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Should I have expected more from a specialist garage??

This is a long read, so get a drink and get comfy! lol

 

Just wanted peoples opinions on what's to be expected by a "specialist" 300ZX garage these days. The story.................

 

After 5 years of having so called bodyshops (not the guys at Custom Exotics who have been the only people I've met who have pride in their work), I decided to make one last attempt at getting my Z back on the road or it would be broken/scrapped. Before getting it back into the guys at Custom Exotics to have some panels sorted and let the interior trimmer do his bit, I decided to make sure it was mechanically and structurally sound. There's not that many garages that I thought I could trust so I thought I would make the 200 odd mile round journey from London to a "specialist". So on the 8th March with my Z on the back of a trailer I headed up to this "specialist". I told them there was no rush and they were happy with that as obviously no one had any idea if anything was wrong as it hasn't been driven for 5 years. I wanted the major service done, so belts, oil/fuel filters, water pump, thermostat etc. I supplied most of the parts which were all OEM. I also wanted a full inspection carried out so I'd know that my car was mechanically/structurally sound before spending any other money on it.

 

So about 2 weeks later, I called them to get an update only to be told that they had just finished and everything was fine on my car. He actually commented that he couldn't believe that my car hadn't been driven for 5 years as apart from the timing belt needing doing and the bottom radiator support bracket which had rust, there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. Needless to say I was over the moon!! I told him my friend who helped me get my Z on the trailer was still away in Spain and should be back the following week so I couldn't pick it up till then, he said no problem as long as the bill was settled up which it was when they called me back with the final amount. Unfortunately, I couldn't pick up my Z for about 3 weeks from that phone call as my mate was delayed getting back from Spain, then I ended up in Moorfields Eye Hospital and then I couldn't get a trailer from any local hire place. I kept the garage informed at each step and it was never an issue (or at least they never told me it was).

 

So on the 18th April, I hooked up the hired trailer again and headed back up to collect my Z. All was fine, no cross words, no issues and we stood around chatting about Z's and cars for a while. My car seamed to run perfectly smooth and we got it up on the trailer and left. I honestly thought I had completed the first step to getting my car back on the road................................

 

I noticed the first problem as soon as we were removing the car off the trailer at the bodyshop. There was a small dent in the passenger sideskirt which I am 100% certain was not there as I washed the car just before taking it to this "specialist". I called them the very next day and they emailed me back asking for pictures which I sent. Personally I believe the damage was done by a lift arm but obviously I cannot prove this. They had no idea about the damage and as my car was in the bodyshop anyway, the guys at Custom Exotics said they would do a smart repair on it and not to worry. I wasn't happy it was damaged but it was nothing major, more annoying than anything else.

 

 

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Now we start on the real issues. I went up to the bodyshop on the 24th April to start doing a few bits. I opened up the bonnet to discover the right hand radiator bracket flapping about, just being held on by a self tapping screw. I was stunned as I can't believe this garage had snapped a bolt and just "bodged" a repair on something so simple to get to and fix. I took some pictures and emailed them to the garage with a subject heading of " Very disappointed" and simply asking for them to explain this.

 

 

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This was the response headed "metal age changes explained" with the following which looks like it's just been copy and pasted from the web:

 

Hi Vijay,

 

By the look of the picture that is the right hand radiator hold bracket as fitted to the twin turbo model, it looks like the original fixing has snapped when by been over tightened or more likely when been undone as they do occasionally seize in place, the reason I think they do this is the under side of the panel has a large amount of air pass over it when driving and often this can be very damp air and causes rust to form on the bolt thread that protrudes through the welded nut.

 

 

 

So what is rust ?

When the open-air oxidation of iron takes place, rust is the oxide that forms. While the chemical composition of rust (Fe2O3.nH2O) means nothing to the average homeowner, it is the resulting hydrated iron oxide that gets all of the attention [1]. Rusting is the general term used to describe the corrosion of iron and its alloys, such as steel.

 

The process of rust involves the way various materials react with oxygen, which results in the chemical compound of rust. When iron combines with oxygen, iron oxide forms. Since iron oxide is larger in size than iron, the oxidation process causes it to “puff up” and sometimes flake. When a great amount of rust accumulates, the buildup may create a powerful force that can actually separate adjacent parts.

