Money Moral Dilemma: Should I abandon my local garage for a cheaper MOT?

minislim wrote: »

Stick with the garage. especially with the favor they did last time
I've heard countless story's of people lured into garages with cut price MOT deals only to end up being stung for unnecessary repairs that where only advisory's.

Ahh, yes, but they're safety advisories, Sir. What price can you put on the well-being of your family who might be with you when it breaks? Or all those kittens carrying baskets of nuns to the orphanage?

Really, Sir, it doesn't technically need to be done right now but if you leave it who knows what might happen in the next 100 yards???

As it happens we even have a special offer on those tyres at the moment and the manager says, seeing as it's nearly stock-take, we can extend it to the shock absorbers as well if they're done today ......

Why don't you go to your current garage with the offer and mention that you want to stay loyal to them and appreciate all they have done for you over the years but you're not that well off and have been offered a much cheaper deal elsewhere but didn't want to offend them. They might well offer to match it or at least knock some money off for you.

Do not go for the "special offer". They will find so many things wrong with your car you will pay a fortune - I fell for this once. Stick with a garage you know and trust. They are worth their weight in gold.

For goodness sake stick with the small HONEST garage. That cheap discounted mot you can near guarantee they will "find" plenty of faults that more honest garages won't. Three national companies immediately come to mind who WILL con you, I know too many people who were taken in by certain companies