nagpa-service ako sa villamor airbase galing sa ortigas ext yung mekaniko. papalitan lang ng clutch master. tapos taxi kami papunta with pyesa. nung pabalik na 2,500 ang sinisingil ang alam ko 800 something lang ang presyo dapat. masyadong taga itong shop na MANALANG na to. bago ito, nagpagawa na ako ng electrical, sabi magagawa daw kasi ayaw umistart sa halagang 1500. ginawa lang ng mekaniko sinaksak ung terminals ng distributor pero abnoy parin ung takbo. tapos usapan daw namin basta umandar. then suggest nya ipa electrical works ko sa kanila sinisingil ako ng 6000 bali 7000 nalang daw dahil sa usapan namin na 1,500. then nasunong ung grounding kit, nung binalik ko di daw kasama yun kaya bayad daw ako 300! electrical yung ginawa saken tapos hindi kasama yung grounding??! sobrang mukang pera nung Edwin na may-ari. Yung mga mekaniko nya tahimik lang kasi alam rin nila siguro na taga magpresyo. Di na ko babalik dun. kung babalik ako may granada siguro ako.
This morning, I went to a talyer called RML MOTORWORKS in Meralco Avenue Pasig which is literally right next door to us. My car wouldn't start and I'm thinking it's a simple issue with the spark plugs. I asked the owner if they would still charge me for "home service" given the fact na literal na wala pang isang minuto andun na sila sa garehe namin. I was surprised na he was insisting na may charge parin!!! Once na lumabas daw sa talyer ang mekaniko nila e may singil na agad, apparently ganun ka valuable ang mga yapak ng mga mekaniko nila.
To make matters worst, he called over his greedy supervisor (another story which I will tell below) how much that "home service" is. I was quite shocked he quoted me P650!!! When I heard that I couldn't help but just walk away and tell them sa iba nalang ako magpapagawa.
Good thing the alternate shop and mechanic where I'd sometimes get my service which is just in another village was good enough to go with me without hesitation.
Kakagising ko lang nun at grabe nasira talaga araw ko.
Now the PREQUEL: A few months ago I went to the same next door talyer to have a yearly PMS. I was torn between having it done sa Honda casa itself or dito sa next door because of the convenience. The labor in Honda was just above P1,100+ which is quite reasonable since it's a 110k PMS, with all the visual checks included. Mr. supervisor of RML quoted me P950 for a simple change oil + tune up and said "visual checks" are free. Figuring the small price difference I showed my hesitance and he said "may discount naman tayo" so I figured OK go ahead anyway it's next door, for convenience.
Fast forward, when I was finally about to pay, I was surprised they're still charging me the same P950 amount! What pissed me even more is when I was telling him about the "discount" he mentioned, he was reasoning na "marami dinagdag," referring to the visual inspections that I had asked for (simple checks on the fluid levels, brake pads, etc.) na he earlier mentioned was free. In the end I ended up paying P850, unsatisfied with the quality of service and his greed.
I mean, I'm not a cheapskate especially when I see quality work. I've been having car repairs for years now and I have a good idea about pricing. I just hate it when people try to overcharge you over some stuff that's literally easy and quite routine.
Sorry for my long rant! And to be fair to that shop, the mechanics were nice to me and I think they're OK with their work. Just OK, nothing exceptional. They replaced my clutch and the work was fine. Beware about the pricing though!!!
Avoid 519, Jomaka Auto Repair & Spare Parts, 21-A Mindanao Avenue, Tandang Sora Avenue, Q.C., read my story here.
Nagloko nanaman kotse ko, same problems, if not worse, arose after 1 month. Also, i went to EDS (sobrang galing ng mga taong to!), and they said na binaboy daw yung aircon (fresh na fresh daw yung tape) ko kaya nagloloko ng sobra.
MAGULANG pala yung MANGALANG na yan eh.
Sa electrical sa pagkakaalam ko mahal talaga pero hindi naman palakol ang presyo.
Last edited by gearspeed; October 26th, 2013 at 04:58 PM.
M7 along Aurora. Not really that bad. Konti lang. Hindi lang kami satisfied sa service at sa diagnostic. Nawalan kasi ako ng busina, pina check ko sa kanila.
Ni check ang fuse box tapos ni test yung horn button, sabi saken, mukhang babaklasin daw ang kelangan ang bumper at yung steering button kelangan daw muna makita baka dead yung yung horn device or yung button.
I insisted na bago pa yung sasakyan, wala pang 1 year malabo naman, bigla na lang nila sinabi na yung relay pala ang may sira. Guess what 600 ang singil! Binyaran ko na lang pero hindi na ako babalik.
Maka tatlong beses na ako, puro sablay o may issue talaga, hindi na ako uulit.