 

 

 

So back to the picture the upshot of the damp air passing over the exposed part of the tread causes a reaction within the metal of the bolt and this reduces the structural strength to a point it can become difficult to undo and can fail ( snap), as the area below the original fixing is double skinned and is not flat the an alternative fixing looks to have been made using a self tapping screw.

 

Hope that has explained that for you.

 

Regards

 

Now to me that was just a sarcastic and rude answer. I understand that bolts will rust and shear but surely any "specialist" worth anything would have drilled it out and tapped it and not just put a self tapping screw through the bodywork? I called the owner of the garage to ask about his reply and said to him how can I trust any of his work if he would happily do this to someone's car - what would he do if there was a bolt with bad access that had sheared???? Well at that point he swore at me and proceeded to hang up. I was absolutely shocked as I had not at any point been rude to him in any way! I called straight back and his wife answered and said he cannot speak to me as he's busy and he said I should put anything I want to say in an email - great customer services!!!!!

 

My Email:

 

To say I'm stunned that you just swore, hung up on me and then when I called straight back you were busy and told me to send you an email is an understatement!!

 

I've contacted you as soon as I found a problem with something I'm sure no one would be happy with. I accept bolts can snap but to just bodge a repair like that is just not right! I've always thought you were professional and never had a bad thing to say about you so to just drill though a bracket and bodywork and put a self tapping screw though, that is loose and allows the bracket to flap, is just not right. Would you be happy if someone did that to your car??

 

Can you please respond to me as I feel that it's not right that you just hung up on me and treated me in this manner.

 

Can I also have a replacement bracket sent to me and I will fix it properly.

 

His response:

 

Despite this business been my passion I have sweated blood and tears for for 12 years + to create a simple issue with a fixing that I was still wondering about when we spoke resulted in you personally attacking my work whole ethic, to even suggest for one moment that any other part of the work was questionable because of the broken bracket bolt was simply outrageous and if you consider for one moment how insulting you were been then you will understand the answer you got.

 

It is always regrettable when any issue arises and even more so when it escalates, I do regret ending the phone call in the manner I did but it was a moment of unclarity.

 

(A replacement bracket and bolt will be sent to your preferred address ( please advise) )

 

 

Was I being insulting to question anyones work if they repaired bolts with easy access in this way? As I said to him, what would he do with a bolt with bad access which lets face it, with a 300ZX engine bay you rarely have good access to anything. To me it's a matter of professionalism and doing the right thing!

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I wish I could say this was an end to this story but sadly I found another MAJOR problem. I asked and paid for a full inspection of my car which cost £54 including VAT. This was his report which he emailed me when I requested it:

 

vijay,

 

The assessment undertaken was in line with our standard visual check that is used to help identifies key failure points, all of those included are listed below, and with the exception of the radiator support that we spoke about about there was no major worries.

 

Corrosion

Floor pan

Inner sills where visible ( body kit fitted )

 

Suspension

Shock absorbers

Springs

Anti roll bars

Drop links

Front upper arms

Wheels / tyres

 

Steering

Hicas arms

Hicas outer joints

Steering arms

Steering track rods

Steering u/j

Steering rack bushes

 

Electrical

General lighting / warning lights

 

Engine

Service level requirements

 

Well I decided to make sure the T top drain pipes were clear and exiting properly and when I checked the rear ones - I have no sills, the drivers side is full of holes and the passanger side is non existent!!!

I found this out with the car on the floor with it's wheels on so how they didn't notice this with the use of a ramp is beyond me. Even with the bodykit fitted, a simple shine of a torch on the sills showed the problems and a screwdriver went straight through parts of the remaining metal. How on earth could such a major and well known fault be missed????? You can see the area that had to be cut away as it was all rusted!!!!

 

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The car is also puffing out smoke and has an obvious misfire.To say I was getting really annoyed with this so called "specialist" is an understatement!!!!

 

I emailed them about this on 3rd May telling them about the sills and misfire and asking how it was missed. I also asked for a refund of the asessment charge:

 

"I would like the cost of the assessment refunded as if I didn't noticed this, the rear of the car would have been sprayed and the car would have then failed the MOT, meaning it would have had to go back to the bodyshop to be repainted at my cost. If that is a problem, can you please explain why the assessment is worth £54 when it missed such a major fault?"

