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Offline richandhazel

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #10 on: 20 June 2004, 10:37 »
Not all VW parts departments are crap.
Colbournes in Woking are brilliant.
Sadly too far for you to go  :(

yeah the mateys behind the desk are enthusiasts and always sort you out. guildford and camberly vag are sh!tty. phoned up guildford to order some studs for the head and they said they didnt stock them, went into woking and they were ordered within 5 minutes ;D

I'll second that about Whites of Camberley..........they are absolutely useless. Last time I ordered a part through them, they called me to let me know it had arrived, I went to pick it up and waited 30 minutes for them to find it! Whilst waiting the staff were having a huge argument with one of their managers as to why their productivity and morale was so poor and why was Martins of Basingstoke out performing them hand over fist! I couldn't believe they did this right in front of their customers.
Since then my Dad needed a technician to check his Audi A6 TDI which turned out to have a MAF sensor problem. Whites couldn't look at it for a week.........Martins took the car out straight away and diagnosed the problem, part ordered and fitted the next day.
Needless to say I don't use Whites of Camberley anymore ;)

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #11 on: 20 June 2004, 12:39 »
VAG counter in Espom is pretty good. They get things right most times, my Golf is right on the line of the 88 change over, and everytime they've got it wrong, they've been more than happy to reorder the right part.

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #12 on: 20 June 2004, 13:20 »
m777 bm had to go two months ago as we could not afford it anymore  :'( :'( :'( :'( 'twas a sad day.

and your a student, you were rolling round in a f**kin 7 series? ??? :o

jesus christ, student loans go a long way now a days man! :D

pointless bit of info my private reg begins M777 as well :D

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #13 on: 20 June 2004, 13:42 »
pointless bit of info my private reg begins M777 as well :D

is that private plate on ur 16v?? i didnt think u were allowed to make a car look newer than it is  ???

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #14 on: 20 June 2004, 16:53 »
"pointless bit of info my private reg begins M777 as well".  
sorry it was p121 something i was just abbreviating your title sorry (v.lazy typer).
thanks for the number vr6 will be calling them
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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #15 on: 20 June 2004, 19:16 »
pointless bit of info my private reg begins M777 as well :D

is that private plate on ur 16v?? i didnt think u were allowed to make a car look newer than it is  ???

naw, it was on my coupe.

but i cant put it on my old golf,

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #16 on: 22 June 2004, 11:08 »
Speaking of plates I have mine M6 BLK (Guess my surname ;D), I have it on my old car still that I sold to my mum, but as soon as the M6 comes out, I will let it go.

and dealers,

VW in Hayes are very good. Parts a great, all are enthusiasts
Heathrow are crap - fault on the Passat they could work it out, took to Woking - Sorted! 8)  It was losing accelaration at high speed (70MPH +) and disabling the accelarator, which sh1t me when it first happened.

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #17 on: 22 June 2004, 11:42 »
I can beat this one! Theres a VW garage near R-tec in St-Albens

I took my dub in there when my mum took her Bora back for a service, I was due to have a Oil change there. I drove the car around the back and some your lad came out and said:

"Sorry mate, We only do VWs here, I dont know what they where on down front desk, But we dont know anything about Astras here"

I was too stunned to point out it was a Mk2 golf  :o

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #18 on: 22 June 2004, 11:46 »

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Re:are all vw main dealers bad
« Reply #19 on: 22 June 2004, 19:41 »
Not all VW parts departments are crap.
Colbournes in Woking are brilliant.
Sadly too far for you to go  :(

yeah rich and phil are top! and well knowleagable! feels cool when they know your name and waht car you drive! rich owns a mk2 and is full of top tips