RIP Keith Chegwin he always brought a smile to my face whenever he was on TV. I grew up watching him back in the 90's on TV shows like the big breakfast.
100% Exactly what I was thinking when seeing that, nowadays with youtube & forums everybody can inform themselves with a small bit of research and not get stung by these butter arse creams. Nothing but shit in a bucket these types
Disagree. I do not personally want to be on National television for any reason good or bad so I don't think you can criticise minimum wage workers on £7 an hour for that.
i once serviced a car and strongly recommended to the customer that we change the clutch as it was on its last legs. They refused and took the car away. It came back 4 days later on a recovery truck with a blown release bearing. Some of us mechanics are legit.
Why did the release bearing fail? Was it due to the clutch? I am not being critical, just curious how a clutch breaks a release bearing. On the other hand, if you noticed a clutch problem, notified the customer and then the clutch failed, you did the right thing. There was obviously something not right. I do most repairs on my car myself, but have a garage round the corner with about four workers in it. I let them work on my car because I do trust them and can not be bothered to crawl under my car for a few quid. You sound like you are that type of honest garage. I would never go in to a KwiKfit /halfords type place under any conditions. I am not a car mechanic, but I have taken large engines out of large cars and put them in smaller ones for fun, which makes me slightly more able than your average Kwikfit fitter.
sounds like you shouldnt of let them drive away, you would of done the right thing telling the customer they needed a new one if you could have prevented it
+beebo Yes they do. I myself know of two specific examples, both of which wrecked the rest of the clutch system. Unless you know what you're doing that usually renders a car undriveable. Don't ride the clutch and don't stay in gear at traffic lights!
Best case scenario buy privately and bring a genuinely knowledgeable friend along with you. Never go to any kind of dealership. Private garages run the same risks so avoid those too unless you personally know the owner or workers. Ironically you are better off in a "chain" store garage since the minimum wage workers have no real incentive to rip you off.
Ned You’re deluded mate, changing a tyre is the easiest thing in the game. If tyre cutters are better than mechanics, why can mechanics change tyres/wheels, but tyre fitters can’t drop an engine out?
Ned Well you’re saying that tyre fitters work harder than mechanics, which insinuates the work is harder, which is why the extra effort is required. Second of all you say there are no mechanics anymore only strippers and fitters which is an equally stupid statement. How do you define a mechanic? Tyre fitters have one of the easiest jobs going. Can I, someone who is slightly above average when it comes to mechanics, car work etc change a tyre? A wheel? Yes. Can I change an engine? A turbo? Can I fuck. Can a tyre fitter? Can they fuck
Ned tyre fitters are the painter/decorators of the car world, the lowest skill job in the industry. Just like painters, it takes no skill, just the right equipment
Ned I’m not a mechanic lol, I’m nothing to do with the trade just mess about as a hobbie, and through messing about I’ve learnt how to change a tyre, take a wheel off etc. I still haven’t learnt how to change an engine though. Surprising since changing a tyre is harder?
Ned you said tyre fitters work harder than mechanics which insinuates that tyre fitting is harder than mechanics. Mechanics change engines, tyre fitters change tyres. I can change tyres in a respectable time, Can you? I can’t change an engine or a turbo in a respectable time, can you?
I run a business where we are servicing equipment - There is no way morally that I would or condone any unnecessary work. Plus you treat people right and you get customers for life
Just one of the reasons i've *always* done all my own work on my cars and bikes. Plus I know the jobs done right! Must have saved a sh!t ton of money over the years.
I've been driving for 30yrs now and it's hard to trust any garage I go to for repairs or mot's. The last 2 places I've been to refused to work on my car as I told them what was wrong and to fix only those things. One place I took it to failed its mot and wanted £286 for the mot plus welding and brake pipes. Not believing them I paid for the mot but took it somewhere else for a 2nd opinion. It failed on a faulty back light that the 1st place didn't even notice. Didn't need welding and didn't need brake pipes. I went back to 1st place with my mot to show them in front of customers, they couldn't get me out quick enough. Robbing bastards. (excuse my language) I've just about had enough of mechanics. Sorry if someone genuine is reading this but the bad ones are giving good ones a terrible reputation.