 

He replied on the 9th after I emailed him again asking for a reply:

 

"Apologies for slow reply to your email's have not been in the workshop for a few days and xxxxxxxhas left the message for me today to reply.

 

Ok in order to re-establish a level civility to the current issues I need to explain that we ( us) must of some how got completely side tracked when:

1) Assessing your zed

2) Explaining the assement determination level

3) Finalising the mechanical work

 

To be completely honest I have no idea why we should have missed the sill corrosion, no idea other than due to the side skirts we (incorrectly ) decided to not check behind them. The assessment cost covers the whole period of two of use checking various mechanical arms and bushes etc. that need to be flexed by levers whilst checking for movement, the cost of two guys spending 20 min's doing this is barely covered by the amount charged but missing the sill corrosion was simply not acceptable and I am puzzled by this.

 

The mechanical work ie the cambelt is a job we have extensive experience of with more than 1000, belts changed by myself and do actually take pride in that, the rad bracket redrill I simply cannot comment on as I cannot remember either way and if your confident it was ok previously I cannot argue against the redrilling was poorly done.

 

incidentally I did a cambelt the other day and took a picture if the left hand rad bracket that had been previously drilled and a self taper fitted, and when releasing the self taper that even broke!! you would not credit it! ( see attached pics) this does demonstrate that they do fail when been undone sometimes although I understand that is not the point of your complaint but the redrill quality.

 

The current misfire and smoking will be connected no doubt and will be the usual culprit of a connection issue that is the bain of zed owners everywhere and can occur at amytime.

 

For a suggestion I would take a look at the temp sensor connection, the PTU connections and even the injector connections all of which can cause the misfire and the smoking your experiencing now due to incomplete combustion."

 

My reply:

 

 

"Thank you for replying, however I do still feel you're completely missing the point.

 

1. To say you may have decided to not check the sills because of the side skirts, knowing that it is such a common problem area on these cars - especially UK models is crazy. This is a major point and my car would have failed the MOT instantly and I would have had to pay the bodyshop twice for work.

 

2. It doesn't matter how much work is involved in the inspection if it's not actually fully inspected. I'm afraid the inspection reports means nothing unless it's 100% true.

 

3. To say you cannot comment on the radiator bracket as you cannot remember either way - am I right in saying that there are only two of you working on cars in your garage? So which ever one of you worked on my car, were happy to just drill a hole in the bodywork and bodge a repair? I'm surprised that it was just done then without thought of the customers car and the correct way to repair it. I am 100% certain this was not like this before coming to your workshop, absolutely no doubt!

 

4. Yes I understand the these cars are known for a loose connection or plug causing a misfire, but surely not when it's just come out of a major service and not even been driven.

 

5. How you replied to my first email about rust and how you spoke to me on the phone, then hung up. I was in no way rude to you and tried to talk to you about things. You have never once apologized for anything that's happened!

 

 

I have absolutely not doubt you are capable of doing cambelts and working on 300zx's. I would have never gone through the hassle of bringing my car on a trailer to you if I didn't believe that. I do however question your judgment on the above points. As I previously said to you, things go wrong with every business, it all depends on the steps you take to put them right.

 

I would still like the inspection fee refunded as I do not believe the inspection is worth much when a major issue was simply missed!"

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His reply:

 

"We are going around in circles here, the work booking was for an assessment and cambelt service, we did the assessment in accordance with the car we had in front of us. Having previously been at a body shop for body kit and paint work, whilst we did a mechanical assessment we did note that the front member was corroded and informed you of this and as it turned out you already knew about it.

 

The side skirts form part of the body kit and are blended along their length as well as the rear quarter and front wings, complete removal would have been extensive and would have required full restoration after of the side skirts and a major section of the car to be re blended and repainted, any question of us to remove these to just "look"was a non starter.

 

The question though I ask myself is if the sills are so bad why did the body shop fit the side skirts over them?

Questioning of bad or loose connections is ludicrous, you know only too well that any loom on cars of this age have issues, any owner of a 300zx will at some time experienced this phenomena, any service work that is done can potentially disturb connections by virtue of loom movement, however with the car running correct when the belt was changed and when you collected it what can I be realistically expected to do other than the advise I gave you to just check and very likely sort the issue out easily?

