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QUESTION - is it worth the trouble to take my baby to these incompetents one final time ?
Or do I just save myself a lot of frustrations and do this at home - WHILE I then take the time to grease the nipples on the drive shaft, and CHECK each and every item PROPERLY ??
bear in mind we are hoping to do some trips next year. So I will have to do these checks in any case
I will just bite the bullet, mark all your parts that need to be replaced, and make sure they are replaced when you take it in.
You paid for it, might as well use it.
At least you will get a free car wash as well
I prefer to do it myself, then I know what has been done and what not.
For big things I will take it to them, sometimes more because I do not feel lus for the hassle.
But a service is really so simple I cannot see why you need to be without a vehicle for a day.
What bothers me also is....
Nowadays all garages have this big oil container on wheels which they put under the vehicle to drain the oil and all vehicles' oil go in one big container, it is much easier. But the thing is, there is no way they can see how much oil they drain, ie they have no clue whether your vehicle is using oil or not. Also in the sever case of something really bad being wrong inside the engine, if you drain the oil and let it stand for 10 minutes you can see metal on the surface. Something which is also not possible with their way of doing.
And then of course, you have absolutely no clue what oil they put in your bakkie. They can tell you they use super dropper XXL whatever, but do they really use it or do they use the cheapest which can result in the highest profit?
Most their filters are manufactured by GUD, you can buy your own. Oil you can buy the best you willing to spend.
Chances are much bigger that if you see something loose or worn out, you will immediately fix it or make a plan to fix it, many workshops will just leave it because the car was not booked in for that problem.
To me it is not about the cost saving, but about knowing what is going on with my vehicle.
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Is daar nie n ander dealer nie, ek kan glad nie kla oor ons diens in Centurion Gauteng nie, het ook vir twee jaar goeie diens gekry in Ballito by Toyota?
Doen dit self, baie vining om filters en olie te ruil - dit het my omtrent 40 minute gevat om alles te doen die naweek en teen n koste van minder as R600. ek het egter nie die pollen filter vervang nie...... waar sit die ding?
Stem saam met jou, het selfs in die tyd my agter diff olie level ook gekyk en sommer onder di Hilux gele en kyk wat aangaan terwyl ek gewag het vir die laaste paar olie druppels om klaar te drup.
Met die vorige diens het ek die timing belt en waterpomp ook self vervang - dankie "You tube"
Toppie4x4 wrote:Is daar nie n ander dealer nie, ek kan glad nie kla oor ons diens in Centurion Gauteng nie, het ook vir twee jaar goeie diens gekry in Ballito by Toyota?
ek het in 2010 kon kies tussen twee deals - Toyota 100m weg van my kantoor, of een n paar kilometer verder. Ek het hier reg langs ons gekoop vir die gemak daarvan om nie te sukkel wanneer die voertuig gediens moet word nie. (en die deal was nogal n paar honder rand duurder)
net so jammer die lot se werkswinkel is so pateties.
Die volgende opsie is die Kuilsrivier tak, seker 15km verder - MAAR in spitsverkeer heelwat meer as n uur heen en terug !!
PS - beste diens ooit was by Toyota Upington. Net jammer dit is so "bietjie" ver van my af
Ek het mos so ander probleempie, twee dae na my diens op 70000km gaan ek mos na die manne toe. Vra toe, het julle my airfilter vervang? "nee Mnr dis eers geskeduleer vir die 80000km". Ek sê toe ja, maar blaas julle darem die ding bietjie want ek ry baie gruispad. "Ja Mnr" Nou maak oop! Die man haal daai airfilter uit en die stof/grond en grassade val sommer so af! En dit?! "Nee Mnr, Ek het nie op die voertuig gewerk nie" Wel, ek het die bonnet toe gedonner en na Autozone gery en vir my 'n filter gaan koop!
Rianc wrote:Ek het mos so ander probleempie, twee dae na my diens op 70000km gaan ek mos na die manne toe. Vra toe, het julle my airfilter vervang? "nee Mnr dis eers geskeduleer vir die 80000km". Ek sê toe ja, maar blaas julle darem die ding bietjie want ek ry baie gruispad. "Ja Mnr" Nou maak oop! Die man haal daai airfilter uit en die stof/grond en grassade val sommer so af! En dit?! "Nee Mnr, Ek het nie op die voertuig gewerk nie" Wel, ek het die bonnet toe gedonner en na Autozone gery en vir my 'n filter gaan koop!
Rian ons doen n drie weke Namibie trip. Kom by die huis en drie dae later word die Hilux gediens.
na die diens kyk ek na die "invoice" .... geen air filter nie .... okay, dit is NIE op die skedule vir 20k nie, maar kom ons kyk maar of hy uitgeblaas is :
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tussen my bakkie en my kar het 5 van die laaste 8 dienste in n onaangename storie ontaard. Elke keer maar die Dealer Principle beloftes, elke keer maak die "Service Manager" beloftes .... maar steeds word die voertuig oorhandig sonder dat die "Service Advisor" eers om die kar stap
wag, los maar, my moer meter loop nou weer onnodig hoog die Tygervallei tak.
Toyota wanted R3500 for a normal service on our Yaris
Geniune spares cost me R720 + R0.00 labour doing it myself. This was the 75 000km service. Having done the service myself, I doubt if the dealer did the 60 000km one, went front to back thouroughly and I now know the condition of the Yaris and can be at ease whenever CupCake is out.
Have to agree with Pieter, besides saving on costs, doing it yourself gives a true sense of security/reliability. Now she pulls like a new car!!! Whereas before even a slight incline required changing down.
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2002 - 3.0KZ-TE Toyota Hilux (Letebele)
1994 - 1.6i Gl Toyota Corolla (Platkar)
1990 - Gli TwinCam 16v (ZuluBoy)
My experience at B/world Tygervalley has only been good so far (3 or 4 visits). I get along well with the service advisor and he looks after me. Sad to hear I'm in the minority.
Omo wrote:Ons hier by Toyota Kuilsrivier kan jou bakkie kom haal en weer deliver as ons klaar is met die diens. (en ons grease die nipples)
BAIE BAIE baie dankie Louis !!
had a nice koffee while the service was done.
and over comes the service advisor and the mechanic .... hier kom n ding ...
at the Hilux he points out the brake balance valve - due to the aftermarket suspension it is standing tall WITH a load in the back, thus the balance valve is NOT distributing extra braking to the back as it should .... yada yada ... Now bear in mind that the suspension was done with 2 000km on the clock - so it has been in and out of that other dealership how many times and not once did they bother to point this out !! (okay I do feel dof for not having picked this up myself ..)
