Thread: Rip off of the week

We can get them made by wairau brakes as long as they have the wierdo fitting for the front hoses

Originally Posted by blip

Yep they have to do a wof check unless its obviously dangerous or in a state its not able to be checked properly ie covered in mud and crap

They may want to look at WHY they sid no too.....Our local said no to a WOF on our car but only because it is due after the christmas break and they are full of other people panicing to get WOFs done and they cannot squeeze us in...(Fair enough on that count, I should have been more organisied....) The old adage that" Disorganisation on your part does not make an emergency on my part......" comes to mind.

If they simply decided that they couldn't be arsed with the older car then in truth they wouldnot be a company I would trust with newer one either.....

You are allowed to take if for a wof whenever you like. What if you want to sell car with a wof less than 28 days old? They arent supposed to refuse..

I guess if you booked out your booked out but cant refuse you one just because its not expired yet

Each person that is able to issue WOF's can only do X number of WOF inspections per day. Once they have reached that number they cannot do any more.

So effectively can be booked out for several days, but I know several workshops that do not book out the max number of WOF per tech per day to keep the ability to slot a WOF in if needed.

Send a customer elsewhere because you can't do the work you risk the customer not coming back.

But then some customers you don't want coming back

Stupid thing with that, as far as I'm aware the timing thing means a wof is a wof. Single axle garden trailer gets the same time allowance as a 4x4 that's been run hard, needs every joint, mount and bearing given the thorough going over, everything needs adjusting including the seized headlight adjusters and everything inside that doesn't quite work right but needs to be checked anyway. Then you get a spankers 3yo car owned by granny who's done 4000Km in for the first wof which a kid could do with eyes closed...

Just ordered 3x wheel hubs for an 07 Xtrail, price in nz from supercheap/repco 1400-1500ish dollars - ordered the same bearing from broomfish nz for 140$ delivered that repco sells for $387 and 2 front hubs for 220$nz delivered from aussie that retails from repco for $507 each so pays to shop around 360$ in parts vs 1400$ plus is alot easier to swallow

regarding x-trails, they come with a tyre profile 65. if you keep the same width and go 70 profile the speedo will be correct.
also if they over rev on idle the on board diagnostics will tell you its the O2 sensor, chances are its not . you will have a pinhole leak in the manifold next to the O2 sensor. and a quick weld is far cheaper!

Originally Posted by blip

Brake hoses have to get them made. Ford doesnt even do them

Those sorts of antics grind my gears. No manufacturer parts, wtf!

about 3 years ago i repaired the touchscreen on an EV, told the guy i never wanted to ever work on the pos ever again. guaranteed the work i did for 12 months.
today he wants me to do other electrical work, i say no. threatens to post a bad revue on google (not that i give a shit)

Originally Posted by gonetropo

about 3 years ago i repaired the touchscreen on an EV, told the guy i never wanted to ever work on the pos ever again. guaranteed the work i did for 12 months.
today he wants me to do other electrical work, i say no. threatens to post a bad revue on google (not that i give a shit)

There is a reason I wont do work for anything other than commercial customers.
Your experience is the reason!

Originally Posted by gonetropo

regarding x-trails, they come with a tyre profile 65. if you keep the same width and go 70 profile the speedo will be correct.
also if they over rev on idle the on board diagnostics will tell you its the O2 sensor, chances are its not . you will have a pinhole leak in the manifold next to the O2 sensor. and a quick weld is far cheaper!

picked up some 225,70,16's yesterday

Well Im collecting parts to build another engine for the kart. Rip offs want up to $80 for a flat top piston. Got one for $8 delivered from ali express thats with rings pin and clips. I wonder what the quality will be like....

Originally Posted by Carbine

Just ordered 3x wheel hubs for an 07 Xtrail, price in nz from supercheap/repco 1400-1500ish dollars - ordered the same bearing from broomfish nz for 140$ delivered that repco sells for $387 and 2 front hubs for 220$nz delivered from aussie that retails from repco for $507 each so pays to shop around 360$ in parts vs 1400$ plus is alot easier to swallow

With prices like that I would expect Chinese bearings, I got a Chinese bearing from Repco years ago and there was no grease in it.
Price isn't the best choice to use for parts purchase, quality is what people should look for.
Top outer ball joints on a Hilux replaced every WOF until quality joints were installed.

Originally Posted by Danger Mouse

Those sorts of antics grind my gears. No manufacturer parts, wtf!

Ford are pretty quick at NLA parts 12 years from new and some parts I needed were NLA (No Longer Available)

Did a diff carrier on a Hyundai a while ago, almost 20yrs old and a new part from Hyundai was over $10k, the same part for a 4yr old Hyundai was $2k