 

The reply you got to the original email was intended to demonstrate your written attitude that was pouring out of the email in bucket fulls, a few words I know but was easy to see your intention and so you had a calm and informative reply which answered the actual question about the rad bracket fixing corrossion and its cause. Whilst two of us work on the zeds we have a very active workshop with a larger than to be expected movement of cars we are repairing, servicing or upgrading, I personally did the cambelt service on your zed and as I said cannot remember if in fact the fixing was already in need of re drilling or not but did concede if you felt it was in good order I could not argue that, the fact of the matter is you left you car for nearly a month after the job was completed and with collection time and email time it more like 6 weeks ago this was done and in that time I have done a 6 weeks of other work including cambelts, engine swaps ,gearbox swaps service work, electrical work....the list goes on so sorry but the rad bracket issue is no longer stored in my memory!

 

Although I am not eager to dwell on the phone call from you that you mention you were not rude in, then I can only assume someone else made the call? to refresh the call started pleasant enough even with mentioned to the rad bracket and the subsequent email, but with that the less pleasant comments were said, calling the whole cambelt job in to question with the suggestion that the cambelt job could not be trusted due to the aledged easy rad bracket "bodge" ( your words) I cannot see how that could be any less insulting to me personally, the call was ended badly I agree but it did in fact end it rather than any more bad exchanges carrying on.

 

As far as the assessment fee been refunded, well this is not going to be possible as reviewing your job sheet you incurred 4 weeks of dry storage with any prior arrangement for this, normally a cambelt service is a single day job and often whilst owners wait. You zed was in the way for this period with requiring moved on an almost daily basis, even running out of petrol as so little was in the tank when left with us, so at a very conservative £12+ vat per day your current outstanding bill stands at £336 + vat, this is a standard practice within the garage trade and many places would charge closer to £20+ vat per day.

 

So in conclusion we have frankly come to an impasse, which in all my years is a situation I have not come across, I note though from forum posts this does seem to be a trend your more familiar with from past experiences body shops etc. and wonder what exactly is the common factor here, but I know its not me."

 

And my final email:

 

"The sideskirts and bodykit were fitted years ago, probably around 10 years ago. So your question of why the previous bodyshop fitted them over the sills is invalid as they didn't fit them.

 

I told you, I found the rusted sills with the car raised up on axle stands and me on the floor, so no need to remove any bodykit at all to see. With the car up on a ramp, one look and you SHOULD have been able to see the lack of sills!

 

Your reply with an explanation of rust was sarcastic and rude and I expected a reply with an apology.

 

I would question any quality of work if the person doing the work could not be bothered to fix a bolt with easy access!

 

Is that the best you have to justify yourself, my car was with you for longer! I told you there was no rush. I told you my friend was away for at least 2 weeks when I dropped the car off. You told me you would take your time over it. I called you to ask how it was going, you told me it was complete and I told you I could not collect it straight away to which you told me no problem as long as I paid the bill straight away - which I did. When I told you I was having problems hiring a trailer, at no point did you mention charges for my car being there for longer than expected and you didn't even raise any issues. It says a lot about the sort of person you are that you now want to throw that in my face! Why didn't you say it to me at the time?

 

Once again, you show the person you are! You have looked at my old posts and are justifying your inadequate work by saying that I have posted on the forum where I have not been happy with work. Why the hell wouldn't I when people are happy to take my money and not do a quality job. I have never not paid anyone the full amount, so when I find they have bodged jobs or simply not done things, of course I am not happy.

 

I have nothing else to say to you as I think you live in your own defensive world. I will post on the forum and ask for opinions on what people should expect from any garage. I will certainly tell anyone if asked what my experience with you has been including your after service customer services which doesn't amount to much at all!"

 

 

 

I'm sorry for the long post but I really value opinions on this. What would you expect from a garage who works on your Z? What would you do next, legal advice?

 

 

There is also a scraping noise coming from behind the cambelt covers which I have not told this "specialist" as unless I take this matter further legally, there is no point.

 

The "mechanic" is a member on here and I am happy for him to post a reply if he so wishes. I have absolutely nothing to hide on this matter.

 

Thanks for reading this long and quite sad post.

