New Posts For Thread: Bent Motor Trade...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-tradeOk, we all know ways that the smaller dealer will cheat but, when it's a main dealer, it is all the more disgraceful!I'm posting this now because my son could have fallen into Evans Halshaw's trap!He was in for a service at 13k miles, and they quotedI think all present new tyres come with "tread wear indicators" - protuberance on the groove - which are spaced evenly through the main grooves in the tyre tread; to find them just run one's finger along the grooves of the tyre. If the tread wear indhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557986743#557986743I think all present new tyres come with "tread wear indicators" - protuberance on the groove - which are spaced evenly through the main grooves in the tyre tread; to find them just run one's finger along the grooves of the tyre. If the tread wear indThu, 19 Sep 2019 17:38:42 -0500I blame Brexit.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557980305#557980305I blame Brexit.Wed, 18 Sep 2019 08:47:49 -0500I see car store are closing 2/3 of there showroomsleaving them with just 12 sitesProbably some bargains available IF you TREADcarefullyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557979895#557979895I see car store are closing 2/3 of there showroomsleaving them with just 12 sitesProbably some bargains available IF you TREADcarefullyWed, 18 Sep 2019 07:26:12 -0500'He was in for a service at 13k miles, and they quoted £323.00, which seems steep to me!'a bit Steep ? that's flippin verticalhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557771369#557771369'He was in for a service at 13k miles, and they quoted £323.00, which seems steep to me!'a bit Steep ? that's flippin verticalFri, 16 Aug 2019 13:20:57 -0500Years ago had a car serviced and its first MOT at Halfords.It passed okay but they said the wheels need tracking, and they recommend two new tyres as the walls are cracked. I thought that's a load of toss.I just paid for the service and MOT.Went to ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557769553#557769553Years ago had a car serviced and its first MOT at Halfords.It passed okay but they said the wheels need tracking, and they recommend two new tyres as the walls are cracked. I thought that's a load of toss.I just paid for the service and MOT.Went to aFri, 16 Aug 2019 09:24:13 -0500Lee Ho - " or would you also apply bent to all businesses eg insurance, petrol stations, banks etc?"We've just had a Royal Commission into Banks and insurance in Australia and it turns out they're the biggest bunch of crooks you'd ever find. Even chahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557768863#557768863Lee Ho - " or would you also apply bent to all businesses eg insurance, petrol stations, banks etc?"We've just had a Royal Commission into Banks and insurance in Australia and it turns out they're the biggest bunch of crooks you'd ever find. Even chaFri, 16 Aug 2019 08:04:13 -0500I am a car tinkerer and hobbyist. My advice is never take at face value what a mechanic tells you. I think the same could be said of any tradie. Do some research on the net. Find out what parts cost on ebay. Some of these difficult jobs they describehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557768831#557768831I am a car tinkerer and hobbyist. My advice is never take at face value what a mechanic tells you. I think the same could be said of any tradie. Do some research on the net. Find out what parts cost on ebay. Some of these difficult jobs they describeFri, 16 Aug 2019 07:59:29 -0500Unfair to tar them all with the same brush - or would you also apply bent to all businesses eg insurance, petrol stations, banks etc? Thing about EH is you get what you pay for, when you buy a car from them you won't get a similar one as cheap anywhehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557768759#557768759Unfair to tar them all with the same brush - or would you also apply bent to all businesses eg insurance, petrol stations, banks etc? Thing about EH is you get what you pay for, when you buy a car from them you won't get a similar one as cheap anywheFri, 16 Aug 2019 07:51:36 -0500I had two VW Sciroccos, and had all the service work done by young guy, who had worked for VW for many years....Later my Audi GT auto transmission failed, on the slip road off the M 621...Not the best time for it, as my mum had died during the night,https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557768513#557768513I had two VW Sciroccos, and had all the service work done by young guy, who had worked for VW for many years....Later my Audi GT auto transmission failed, on the slip road off the M 621...Not the best time for it, as my mum had died during the night,Fri, 16 Aug 2019 07:07:46 -0500I go to a small independent garage. My grandad started going there in the late 1970s, then my dad and now I do. Completely trustworthy and decently priced.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/31564407/bent-motor-trade?post_id=557764839#557764839I go to a small independent garage. My grandad started going there in the late 1970s, then my dad and now I do. Completely trustworthy and decently priced.Thu, 15 Aug 2019 15:11:10 -0500