@campbellscollision and you think customers want to deal with a individual like yourself from the comment alone you seem like the person to do half arsed jobs and not to mention the person might not have the required tools or knowledge to repair it , if you had a fault with your boiler who do you phone even though you know what might be issue ? Ahh that's right a repairman who is qualified for the job , remember who pays your bills customers without them you have nothing simple build a reputable company with clients and you will have them referring friends family etc left right and centre I only know because I've experienced this myself with my uncle's buisness due to fact half of time a customer comes in they always mention someone who is either a regular customer for m.o.t's etc or say well my friend or family member recommended I come here as I've heard your decent reputable garage , nothing wrong with honesty try it sometime and you'll not have to be dishonest to make a living
@campbellscollision think you might want to re-think what you just put in end quotes because I never said "you know personally my uncle had a garage" , ugh ugh umm... he still has a garage and been running it since god knows when it's called roys autos they also do recoverys worked there for my work experience when I was 15 I'm now 23 working for a tech company called Cultrix Edit: furthermore if you think making your own repairs is always a great idea then you sir are truelly dumb due to the fact your not qualified to mess with a boiler wait till that thing goes bang, I'll be laughing when your in a hostel or shelterd housing and on news 'man blows own house up and neighbour's trying to repair his boiler'
@campbellscollision haha very funny , I'm not a grammar nazi I'm just calling you out on your bluff (ocd) as said you would have double if not triple checked all your spelling I know this because my brother has OCD and like a things done in specific way if not it upsets him ( that's o.c.d ) also I never laughed or wished upon someone to be disabled ,so you sir are just morally wrong and like to put words in people's mouths I've met people like you before all too common now days think about themselves and chat utter shit to anyone and everyone
Always be clear and honest and if possible show the parts when they come out of the car againist the new parts and do my most to explain to make the cutomer feel comfortable.
I had a 52 plate Focus Ghia with the 1.6 petrol engine. Changing my clutch at a local and trusted garage cost £110 and was completed within four hours. Job done. It was a bitch to drive for a few days though. I hadn't kangoored a car that badly for years.
Got done over by this dodgy **** many years ago, “repaired” my clutch with a very heavy, second hand one and charged me a fortune for the privilege. Looking at how the tea leaf argued with Matt, whilst being recorded, Joe Public would have absolutely no chance. Hope Karma catches up with the low life.
There's a place in Durham ripped me off with my Touareg, in the end I had to stop him at 1300 quid, wouldn't let me take the car until I paid him, his mistake was saying the water pump was dodgy ( A known fault with these cars) when it had just been replaced, the place is called Durham Turbo Pacs, 9 hours labour in which he washed the car, rather expensive carwash, had it for days as well, his quote on the phone was misleading, he said to replace the turbo " that'll be £400 for the turbo plus £180 for parts and labour, plus vat" he didn't say parts plus labour
To be fair the guy accepts the customers word that there is a problem, the customer wont pay him to drive it around for a week to replicate it, garage repairs are based on educated guesses, not laboratory examination
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Bollocks. Garages are there to correctly diagnose and rectify faults. For example: You don't go in with a wheel wobble on braking and have the track rod ends replaced. The garage would check the ball joints and bushings and hub bearings for play and also check the discs for run out with a dial gauge. By doing that you'd find the issue by process of elimination. That's not educated guesswork. Either you get scammed a lot or you're justifying being a scammer because you work in a garage.
I don't know how to feel about this one - all the times I have taken my car to a "proper garage" they have always tried to tell me things are broken or going to break when they ain't. Same for the very few times I have went to the manufactures garage. Renault being my worse experience - they literally had my car for over 5 months trying to "fix it" - to cut a long story short - I got the car back (still not fixed) and decided to check it over myself - within 5 minutes I suspected a broken/damaged valve - a few hours later when I took the head off the engine, I confirmed it was a broken valve, replaced it and the car was like new again. Most of the time (at least in my experience) these "experts" don't know their arse from their elbow and spend most their time talking shit based on what they have READ out of their latest TEXT BOOK. I've always worked on cars myself since my last experience with Renault - I'm a perfectionist so I get the job done how it's supposed to, generally I get it done much quicker and of course much cheaper.
Awful fact but true, in Britain it's extremely difficult to find an honest mechanic, I have had countless encounters with out and out disgusting cowboys!!!!! I now have a great honest mechanic and he is polish........
Ive been scammed like this. My hydraulics failed due to faulty seal, but was charged for a new clutch and 1200 quid out of pocket. Knew id been fleeced when the garage showed me the empty clutch packaging they said they had bought. You know when someones guilty when theybtry ro proove their innocence before even being questioned about it.
Let's get it right there's more garages like this than genuine in a industry like the motor industry and the money that's involved tax insurance the government should step in and have stricter rules on car maintenance within garages set prices and fines and jail terms for these car traders and mechanics that take massive advantage of the majority of the general public that have no clue it's a industry that's gone totally out of control and regulations are needed
Chegwin you're wrong you're referring to the brakes mate with one pad either side. The clutch only has one pad which is pushed against the flywheel. When the clutch pedal is pushed down it released it away from the flywheel. Halloween in the car to freewheel
The focus clutch was in bad shape. And the to fix what the Porsche lady complained about would be sorted with a new clutch. I’m the first to jump on these rogue traders but this one on the evidence is a bit harsh!
