How to make a fool of us in a car service

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How to make a fool of us in a car service
Do not “get divorced” at the service station
If you bought a car and think that now you will save on a taxi, do not rush to rejoice - your financial expenses are just beginning. After all, a personal car is both gasoline and parking, and the worst thing is repair. And often at the service station for a trifling malfunction with drivers require decent money. How to make a fool of us in a car service.

NOT EXITING FROM THE SALON
The first ones who try to cash in on you are car dealers. Even before buying a car, you will be offered to understaff the car with rugs, covers, a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and even arrange a car in the traffic police. True, for this you will have to overpay at least 1000 hryvnia.

“In many salons, managers will begin to tell you that you do not have the right to set an alarm yourself, tint the car, otherwise you will lose the guarantee,” says Leonid Artyukhov, a 30-year-old auto mechanic who worked for many years at the service station and has now opened a private workshop. - This is not true. Believe me, no official service station will be able to refuse you to repair the engine on the basis of the fact that you have a tint film glued on the glass. Even for the installation of the radio in some salons they ask for 500-600 hryvnias, although in any private car audio studio this will cost 150 hryvnias. An emergency stop sign, first aid kit and fire extinguisher are also worth buying before you enter the salon.

Also, managers will begin to offer you to buy "original" covers and rugs. Believe me, in the car market it all costs 2-3, and sometimes 4 times cheaper. And if you will be told about the originality and exclusivity of these accessories, then remember that car factories do not produce covers and rugs, so they can not be original.

Also, do not buy tires and wheels at a company service station. According to expert estimates, their prices are at least 1.5 times higher.

“Good winter tires on steel wheels will cost $ 600-700,” the mechanic continues. - And in company stores you will have to pay at least $ 1,000. Managers will offer you to “change” the car for free, but tire fitting is unlikely to cost more than 200 hryvnias.

But there is one thing but: according to the expert, this year the cost of tire fitting at branded service stations and at private traders was equal. Therefore, when choosing a tire fitting, consider this fact.

BRAND HUNDRED: QUICKLY, BUT EXPENSIVE
Once a year or after the manufacturer’s mileage (from 10 to 20 thousand kilometers), all motorists need to bring a car for maintenance (MOT). If this is not done, then you may be deprived of the guarantee already officially. We must say right away that the quality of repairs at the official service is, as a rule, better than at sharashin offices, but prices also bite here.

“The cost of maintenance in official services of different brands costs differently,” continues Leonid Artyukhov. - The cheapest German brands are considered the cheapest, followed by the "French" and "Koreans", and the most expensive to maintain are Japanese cars. But even here the cost of work is at least doubled. The essence of the first MOT in most cases is the banal replacement of oil and filters. For this, they will charge you from 1000 hryvnias at a company service station. If you go through the service of private masters, then you can invest in 400-500 hryvnia with spare parts and work.
At branded service stations, even a trivial amount of money can be taken from you.
“Somehow my bulb in the rear brake light went out, and I decided to replace it during the next MOT,” says Skoda Fabia driver Andrei Gontar. - Before that, I always changed them myself, because there work for 30-40 seconds, but this time I did not have a spare bulb. Imagine my surprise when in the final printout at the service station about 40 hryvnias were taken from me for this procedure. It turns out that according to the rules of work, this procedure takes the master as much as a quarter of an hour.

In addition, in authorized services they like to “advise” a car enthusiast to do the maximum amount of work that is not always needed.
“Often, along with the brake pads, you will be offered to change the brake discs,” the auto repairman continues to tell. - And this immediately increases the score by 2.5 times. In addition, inexperienced drivers are “recommended” to change chassis details, even if they still quietly serve 10 or 20 thousand kilometers. I'm not talking about replacing the candles, which the official service does at the slightest sign of unstable engine operation. And it happens that it is enough to adjust the gap and the car will drive another 10-15 thousand on the same set.
If you are offered expensive repairs, I would advise you to undergo diagnostics at an alternative service station before that.
A trifle repair bill may surprise the driver.
UNOFFICIAL SERVICE: NEEDED EYE YES EYE
If your car is no longer under warranty and you do not want to overpay for a sign, then you should look for an alternative. Most often, unofficial services are located on the territory of garage cooperatives, car depots or along roads. Often, there are masters who are by qualifications in no way inferior to employees of branded service stations. Some of them even worked in the official service, and subsequently opened their own business.

“I would advise you to choose unofficial service stations that specialize specifically in your car brand,” the auto mechanic continues. - I rarely met masters who are equally well versed in all brands of cars. In this case, I would not recommend leaving the car in an unverified service for several days. It is advisable to be present in person at all the work that is performed with your machine. There were times when a person left a car for a day or two, and he was replaced with half of the spare parts for used ones. Therefore, many masters need an eye and an eye.

TIPS
How to find a good service
If you do not want to risk your car, it is better to go to the official service station. If you are used to counting expenses, then proceed with the search.
* Ask car owners in the garage, in the parking lot, or even in the yard. You will be prompted at least 2-3 points in your area and give their feedback.
* Register online at the forum of motorists of the same car brand as yours. The network has a Golf club, Lacetti club, Mazda club, and even the Brand club. There you will always be helped with inexpensive spare parts and service station addresses where you can get affordable qualified help specifically for your brand of car.
Source: https://loxnet.ru/articles/491.html

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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Every day, 50-70 people turn to the metropolitan “hot line” for the quality of car services and car wash facilities. Most often, people are unhappy that the services do not give a guarantee for their work and refuse to correct the consequences of poor-quality repairs. The mechanics shrug their hands at all claims and do not want to fix anything.

There are several reasons for the frequent cases of car fraud. Firstly, since 2001 this type of activity has not been licensed, which means that no one controls the quality of services. Secondly, the situation is aggravated by the complete lack of qualified craftsmen. To change the wheel, you do not need to be seven spans in the forehead, but only a specially trained master using high-quality equipment can understand the electronics of modern cars. Motorists themselves, trying to save money, encourage the opening of questionable services.

But poor-quality repair is not the biggest trouble. In a car service, you can easily fall into the hands of real scammers.

Repairmen often force customers to order and pay for extra work. Mostly girls come across this: they come to change oil and pads, and at the same time they sort out the suspension. Accordingly, the score is several times larger.

In addition, the craftsmen can simply take a new spare part of the car, who came for the repair, and sell it, presenting an invoice to the client. Cases of real theft are also known.

What to do?
To check the fact of repair, always require mechanics to return the replaced part. It is not recommended to contact car services that promise specialized assistance to cars of any brand: if flags with the emblems of a dozen cars hang above the entrance to the service, most likely they will not be able to repair any of them in a high-quality manner.

To avoid cheating, cars should be repaired only in services that are ready to conclude a contract. The document will allow you to claim the fulfillment of warranty obligations and seek, in which case, payment of compensation through the court.
Source: https://juliki.ru/automobil/62-avtoservis.html