My daughter and her husband have a 2017 Skoda Octavia Estate as the main family car.
Last week they took it to a local place hubby's family have used for years for new front tyres. Used to be a family place but recently bought out by a chain albeit a lesser known one. Since then there's been an odd noise from front of the car.
She took it back today and was told it needed new discs/pads and various suspension bits - drop links(?) - replacing and that it was dangerous to drive. Cost to fettle quoted at around £1k.
Fortunately family have long used, and trust implicitly, in independent garage in Llay. Car taken there and husband left work for the afternoon to pick her up as there's no way she could get home again.
Verdict is that there's nothing really wrong with discs or pad. Noise was a pad catching, possibly a sticky calliper. Other stuff will need doing in due course but OK left for next service.
Garage owner said they used to recommend the tyre place but after several other issues they don't anymore. D's father in law has also had issue at tyre place. He asked for a quote for his Passat naming the tyre brand he wanted and was instead given a very hard sell for something else.
Two long standing customers lost.
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