@@dominickjustave3558 known? 😂😂 known 😂😂😂 you idiot
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The disc in the focus was absolutely fine. And are you low on comprehensive skills? There was no problem with the Porsche, RT made it up and the bald tool running the garage just went with a non existent fault.
you must be a relative of his im a clutch mechanic and there was nothing wrong with what i saw making small jobs into big very common in this trade not just him but many many more be fare and honest and customers will always come back
It would have been interesting to calmly present him with the two focus clutches and ask him to measure and assess them and describe the manufacturer of each and their reputation.
Oh could I add to this.......we had a laguna, gearbox made noises, so this joker offered a new gearbox and new clutch......when it was fitted the reverse lights didnt work.....we offered to travel to him to get it fixed and have a night in Clerkheaton......they claimed to have fixed it, yet a few miles later, the AA were called due to a noise and they suggested the work was dangerous. Clerkheaton offered to recover the vehicle and repair it...its about the only thing they did as the repair, once complete, couldn't be returned as their recovery vehicle was out of action (hope it wasnt the clutch), so they offered to go halves on a delivery cost....we accepted.....the returned vehicle dripped pink fluid everywhere, they had overfilled a manual transmission with ATF (automatic transmission fluid).....so we had this drained to the correct level (it had also made a mess of my mother in laws drive) and still it dripped as they had not removed the plastic seal from one of the driveshafts which they should have done. We claimed our overnight accommodation, fuel, cleaning costs against their guarantee and they offered a reasonable amount.
i had a clutch, master cylinder and cv boot done on my 1994 civic by an awesome chap whos a good friend of my dad for only £260 and it was in and out in 2 days
Gavin Townsley I will do when the new series starts up this Wednesday :) Sorry for the very late reply (Blame TH-cam) I didn't get notified of your comment.
Commercial mechanics are robbing gits. Always see a family friend or sole specialist. Two garages near me quoted £400 for disc brakes change. So I got a friend to teach me how it was done properly, spent £60 on a trusted and reviewed set of discs and pads and it took me an hour to do the pair.
GOOD ON Y'A, LEE Best way to DIY. These days, there are instructional videos available on-line [eg. on TH-cam] if you haven't got anyone to teach you. You can buy Genuine Parts and change the Discs and Pads on your motor at a FRACTION of what a typical robbing Garage would charge.
everyone in my family use the same garage, and so do many of our friends, he will never charge you, if he cant fix your car. BUT 99.9% of the time he fixes it, at the original quote he gave you. he may advise you at times, that you should be aware of a problem. but if its ok for a good few more hundred miles, he will say so, if ever i cant afford to pay the full amount for a job, he will let me pay half, and pay other half week later, and he will never do a job, without ringing u first. if the car wasn,t worth fixing, he would say so, not just botch it up, to make money from you... guys like this mechanic are as rare as rocking horse shit.....but they are out there, you just have to find them
To be honest, the aftermarket clutch he fitted to the focus, isn't a "chocolate" clutch, its a perfectly acceptable aftermarket item that you'll buy from any motor factors. Not everyone wants Sachs or LuK.
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Debatable. And it'll be a cheap piece of crap that WILL fail prematurely. If you're fitting cheapo clutches and the like you shouldn't be near cars. For components like that reputable brands are the only way to go and generally aren't much more expensive.
Mysterious Mechanic I’m guessing your not really a mechanic then ?? All clutches go when the manual say do they ? You have a 1 in 1 million chance of that hapening every clutch goes at a different pace depending on weather conditions driving conditions idle time drive time etc
He was VERY quick to start justifying his actions and pointing out all 5 of the reviews by satisfied customers wasn't he? Anyone acting that fast and getting that angry clearly knows they're being dishonest.
Just a tip, get rich, and then buy shares in each company you require services from then you created a business deal. For those who can't do this there should be an insurance out there for people whom can't afford one off payments to avoid debts mounting, and keep the garages in business perhaps that be a great idea if this idea is at all possible to ease pressure and,money worries, the idea would make, allot of people happy, and as they say happy people, happy business and of course happy life, just an idea though from a mere mortal
So sad to see my trade has all this distrust. - time served, experienced, volvo trained mechanic - This fella did get greedy and people slag us off for how much money we charge. It's a mechanical world things go wrong. You don't owe us for the 2 hours you owe us for the time it's took to learn and perfect our skills fixing cars. If that's the case try fix it yaself divvies. Solicitors charge £400 an hour man
I swear, if I went to my local garage and started accusing them of being frauds, they would most likely stare at me for at least few seconds in confusion. This bloke goes from 0 to 100 on-sight because he knows what a dodgy git he is.
