Garage reputations
#1
Garage reputations
At the risk of gaing some actual useful information from the bored....
Has anyone heard of or used either pal auto garage or dynatrade?
Need to get the wifes pajero repaired after a minor fender bender and want to get a service done at the same time and as the vehicle is now too old main dealer repair is no longer an option on the insurance. These two are the choice I have been given, both look an equal ball ache to find and dump a car at but if they have shoddy reputations I'll get the service done elsewhere
Has anyone heard of or used either pal auto garage or dynatrade?
Need to get the wifes pajero repaired after a minor fender bender and want to get a service done at the same time and as the vehicle is now too old main dealer repair is no longer an option on the insurance. These two are the choice I have been given, both look an equal ball ache to find and dump a car at but if they have shoddy reputations I'll get the service done elsewhere
#2
Re: Garage reputations
At the risk of gaing some actual useful information from the bored....
Has anyone heard of or used either pal auto garage or dynatrade?
Need to get the wifes pajero repaired after a minor fender bender and want to get a service done at the same time and as the vehicle is now too old main dealer repair is no longer an option on the insurance. These two are the choice I have been given, both look an equal ball ache to find and dump a car at but if they have shoddy reputations I'll get the service done elsewhere
Has anyone heard of or used either pal auto garage or dynatrade?
Need to get the wifes pajero repaired after a minor fender bender and want to get a service done at the same time and as the vehicle is now too old main dealer repair is no longer an option on the insurance. These two are the choice I have been given, both look an equal ball ache to find and dump a car at but if they have shoddy reputations I'll get the service done elsewhere
I also believe that Al Fattain use them as a spillover shop for some of their 'agency' work on the Toyotas. Dynatrade also do a grey import line of new toyotas. They rebuilt the front of our 'tuna when the misses wreaked it and I have used them for servicing since (on the Fortuner and the Pajero). No complaints really (although I didn't accept their repair job but they sorted it all out). No real grief with them.
Dynatrade Al Quoz is easy to find - it is directly behind the islamic metro station - about 400m back. I may even have the GPS co-ordinates if you need them.
Dynatrade Al Rashidya is also pretty easy to find too (although never used that one).
#3
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**** it dynatrade it is, chances are if you've used it more than once and they haven't shafted your car yet they are probably no worse than any others
#4
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yeh, I don't want to be seen as recommending a garage here as I'm sure you will understand. But I've used them several times... in AD and Dubai. The Al Quoz shop is very civilized.
#5
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Perfectly understand. The general level of dis service and shoddy workmanship in garages here seldom fails to disappoint
#7
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Check your insured value, they are very good at dropping it too far below market rate after about 3 yrs of ownership
ps, oh and welcome to the club....."riders of the desert tumble dryer" .....horrible horrible sounds as it happens
Last edited by shiva; Apr 16th 2012 at 7:35 am. Reason: added ps
#8
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did the same a few years ago, habtoor and axa ended up writing it off.....after first explaining they would remove everything above the door handles and weld a new top on!
Check your insured value, they are very good at dropping it too far below market rate after about 3 yrs of ownership
ps, oh and welcome to the club....."riders of the desert tumble dryer" .....horrible horrible sounds as it happens
Check your insured value, they are very good at dropping it too far below market rate after about 3 yrs of ownership
ps, oh and welcome to the club....."riders of the desert tumble dryer" .....horrible horrible sounds as it happens
Mine wasn't a full roll, just a 90o with me doing a jukes of hazard out of the passenger window afterwards. It didn't restart afterwards (something jammed) so I live in hope.
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This is good news. I'm pretty certain that they will write it off and screw me on the value. It's was only insured for 30k Dh as it was a 2005 SWB that I'd thrashed in the desert. Cleaner ones are on dubizzle for 35-38k
Mine wasn't a full roll, just a 90o with me doing a jukes of hazard out of the passenger window afterwards. It didn't restart afterwards (something jammed) so I live in hope.
Mine wasn't a full roll, just a 90o with me doing a jukes of hazard out of the passenger window afterwards. It didn't restart afterwards (something jammed) so I live in hope.
#10
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Dynatrade is a good work shop in my view. I use them all the time.
I also believe that Al Fattain use them as a spillover shop for some of their 'agency' work on the Toyotas. Dynatrade also do a grey import line of new toyotas. They rebuilt the front of our 'tuna when the misses wreaked it and I have used them for servicing since (on the Fortuner and the Pajero). No complaints really (although I didn't accept their repair job but they sorted it all out). No real grief with them.
Dynatrade Al Quoz is easy to find - it is directly behind the islamic metro station - about 400m back. I may even have the GPS co-ordinates if you need them.
Dynatrade Al Rashidya is also pretty easy to find too (although never used that one).
I also believe that Al Fattain use them as a spillover shop for some of their 'agency' work on the Toyotas. Dynatrade also do a grey import line of new toyotas. They rebuilt the front of our 'tuna when the misses wreaked it and I have used them for servicing since (on the Fortuner and the Pajero). No complaints really (although I didn't accept their repair job but they sorted it all out). No real grief with them.
Dynatrade Al Quoz is easy to find - it is directly behind the islamic metro station - about 400m back. I may even have the GPS co-ordinates if you need them.
Dynatrade Al Rashidya is also pretty easy to find too (although never used that one).
Millhouse. How do you find the Fortuner? I have the option to swap my RAV4 for a new Fortuner 2.7L for next to nothing.
Thanks
#12
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This is good news. I'm pretty certain that they will write it off and screw me on the value. It's was only insured for 30k Dh as it was a 2005 SWB that I'd thrashed in the desert. Cleaner ones are on dubizzle for 35-38k
Mine wasn't a full roll, just a 90o with me doing a jukes of hazard out of the passenger window afterwards. It didn't restart afterwards (something jammed) so I live in hope.
Mine wasn't a full roll, just a 90o with me doing a jukes of hazard out of the passenger window afterwards. It didn't restart afterwards (something jammed) so I live in hope.
#14
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Test drive both the 2.7 and 4.0 Meow. The 2.7 is truly awful, I drive one as a company car. The 4.0 is much more refined. The suspension will definitely throw you about more than a Rav 4
The new Fortuner is a tart up job only but I do like the big display on the new 4.0 I have driven
The new Fortuner is a tart up job only but I do like the big display on the new 4.0 I have driven