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Old 13 October 2010 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by farmerwrx
phone around and get some quotes for the same job and see what the result is
You can bet it will only take 1/2 hour to do the job, now it has been publicised

13 hours does seem rather long. Maybe the skill/expertise of the worker/s can be called into question?

Thinking about it
1 person 13 hrs slow work?
2 people 6 1/2hr
3 " " 4 hrs 20mins...
4 and so on
5 troop of monkeys


How many staff do Powerstation have?
Old 13 October 2010 | 08:36 AM
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I'd not trust PS to check my tyre pressures...but that's just my feelings.

What EXACTLY did they bill you?

You seem to be avoiding that request for some reason.
Old 13 October 2010 | 08:48 AM
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Power station have been around for years with very little feedback from anyone
You have had 16 ? Posts
You have been asked a few times how much you actually paid and not supplied the figures yet
I'm sure someone who knows powestation will send them the link for their reply as it's quite serious to slag off a company
Look forward to seeing a breakdown of the bill
Your 'mate 'doesn't have to scan it or put it on here
You just have to type put the correct info on here
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Christ, is this guy still ranting!!!?!
Old 13 October 2010 | 09:43 AM
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Do we know what the actual bill was yet? It may have been posted on one of the numerous threads, I've lost track.
Old 13 October 2010 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by scooby L
What EXACTLY did they bill you?

You seem to be avoiding that request for some reason.
He has at least 4 times not said

So one more time

HOW MUCH WAS THE TOTAL LABOUR COST For fitting 3 Gauges ??

How much was the full bill with all the other jobs???

If there is no proper factual response this thread should be deleted IMHO

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Old 13 October 2010 | 09:57 AM
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no...for some reason he aint too keen to explain what the actual bill was but is quite happy to post thread after thread after thread...saying the same thing!
Old 13 October 2010 | 11:39 AM
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Mods: what are you doing about this nonsense? He answers no questions and just rants. Rubbish.
Old 13 October 2010 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by T5NYW
He has at least 4 times not said

So one more time

HOW MUCH WAS THE TOTAL LABOUR COST For fitting 3 Gauges ??

How much was the full bill with all the other jobs???

If there is no proper factual response this thread should be deleted IMHO

Tony
I couldn't agree more Tony and have reported it to mods.
Old 13 October 2010 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by alcazar
I couldn't agree more Tony and have reported it to mods.
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Old 13 October 2010 | 12:01 PM
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Yeesh.

Please put up some substantiating evidence rather than just slag off a company and post multiple times withouth due care of the CAPS LOCK.

You'll garner no respect, nor credulity from anyone with blind accusations.

I've removed the duplicate threads and left this one for discussion, but if no evidence is forthcoming, it'll be locked.
Old 13 October 2010 | 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Kieran_Burns
Yeesh.

Please put up some substantiating evidence rather than just slag off a company and post multiple times withouth due care of the CAPS LOCK.

You'll garner no respect, nor credulity from anyone with blind accusations.

I've removed the duplicate threads and left this one for discussion, but if no evidence is forthcoming, it'll be locked.
Well done
Old 13 October 2010 | 12:15 PM
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It would be interesting to hear the other side of this, does anyone from Powerstation post on here?
Old 13 October 2010 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Norman Dog
It would be interesting to hear the other side of this, does anyone from Powerstation post on here?
too busy obviously...



































fitting gauges...
Old 13 October 2010 | 12:24 PM
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Old 13 October 2010 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by scooby L
too busy obviously...



































fitting gauges...
Lmao... After a stressful morning that made me fall off my chair
Old 13 October 2010 | 12:35 PM
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Burn their gaff down dude or get a case on the go.

Thanks
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Old 13 October 2010 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Norman Dog
It would be interesting to hear the other side of this, does anyone from Powerstation post on here?
I've got a funny feeling that a reply is not too far away.
Old 13 October 2010 | 12:49 PM
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Well i've used Powerstation 4or5 times for various modding jobs on some of my previous cars and my experience is they are excellentand when it comes to scooby tuning,modding,repairs,servicing etc you wont find a better set of lads who really know their stuff.

Nick.
Old 13 October 2010 | 04:41 PM
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But still no hard evidence from the OP
Old 13 October 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by alp27
Lmao... After a stressful morning that made me fall off my chair



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Old 13 October 2010 | 07:51 PM
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I seem to remember Powerstation making a right knackers of that car they entered into Time Attack, they even have the trophies to prove it

OP I don't think is coming clean on the full bill and what all the work was done to the car.
Old 13 October 2010 | 08:11 PM
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And seems to have gone VERY quiet.
Old 13 October 2010 | 08:17 PM
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I emailed PS the link this afternoon, in hope that they would reply.



Now where did i put my wooden spoon.
Old 13 October 2010 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by RE54
its not a case of how much, its a case of how long they billed you for. one garage charges £30 an hour, another £50, another £100, a main dealer even more. so its not a matter of price that should be at question, but the amount of hours they billed you to do the job. which seems a lot more than the norm for the work you mentioned.

there are lots of garages near me that wont touch unusal jobs, ie fitting gauges, braided hoses etc, because they dont know how much to charge. i rung my local honda dealership who do everything by the book, and there price to change my brake hoses to goodridge ones were £600 ! ! ! ! which we know is a joke, but they didnt know the work involved, and just went by the manual.

i still think you should have got a written quote of some kind, or a rough price, as you basicly asked to have your pants pulled down here, going into somewhere thats not trustworthy, and then not asking a price/qoute in writing leaves it up to them to try and get as much as they can from you.

good luck getting your money back, lesson learnt for future car work i guess.
subaru main dealer in leeds £89 per hour labour
Old 13 October 2010 | 09:38 PM
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tbh i really carnt see a company like powerstation taking 13 hours to fit a set of gauges.i mean come on, ive delt with some cowboys in my time but even the 3 blind mice could have fit some gauges in a quicker time.
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Well no response from the original poster
Not good as lots of damage can be done to a company with remarks like the op made
Old 13 October 2010 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Saalro
Burn their gaff down dude or get a case on the go.




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fantastic idea !!!!!
Old 13 October 2010 | 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by dan/scooby
fantastic idea !!!!!
Obviously there would need to be very good reason and a part of you that knows you may be going to jail!

Originally Posted by lordharding
Well no response from the original poster
Not good as lots of damage can be done to a company with remarks like the op made
Yeah like fire damage lol.

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Old 14 October 2010 | 08:44 AM
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I call BS on this w/out a scanned invoice.


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