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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:21 PM
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3404946/Subaru-owner-s-anger-garage-staff-pothole-video.html


Must read if you are thinking of taking your car to them for work
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:35 PM
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keep up...

https://www.scoobynet.com/1033867-lo...riving-10.html
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:36 PM
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Just read it. Can't believe they did that. They have poor facilities for maintaining performance cars.
What a bunch of C#@T Wan@#$g cowboys
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:44 PM
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Omg that's well bad . I've been there a few times and all ways felt I got ripped off . And customer service is poor . My own experience.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:48 PM
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This will be the end of a so called specialist, what a disgusting way to treat your paying customers....cowboys!!
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by arumdevil
Apologies if it's already up but the link to the video Is at the top of the page on this so easily viewable

If it's staff then the owner should fire the staff involved

It's not good enough when members travel hundreds of miles exactly to avoid this type of nonsense !!
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 06:54 PM
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weres da vid link
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 07:12 PM
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Copy and paste the 1st link
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 07:12 PM
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and still nothing from John (Tidgy) . . .
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 07:21 PM
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And all the fan boys were slating the poor owner,,,,,, Shameful

Same when I had issues with a so called trader.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 07:24 PM
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It's bad when like you say people travel up from miles away . And for what . Get your car thrashed .
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 07:38 PM
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Don't post on here much now days but saw this on FB and needed to see people's thoughts.

Judging by the videos, those pot-holes could have been avoided. Easily. It's such a shame as a reputable performance Subaru supplier is seriously lacking at the moment.

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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by rs4adam
Apologies if it's already up but the link to the video Is at the top of the page on this so easily viewable

If it's staff then the owner should fire the staff involved

It's not good enough when members travel hundreds of miles exactly to avoid this type of nonsense !!
that's ok, I'm not bothered about it being posted again, just found it amusing as I've been following the other thread since yesterday... All good.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 09:32 PM
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdNyFOpRK0I
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 09:57 PM
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A statement from SC:"its not are fault this guy was driving"


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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 10:08 PM
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I think the full story has to be read and of course there are always two sides to every story.
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by johned
I think the full story has to be read and of course there are always two sides to every story.
Thought they were rally cars
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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 10:28 PM
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nope they are road going cars ! not designed to be ragged over huge pot holes.
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Can't believe people have the heart to do things like this, justice has been served. Bunch of *****.
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Originally Posted by johned
I think the full story has to be read and of course there are always two sides to every story.

But only one incriminating video.
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 12:05 AM
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There can be 2 sides to any story that's correct, but the video speaks for itself and if I left my car with a so called specialist and this happened to it I would go f*****g mental. Another question how many other cars have they done this to and nobody has been none the wiser, you would think with the money they charge they would of at least sorted the road leading to the workshops!!!!
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by JDM_Stig
and still nothing from John (Tidgy) . . .
I'm here. I'm wondering how many people will jump ion it to moan for their mates mates mates mates problems.

Mechanic involved has lost his job over it. Not sure what else people are expecting to be done?
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
I'm here. I'm wondering how many people will jump ion it to moan for their mates mates mates mates problems.

Mechanic involved has lost his job over it. Not sure what else people are expecting to be done?
Some keyboard heroes in here wonder how many have kissed a girl
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by monstermash84
Some keyboard heroes in here wonder how many have kissed a girl
seems to be everywhere. Daft thing is by some of the companys that think nothing of bodging a job with gobbo
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
I'm here. I'm wondering how many people will jump ion it to moan for their mates mates mates mates problems.

Mechanic involved has lost his job over it. Not sure what else people are expecting to be done?
and the passenger who was involved as well?
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by G4rfo
and the passenger who was involved as well?
Given he wasn't driving the car, then a written warning and keep an eye on him.
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Tidgy
Given he wasn't driving the car, then a written warning and keep an eye on him.
he was egging him on

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Test driver and passenger get into car, the driveway leading upto the premises is loose gravel, flooded and heavily pot holes. I'm talking 2-3mph tops in a lowered car.
He drives at 30mph down potholed roads apparently AIMING for potholes as the passenger laughs and the car continuously bottoms out and smashes. Passenger is heard saying 'You'll smash his ****ing alloys, least he'll forget about the brakes then'.
They reach smooth road and start thrashing the nuts off the car. Driver is heard saying 'sounds like the turbo is on it's way out but I won't mention that'.
'Brakes don't feel like a normal STI'
'If you pump them a few times they feel fine'

Passenger is heard
'Ay nowt wrong with them he's full of ****'
( impressioned accent ) 'I'm from London I'm a ****'

Test drive goes on for 20 minutes whilst they dribble on about other non related stuff.

Arriving back at the pot holed road the driver now goes even faster and still aiming for potholes.

Passenger is heard
'You missed one'

Driver is heard
'With any luck I'll burst a ****ing tyre, that'll **** him off'

End of recording.

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Originally Posted by G4rfo
he was egging him on

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Test driver and passenger get into car, the driveway leading upto the premises is loose gravel, flooded and heavily pot holes. I'm talking 2-3mph tops in a lowered car.
He drives at 30mph down potholed roads apparently AIMING for potholes as the passenger laughs and the car continuously bottoms out and smashes. Passenger is heard saying 'You'll smash his ****ing alloys, least he'll forget about the brakes then'.
They reach smooth road and start thrashing the nuts off the car. Driver is heard saying 'sounds like the turbo is on it's way out but I won't mention that'.
'Brakes don't feel like a normal STI'
'If you pump them a few times they feel fine'

Passenger is heard
'Ay nowt wrong with them he's full of ****'
( impressioned accent ) 'I'm from London I'm a ****'

Test drive goes on for 20 minutes whilst they dribble on about other non related stuff.

Arriving back at the pot holed road the driver now goes even faster and still aiming for potholes.

Passenger is heard
'You missed one'

Driver is heard
'With any luck I'll burst a ****ing tyre, that'll **** him off'

End of recording.

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have you actualy listen to the audio?

it's totaly garbled untill it gets up to the ramp, where the words are,

'with any luck it'll burst a tyre, then maybe they'll mend the lane'

the words have nothing to do with deliberately trying to burst the guys tyre because of who he is.
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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Never been to SC - And never will now.

Hope they go to the wall TBH. It is a shame, but if you employ people like this and fail to tell them that customers cars must be respected at all times, then it's all over.

Of course, that access road should never be in that condition anyway given the vehicles that have to get over it.
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