MG mad
11-06-13, 04:13 PM
I'm not normally one to bitch and moan on a forum, but today I'm making an exception.
Took the ZS in for it's bi-annual MoT equivalent here in Germany. Failed on rear pads, headlight aim and a small spot of rust. First two easy, rust nothing major but not having a workshop welding was going to be difficult. So took it to a garage locally. "No problem, bring it in on Thursday and it'll be done by Friday at 5."
It wasn't, they hadn't started. No major, it wasn't a big job so we waited (fortunately took a German colleague with me as my German, while fine for ordering beer and food, is not that great). Spot to weld was under the wheel arch, no worries up on the ramp, wheel off, weld it up, wheel on (careful of the locknut, do it by hand please), car off ramp, inspector goes to give it the OK... oh crap, no brakes. Nicely welded through the brake hose, clever.
"Can we give it back to you tomorrow?"
Saturday rolls around with four new discs waiting to go on the car, naturally of course they can't find the parts locally, can we pick it up on Tuesday? So my weekend plan of changing discs becomes suddenly empty (filled with beer instead). So went in to pick up car this arvo, finished, all legal no worries. Finally. Drive off.
Think to myself, why did they put the centre cap on the other wheel (I'd left it off so they wouldn't lose it or damage the wheel removing it). Fearing they'd not been able to get the lock nut remover off stop, take centre cap off, no all good, but where is lock nut remover? Search car, not found. Drive back to garage (after calling my colleague to see what 'lock nut remover' is in German). Ask where the buggery is it, colleague who did repair found, looking a bit sheepish, tries to say he doesn't know then wonders half heartedly to the workstation, oh, there it is....
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/mgmad/IMG_0361_zps91f95077.jpg (http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/mgmad/media/IMG_0361_zps91f95077.jpg.html)
Clearly not done up by hand.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Shrug. "You have another one, Ja?" "No, I don't."
"Well it was a bit **** really."
So there goes my plan of new discs before our big alps trip next week.
Took the ZS in for it's bi-annual MoT equivalent here in Germany. Failed on rear pads, headlight aim and a small spot of rust. First two easy, rust nothing major but not having a workshop welding was going to be difficult. So took it to a garage locally. "No problem, bring it in on Thursday and it'll be done by Friday at 5."
It wasn't, they hadn't started. No major, it wasn't a big job so we waited (fortunately took a German colleague with me as my German, while fine for ordering beer and food, is not that great). Spot to weld was under the wheel arch, no worries up on the ramp, wheel off, weld it up, wheel on (careful of the locknut, do it by hand please), car off ramp, inspector goes to give it the OK... oh crap, no brakes. Nicely welded through the brake hose, clever.
"Can we give it back to you tomorrow?"
Saturday rolls around with four new discs waiting to go on the car, naturally of course they can't find the parts locally, can we pick it up on Tuesday? So my weekend plan of changing discs becomes suddenly empty (filled with beer instead). So went in to pick up car this arvo, finished, all legal no worries. Finally. Drive off.
Think to myself, why did they put the centre cap on the other wheel (I'd left it off so they wouldn't lose it or damage the wheel removing it). Fearing they'd not been able to get the lock nut remover off stop, take centre cap off, no all good, but where is lock nut remover? Search car, not found. Drive back to garage (after calling my colleague to see what 'lock nut remover' is in German). Ask where the buggery is it, colleague who did repair found, looking a bit sheepish, tries to say he doesn't know then wonders half heartedly to the workstation, oh, there it is....
http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/mgmad/IMG_0361_zps91f95077.jpg (http://s1268.photobucket.com/user/mgmad/media/IMG_0361_zps91f95077.jpg.html)
Clearly not done up by hand.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
Shrug. "You have another one, Ja?" "No, I don't."
"Well it was a bit **** really."
So there goes my plan of new discs before our big alps trip next week.