Ford Main Dealers

[RUDDY]

How's this then?? I took my RS Mexico for it's MOT and an oil change as I didn't have the time to do it. I had a phone call later in the day saying they couldn't find where to link up the car to the computer to reset the fault codes!!!!!! YE GODS!!! A few choice words were exchanged and advised them not to touch the car just do the MOT!!! (She passed OK!!) This, by the way, was a local garage, not a Ford main dealer, but a garage I had used for many years but had changed hands in the last 12 months.

That is one of the best things I have read on here ever, quality

[gabbo]

I would never take a vehicle to main dealer or advise anyone to unless you know the mechanics that work there. Like John says there all just fitters and guessers! They plug the diagnostic machine in get a fault code and assume it needs a new part by guessing. It really annoys me as it gives the trade a bad name.
There arnt enough experianced technicians with diagnosic skills any more as cars are getting more and more complex and they cant be arsed lerning or just dont want to or last but not least cant!!

Ha sorry for a rant but i here it on a dailey basis. The amount of customers that come through the door with a fault and when i fix their car the first thing they say it "oh brilliant, its bin in the dealers loads of times for this fault"

[ATR477V]

I would never take a vehicle to main dealer or advise anyone to unless you know the mechanics that work there. Like John says there all just fitters and guessers! They plug the diagnostic machine in get a fault code and assume it needs a new part by guessing. It really annoys me as it gives the trade a bad name.
There arnt enough experianced technicians with diagnosic skills any more as cars are getting more and more complex and they cant be arsed lerning or just dont want to or last but not least cant!!

Ha sorry for a rant but i here it on a dailey basis. The amount of customers that come through the door with a fault and when i fix their car the first thing they say it "oh brilliant, its bin in the dealers loads of times for this fault"

Too true Dale, I had problems with an Astra and the main dealer couldn't fix it after 2 goes and one of the lads at Furness Park sussed it in less than an hour and said it was a common fault with Vauxhalls.