Not even 6 weeks ago I had my car serviced with a pretty well known garage, 77 point check (or something like that), all singing all dancing, supposed to check and change everything. I know nothing about cars so wanted somewhere I thought would be reputable to have a pretty good look over the car and do any work that needed doing because the MOT is due soon, plus I drive around a lot with DD in the car and I wanted it to be safe and have a good chance of it not breaking down on me.
This morning the clutch has gone, something that was part of the checks when it was serviced. Took it to a garage, turns out tyres are so worn on the inside they are illegal, something that should have been checked. Something on the front suspension (or it might have been wheel axle, not sure with out the list the mechanic gave me in front of me) has eroded so bad it's not safe to drive and and something is loose underneath.
When the car was serviced it cost over £900 for the service and some bits of work they said needed doing. I'm now looking at an additional £500+ to get the rest done.
AIBU to think that actually all the checks I paid for havnt been carried out, or is it really possible for all this to have happened since it was serviced? Its not so much the additional cost I'm annoyed over, but the fact I've been driving around illegally (the tyres!!) And they never even mentioned they looked worn on the service or I would have asked them to replace them at the time.
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FlyMCA · 09/06/2020 09:59
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