Presenter - "It didnt need a new clutch" Rogue Trader - "Thats a matter of opinion" Ermm? What the actual fuck? Opinion on whether a bit of hardware is working or not? It either works or it doesnt, its not up for bloody interpretation!!
Use a main dealer. May have high hourly rates but you get a good job and more likely to be honest. Everyone wants work done for nothing these days and thats why so many back streat geezers are ready to rip you off
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Main dealers can be just as bad but generally you've got a lot more comeback if things do go to custard.
9 years late I know, but had to say this: Ineptitude and dishonesty... OK... What about Fraud by false representation? Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 I believe.
In all fareness With the ford focus..seeing a leak like that would normally indicate a problem slave witch means the gearbox would have to come out. And ruel of tumb... if the gearbox has to be taken out you should always change the clutch..because its open silly not to when you've already paid for the same labour to take the box out....
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Only if the plate shows significant wear. If it doesn't why spend on something you don't need?
RIP Keith Chegwin he always brought a smile to my face whenever he was on TV. I grew up watching him back in the 90's on TV shows like the big breakfast.
He brought a smile to your face🤣🤣🤣🤣 you bum boy
Man, I remember him from Cheggers Plays Pops to the big breakfast! He was brilliant, always funny polite and chock full of enthusiasm and energy!
When all staff scurry away like rats when they see a camera crew you KNOW they're ashamed of something they've done. Thats damning right there.
100% Exactly what I was thinking when seeing that, nowadays with youtube & forums everybody can inform themselves with a small bit of research and not get stung by these butter arse creams. Nothing but shit in a bucket these types
Also not on the books & low wages...
Disagree. I do not personally want to be on National television for any reason good or bad so I don't think you can criticise minimum wage workers on £7 an hour for that.
@@MrSamrchds if you’ve done nothing wrong they wouldn’t put you in the telly
Petition to bring Rogue Traders back but for Matt to bring some of the lads from the gym along as well.
I miss Rogue Traders very much..Matt is a awesome presenter..
Just cancelled my booking , thought it was too good to be true ! ....share share SHARE !!!
God bless Keith Chegwin. RIP
Loving Rouge Traders. Thanks for sharing.
Englishman In England Englishman who can’t spell “Rogue”
@@VanceRefrigeration Damn that spellchick!!
Ben Clark ironically he spelt a French word
@@mattc7191 The Rouge left him red-faced
i once serviced a car and strongly recommended to the customer that we change the clutch as it was on its last legs. They refused and took the car away.
It came back 4 days later on a recovery truck with a blown release bearing. Some of us mechanics are legit.
+harper2704 And we all like the legitimate ones. It's the crooks we don't like.
Why did the release bearing fail? Was it due to the clutch? I am not being critical, just curious how a clutch breaks a release bearing. On the other hand, if you noticed a clutch problem, notified the customer and then the clutch failed, you did the right thing. There was obviously something not right. I do most repairs on my car myself, but have a garage round the corner with about four workers in it. I let them work on my car because I do trust them and can not be bothered to crawl under my car for a few quid. You sound like you are that type of honest garage. I would never go in to a KwiKfit /halfords type place under any conditions. I am not a car mechanic, but I have taken large engines out of large cars and put them in smaller ones for fun, which makes me slightly more able than your average Kwikfit fitter.
sounds like you shouldnt of let them drive away, you would of done the right thing telling the customer they needed a new one if you could have prevented it
'blown release bearing' what's that then? It will have had some play and a little noisy more like. They don't just blow up lol
+beebo Yes they do. I myself know of two specific examples, both of which wrecked the rest of the clutch system. Unless you know what you're doing that usually renders a car undriveable.
Don't ride the clutch and don't stay in gear at traffic lights!
All these big car centers are crooked... You just need to find a reliable trustworthy privately run garage for all your car needs.
That word "Just" makes it sound so easy when the statistics are like they are.
Best case scenario buy privately and bring a genuinely knowledgeable friend along with you. Never go to any kind of dealership. Private garages run the same risks so avoid those too unless you personally know the owner or workers. Ironically you are better off in a "chain" store garage since the minimum wage workers have no real incentive to rip you off.
@@bigtasty89watch the kwick fit rogue traders and say your better PFF at a bigger chain 😂😂
Well yes from a repair perspective. My opinion and experiences of course.
Go to Hyper-Tune in Sussex, the best money I spent getting my car done by someone I trust
Too many tyre fitters that think they're mechanics nowadays.
Ned You’re deluded mate, changing a tyre is the easiest thing in the game. If tyre cutters are better than mechanics, why can mechanics change tyres/wheels, but tyre fitters can’t drop an engine out?
