Major service: Kwikfit vs Vauxhall vs Halford vs ???

dannyrst

interstellaflyer wrote: »

Go for a major service at Kwikfit and you'll be lucky to escape without forking out for new brake discs and pads all round.

And you'll need 4 new tyres.

jimjames

siliconbits wrote: »

Looking to do my first major service on a 2008 Vauxhall Corsa with 41000 miles on the counter.

I hope that this isn't the first service it's had since 2008 and you mean since you've owned the car.


I'd try local garage or your Vauxhall main dealer

Strider590

siliconbits wrote: »

Who can fix my car and servicingstop have less than impressive reviews Might ask my neighbours then I guess.

You can't rely on reviews anyway, it's possible to buy positive reviews in bulk, China don't just offer cheap goods, India doesn't just offer call centres, reviews (good and bad) are for sale for not a lot of money.

jimjames wrote: »

I hope that this isn't the first service it's had since 2008 and you mean since you've owned the car.


I'd try local garage or your Vauxhall main dealer

I hope so too, or that thing is going to be in a right mess. Engine oil becomes acidic with age, this causes or promotes sludge and sludge blocks up the oil galleries, which in turn leads to premature engine wear.

interstellaflyer

dannyrst wrote: »

And you'll need 4 new tyres.

Don't forget the strategically placed squirt of oil on your shock absorbers to make it look like they are goosed and then the B/S we can't legally let the car leave here in that condition.

forgotmyname

Strider590 wrote: »

You can't rely on reviews anyway, it's possible to buy positive reviews in bulk, China don't just offer cheap goods, India doesn't just offer call centres, reviews (good and bad) are for sale for not a lot of money.

I stumbled across a website offering reviews for cash. You could actually choose the number of reviews to be left and a percentage rate for the final score. So if you think 100% appears dodgy you could specify a 99.7% positive rate and what sort of negatives you get.

Postage was slow i needed it next day. Not a big problem for most buyers.

It was bigger / smaller than expected on an item with sizes all listed clearly. so its the buyers fault etc.

Stoke

forgotmyname wrote: »

I stumbled across a website offering reviews for cash. You could actually choose the number of reviews to be left and a percentage rate for the final score. So if you think 100% appears dodgy you could specify a 99.7% positive rate and what sort of negatives you get.

Postage was slow i needed it next day. Not a big problem for most buyers.

It was bigger / smaller than expected on an item with sizes all listed clearly. so its the buyers fault etc.

Pretty sure that's what WBAC have lol. On TrustPilot, they have an ultra high rating, yet all the reviews follow the same generic formul with a few different things swapped about and always have roughly the same number of characters.

Knackeredsailor

I took my Insignia to Evans Halshaw because a message came up on the consol 'Service Soon'. They said I needed a new glow plug, cost nearly £200. Thought that was a bit steep. Phoned local Vauxhall specialist they quoted £88 and would fit 4 new glow plugs.