Motoring Discussion > Thumbs up Kwik Fit !	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Runfer D'Hills	Replies: 32

New Mon 21 Jun 10 11:08   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

Well, the "Millenium Falcon" ( aka the old Mondy estate ) had a problem this weekend. I suspect it took the Qashqai search badly and decided to make its feelings known. After all my previous crowing about its durability, on Friday night it suddenly developed an ominous intermittent loud clunking sound when on the move. Last night I traced it to a perished exhaust hanger. Took it it to our local KF branch this morning and they fixed it for free. I did feel morally obliged to top up their tea fund a bit but well done them. Incidentally, I was offered £850 for it as a trade in yesterday. Everything we looked at was at least 15 times that price and more. Funny how economics works isn't it ? I mean I do know both prices are more or less right but if you tried to explain to a Martian why a newish mainsteam car is worth 15 times what mine is you might struggle a bit when trying to explain why the new one was better by that multiple....... :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 11:17   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Bellboy

nice to see you topped up the tea tin HA, its surprising how many people you can help in a year for no charge but it would be nice if a few tinnies arrived xmas eve. helped an ex customer of mine on saturday saved her £100 easily no charge from me so she said do you like biscuits? what man likes biscuits? we wan beer beer beer................... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 11:57   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - crocks

Having a fault so soon is truly appalling. Can't anyone make a reliable car these days. You should take it straight back to the dealer and demand a replacement car and compensation. Why can't Ford be more like Kwikfit? :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 13:29   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - corax

Damn, I was hoping something had happened to that Tdci engine, but no joy :-) How many miles has it done now? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 13:37   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

175K / 8 years old - Three lightbulbs and now an exhaust hanger. I'm thinking of taking your advice and writing a stern letter to Ford...... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 13:41   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Iffy

...Three lightbulbs and now an exhaust hanger... It's the thin end of the wedge, sell it before it's too late. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 13:42   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

Oops it wasn't your advice was it ? It was Crocks. Anyway it's quite a worry. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 13:52   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Zero

>> Oops it wasn't your advice was it ? It was Crocks. Anyway it's quite a >> worry. Yes, first onset altzheimers is always a worry. Perahps the wife had best sign that power of attourney now? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 14:07   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - crocks

First sign of Alzheimer's is usually a large number of spelling mistakes in one line. :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 14:15   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Zero

No, thats ignorance. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 16:53   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - madf

Not ignorance. Sheer laziness. No spell checker. Inexcusable in this day and age...If I at my age can use a spell chequer, anyone kan. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 17:29   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Armel Coussine

>> Not ignorance. Sheer laziness. No spell checker. >> Inexcusable Any half-literate person turns the spell checker off as soon as they get the computer and leaves it off for ever. It is unbelievably faffing and intrusive and will turn you into an American in short order, as well as querying every name other than John and Bob. Faugh! Spell checker indeed... ought to be called a hex draught... :o} Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 18:14   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Tooslow

AC, you surprise me. "will turn you into an American ". Well if you will use an English (US) dictionary, what do you expect? Set it to English (UK). JH Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 18:17   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - John H

>> It is unbelievably faffing and intrusive and will turn you into an American in short >> order, as well as querying every name other than John and Bob. >> You are way out of date with your experience of spell checkers. Firefox, Opera, and IE8 allow the use of "British English" dictionaries; and allow you to add your own spellings to the database. However, I agree that a spellchecker is just an aid, and not a substitue for your knowledge. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 18:02   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - corax

>> Incidentally, I was offered £850 for it as a trade in yesterday. Well, I'd give you a few quid more than that if I was in the market for a replacement car, but it would probably go wrong as soon as I'd taken possession. In Car Mechanics magazine, there was one at an auction with over 400000 miles on the clock, so you've got a fair way to go yet! (Don't know what's it's history was like though). Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 18:18   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Dave_

>> over 400000 miles on the clock 2004 TDCi LX 115 estate with 532,491 miles: bit.ly/aFuICO Back to the topic - some goodwill generated by KF on here then, as well as with Humph and anyone else he tells. Good job by the fitter. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 18:56   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Iffy

...some goodwill generated by KF on here then... A Kwik-Fit fitter gave me a couple of exhaust U-clamps for a little job I was doing in the house. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:00   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

Building a dungeon Iffy ? You could get Dave round in his cowboy outfit and Zero in his androgenous boots...... Could be quite a party ! :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:04   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Tooslow

This isn't the place to come if you're of a sensitive nature :-) JH Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:16   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - jc2

No one mentioned that Ford used to own Kwik-Fit!!Then they sold it and set up Rapid-Fit. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:22   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - BiggerBadderDave

"U-clamps for a little job I was doing in the house" Piercings for the wife? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 18:19   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

Most probably wouldn't sell it now even if it ends up being a spare again. Handy thing to have really. Too good to sell and if it self destructs one day then hey ho. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:20   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - BiggerBadderDave

"Incidentally, I was offered £850 for it as a trade in yesterday." You know what else costs £850? Crocodile chocolate exotics (Plus £10 P&P) "www.rsoles.com/acatalog/choc_crocodrillo.jpg" Honestly, what would you rather be seen in Humph? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:22   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

Er....not those Dave.......sorry ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:23   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - BiggerBadderDave

you must be wrong in the head... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:23   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Zero

A Ford. those boots are disgusting, Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:26   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - BiggerBadderDave

I tell ya, with boots like that I'd be fighting off secretaries with a stick. That would never happen in a Ford. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 19:27   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Zero

yeah, a white stick. Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Mon 21 Jun 10 20:10   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Armel Coussine

>> a white stick. Yeah, keep meaning to get one of those. To go with my now agreeably run-in and filthy white Adidas tennis shoes and long beige dirty mac. As for those cowboy boots, good god. Pimpsville on Sea, innit? You'd be well proud of those points if you got them remaindered down the Beller for 40 or 50 quid, but only a foreigner would pay real money for carp like that. Have you gone native BBD? Just checking old fruit. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 20:20   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - BiggerBadderDave

There's clearly no convincing you guys what makes a snappy set of duds. I'm off to round up the cattle. So long pardners. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 20:23   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

May your spittoon always ding and your spurs ever jingle..... Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 20:24   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Zero

go watch your copy of bareback mountain. What is the polish for iron hoof? Last edited by: Zero on Mon 21 Jun 10 at 20:24 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 21 Jun 10 20:29   Thumbs up Kwik Fit ! - Runfer D'Hills

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