inflate the service options as much as possible. Even before seeing the car one guy wanted me to have the air con drained disinfected tested charged etc and dull geometry check. All for a fee of course.
I look after my car and do quite a bit of fettling and general care for it.
I was suprised to be informed that some things should be replaced.
An example was - front top mounts and front shocks due to corrosion and front brake pipes to the flexible hoses for the same thing.
I had the front wheels off to look myself. I was struggling to see anything other than light dis-colouring of the top mount bolts and some paint had lifted on the bottom of the front shocks about the size of a thumb nail. I could only see one place on one brake pipe where the green paint had come off maybe by a stone didn't look rusty.
I took it to my local garage who put it on the ramp, they said it was fine and good for 9+ years old.
It also had an MOT within the last 2 months or about 600 miles and never even had an advisory??
Another amusing one was wanting to change the 4 month old Bosch battery I put on the car back to a Porsche approved one. I ditched to original one as it was pants.
Do OPC's want the cars to be maintained to an a like new standard?
Happy to fix and change knacked stuff but last experience has left a nagging doubt of over zealous offers to change stuff.
Anyone else had similar experience and how was it handled?
Regards
GW
I got the impression they wanted to inflate the service options as much as possible. Even before seeing the car one guy wanted me to have the air con drained disinfected tested charged etc and dull geometry check. All for a fee of course.
I look after my car and do quite a bit of fettling and general care for it.
I was suprised to be informed that some things should be replaced.
An example was - front top mounts and front shocks due to corrosion and front brake pipes to the flexible hoses for the same thing.
I had the front wheels off to look myself. I was struggling to see anything other than light dis-colouring of the top mount bolts and some paint had lifted on the bottom of the front shocks about the size of a thumb nail. I could only see one place on one brake pipe where the green paint had come off maybe by a stone didn't look rusty.
I took it to my local garage who put it on the ramp, they said it was fine and good for 9+ years old.
It also had an MOT within the last 2 months or about 600 miles and never even had an advisory??
Another amusing one was wanting to change the 4 month old Bosch battery I put on the car back to a Porsche approved one. I ditched to original one as it was pants.
Do OPC's want the cars to be maintained to an a like new standard?
Happy to fix and change knacked stuff but last experience has left a nagging doubt of over zealous offers to change stuff.
Anyone else had similar experience and how was it handled?
Regards
GW