RISING GLORY, along General Malvar St / Governors dr sa Binan Laguna, malapit sya sa PureGold don sa dating Napocor, auto-shop sya nagseservice ng electrical at mechanical, try to avoid them, malakas managa at hindi maganda service based sa experience at sa ibang customer na naabutan namin,
last time kasi naghahanap kami ng gagawa sa nasirang Radiator fan ng galant namin, kasama ko pa family ko, inabot kami ng almost a day sa kanila sa pagpapakabit lang ng fan, wala kasi available na kasukat ng old housing ng radiator fan ng kotse kaya ang ginawa kumuha ng iba at pinilit na i-customize yung housing, sige pumayag kami na ituloy yung ginagawa kasi nangako na magiging maayos (mayabang yung me-ari), noong natapos na housing puro cut ang nangyari, tapos ayaw pa gumana ng fan, ang sabi irekta daw para umikot, wala din ako alam sa electrical kaya pumayag na ako at para matapos na, pero alam ko dapat pag uminit lang ang makina dapat don magstart ang fan,
ngayon binigay sakin ang resibo na nakasulat ang 1.8k all in all sa 2 items (motor at fan sa radiator), take note puro surplus yun at yung housing na ginawa pinilit lang ipagkasya sa mounting, wala na daw bawas, medyo badtrip kami ni misis, kasama ko mga kids ko gusto na tlaga umuwi na kami.
DentPRO PDR - Taguig (Sa likod ng Rapide)
PDR services, binaboy yung pinagsungkitan ng dents ng sasakyan ko. Pinagsisira yung mga butas ng weatherstrip. Hindi mailapat ngayon yung goma, lumakas tagas ng tubig. Encountered rust. Puro gasgas, hindi iningatan. Tinago lang. Techinician: ARIEL BOMBALES (Dinayo to dahil sa reviews, ewan ko lang kung isolated case, o hindi lang nakikita ng mga customers yung pinagsungkitan nya)
Grabe madaling-araw pero bigla ako natawa. Nakanangbuhay yan. "cobra naging king cobra"
Marami talaga loko-loko sa banawe. Kaya you need to keep on asking. Magtanong ng magtanong ng magtanong. Kilatisin nyo yung sinasabi.
At sa mga baguhan eh ask free estimate sa makiktia nyo talyer. Lets say may problema kotse eh punta kayo at pa estimate sa 3 to 5 talyer para alam mo presyuhan. Alam ko excited kayo kasi nga mga baguhan pero hindi lahat ng tao eh honesty is the best policy.
Baka yung next na talyer ang I offer naman ay Zuma. Mas bagong version.
Kaya ako iwas sa Banawe kung may alternative naman. At kung di ko kabisado piyesa. Kasi maraming mura. Marami ring mangagagantso. Unless kilala mo na ang talyer.
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there's no guarantee that the non-banawe shop will be any honest-er.
we really have to make our own window-shopping first.
that post is 7 years old.
but the scenario is still valid.
the product is "appropriately named", to ride on another product's popularity.
the customer is, i presume, a total newbie.
and in this instance, babae. although, i am sure, some babaes are just as savvy as the men.
Thanks for this as to which nangyayari padin sya as of today. Worth to share para ma inform yung ibang car owners and para maiwasan.
Marami rami na ko pinagawan na talyer, pinasahan kasi ako ng Ford Ranger '08 na-ondoy, so lahat na ng sira na maimagine niyo nadaanan ko na tapos kung saan-saang talyer na ko dumaan.
1. James Car Aircon
Felix Ave, Cainta, Rizal (Malapit sa Village East)
Issue: Sira na yung clutch ng AC Compressor ko, so walang lamig yung aircon.
Palpak ng shop na to: Sinuggest ako nung James mismo na palitan yung Clutch Assembly, P6,500. Bagito pa ko noong time na yun, edi inisip ko matagal naman na yung shop nila so inisip ko baka magaling naman. Nung pinalitan nagkaroon ng lamig AC ko nung gabi na yon. The next day ayaw nanaman lumamig. Sabi sakin Sira na daw compressor ko, palit na daw compressor. Pinapalitan nalang namin ng surplus na compressor, pero hindi galing sa kanila. Sinayang lang pera ko nung talyer na to, sarap hagisan ng granada.
2. Motech Cainta
Felix Ave, near Vista verde
- Mahilig mag-suggest nang kung ano anong papalitan sa pang-ilalim, tulad ng bushing ganito, tie-rod ganyan, rack-end doon. Kung wala kang alam (tulad ko nung time na iyon) mapapa-oo ka nalang. Pero ngayon nag-tatanong na ko sa suki ko na mekaniko sa ibang gas station, hindi naman totoo na kailangan palitan yung pang-ilalim. Kwentong barbero lang talaga.
- Mataas patong ng pyesa na i-susuggest sayo. Replacement Rack end + Tie rod end for Fortuner aabutin ka 14k. Eh sa Toyorama aabutin ka lang ng 8000 for 555 replacement for both.
Ugaliing magtanong at magpafree quote sa maraming talyer tapos kung segurista ka ipacheck mo na din sa Casa (usually may diagnostic fee na waived kapag doon mo pinagawa). Okay naman na sakin ganitong proseso.
Basically almost all Rapide. Mahilig din manghula and mag suggest ng palit.
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