Car service and WOF
Mar 16th 2008, 10:35 am
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Car service and WOF
Any suggestions for a reliable place in Welly for a good car service & WOF ..and also reasonable priced? thanks
Mar 16th 2008, 8:37 pm
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Re: Car service and WOF
Get your Wof from a VTNZ (its on the way to Lower Hutt from Welly). They don't fix things (so no interest in ripping you off) and you will be in and out in about 30 mins. They have loyalty card as well (or supermarket dockets give you a discount).
Mar 16th 2008, 8:41 pm
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Re: Car service and WOF
And they tried to adjust my auto-levelling Xenon lights with a screwdriver.
Personally I won't go there again. But for a basic WOF service they are fine.
Oh, and some WOF centres can be really anal about window tints too.
Mar 16th 2008, 9:39 pm
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Re: Car service and WOF
Our experience is that some of their guys can be a bit efficious, got a potential fail on tinted windows that was incorrect as the vehicle had been imported before the new requirements came in and was therefore exempt (so I was told later by other testers and another importer) - could have cost us $200 to get the tint removed, but next warrant went through fine.
Mar 16th 2008, 9:40 pm
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Mar 16th 2008, 11:05 pm
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Re: Car service and WOF
[QUOTE=RobClubley;6071097]And they tried to adjust my auto-levelling Xenon lights with a screwdriver.
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OMG
The kiwis really don't like your skoda do they, i remember your import stories
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OMG
The kiwis really don't like your skoda do they, i remember your import stories
Mar 16th 2008, 11:07 pm
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Re: Car service and WOF
BTW Rob has anyone told you that your avatar looks like Colin McRae? Obviously not Colin now, I meant Colin then
Mar 16th 2008, 11:26 pm
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Mar 16th 2008, 11:44 pm
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Mar 18th 2008, 4:20 am
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Re: Car service and WOF
thanks a lot guys re WOF. any suggestions as to where I should go to service the car ?
Mar 18th 2008, 4:40 am
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Re: Car service and WOF
Keep an eye on them though - my car has a rear beam with big yellow stickers on it warning them not to jack the car with it. Guess what they did?
And they tried to adjust my auto-levelling Xenon lights with a screwdriver.
Personally I won't go there again. But for a basic WOF service they are fine.
Oh, and some WOF centres can be really anal about window tints too.
And they tried to adjust my auto-levelling Xenon lights with a screwdriver.
Personally I won't go there again. But for a basic WOF service they are fine.
Oh, and some WOF centres can be really anal about window tints too.
Mar 18th 2008, 6:30 am
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Re: Car service and WOF
Probably - as I said if you want a basic WOF service you're fine. Just keep an eye on them to make sure they look after your car!
Last edited by RobClubley; Mar 18th 2008 at 7:00 am. Reason: typo
Mar 18th 2008, 6:57 am
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Re: Car service and WOF
Wow Rob you treat yr Czech princess like a queen
Mar 18th 2008, 7:00 am
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