Ned Well you’re saying that tyre fitters work harder than mechanics, which insinuates the work is harder, which is why the extra effort is required. Second of all you say there are no mechanics anymore only strippers and fitters which is an equally stupid statement. How do you define a mechanic? Tyre fitters have one of the easiest jobs going. Can I, someone who is slightly above average when it comes to mechanics, car work etc change a tyre? A wheel? Yes. Can I change an engine? A turbo? Can I fuck. Can a tyre fitter? Can they fuck
Ned tyre fitters are the painter/decorators of the car world, the lowest skill job in the industry. Just like painters, it takes no skill, just the right equipment
Ned I’m not a mechanic lol, I’m nothing to do with the trade just mess about as a hobbie, and through messing about I’ve learnt how to change a tyre, take a wheel off etc. I still haven’t learnt how to change an engine though. Surprising since changing a tyre is harder?
Ned you said tyre fitters work harder than mechanics which insinuates that tyre fitting is harder than mechanics. Mechanics change engines, tyre fitters change tyres. I can change tyres in a respectable time, Can you? I can’t change an engine or a turbo in a respectable time, can you?
I run a business where we are servicing equipment - There is no way morally that I would or condone any unnecessary work. Plus you treat people right and you get customers for life
Nah mate I rather take my car to dealership and get consumer right law don't trust side garages shut ur bullshit
Ignore the raghed mate
@@asimali6619
Chill out, schitbeard.
"that clutch had 1mm wear"
Thats a matter of opinion.... LOL no thats science
Don't you know that science is a matter of opinion in the modern age?
jack black yes, but when was your tape measure last calibrated?
@Alex Gibbons Jesse doesn't say bitch after that. The quote is literally "Yeah Mr White, Yeah Science!"
@@stealthattack2209
No.
That garage owner is bricking it! He knows he's in trouble, and he deserves it.
Love Rogue Traders and hate the people they expose, but they deserve everything they get!
Just like the Roger Cook days.
except our money..
True they should do it on the BBC lol
And they never seem to get enough sadly. They should get locked up for half the stuff you see on the show.
Just one of the reasons i've *always* done all my own work on my cars and bikes. Plus I know the jobs done right! Must have saved a sh!t ton of money over the years.
Joo-foh definitely best if you know what you’re doing!
RIP Keith Chegwin :(
19:25 “thousands of happy-fied customers” hahahaha
20 years experience?
More like one year experience twenty times.
That is not the same as 20 years experience.
I've been driving for 30yrs now and it's hard to trust any garage I go to for repairs or mot's. The last 2 places I've been to refused to work on my car as I told them what was wrong and to fix only those things. One place I took it to failed its mot and wanted £286 for the mot plus welding and brake pipes. Not believing them I paid for the mot but took it somewhere else for a 2nd opinion. It failed on a faulty back light that the 1st place didn't even notice. Didn't need welding and didn't need brake pipes. I went back to 1st place with my mot to show them in front of customers, they couldn't get me out quick enough. Robbing bastards. (excuse my language) I've just about had enough of mechanics. Sorry if someone genuine is reading this but the bad ones are giving good ones a terrible reputation.
Good on you for exposing them!!!!
@campbellscollision and you think customers want to deal with a individual like yourself from the comment alone you seem like the person to do half arsed jobs and not to mention the person might not have the required tools or knowledge to repair it , if you had a fault with your boiler who do you phone even though you know what might be issue ? Ahh that's right a repairman who is qualified for the job , remember who pays your bills customers without them you have nothing simple build a reputable company with clients and you will have them referring friends family etc left right and centre I only know because I've experienced this myself with my uncle's buisness due to fact half of time a customer comes in they always mention someone who is either a regular customer for m.o.t's etc or say well my friend or family member recommended I come here as I've heard your decent reputable garage , nothing wrong with honesty try it sometime and you'll not have to be dishonest to make a living
@campbellscollision think you might want to re-think what you just put in end quotes because I never said "you know personally my uncle had a garage" , ugh ugh umm... he still has a garage and been running it since god knows when it's called roys autos they also do recoverys worked there for my work experience when I was 15 I'm now 23 working for a tech company called Cultrix
Edit: furthermore if you think making your own repairs is always a great idea then you sir are truelly dumb due to the fact your not qualified to mess with a boiler wait till that thing goes bang, I'll be laughing when your in a hostel or shelterd housing and on news 'man blows own house up and neighbour's trying to repair his boiler'
@campbellscollision and your OCD can't be that bad or your spelling would be on point, sounds like someone doesn't like the truth been told how it is
@campbellscollision haha very funny , I'm not a grammar nazi I'm just calling you out on your bluff (ocd) as said you would have double if not triple checked all your spelling I know this because my brother has OCD and like a things done in specific way if not it upsets him ( that's o.c.d ) also I never laughed or wished upon someone to be disabled ,so you sir are just morally wrong and like to put words in people's mouths I've met people like you before all too common now days think about themselves and chat utter shit to anyone and everyone
"bring profiteroles..." bless you Keith.
