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needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it?? |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??"
because mugs and people with "company " accounts continue to use them .had a quote of £150+ to replace part of my exhaust last year did it myself with parts from kwikfits suppliers £42 |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
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"They thrive on the gullible and the lazyBit like Tesco.....Marks and Sparks and hundreds of other service providers...yadda yadda  "
I don't ever remember Marks or Tescos telling er indoors that her perfectly legal tyres were a death trap and then sell her some dodgy substandard remoulds  |
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over a year ago
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A lot of years ago, my uncle took his car in and was told his shocks needed replacing. 'i would love to know how your going to fit em' my uncle said. 'the car has hydro elastic suspension' |
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"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??"
Because when I go to "the little guy" they quote me more than Kwik Fit half the time.
Did a little experiment once. I needed some work on my car doing. I wrote down exactly what I wanted to say. I phoned a few garages and read out my words of what I wanted done. I then got my father to ring around the same garages and say the same words. On average it was about a 20% difference between the prices quoted to me and him. |
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"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??because mugs and people with "company " accounts continue to use them .had a quote of £150+ to replace part of my exhaust last year did it myself with parts from kwikfits suppliers £42 "
So, you saved £100. It would take many people a day or two to do that work themselves. If not more. And they'd need to buy in specialist equipment no doubt. Might as well just work a morning instead, and get someone else to do it... |
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"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??
Because when I go to "the little guy" they quote me more than Kwik Fit half the time.
Did a little experiment once. I needed some work on my car doing. I wrote down exactly what I wanted to say. I phoned a few garages and read out my words of what I wanted done. I then got my father to ring around the same garages and say the same words. On average it was about a 20% difference between the prices quoted to me and him."
maybe if you went in person and presented yourself as a male you'd get a 20% discount.
Worth a try? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??
Because when I go to "the little guy" they quote me more than Kwik Fit half the time.
Did a little experiment once. I needed some work on my car doing. I wrote down exactly what I wanted to say. I phoned a few garages and read out my words of what I wanted done. I then got my father to ring around the same garages and say the same words. On average it was about a 20% difference between the prices quoted to me and him.
maybe if you went in person and presented yourself as a male you'd get a 20% discount.
Worth a try?"
I just go to kwik fit or halfords instead. They read the price out of a book and warranty all the work. |
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"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??
Because when I go to "the little guy" they quote me more than Kwik Fit half the time.
Did a little experiment once. I needed some work on my car doing. I wrote down exactly what I wanted to say. I phoned a few garages and read out my words of what I wanted done. I then got my father to ring around the same garages and say the same words. On average it was about a 20% difference between the prices quoted to me and him.
maybe if you went in person and presented yourself as a male you'd get a 20% discount.
Worth a try?
I just go to kwik fit or halfords instead. They read the price out of a book and warranty all the work."
I love the £4 to fit window wipers......He couldn't get my old ones off and it took him about 45 mins...best £4 I ever spent! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Went to Kwik fit with a screw in a tyre on the way to a dj gig...so super short on time... had a quote from another tyre place next door (they are always close by to another wanky tyre place, why is that?)
Quoted £8 more than thier competitor (still £81), and when I reminded them of thier beat any quote policy they beat it by......... 1 pence.
Told the guy to shove his penny up his arse.
Drove the van with a dodgy tyre (thankfully the screw held until the next day), and got a one man band to do it for £45.
Knobs. |
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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago
carrbrook stalybridge |
"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??because mugs and people with "company " accounts continue to use them .had a quote of £150+ to replace part of my exhaust last year did it myself with parts from kwikfits suppliers £42
So, you saved £100. It would take many people a day or two to do that work themselves. If not more. And they'd need to buy in specialist equipment no doubt. Might as well just work a morning instead, and get someone else to do it..."
nope two hours four spanners a hammer and some exhaust paste no specialist knowledge or tools required just a bit of time and patience . |
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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago
denton |
there competitors not much better,they find work on your car if it needs its or not, the national one refused to sell me a tyre unless i gave them my full address, i said just put the reg down, no, so i went to kwix fit, sold one without personal details, as i was away from home on a bank holiday i had no choice, i avoid the major chains,as the people are on commission. |
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I find Kwik Fit brilliant. If I have a high level of stress, I go to kwik fit for a quote, they tell me about the undiagnosed faults that the car has and give me a ridiculous figure. I then lose it big time with them and drive off feeling that all of my inner tensions have suddenly disappeared.
Therapy for free......simples! |
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By *olgateMan
over a year ago
on the road to nowhere in particular |
"needed 2 tyres for the car, for a laugh, asked at kwik fit for a price, for my car, they quoted a price for a pirelli tyre, with 25% special offer discount, at £126 each.
Went to a little one man band and they done me the same tyre for £91, a saving of £34 and that was without the discount, ended up paying £82 each.
how the hell do kwik fit get away with it??
Because when I go to "the little guy" they quote me more than Kwik Fit half the time.
Did a little experiment once. I needed some work on my car doing. I wrote down exactly what I wanted to say. I phoned a few garages and read out my words of what I wanted done. I then got my father to ring around the same garages and say the same words. On average it was about a 20% difference between the prices quoted to me and him."
People like you with your inbuilt prejudices are made for Kwik Fit.
Use an Internet supplier like black circles. They will supply the tyres and even tell you where the nearest independent tyre fitter is to fit them for you.
I normally purchase my tyres from Costco. The discounted tyre prices more than pay for the membership. |
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