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Old 06-06-2017, 11:34 AM   #430
Nine8Six
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Originally Posted by geraintthomas View Post
Christ that sounds horrendous. Where are you?
In a place where:

The average technician can't read the automaker's "specs" in English. That same place where they gladly fool you to believe the work was carried to those exact specs, and charge you twice for it. That very same place where they all use non-calibrated torque wrenches/knockoffs "and fake car parts". Same goes for pretty much any other equipment/tooling found in these garages; all copied stuff, so are most of the Technician Certifications.

For once you and I can be grateful to the Chinese Government for wiping-out this industry real good. These Beijing chaps have to babysit their population like this every single months with similar policies. Since then we've seen so much less broken cars on the side of the roads, less traffic jams, less cars with missing wheels, you can imagine the rest (e.g. less fatalities).

Different here bud. Believe me when I say I am not complaining a single bit for having to go to the dealer for those important car repairs. Its only expansive if compared to the 'knockoffs' lolll

Sry for the long OT reply, couldn't resist. Feeling better now
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