julesdick Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think i know the answer to this but I'd like to defer to higher wisdom Is there any way the garage that replaced my Toyota corolla's starter motor could need to use almost half a tank of petrol to do any kind of testing during the procedure? Or is it Thailand protocol that they should use my car to drive into city (15km each way) to buy parts etc? Even then they would struggle to use 500THB of petrol. thanks jd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JohnC Posted December 12, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2012 They siphon it out, happened to a friend of mine, also recently he took his car in for a re spray , prior to that he took pictures on the gauges, battery etc and removed the spate wheel and jack. When he collected the car his brand new battery had been replaced with an old one! Imagine their faces when e showed them the pictures AND his name painted on his original battery! Oh sorry Mister, take out to recharge and put wrong one back! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansnl Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Only half? Lucky man! If you bring your vehicle for service, respray, repair, whatever, take care the tank is nearly empty, the LPG is gone, lock the battery in place, take out the spare wheel and all personal things. same is valid for your motorbike Edited December 12, 2012 by hansnl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Only half? Lucky man! If you bring your vehicle for service, respray, repair, whatever, take care the tank is nearly empty, the LPG is gone, lock the battery in place, take out the spare wheel and all personal things. same is valid for your motorbike ..and check all four tyres are the same as the ones you drove in on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesdick Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 And this garage is run be a friend of a friend. Worrying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon210 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 And this garage is run be a friend of a friend. Worrying. There are no friends when money is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommoPhysicist Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 And this garage is run be a friend of a friend. Worrying. There are no friends when money is involved. Many western people think they have Thai friends. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black fox Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 in the phillipines a friend of mine had his good gearbox removed and replaced with a duff one also his new spark plugs were changed with old ones and he couldnt prove a thing even though he knew what they had done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jingjoke Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 And don't forget to mark your oil filter to ensure a new one was reloaded upon oil change. Once had a nice 250cc motocross which had all its parts replaced with used parts at various check-up intervals. It's a mechanical jungle out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TommoPhysicist Posted December 13, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2012 Always use the official dealer, they don't need to nick your parts. They have plenty in stock. How hard was that? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 And people wonder why I'm so anal about doing all of my own mechanical work? Besides getting first rate repairs done in a second rate world I don't have any of these other worries or needs to be so preemptive and stressed in preparation.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 And this garage is run be a friend of a friend. Worrying. There are no friends when money is involved. On the contrary. When you have a lot of money, you'll have a lot of friends especially here in Thailand. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 A lesson for today chaps. Run the gas low when the ride goes in for a repair. .............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogandave Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Always try to find the cheapest, dirtiest shop in town, and then hammer them down on the price. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I took my car in for something (can't remember) and reset the trip meter and noted the mileage, got the car back after the weekend and 120 km's had been driven. Someone had fun that weekend, and it wasn't me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I took my car in for something (can't remember) and reset the trip meter and noted the mileage, got the car back after the weekend and 120 km's had been driven. Someone had fun that weekend, and it wasn't me. Bet they drove it like they stole it too...check how much rubber is left on the driven wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murf Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Great garage... please give us the number and address so we can all use it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I took my car in for something (can't remember) and reset the trip meter and noted the mileage, got the car back after the weekend and 120 km's had been driven. Someone had fun that weekend, and it wasn't me. Yeh, saw it at the drag strip. ..................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebebe Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I don't think you'd have this problem if you went to the official dealership but I've always wondered how many wasy there must be to scam customers, the most common, if any, must be to use a lower grade of oil and charge for synthetic, how would you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I don't think you'd have this problem if you went to the official dealership but I've always wondered how many wasy there must be to scam customers, the most common, if any, must be to use a lower grade of oil and charge for synthetic, how would you know? Stand and watch them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkerry Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 When our car was being repaired they managed to use up a full tank during 'testing' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I took my car in for something (can't remember) and reset the trip meter and noted the mileage, got the car back after the weekend and 120 km's had been driven. Someone had fun that weekend, and it wasn't me. What is the point of noticing mileage, or taking photos? they will just laugh, who can you complain to? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 I don't think you'd have this problem if you went to the official dealership but I've always wondered how many wasy there must be to scam customers, the most common, if any, must be to use a lower grade of oil and charge for synthetic, how would you know? Stand and watch them? If you don't know that drivers drive, then how do you know if they are changing the oil or replacing the filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhod Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I don't think you'd have this problem if you went to the official dealership but I've always wondered how many wasy there must be to scam customers, the most common, if any, must be to use a lower grade of oil and charge for synthetic, how would you know?Stand and watch them?If you don't know that drivers drive, then how do you know if they are changing the oil or replacing the filter?????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Got one up on Ace with that one ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMHO Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I don't think you'd have this problem if you went to the official dealership but I've always wondered how many wasy there must be to scam customers, the most common, if any, must be to use a lower grade of oil and charge for synthetic, how would you know?Stand and watch them?If you don't know that drivers drive, then how do you know if they are changing the oil or replacing the filter?????????????????? Translation: if you don't know they're joy riding in your car, you probably also don't know whether they performed the work they're charging you for either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I have a friend in Pattaya, had some of these problems happen with a close to new car. Lots of time on his hands, now insists that he be with the car every second, staff have to show him everything before it's used, seal on oil container must be broken whilst he watches, staff have to break open the package containing the oil filters, etc. My family had a very annoying experience with the tyre service company X XXXX. Had a blow out, about 2 kilometres away from teir service centre, my adult Thai son found a brochure with the X XXXX tel no, called them, they sent a guy in a pick up who put the spare on our car, then we drove to their service centre to get a replacment new tyre put on the rim to replace the blow out tyre. All of the tyres had been replaced less than 3 months prior. We decided to eat at Big C, in same compound. When we came back they had replaced every tyre on the car with new. My son said immediately, 'take them off and put the old tyres back on'. They offered several further small discounts but my son insisted them put the old tyres back on, which they did. They then presented the bill with a charge to for the on / off work. Son refused to pay it, and inisted on a bill for the one tyre plus fitting etc., to replace the blow out. More insisting that we pay extra fees. Son called the police who did speak, on the phone, to the manager of the store. Suddenly all extra charges dropped and a 25% discount on the blow out replacement. What was also worrying was that all the mechanics / tyre fitters stopped working and gathered around our car making nasty comments during the discussions with the manger / police discussion etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I went to a place just for oil & filter. They said leave the truck and go for a walk around Tesco and come back in 2 hours. ''Eeeeeer, no thanks, bye''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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