Kwik Fit

Car is now booked in with indie specialist - bit more expensive but at least I will sleep at night!
Thanks all for advise.

Nige

I do all my own work... can't get it wrong then can i ? 14 years mechanical and engineering experience, 4 of which on my Alfa....

There are NO excuses for the bodges and fit ups ive read here....

....and they can't even frikkin' spell their
own name correctly.

Originally Posted by Nev

....and they can't even frikkin' spell their
own name correctly.

lol @ Nev , dnt y spk txt Nev , y gettin OLD M80 !

Took my new (well , y'know ) 155 in for tracking test & setup , £26.
Handling still not too good , so in the confident knowledge that the static tracking was a-ok , fitted new wishbones & arb droplinks , went to independent place ( closer) for re-track. Couldn't be done as t/r/end loose , causing wheel to shift slightly under acc or braking .
Such a shame the K/F spanner monkey didn't spot that , although he did notice a blow in the exhaust while it was up there , oddly enough !!
To whom do I send the bill for the goosed tyre , unneccessary wishbones , droplinks etc?
(Avoid Kwickeefickee like the plague , mateys.That way leads to ruin IMO )
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That is typical..........as I posted earlier. I wouldn't put my car anywhere near them..........and now they are advertising themselves as doing SERVICING ?????? ........... Yeah right!!!!

Cheers to all
Peter

Kwik-Fit are a nightmare, couldn't even perform an oil change on my 156 - and their prices are jaw dropping - however, I was shocked this week when I managed to get 4 Continental Sport Contact 3 tyres, including fitting at my home for £485 all in - bargain for the Ti 18"

I had a bad experience with 'National', they buggered up my tracking well and proper! When I took it back to tell them, they still couldn't fix it properly, eventually got it sorted out by Kwik-Fit for free as they managed to get me an official Alfa exhaust downpipe with the 2 cats and fitted it for £350 inc V.A.T. so they went out of their way to keep me happy.

The guy is a genuine car enthusiast, had a right old natter about Alfa's, got my M.O.T. coming up, might consider taking it to them for that and an interim service.

I've always found Kwik Fit really helpful, although I only really use them for tyres. One thing worth noting is that they will match internet prices. I got some Michelin Pilot Sport 2's down from £278 to £198 each!