VFSV6FORME
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- WN Caprice V 6.0L, VE Anniversity V6 Series 1
Well what a year I had so far and it just as well I do all car repairs myself but sometime you can't do it because you don't have the gear or your not allowed to do it.
AIR CONDITION On your car
This has happened in late 2019 to 2020 and yet its April 1st now (no its not a April Fool trick)
Since I have a Vf storm and two VE's and a Caprice V in our house I have taken 3 of them to get the Air Con re-charged and replace the FILTER/DRIER. Now what you get is at the Air con place, The Owner of the Shop tell you "Under the occupation and health safety act" you are not allow inside the working area, that fair enough but when you pay for a Re Gas and you pay for a Filter replacement and charge you for it and they don't do it that's wrong. The Filter Drier as most know on a Vf and Ve are hard to get to them and when you change them or DONT CHANGE them you can't see squat.
A WHEEL ALIGNMENT on your car
Well I ve had enough of this rubbish and the Latest was the wheel Alignment on my Caprice V 2 weeks ago as I rang the Wheel Alignment mob that has the latest and greatest device to align you car and you pay for this privileged so I said to them over the Phone has they done my VE Anniversity, My Sons Statesman and it was time to get the Caprice V done so I booked a Appointment with this Flashy Mob and I told them OVER THE PHONE I WANT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT + CAMBER on the front and rear and they said OK we can do this and booked the Car in. At the Same time I told the guy I recently purchased this car (3 days ago at the time) he said No Problems So I said to the Guy can I see under the Car for a quick Inspection as I can't do it at Home He sain to me "Under the occupation and health safety act" your not allow in the Work area but because you are a good customer and because you have sent other people to get their wheel alighment here I will allow you to check under your Car for a few minutes. BIG Mistake for them.
See when you go to one of these places to get a wheel alighment they generate a work sheet with all the pretty setting the has a sheet of paper has like toe in, or out, camber front, rear, left and right other and other you get the drift bit ALSO they tell you the Setting before and Settings after they have done their alighment job as a example was written on the work Sheet
FRONT AXLE
CAMBER Left BEFORE -0.33' And AFTER it was -0.27
CAMBER Right BEFORE -0.31 and AFTER it was -0.34 WOW Plenty, plenty of front and rear Adjustment done in 40 Minutes. After this They called me to look under the Caprice V as I asked them two more times, once on the Phone and once where I was there whilst so I can inspect underneath the car so what did I find.
I asked them How do you adjust the Camber on the Front ( I KNOW THIS) and he said we do this and that but I said did you undo this two LARGE Bolts that hold the Strut on the Axle so you can use the small adjuster to adjust the CAMBER ( PS HAVEN't Been touched since the car was Made in 2013) he studddddddred in his voice when I had the work sheet in my hands that said Before and after figures and he touch FUC.K ALL.
Now I sespect this after I had the VE Anniversary done and in the Anniversity it had new STRUTS installed by me that had a white paint mark on them but was still nott 100% siure if they fleeced me but I was ready when I got my Son car done and Even More ready when the Caprice V went in.
Now a day later the coronavirus come in play so I stopped taking this further but next time after the Virus is gone I might get another car done but this time I might ask Channel Nine Current Affair if they would like a good story on some shops are ripping us off.
It took me 50 Minutes to type this with one finger and stroke broken head and it will the last time i will get ripped off..
AIR CONDITION On your car
This has happened in late 2019 to 2020 and yet its April 1st now (no its not a April Fool trick)
Since I have a Vf storm and two VE's and a Caprice V in our house I have taken 3 of them to get the Air Con re-charged and replace the FILTER/DRIER. Now what you get is at the Air con place, The Owner of the Shop tell you "Under the occupation and health safety act" you are not allow inside the working area, that fair enough but when you pay for a Re Gas and you pay for a Filter replacement and charge you for it and they don't do it that's wrong. The Filter Drier as most know on a Vf and Ve are hard to get to them and when you change them or DONT CHANGE them you can't see squat.
A WHEEL ALIGNMENT on your car
Well I ve had enough of this rubbish and the Latest was the wheel Alignment on my Caprice V 2 weeks ago as I rang the Wheel Alignment mob that has the latest and greatest device to align you car and you pay for this privileged so I said to them over the Phone has they done my VE Anniversity, My Sons Statesman and it was time to get the Caprice V done so I booked a Appointment with this Flashy Mob and I told them OVER THE PHONE I WANT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT + CAMBER on the front and rear and they said OK we can do this and booked the Car in. At the Same time I told the guy I recently purchased this car (3 days ago at the time) he said No Problems So I said to the Guy can I see under the Car for a quick Inspection as I can't do it at Home He sain to me "Under the occupation and health safety act" your not allow in the Work area but because you are a good customer and because you have sent other people to get their wheel alighment here I will allow you to check under your Car for a few minutes. BIG Mistake for them.
See when you go to one of these places to get a wheel alighment they generate a work sheet with all the pretty setting the has a sheet of paper has like toe in, or out, camber front, rear, left and right other and other you get the drift bit ALSO they tell you the Setting before and Settings after they have done their alighment job as a example was written on the work Sheet
FRONT AXLE
CAMBER Left BEFORE -0.33' And AFTER it was -0.27
CAMBER Right BEFORE -0.31 and AFTER it was -0.34 WOW Plenty, plenty of front and rear Adjustment done in 40 Minutes. After this They called me to look under the Caprice V as I asked them two more times, once on the Phone and once where I was there whilst so I can inspect underneath the car so what did I find.
I asked them How do you adjust the Camber on the Front ( I KNOW THIS) and he said we do this and that but I said did you undo this two LARGE Bolts that hold the Strut on the Axle so you can use the small adjuster to adjust the CAMBER ( PS HAVEN't Been touched since the car was Made in 2013) he studddddddred in his voice when I had the work sheet in my hands that said Before and after figures and he touch FUC.K ALL.
Now I sespect this after I had the VE Anniversary done and in the Anniversity it had new STRUTS installed by me that had a white paint mark on them but was still nott 100% siure if they fleeced me but I was ready when I got my Son car done and Even More ready when the Caprice V went in.
Now a day later the coronavirus come in play so I stopped taking this further but next time after the Virus is gone I might get another car done but this time I might ask Channel Nine Current Affair if they would like a good story on some shops are ripping us off.
It took me 50 Minutes to type this with one finger and stroke broken head and it will the last time i will get ripped off..