hoon's who work for holden

[Lumps of cheese]

Fortunately i have a mate who was head mech. at our holden dealer who does all my work, he will come to me if i want so i am lucky enough to avoid taking my car into anybody i don't know.
Having said that, you should be confident enough to take your car into most dealers and not have to worry about hoon mechanics test driving your car.
Poor bloke, hope they do the right thing by him.

[Torquen]

thats bullsh!t. id be so angry if it was my car.

[vsquest]

immature pricks company lock em up

[Reaper]

I wonder what the fallout from this little number was??

YouTube - Police car burn out

I think a few heads would have rolled over that one!

Reaper

[eaton v8]

the same thing happened up here at bob jane in gladstone the bloke had a vy ss with over 40 odd spent on it and he only got back market value for the car the funny thing was it happend on the first corner out of the driveway and they are positioned on a corner in town poor bloke

[SAV_117]

what ****en ****head mother****ers i would be so ****en ****ed off with those ****en ****heads sorry for the language fellas but thats ****en bull**** if that had happened to me i would have went nuts that is a complete load of crap u should get back ****en double thats what i reackon anyway what :@:@:@ sorry to hear about the car mate

[VH commodore]

Right, so everything you listed cannot wait for the owners to test drive? A wheel alignment when done right does not need a test drive. Bedding of brakes in can be done with the owner in the car as the company who do mine have done.

As for test driving a car, I test drive to listen to any noises etc, giving it to it is just plain stupid it will achieve nothing. Once I have test driven, If I like it, I get a mechanic to do a checkover, anything wrong will be found then.

i can see where your comming from but the problem is what if theres a problem found on the test drive, if its not an easy fix the customer will have to go home/work again they could be in and out of the workshop all day for every test drive. although this is unlikely if its just a service, but where i work we do alot of engine/gearbox replacements, modifications as well as services, if we had to wait for the customers to come in everytime we wanted to test drive a car nothing would get done. best you can do is find a mechanic you can trust.

[CSP]

i can see where your comming from but the problem is what if theres a problem found on the test drive, if its not an easy fix the customer will have to go home/work again they could be in and out of the workshop all day for every test drive. although this is unlikely if its just a service, but where i work we do alot of engine/gearbox replacements, modifications as well as services, if we had to wait for the customers to come in everytime we wanted to test drive a car nothing would get done. best you can do is find a mechanic you can trust.

Best thing you can do is find someone good enough to do mechanical work to a decent standard.

Remember, test drives are only necessary if you aren't 100% sure you've fixed it right. Get someone to do the job once, do it right and a test drive is redundant.

[ashbox]

Right, so everything you listed cannot wait for the owners to test drive? A wheel alignment when done right does not need a test drive. Bedding of brakes in can be done with the owner in the car as the company who do mine have done.

As for test driving a car, I test drive to listen to any noises etc, giving it to it is just plain stupid it will achieve nothing. Once I have test driven, If I like it, I get a mechanic to do a checkover, anything wrong will be found then.

I agree completely. Let the owner take the car nad bring it straight back if they notice something wrong

i can see where your comming from but the problem is what if theres a problem found on the test drive, if its not an easy fix the customer will have to go home/work again they could be in and out of the workshop all day for every test drive. although this is unlikely if its just a service, but where i work we do alot of engine/gearbox replacements, modifications as well as services, if we had to wait for the customers to come in everytime we wanted to test drive a car nothing would get done. best you can do is find a mechanic you can trust.

I think that if your replacing a gearbox or modifying something, fair enough but not if your getting a service.

I wonder what the fallout from this little number was??

YouTube - Police car burn out

I think a few heads would have rolled over that one!

Reaper

The ppl involved were given the sack and possibly charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

They were def given the sack tho

[BANKS]

heartland - deny deny deny

guy - sue sue sue

Bart Simpson - "gentleman, i'm not leaving untill i get my elephant..."

[stockyvs]

LOL how many people take there car to the mechanic saying its making a noise when I turn the corner, use the brakes etc. and when they go to pick the car up the workshop always says they couldn't hear any noises so your car is fine So I think the old test drive is a bit overrated anyway. Except when they've done work on the brakes.

But I feel for the poor B@#tard. And thats why I never take my cars to a mechanic.

[Sabbath']

Cars should not be allowed to leave the lot for a test drive WITHOUT the owner in them. Really what do you have done at a dealership that requires a test drive? There is not a whole lot, so wait untilt he car owner is there then drive it.

Some customers dont want to know what goes on with their cars though. They're quite happy to drop the car off at 7:30 in the morning and then pick it up at 4:30, pay the money and drive away. If you dont want your car being driven, you can say so. But to say that there is never any need for a mechanic to test drive is stupid. Its like saying an electrician should install downlights, but not turn on the switch to make sure they work because they will be using up your electricity. You need to ensure that everything is performing as it should. Otherwise, the customer will come back, and you will get it in the neck for not faulting the problem.



At the dealership i work for, no apprentices are allowed to roadtest any vehicle for any problem.

[STEALTHY™]

Thats a really **** comparison.


A run of the mill service doesn't need a test drive. Obviously if the customer says my barake are making a nois, you'll need to replicate that on the road.

[Sabbath']

A Road Test is part of the scheduled service, its not just something the workshops decide they'll do to get the tech's out of the workshop for 5 minutes.

You sign your car in, you're agreeing to the work on the coupon to be carried out. A Road Test is part of that process. Dont like it, raise an issue with the service advisor.

Thousands of cars get road tested every day by mechanics, one major accident out of those, in a year is, when you statistically look at it, not even a blip on the radar. Its unfortunate for the person who's car gets ****ed up, but to say that all mechanics shouldnt roadtest vehicles because one clown crashed one car is like saying that all Commodore drivers under 25 are hoons.