 

Vijay

To add a little clarity here as Vijay has stated he took his zed to a specialist that specialist was us and we stand by our constant committment to give the very best level care to zeds in our workshop and feel the emails exchanged bears this out as does the hundreds of happy customers, no doubt on this rare occassion the close to 15 years of zed experience was not enough but somehow I doubt it was ever going to be.

 

Jeff TT

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Jeff, as I have said to you over and over, I have no doubt you can do work on a Z and that is the reason I brought my car to you. But please please explain what you have done on my car? If you stand by your committment, then why have you offered absolutely no resolution or even an apology?

Post number three names one of the mechanics which to anyone whose been around here a while identifies the garage - if I were you Vijay, I would edit that part out unless the garage posts to say they are OK with this being discussed prior to a resolution being reached...it won't do you any favours while its unresolved.

 

I think you were fair enough to flag up the things you were dissapointed with and missing the sills is probably the most important failure on their part if you managed to view it with it on axle stands. I think you have allowed your frustrations with the actual problem mix with your feelings for the work actually done by this garage. Like I said your points are valid but from the emails posted you do seem to be on the offensive and not really giving him any slack. This in turn has led to him trying to end the situation by mentioning the storage bill, in the hope that you'll go quiet now to avoid receiving that bill. I would send an email to clear the air to say you are still dissapointed at how things have turned out, suggest a final settlment of half the inspection fee for missing the sills or just call it quits (they have offered to send new bracket and thankfully you spotted the sills before the bodyshop work so no harm was done in the grand scheme of things).

 

As said, i think your points are valid, but you are calling into question the mechanical knowledge and skills of someone well known and respected as an expert. You putting inverted commas around the word 'specialist' and worse still - 'mechanic' towards the end will not help you resolve this situation.

to be honest its hard to reply to a thread like this, there are things that could be said to both parties from an out side source.

 

First why the snapped bolt wasn't drilled out and retapped to use the original hole.

 

Second, why the need to go public on it? i feel things are lost in translation. a simple email with the question of why wasn't the snapped bolt rectified to a satisfactory standard, could of been a good start, we all make mistakes in life, and yes i can understand the frustration of finding rust after you have paid to have an inspection.

 

I dont think tit for tat fee's should be applied either as this just makes things awkward and seems just silly personally.

 

i have to admit if i had found someone had put a self tapping screw into my car instead of actually fixing the issue properly id be a bit pee'd too.

 

Not sure how you two want to resolve these issues, but id start by both apologizing to each other personally off the forum and working from there.

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Everyone that owns a zed should become a mechanic cos there is just too much that can go wrong and cause catastrophic consequences.

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I really wasn't trying to be offensive, more very disappointed in finding things that were in my opinion bodged. Would anyone be happy with a self tapping screw put through bodywork instead of it being fixed properly? If I didn't care about attention to detail, there are plenty of backstreet garages I could bring a car to.

 

I do welcome any opinions, good or bad as to wether I am asking too much.

Sorry to hear of your troubles hope you get it all sorted amicably (although it sounds like it's gone past that)

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I did email him asking him to explain the snapped bolt, the reply was about rust and what causes it. That really annoyed me because who ever worked on my car broke it and is not taking responsibility for it. I completely agree, bolts snap especially on aged cars but surely the decent and right thing to do is tap it.

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All I asked for was a replacement bracket so I can repair it properly - which was been received.

 

I asked for a refund on the inspection fee as I believe unless the inspection is 100%, it's not worth a single penny.

 

I have not asked Jeff for anything else apart from an explanation which I believe I am still due!

Hi Vijay, id probably be a bit pee'd to, but its hard to try and find a good speacialist so hopefully you can meet a compromise and put it behind you. I was recently ripped off by a specialist garage and theres nothing you can. Regarding the bracket, I would have expected it to be fixed, but I would also have expected to have had to pay for that fix as an extra on the bill. that fix could be clearly shown to you so you could see what you were paying for. The cills do seem like a genuine mistake and could be expected as mistakes do get made. maybe some cheaper labour offered further down the line rather than offering the money back as an inspection did take place.. you both seem like good people and often things get muddied over time..

 

However if somebody had hung up on me thats were I would have lost my cool. I would have driven there immediately as I hate that..

 

Hope you Guys can find a compromise....

Seems only fair, you should get a explanation and an apology, from what you have stated thus far.