TheTedster he’s such a lad!
The guys a 🦵 end
Always be clear and honest and if possible show the parts when they come out of the car againist the new parts and do my most to explain to make the cutomer feel comfortable.
The more I watch these rouge traders makes me feel better in myself..
And scars me as a consumer, not knowing a certain trade can make u vulnerable.😳😱😵
I had a 52 plate Focus Ghia with the 1.6 petrol engine. Changing my clutch at a local and trusted garage cost £110 and was completed within four hours. Job done. It was a bitch to drive for a few days though. I hadn't kangoored a car that badly for years.
Got done over by this dodgy **** many years ago, “repaired” my clutch with a very heavy, second hand one and charged me a fortune for the privilege. Looking at how the tea leaf argued with Matt, whilst being recorded, Joe Public would have absolutely no chance. Hope Karma catches up with the low life.
There's a place in Durham ripped me off with my Touareg, in the end I had to stop him at 1300 quid, wouldn't let me take the car until I paid him, his mistake was saying the water pump was dodgy ( A known fault with these cars) when it had just been replaced, the place is called Durham Turbo Pacs, 9 hours labour in which he washed the car, rather expensive carwash, had it for days as well, his quote on the phone was misleading, he said to replace the turbo " that'll be £400 for the turbo plus £180 for parts and labour, plus vat" he didn't say parts plus labour
Well he was just CLUTCHING at straws 😂👍
Ryan Mccormick gay
@@cbecks2051 fancy a fuck?
@@ryanmccormick2150 I'll do you 😂😂😂💣
@@seanshannon6314 🤗😂🤣👍
Rogue Traders is comedy gold!
2 guys, 1 clutch.
I get the reference
To be fair the guy accepts the customers word that there is a problem, the customer wont pay him to drive it around for a week to replicate it, garage repairs are based on educated guesses, not laboratory examination
Bollocks.
Garages are there to correctly diagnose and rectify faults.
For example: You don't go in with a wheel wobble on braking and have the track rod ends replaced. The garage would check the ball joints and bushings and hub bearings for play and also check the discs for run out with a dial gauge.
By doing that you'd find the issue by process of elimination. That's not educated guesswork.
Either you get scammed a lot or you're justifying being a scammer because you work in a garage.
"1mm, that's opinion." Not exactly. They are measured.
That’s about as fully objective as you can get...
Free mason handshake ( 17min27sec )
I don't know how to feel about this one - all the times I have taken my car to a "proper garage" they have always tried to tell me things are broken or going to break when they ain't. Same for the very few times I have went to the manufactures garage. Renault being my worse experience - they literally had my car for over 5 months trying to "fix it" - to cut a long story short - I got the car back (still not fixed) and decided to check it over myself - within 5 minutes I suspected a broken/damaged valve - a few hours later when I took the head off the engine, I confirmed it was a broken valve, replaced it and the car was like new again.
Most of the time (at least in my experience) these "experts" don't know their arse from their elbow and spend most their time talking shit based on what they have READ out of their latest TEXT BOOK. I've always worked on cars myself since my last experience with Renault - I'm a perfectionist so I get the job done how it's supposed to, generally I get it done much quicker and of course much cheaper.
To put it back together £400??? I normally strip the inside of my car just for fun and put it all back? I cant stand people that do things like this!
What a nasty dishonest garage! Lock him up and throw away the key.
such a disgrace, hope they've gone out of business !
Awful fact but true, in Britain it's extremely difficult to find an honest mechanic, I have had countless encounters with out and out disgusting cowboys!!!!! I now have a great honest mechanic and he is polish........
True I booked one and Jason Statham turned up - clueless he was
Thats because he needs the money to give to his wife in poland
@@cbecks2051 what
It's no wonder there was an Aston Martin in the car-park!
Does anyone know if these scam merchants are still trading ?
Welcome to 90% of mechanics in the uk
Speak for yourself.
@@MagicAyrtonforever
Sadly it's true. This is why I do all my own stuff.
love this programme and matt! miss the original programme
His lip is twerking
Well done Matt but who here secretly hopes a brawl breaks out lol
20 Years Of Experiance And A Fucking Scamming peoples
KrisRaps how do you make a ring from a brass pipe?
This is another reason why I’ve never trusted any garage I’ve ever been to
Ive been scammed like this. My hydraulics failed due to faulty seal, but was charged for a new clutch and 1200 quid out of pocket. Knew id been fleeced when the garage showed me the empty clutch packaging they said they had bought. You know when someones guilty when theybtry ro proove their innocence before even being questioned about it.
