RAPIDE FeedBack Thread [merged] (horror stories & others)

[futbolero]

When i was driving my way home, my car bogged down and not starting (had a post here regarding 97 galant s/s not starting). Unfortunately, the last few meters of my run stopped right in front of Rapide Nat'l Highway, San Pedro, Laguna. I've checked my ride (to the best of my ample knowledge) but to no luck - still not starting at all. There's no mechanic to call for. At first I was hesitant if I'm gonna approach the Rapide mechanics; I read a lot of stories about them and it really s**cks! Oh well, out of desperation I approached one of them and helped me. As I stood beside him, I became an observant. I just noticed parang hindi alam ang gagawin nya kasi hindi nya alam kung ano unang titingnan.. oh my.. mekaniko pa naman sya! And then there were 3 guys approached my car to check also. So after a while of pondering, wondering and deliberation with fellow mechanics, they had their decision. Their 'frontman' mechanic said that there "might" be wrong with the timing so they have to check it first (with this, I knew it's a piece of crap na..) then there's this guy who offered me a timing package which costs P7,840. WTF!!! Ayos ah!!! Then this 'frontman' again said, worse cases i-top overhaul na. Another WTF!!! But I remained my temper cool, pretending to be an "idiot." Pinahila ko nalang tsikot ko at iniuwi sa house. The next day, pinatingnan ko ulit pero sa ibang mechanic and found out there's a loose connection lang malapit sa distributor. Then my car started gracefully again! So anong timing package at overhaul ang sinasabi ng Rapide??? Tsk, Tsk, Tsk.. Gusto lang nila perahan ang mga tao at magpatuloy na manloko..

[chris_d]

Usually ganyan talaga, pasalamat na lang at medyo may alam ka rin sa kotse. Kawawa naman yung iba na talagang naloloko. Tsk tsk.

[morrissey_05]

something has got to be done about these idiots.

[gearspeed]

I remember my High School Classmate had a Isuzu Hi-Lander which needs the joints and other underchassis repair of their ride to be fixed and it cost them an estimate of over P45,000 at Rapide Petron Filinvest Alabang.Then he went to their nearby Mechanic at Muntinlupa which cost them ONLY over P8,000...

[aceshark]

....P45,000 at Rapide Petron Filinvest Alabang.Then he went to their nearby Mechanic at Muntinlupa which cost them ONLY over P8,000...

same here. ginagawa ko kasi pa-check sa mga shops like casa, rapide and the like kapag may napapansin akong problema then bili sa suking parts shop tapos pagawa sa mekaniko ko. one time may nadinig akong kalampag, napadaan ng rapide then pina-check, suspension bushing daw. alam kong 350/piece lang yun pero nag-try ako magtanong sa kanila (curious), 800 daw each plus 1500 na labor tapos iwan daw ng umaga, bukas ng umaga kuha. kakaloka!!!

[1D4LV]

same here. ginagawa ko kasi pa-check sa mga shops like casa, rapide and the like kapag may napapansin akong problema then bili sa suking parts shop tapos pagawa sa mekaniko ko. one time may nadinig akong kalampag, napadaan ng rapide then pina-check, suspension bushing daw. alam kong 350/piece lang yun pero nag-try ako magtanong sa kanila (curious), 800 daw each plus 1500 na labor tapos iwan daw ng umaga, bukas ng umaga kuha. kakaloka!!!

baka i-ooutsource din nila yung repair dahil hindi marurunong mekaniko nila.

[carlocaraddict]

oo, taga presyo ng Rapide.

[gearspeed]

oo, taga presyo ng Rapide.

Hindi lang taga tagang taga kaya nga rapide rapid sila magestimate ng presyo.

[Lemon]

Wow

[zechs]

but it does make you wonder though bakit mayroon pa rin nagpapaayos dun...last time i was at greenhills, puno ng cars yung rapide dun...sa may missouri street ata un..

[Flagg]

but it does make you wonder though bakit mayroon pa rin nagpapaayos dun...last time i was at greenhills, puno ng cars yung rapide dun...sa may missouri street ata un..

"There's a sucker born every minute." - P.T. Barnum

[falken]

Marami kasing car owners that know next to nothing about cars, kaya nakakatake advantage ang mga ito. Mas mura pa nga sa Casa magpaayos ng sasakyan compared to the prices nila.

[uls]

tapos habang nag ch-change oil sasabihin ng mga tao nila sira na ang ganito ganyan ng car mo kailangan na palitan

bibigyan ka agad ng quotation

hehe

[Rapide]

tapos habang nag ch-change oil sasabihin ng mga tao nila sira na ang ganito ganyan ng car mo kailangan na palitan

bibigyan ka agad ng quotation

hehe

Kaya nga po sir quotation lang eh, pwede naman po tayo umayaw if hindi natin gusto ipagawa yung sinusuggest sayo

[uls]

and of course take advantage of customer ignorance

"sir/maam, sira na ito. delikado yan pag di palitan..."

[theveed]

dapat mavideo mga to... tipong do the same thing (scenario) over different branches, then i-expose sa TV.

[wrcastro_ph]

Kakainis ang mga ganyang shops..... ang dating eh laging manloloko.... abangan ko na lang yan ke Tulfo .. heheheh

[cardo]

While in the UK, they had this program(BBC i think, where topgear came from) that exposes these fraud garages on TV. This program just concentrates on cars. They marked a part of the car that can only be identified by the certified mechanic of the program. They go into a known michievous garage complaining of a problem about the car and act as desperate morons . The mischeivous garage(unknowing of the expose and hidden video) takes advantage of this, and would tell the program that they would replace this and that and would overcharge. After the job, car goes back to the mechanic and checks that parts... of course as expected they were not replaced all documented on hidden camera hehehe.

[bardigones]

Tsikot undercover!!!

why not?

While in the UK, they had this program(BBC i think, where topgear came from) that exposes these fraud garages on TV. This program just concentrates on cars. They marked a part of the car that can only be identified by the certified mechanic of the program. They go into a known michievous garage complaining of a problem about the car and act as desperate morons . The mischeivous garage(unknowing of the expose and hidden video) takes advantage of this, and would tell the program that they would replace this and that and would overcharge. After the job, car goes back to the mechanic and checks that parts... of course as expected they were not replaced all documented on hidden camera hehehe.

dapat mavideo mga to... tipong do the same thing (scenario) over different branches, then i-expose sa TV.

[ILuvDetailing]

no wonder Rapide makes a lot of money, as claimed in the other thread... hehe