 

I wouldn't be happy either given the situation, regardless of the garage being a franchised dealer or an independant, it does seem like poor customer service to me.

Personally, I wouldnt of posted it all on here. However, there are simple templates for letters about raising complaints about services provided and goods received, which are normally followed up by a small claims court. Only issue is now, that there is a lot of he said she said so to speak, and a dozen emails without any legal clairty, and due to the time which has passed, there isnt much you could do legally on a vehicle of this age and specification, as its durability as a whole would be seen as incredibly short.

 

The Work could be carried out on 1st of may, and you could be driving down a country lane on the 2nd and it could over heat, have a turbo failure, or start missfiring, this would be hard to prove if it was anything to do with the work carried out or just general wear and tear on the vehicle - which cant be picked up, untill it has failed.

 

I also note you never mentioned Jeffs Name in your original posts, which is also good, as it could be seen as slander. I think Jeff Mentioned in one of the emails he has sent you a new rad bracket and bolt, I can see how it would slip his mind whether he was responsible or not with the amount of work he does.

 

On a plus note, looks like custom exotics have made a great job of your seals. And fortunately you did find it before getting the respray done. This kind of makes a lot of the above statements a "what if?" scenario, which would count for nothing in the British legal system.

 

Im glad another Z32 is going back onto the road, thats always good to hear, and I hope you have more luck with it from now on in. I speak with Jimmer in Bristol, who I would always get to do work for me on the zed, and he knows what he is talking about, he is like a Z32 Guru. I must also add that he Mentioned Jeff at ZedWorld is very specific and detailed in his work. Unfortunately things can be missed in moments of distraction or even tiredness, and everyone is entitled to make a mistake - unfortunately for you it was on your car, that somethings werent noticed.

 

I think even if it was all complained about in the correct manner, all a small claims court could do is ask Jeff to re-carry out the inspection which you paid for, but being 200 miles away, I dont think this is going to be a feasable option :(

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Harby300, I completely agree, mistakes are made in every single business, we're all human and I said that to Jeff. The thing that seperates good businesses are how they put things right. In my eyes, they have done next to nothing to resolve this, not even once apologizing.

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I thought I was careful removing all names and for the life of me still can't see it in the post. If any moderator can see the name, would you mind removing it for me.

 

I'm just really disappointed in the manner of the garage in no attempt to offer an apology and I still believe the inspection fee should be refunded as it was not fully carried out!

 

The point of me paying out over £600 for a proper service was to get the car back on the road. I still have problems with a misfire and the scaping noise behind the cam belt covers - what am I supposed to do about that, pay another mechanic??

Harby300, I completely agree, mistakes are made in every single business, we're all human and I said that to Jeff. The thing that seperates good businesses are how they put things right. In my eyes, they have done next to nothing to resolve this, not even once apologizing.

 

Well he has sent you a new radiator bracket and bolt FOC from what I can make out, and despite not remembering whether it was himself or his colleague or if it was even like that when it arrived at the garage, I think he has taken responsibility for it in one way or another by replacing it. Which could also be taken as an appology so to speak.

 

Getting any garage or workshop to say "sorry, I did this and should of done this" is a hard thing to do - as it is admitting liability, which could turn round and bite them on the butt.

Geez!

Like many things in life it's what's at the begining which often causes the problem, have you a copy of the email that you first sent them titled " Very disappointed"

I couldn't see it above, but others are?

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Sorry Ryan, but I just expected more from this garage. The bracket was only sent when I asked for it, it was never offered.

 

How can a mechanic not remember snapping a bolt, going to get a drill, drill through someones cars bodywork and then put a self tapping screw. That to me suggests it's normal practice to do "repairs" in this manner.

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Hi Smithy,

 

That was all that was in the email, headed "very disappointed" and the message was "Hi, can you please explain this?" and I included pictures of the bracket fix

Lol just going of for me tea now, but for sure if someone sent me a picture and simply said nothing else in that email other than "Hi can you explain please"

They would have got an even bigger sarcastic responce than what you got tbh mate.

 

Just like bleedin divorces, the very first official point of correspondence sets the course out there after, sadly!

smithy

Dam forgot i can't edit, you asked for an explanantion which at the end of the day you got mate, just not quite in the way you wanted it...

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Chrome (Desktop)
  1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
  2. Select Site settings.
  3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.