Let's get it right there's more garages like this than genuine in a industry like the motor industry and the money that's involved tax insurance the government should step in and have stricter rules on car maintenance within garages set prices and fines and jail terms for these car traders and mechanics that take massive advantage of the majority of the general public that have no clue it's a industry that's gone totally out of control and regulations are needed
RZ Nb Agreed. There should be some form of regulation in place to stop these people ripping off the public.
Trojan Porsche... that did make me chuckle 😂
Chegwin you're wrong you're referring to the brakes mate with one pad either side. The clutch only has one pad which is pushed against the flywheel. When the clutch pedal is pushed down it released it away from the flywheel. Halloween in the car to freewheel
Halloween 😂
He knows more than Porsche. The reassembly of the Boxter could have caused serious and dangerous issues.
Why can't people just trade honestly?
Did ya see the amount of money he made just by giving people a whole bunch of bull? Good money, thats why.
Hahahahaha
The focus clutch was in bad shape. And the to fix what the Porsche lady complained about would be sorted with a new clutch. I’m the first to jump on these rogue traders but this one on the evidence is a bit harsh!
U have known idea what your talking about do u
@@dominickjustave3558 known? 😂😂 known 😂😂😂 you idiot
The disc in the focus was absolutely fine.
And are you low on comprehensive skills? There was no problem with the Porsche, RT made it up and the bald tool running the garage just went with a non existent fault.
you must be a relative of his im a clutch mechanic and there was nothing wrong with what i saw making small jobs into big very common in this trade not just him but many many more be fare and honest and customers will always come back
It would have been interesting to calmly present him with the two focus clutches and ask him to measure and assess them and describe the manufacturer of each and their reputation.
How does someone like "Mike" the mechanic get a body shape like that. Just. How.
Very hard to trust any garage tbh
The "Squeaking Clutch" is due to the pressure plate getting rusty (due to old age) since it is spring steel.
Nope.
RIP Cheggers!
Thomas and Friends - Day of the DieselsThomas and Friends - Day of the Diesels.
Top fella Chris, I used to take my car to ABP ,
That bloke wants kicking in the clutch
Oh could I add to this.......we had a laguna, gearbox made noises, so this joker offered a new gearbox and new clutch......when it was fitted the reverse lights didnt work.....we offered to travel to him to get it fixed and have a night in Clerkheaton......they claimed to have fixed it, yet a few miles later, the AA were called due to a noise and they suggested the work was dangerous. Clerkheaton offered to recover the vehicle and repair it...its about the only thing they did as the repair, once complete, couldn't be returned as their recovery vehicle was out of action (hope it wasnt the clutch), so they offered to go halves on a delivery cost....we accepted.....the returned vehicle dripped pink fluid everywhere, they had overfilled a manual transmission with ATF (automatic transmission fluid).....so we had this drained to the correct level (it had also made a mess of my mother in laws drive) and still it dripped as they had not removed the plastic seal from one of the driveshafts which they should have done. We claimed our overnight accommodation, fuel, cleaning costs against their guarantee and they offered a reasonable amount.
Cheggers has a N. Ireland reg on his Porsche, good man cheggy.....
i had a clutch, master cylinder and cv boot done on my 1994 civic by an awesome chap whos a good friend of my dad for only £260 and it was in and out in 2 days
what the fuck has this got to do with the video....fucking dick head!!
Gavin Townsley I will do when the new series starts up this Wednesday :) Sorry for the very late reply (Blame TH-cam) I didn't get notified of your comment.
20 years of experience in ripping people off
Commercial mechanics are robbing gits. Always see a family friend or sole specialist.
Two garages near me quoted £400 for disc brakes change.
So I got a friend to teach me how it was done properly, spent £60 on a trusted and reviewed set of discs and pads and it took me an hour to do the pair.
GOOD ON Y'A, LEE Best way to DIY. These days, there are instructional videos available on-line [eg. on TH-cam] if you haven't got anyone to teach you.
You can buy Genuine Parts and change the Discs and Pads on your motor at a FRACTION of what a typical robbing Garage would charge.
paul frost said he had been ripping people off for 20 years
Same as Kwik Fit they can't even spot a worn brake pad. scammers.
I love this show but Paul didn't flee and did try to explain his position.
He was caught bullschitting. The fact he didn't try to leg it proves he's a facey clint, nothing more😂
"We are not computers".
yes but but but bu bu bt bt but yes but yes but look at the saticfied customers here 😂😂😂
They're all very 'happy-fied'😂
It's the clutch cover that also degrades in the spring s inside snap the fingers.
00:56 that dudes stealing tires. Hes got some under his clothes
All his workers must have been on the dole lol
Hard to believe Keith Chegwin's gone RIP he was great on the big breakfast
if you can remove a clutch you can easily tell when its "worn" out so giving a second car wasnt really the way to go.
