Car Exhaust rip offs

[John Byrnes Mullet]

Yes my Car exhaust was ripping at the weekend so I visited Kwik Fit in Brighton and was quoted £411 and then Formula One in Crawley and was told £380. After searching around online found a place called Mr Exhaust in Reigate. Phoned them up today and spoke to a very kind old fella who explained he had worked for the company for 40 years and assured me I would not be ripped off and said they get customers from as far as Brighton and Maidstone on a regular basis because they are good value. I got there and they took my car up on the ramp and then came in to get me and explained where the damage was. But was quite easy to repair and would do it with a 2 year guarantee all for the sum of £88. I was well happy and would definitly recommed them. OK its a 30 mile odd drive to Reigate but I work in mid-Sussex and well happy at being £300 better of this evening.

Mr Exhaust | Home

 

[slinky]

Yes my Car exhaust was ripping at the weekend so I visited Kwik Fit in Brighton and was quoted £411 and then Formula One in Crawley and was told £380. After searching around online found a place called Mr Exhaust in Reigate. Phoned them up today and spoke to a very kind old fella who explained he had worked for the company for 40 years and assured me I would not be ripped off and said they get customers from as far as Brighton and Maidstone on a regular basis because they are good value. I got there and they took my car up on the ramp and then came in to get me and explained where the damage was. But was quite easy to repair and would do it with a 2 year guarantee all for the sum of £88. I was well happy and would definitly recommed them. OK its a 30 mile odd drive to Reigate but I work in mid-Sussex and well happy at being £300 better of this evening.

Mr Exhaust | Home

handy to know, thanks for sharing

 

[algie]

Cheers for that. My exhaust has been blowing for a while and i was going to go to Kwik Fit. Prices do look reasonable at that place in Reigate. I'm only in Crawley too.

 

[Bwian]

Please, do not use Kwik Fit or Halfords for anything to do with your car. Use a local independent.

 

[algie]

Please, do not use Kwik Fit or Halfords for anything to do with your car. Use a local independent.

I normally would do but Kwik fit does it while you wait and i'm desperate to get mine sorted. Think i'll wait and save myself some money.

 

[Oscar]

Kwik Fit really are appalling.

I can highly recommend Bells garage up at Hollingbury opposite Asda. Friendly, competent, good prices and Albion fans too. They actually show you the repair and any parts they have replaced.

Bells Garage of Brighton - 01273 540 939 - Servicing

 

[Rowdey]

Please, do not use Kwik Fit or Halfords for anything to do with your car. Use a local independent.

And they 'have' to keep your old Cat too apparently.. Snidey bastards.

 

[papajaff]

Never go anywhere but Hi-Q. Top of the Upper Drive or Burgess Hill. Good people there.

 

[Stevie Boy]

And they 'have' to keep your old Cat too apparently.. Snidey bastards.

one of the reason they have to keep your old cat is that there is usually a surcharge on it, but usually they pass the surcharge onto the customer and then sell the cat as they are worth abit of money

 

[Dumseagull]

as someone that used to own a car repair business... kwik fit are well known within the industry as an awfull rip off, i would never ever go there..

 

[albion534]

Any places in Brighton that won't rip u off doing a tyre?

Got a nail in it, tire isn't going down, but wanna get it sorted?

 

[Titus]

If you can make it to Lewes, these people are great. I've been using them for 25 years.
Just Tyres | Lewes

 

[ifuhatepalacestandup]

Any places in Brighton that won't rip u off doing a tyre?

Got a nail in it, tire isn't going down, but wanna get it sorted?

arrow tyres in southwick

 

[wehatepalace]

I normally would do but Kwik fit does it while you wait and i'm desperate to get mine sorted. Think i'll wait and save myself some money.

You could always bring it over to Horsham and let us have a look at it for you. I always do good rates for Albion fans as [MENTION=17142]Uwinsc[/MENTION] will vouch for.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Not sure if they are still in business? 'National Autocentres' - AVOID. Bigger shysters than Kwik Fit. Went in for a new exhaust many years ago. They called me later in the day claiming I needed over £700 of work doing on my car! They claimed I needed new brake pads & discs despite the fact I'd had them replaced three months earlier elsewhere!

 

[Old Hadlothian]

I have just sourced an exhaust from Germany - £33 inc delivery (mid section only), would cost £60.00 upwards in the UK. My local garage have confirmed the correct part & will fit it upon arrival.
This country truly is a rip off.
In answer to Pinkie, National Auto centres has been taken over by Halfords & they are the reason I need a new part... they replaced the back box & failed to notice (whilst in for MOT) that the braket holding it in place was rustier than a russty thing covered in rust.. needless to say it failed & the mis section hit the floor. I am still pressuring the head office to pay for the replacement. I will never ever ever use them again & the same goes for Kwik Fit....

 

[wehatepalace]

We are located just across the road from Kwik fit in Horsham, they are without doubt our best customers, the amount of people that come to us after kwik fit have cocked their car for them is staggering.

 

[smeariestbat]

the big difference in prices is due to either using a pattern part, or genuine part. pattern parts will always be cheaper but often have gaps that need to be filled with putty etc and will rarely be a perfect fit and could lead to issues down the line. also things like a pattern cat converter wont come with a heatshield but a genuine one will.

that said, kwik fit and dealers will still rip you off on labour and prices for parts and will only use genuine anyway, so ask independant to quote for a genuine part as well as a pattern part.

 

[humpy]

You could always bring it over to Horsham and let us have a look at it for you. I always do good rates for Albion fans as [MENTION=17142]Uwinsc[/MENTION] will vouch for.

Hi mate I work in Crawley and I need my exhaust doing on fiat stilo 1.6 '03 plate

 

[Jam The Man]

If you can make it to Lewes, these people are great. I've been using them for 25 years.
Just Tyres | Lewes

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