adnanshah247 Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Right so heres the low down on my bit@hing scene with kwik fit. Last year on my way to work in central London, temperatures started to get a bit high and sitting in london traffic was not exactly comfortable, Kwik Fit were offering a/c re-gases all over the place so i went there. the guy popped open my bonnet and said to me to switch on the a/c. the compressor didnt kick in. He then said that my A/C is nackered and that i need a new pump and that he cant re-gas my A/C. ok, him being the knowledged one here i went on my merry way, left it forgot it. this year again temperatures are high so i thought need to get it fixed one way or the other. seen as i had my new engine put in etc. and the guy who helped me with the labour looked at it and he thought that it looked ok. i still had a feeling its busted. i posted up a thread here today which some folks said that compressor will not work at all unless the gas is in. so went to local kwik fit to me. explained to the guy it needs gassing in order for the compressor to work and my whole issue last year with what the other guy said. £50 he said and they'll regas it from fresh, no problem. he then said a customer is before me, a car they are doing right now and that i have to wait 30 mins. 30 minutes passed, the machine had finished its business but none of there 5 technicians went to the car. the 30 minute wait went to 45 minutes until they then went and tested it for about another 15 minutes. after all that waiting in the heat i roll my car in and straight away the guys say we cant get the rear a/c connector point on because the gap is too tight. they found the front one and started sticking gas in it. one of the pipes somewhere was leaking and straight away they stupid scumbags said ow theres a leak your a/c is nackered you 90% might have to change the compressor. 1 hour waiting for them to spend 3 minutes and give me all this bull - foookin - shyt! so i said can you fix the leak, then the excuses and absolutely ridiculous prices of the reapir came out. at this point i was like WTF! how much more damage is this car going to do to my bank! phoned up my mechanic who put me in touch with this mobile friend of his who re-gasses air con. gave him a call and about an hour later he was at my house. he sent the gas into the car like the kwik shyts had done and straight away found the leak on the front pipe that connects to the compressor. two minutes later he said ow the pipe just isnt seated properly, pulls it off, changes a rubber ring and bolts it back on, maybe took him ten minutes to do that. top up the gas, checks for leaks and pressure held tight. he then said start and try, so i did and believe it or not, compressor kicked in and i had absolutely ice cold air coming through the vents, the guy smiles charges me only £40 for the entire job and goes on his merry way! £40 for coming to my house, repairing the leak and the re-gassing!!! went back inside and thought to myself how the bleeding hell is kwik shyt still in business?! what a bunch of looney muppets! because of them i might have ended up shelling over £300 on the car! Anyways i have taken an oath to bad mouth kwik fit for the rest of my life! thats my rant over but seriously you all will agree with me on this that they are idiots and dont know their a$$'s to their elbows! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoup Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 id walk home in the rain before i ever went there for stuff same goes for the AA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 i agree....with all that...they're fly as fook I wouldn't go anywhere near them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 id walk home in the rain before i ever went there for stuff same goes for the AA there such a bunch of worthless idiots! wasted so much time of mine and had me worried all along that my AC is nackered. i was actually going to buy one new and fit it while i was doing my single but thank all mighty God that my budget tightened up and i couldnt afford it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 And you went to Kwik Fitup because? You should have known better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 And you went to Kwik Fitup because? You should have known better! i didnt know! honestly! as any other normal human being, i thought they actually knew what they were doing! obviously they didnt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 How far out does this mobile gasser (for want of the correct word) go? Will he come out to deepest darkest Essex.. My car needs a top up and the Mrs Mondeo has a leak.. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little num Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 hmm i had to change 3 o ring seals in mine as well mate, i also had the dye installed so infuture if it leaks it will show up all green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty supra Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 aa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 he doesnt usually do leak fixing, he did me a favour, he doesnt really go that far out i think east london is his area boundary. he lives near barking so if your really close to there im sure he can do it for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I'm often up Canery Wharf way.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 I could do with this maybe in Manchester. Well worth it for 40 squid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 kwik fit system is fool proof, they plug it in and the system does the rest, they are not trained to diagnose ac systems, the machine will tell them if there is an issue. Problem here is some one thought they would play at being a mechanic and obviously failed, my brother is a supervisor at KF and I would trust him 100% with anything he's been trained to do but no more than that, in saying that he's the first person to say that he isn't qualified to do something. Every job that is completed in a KF centre has to be checked by another member of staff, my advice would be to ask that the person that is doing the work has been trained to do it and the same for the person checking their work. If i was you I'd go into the branch and get the area managers phone number and talk to them, may work in your favour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSK Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 These places only exist to cater for joe public who see's cars as a simple means from A to B and can't care less about maintenance as he/she will send it to the likes of a a kwik-fit chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprash Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Andy, I'll catch you online some time in regards to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I don't understand. They did my big single conversion in only an hour and a half, and for only £250,000. (A/C Re-gas was thrown in for free) Who's the mug now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 I don't understand. They did my big single conversion in only an hour and a half, and for only £250,000. (A/C Re-gas was thrown in for free) Who's the mug now? i need to meet this guy! lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1mb0b1 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 You carn't sh1t quicker than a kwik sh1t fitter.... That's my advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Couldnt agree more, they are fairly useless.....like most garages in the UK. Bunch of thieves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Black Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 like most garages in the UK. Bunch of thieves. Could'nt agree more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 How far out does this mobile gasser (for want of the correct word) go? Will he come out to deepest darkest Essex.. My car needs a top up and the Mrs Mondeo has a leak.. Paul. Sounds like a nice little job to be in really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 A "Kwik fit" is what you have when you found out what a mess they have made of your car... I once took my daily driver to them as my exhaust was hanging off and they made such a hash of fitting the new one i ended up doing it at home. I Vowed never to even drive onto the forecort of a kwik fit station ever again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 How far out does this mobile gasser (for want of the correct word) go? Will he come out to deepest darkest Essex.. My car needs a top up and the Mrs Mondeo has a leak.. Paul. Agree, Adnan what is his number? I need a regas on my 406. Please let me know by pm. I don't mind driving too him too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Agree, Adnan what is his number? I need a regas on my 406. Please let me know by pm. I don't mind driving too him too. I won't slate them because I know of a few friends brothers who went to them with apprentices. They do take on a lot of students and like it was mentioned they tend to follow a book when installing etc. Some Kwik Fit garages are good but only for changing tyres! Like you said Adnan should be steered clear of with cars like ours. Like Aero I think I would be due a re-gas in about a months time, mines pretty good but the previous owner can not remember the last time he got it re-gassed! Local in East London, but could drive down to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 anybody whos in east london, pm me asking for his number and ill pass you on the info, hes a great guy and does a decent job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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