Rapide - Anybody have tried having their cars fixed here?

[OTEP]

If you just need tires, the small shops in Blumentritt will usually give you the best price.

I've never gotten tires from a 'name-brand' store ever.

[1D4LV]

Originally posted by chris_d
Would it be a good idea to get new tires from them? i'm thinking of getting from rapide(better living), servitek(better living), or bridgestone(the fort). Which store of the three would you guys recommend for good tires?

if you can afford to go to alabang, try minerva tires. the prices are cheaper, although the service is a little bit so-so. but the heck. you will only need your tires to be installed diba? kung baga, the trouble of getting there + the low price of the tires will compensate.

[coiter]

tama sila. kung tires din lang, wag ka na dun. baka kung anu anong "sira" ang makita nila pagkinabit na yun.

one advantage of buying from brand specific stores is the free alignment they usually include in the purchase, aside from the usual balancing. pero alam ko mas mahal yung prices nila. so parang na offset din. hanap ka na lang ng generic shop na may alignment para malibre na yun. kung kaka-align mo rin lang, any small tire shop will do. mas madami pa magiging choices mo ng brands.

[av8or5]

so..pretty much our comments are almost all the same..so..whats a reputable place to have our rides fixed or maintained?

[theveed]

Sa S&R diba mura gulong with warranty at free stuff din?

[1D4LV]

tama si david. tapos pakabit mo na lang sa labas.

[xpac]

Originally posted by ghost_2192
Saan branch ng Rapide ka nag-pagawa? Kasi it also happend to me also noong nagpagawa ako sa Rapid buendia branch nag-pareface ako ng brake rotor after 6 months bumalik ang ingay sa brake. About the service mahal talaga ang charge nila one time nga, nag-paestimate ako ng aircon walang hiya they charge me P24,600.00 sabi ko di bale na lang; linis nga lang ng aircon they charge P6,000.00 na eh kaya dinala ko na lang kay Mang Mario they only charge me P200.00.

ghost_2192,

sa rapide sucat p'que.

[ghost_2192]

When they charge me for the aircon first sabi ko cleaning lang, tapos naging major repair sabi nila may sira na ang compressor ko evaporator needs to be replaced what so ever damn, tapos they charge me P24,600.00 for the whole repair na tapos sabi ko cleaning na lang first sabi nila it would cost me P2,000.00 plus then naging P6,000.00 what the heck backout na ako sabi ko no offense masyadong overprice na ang charge ninyo. Criminal talaga presyo nila.

[xpac]

nun nagpapalit ako ng brake pads sabi nila kelangan daw reface rotors ko so, pumayag ako tapos gusto ba naman ako i-charge ng labor sa pagpalit ng pads. hindi ako pumayag kasi paano nila ire-reface rotors ko kung di nila tatangalin brake pads ko.

[JohnM]

Originally posted by chris_d
Would it be a good idea to get new tires from them? i'm thinking of getting from rapide(better living), servitek(better living), or bridgestone(the fort). Which store of the three would you guys recommend for good tires?

Freddie's along Evangelista also sells relatively cheap tires. Comes with free balancing, weights and rotation. Wala nga lang alignment.

So di advisable magpa-align sa Rapide? May promo kasi sila 600 lang for all four wheels.

[vinj]

Rapide really charges an arm and an egg for their repairs... Last week we had our car sent there for an oil change. Knbowing their reputation, i instructed our driver to just have the oil change and not to listen to any of their BS recommendations. When i got home that night, i saw a list of their recommendations reaching around 8K or so (including resurfacing the rotors of a 3 year old car with 45K on the odo without any problems on the brakes :P).

Kung change oil job, oks lang as they have a cheap promo for that.

I had them estimate changing my rear leaf spring bushings before (sa pick-up) and they were charging me around 3-4K... I went to Wheelers in Banawe, got some original bushings from Nissan, and spent waaaaaay less.

I still get my tires from the smaller shops ( usually sa DKC) as I get to trade in my old tires which can still be used. I then go for an alignment outside.