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Sussex
 Post subject: Skoda.
PostPosted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 8:24 pm 
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Is it just me, or do they try and get all the money that we are supposed to save buying the thing, back by having massive service prices.

I'm sorry but £400+ for a cam belt and a full service is not on, and I wont get caught again.

Oh no, oh no no no !!!!!!!
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Dusty Bin
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Ouch :(

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Sussex
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Funny enough that's what the bloke on the reception said, when I hit him. :D
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Nidge2
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Try the new Mondeo TDI's they are pants.
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scot
 Post subject: skoda
PostPosted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 7:46 pm 
up here (tayside) the top service (60000) miles is 270
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Sussex
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Thank you Scot, could you please forward your dealership details.

Because if I'm being screwed, I want to be enjoying it. :wink:
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scot
 Post subject: skoda
PostPosted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 1:20 am 
i go to potters of coupar angus im due a service in the next few weeks ill post the price for all their services there definatly the best round here the dealer in dundee has a pathetic reputation regarding after sales service im surprised he gets any buisness from taxi op,s at all , a lot of them are opting for mondeos purely based on vehicles being off the road for more than a week it could just be that there is far too many ops using the same vehicle and with only two dealers between dundee and perth skoda must be pushed to the limit we had one op who was in an accident with a three week old car his car was off the road for 12 weeks waiting on parts luckily he wasn,t to blame for the accident so the insurance company footed his bill
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Dusty Bin
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Nidge wrote:
Try the new Mondeo TDI's they are pants.


Don't say that Nidge, I quite fancied one!

Dusty :(
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Caledonian Cabbie
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Funny you should say that about Ford in Dundee Scot, I guy I know went to them a couple of times and they are pants apparently, and everyone seems to be of the same opinion.

Apparently a lot of Dundee people go up to Forfar where there is a better Ford dealer, but I don't know the name.

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Nidge2
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Dusty Bin wrote:
Nidge wrote:
Try the new Mondeo TDI's they are pants.


Don't say that Nidge, I quite fancied one!

Dusty :(


Dusty stear clear at all costs, they are overated, the Ford mechanics hate working on them, they are full of faults.
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Nidge2
 Post subject: Re: Skoda.
PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 8:47 am 
Sussex Man wrote:
Is it just me, or do they try and get all the money that we are supposed to save buying the thing, back by having massive service prices.

I'm sorry but £400+ for a cam belt and a full service is not on, and I wont get caught again.

Oh no, oh no no no !!!!!!!


You can afford it Andy. :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Dusty Bin
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Nidge wrote:
Dusty stear clear at all costs, they are overated, the Ford mechanics hate working on them, they are full of faults.


Funny that Nidge, you see me old Mondy's rarely in the garage. Well, certainly not the Ford one anyway!!!!

Dusty :|
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Guest
 Post subject: Re: Skoda.
PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 7:09 pm 
Sussex Man wrote:
Is it just me, or do they try and get all the money that we are supposed to save buying the thing, back by having massive service prices.

I'm sorry but £400+ for a cam belt and a full service is not on, and I wont get caught again.

Oh no, oh no no no !!!!!!!


Don't you lot drive proper taxis then? This is not another of those sites that purport to be a taxi site but in effect is the PH a%se end of things is it?

Please enlighten me.

Claude :evil:
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 7:15 pm 
Caledonian Cabbie wrote:
Funny you should say that about Ford in Dundee Scot, I guy I know went to them a couple of times and they are pants apparently, and everyone seems to be of the same opinion.

Apparently a lot of Dundee people go up to Forfar where there is a better Ford dealer, but I don't know the name.

CC


It's not Forfar Ford For The Thrifty is it Jock?

Claude :evil:
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Guest
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 20, 2003 9:28 pm 
some perfer to pay 30 grand for a cab, some perfer to pay 10 grand.

last time i looked the only place purpose built taxis are used is in the uk, one wonders why?
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