RIP Kieth
everyone in my family use the same garage, and so do many of our friends,
he will never charge you, if he cant fix your car. BUT 99.9% of the time
he fixes it, at the original quote he gave you. he may advise you at times, that you should be aware of a problem.
but if its ok for a good few more hundred miles, he will say so, if ever i cant afford to pay the full amount for
a job, he will let me pay half, and pay other half week later, and he will never do a job, without ringing u first.
if the car wasn,t worth fixing, he would say so, not just botch it up, to make money from you...
guys like this mechanic are as rare as rocking horse shit.....but they are out there, you just have to find them
fuck off hes a cowboy
Annabell would get it. No ring on finger either 👀
Cracking looking lass ain't she!
To be honest, the aftermarket clutch he fitted to the focus, isn't a "chocolate" clutch, its a perfectly acceptable aftermarket item that you'll buy from any motor factors. Not everyone wants Sachs or LuK.
Debatable. And it'll be a cheap piece of crap that WILL fail prematurely.
If you're fitting cheapo clutches and the like you shouldn't be near cars. For components like that reputable brands are the only way to go and generally aren't much more expensive.
Either ask a family mechanic or some one u trust or look in ur cars owner manual for the mileage on when it should be changed
Mysterious Mechanic I’m guessing your not really a mechanic then ?? All clutches go when the manual say do they ? You have a 1 in 1 million chance of that hapening every clutch goes at a different pace depending on weather conditions driving conditions idle time drive time etc
He's bang on the gear that one
2.7L flat six engine Porsche Boxster S
S was 3.2 then 3.4
He was VERY quick to start justifying his actions and pointing out all 5 of the reviews by satisfied customers wasn't he?
Anyone acting that fast and getting that angry clearly knows they're being dishonest.
He wouldn't let the guy a word in.
@@forevercomputing
They'd be lies anyway.
I didn't know Keith chegwin was dead. Gutted.
The big end bearings are notorious to go wrong.. The whole engine needs to come out, love Porsche engineering buts its ridiculously complex
Based on what?😂
Clutch cost 500 quid to replace including labour cost and fitting cost
Stuttering and stammering all over the place like a nervous wreck haha
Just a tip, get rich, and then buy shares in each company you require services from then you created a business deal. For those who can't do this there should be an insurance out there for people whom can't afford one off payments to avoid debts mounting, and keep the garages in business perhaps that be a great idea if this idea is at all possible to ease pressure and,money worries, the idea would make, allot of people happy, and as they say happy people, happy business and of course happy life, just an idea though from a mere mortal
So sad to see my trade has all this distrust. - time served, experienced, volvo trained mechanic - This fella did get greedy and people slag us off for how much money we charge. It's a mechanical world things go wrong. You don't owe us for the 2 hours you owe us for the time it's took to learn and perfect our skills fixing cars. If that's the case try fix it yaself divvies. Solicitors charge £400 an hour man
I swear, if I went to my local garage and started accusing them of being frauds, they would most likely stare at me for at least few seconds in confusion. This bloke goes from 0 to 100 on-sight because he knows what a dodgy git he is.
Presenter - "It didnt need a new clutch"
Rogue Trader - "Thats a matter of opinion"
Ermm? What the actual fuck? Opinion on whether a bit of hardware is working or not? It either works or it doesnt, its not up for bloody interpretation!!
Use a main dealer. May have high hourly rates but you get a good job and more likely to be honest. Everyone wants work done for nothing these days and thats why so many back streat geezers are ready to rip you off
Main dealers can be just as bad but generally you've got a lot more comeback if things do go to custard.
9 years late I know, but had to say this:
Ineptitude and dishonesty... OK... What about Fraud by false representation? Section 2 of the Fraud Act 2006 I believe.
In all fareness With the ford focus..seeing a leak like that would normally indicate a problem slave witch means the gearbox would have to come out. And ruel of tumb... if the gearbox has to be taken out you should always change the clutch..because its open silly not to when you've already paid for the same labour to take the box out....
Only if the plate shows significant wear. If it doesn't why spend on something you don't need?
Lol
Im not here to turn down business
Lolathon why????
i was like that is the top gear sniper challenge and then Clarksons face lol they would of been better off getting them 3 to do it haha
Beta Band.. Pixies, they use some really good music on these videos...
Mgmt too.
But terrible attempts to be funny.
In 2024 these prices seem cheap i could be wrong as fortunately havent had these problems. For a sports car as well 2k these days is cheap.
What was the mobility company? Kardinal
Anybody else think the technician looks like he's wearing a hair cap? (4:26)
THIS IS 419 FRAUD.