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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: bullzeye on 22 May 2012, 10:47

Title: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: bullzeye on 22 May 2012, 10:47
cant trust no one these days i hate leaving my car at a garage and with good reason they always feck somet up :(
few name of preston ones to avoid lol

devonshire garage:
* had axel bushes done there and it sounded hurrendous after took 4 visits for them to realise they hadnt tightened them
* had clutch conversion fitted there cluthc came out ok but they managed to stop my reverse light working and break the bolst on my dog bone mount both things i only found weeks after:(
discount auto spares :
* spent about £300 trying to get rid of a fault code for labda sensor they changed loads of stuff and still couldnt fix it ende dup selling car i had enough
* took it here for mot actually asked them will it be done here they said YES after picking the car up noticed a massive scratch all way round entre of my alloys they denied all knowledge then telling me it must have been done while at mot at deepdale tyres (fuming) called them and they denied it too :(

also been to awesome gti which is a distance away just for peace of mind, had service there only to find i gained an oil leak after the service :(

where do i take my car lol think i need to go learn to be a mechanic
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: scarr89 on 22 May 2012, 10:50
Sounds unlucky mate?  :sad: Sorry to hear that.

I know of a real decent little garage down by me, me and my family have used them all of our lives. Mutual respect, and the odd discount gained here and there.

Have a look in the good guys thread see if there is anyone close to you... :smiley:
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: barrym381 on 22 May 2012, 13:00
cant see awesome gti causing your oil leak  :smiley:
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: turbokid23 on 22 May 2012, 13:04
Where are you from??
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: AaronGS on 23 May 2012, 21:58
i doubt that oil leak was actually caused by Awesome...
Anyway, have you tried Autovolk in Chorley, they get good reviews. (http://www.chorleyautovolk.co.uk/contact.htm :tongue:)
You can always walk down the hill that way and pop into see Chorley Car Audio and Pure Detail too!
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: bullzeye on 24 May 2012, 10:31
arhh cheers matey not heard of them, the leake is from the sump plug which was last touched by awesome there wa sno leak before:( it does tighten but is still dripping slightly :( unsure what to do next i dont want to buy a new sump for £130 that tps quoted me :(
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: Dalo Harkin on 24 May 2012, 13:01
arhh cheers matey not heard of them, the leake is from the sump plug which was last touched by awesome there wa sno leak before:( it does tighten but is still dripping slightly :( unsure what to do next i dont want to buy a new sump for £130 that tps quoted me :(

Is there a copper o ring on the sump bolt?
I live in Stockport and there are some good garages here that I trust, but for day to day I do all my own stuff
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: xtetx on 24 May 2012, 13:59
you dont have much luck mate, if i remember rightly, arnt you the lad who bought a golf mk4 with a stolen beetle engine in it?  :shocked:
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: monty9120 on 24 May 2012, 14:06
arhh cheers matey not heard of them, the leake is from the sump plug which was last touched by awesome there wa sno leak before:( it does tighten but is still dripping slightly :( unsure what to do next i dont want to buy a new sump for £130 that tps quoted me :(

Is there a copper o ring on the sump bolt?
I live in Stockport and there are some good garages here that I trust, but for day to day I do all my own stuff

i have had to fit a new sump nut. even though the old one is new. i have put a second copper washer on mine. why do they leak
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: AaronGS on 24 May 2012, 18:39
arhh cheers matey not heard of them, the leake is from the sump plug which was last touched by awesome there wa sno leak before:( it does tighten but is still dripping slightly :( unsure what to do next i dont want to buy a new sump for £130 that tps quoted me :(

Dude, take it back to them. They are usually good at putting right any mistakes. If they serviced it and its now dripping, ring them up or e-mail them and copy in Jim.

I have never used Autovolk but have been recommended them several times (I used to live in Adlington) and Chris from chorley car audio uses and has recommended them.

I would start with awesome and work from there.
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: bullzeye on 25 May 2012, 01:21
yes mate i did buy the stolen golf:( you must have stopped reading 20 pages in lol it turned out to be a 2.0gti when was meant to be a 1.6 been paid back now tho mate

i called awesome but cos i didnt take it back right away its too late they said the service was done in november i just didnt know leak was comign from there till now
Title: Re: too many cowboy garages :(
Post by: xtetx on 25 May 2012, 08:48
yeah i remember now, i think it was titled, my 1.6 is a bit fast! LOL, glad its sorted, sorry to here about the leak!