In previous times, for any kind of
impairing, a motorist would take his vehicle to a local garage, where all the
vehicles were repaired. Since all the vehicles had almost the same type of
mechanism, it was a generalised place to take the vehicle for getting it fixed.
But with so much of evolution that
has taken place in the last few decades, it is no more advisable to take your
car to any garage person, but to the authorised ones.
There are many complaints made by the
customers stating that no proper repair was done when the car was given for
repair, as they did not give it to the authorised franchise of the particular
car manufacturing company.
Therefore, you need to ensure that
you take your car only to the franchise-holder auto repairer of your car’s
manufacturer.
It means a Volkswagen car needs to be
taken to a garage which is a Volkswagen authorised repairer and not
to any other garage.
The reasons behind this are very simple
and logical. The complexity of each engine is so unique that it requires
specialised equipments and well trained mechanics to deal with the repair of
your car.
These garages are specialists and
they stock all the spare parts of that particular manufacturer. Also, they keep
receiving bulletins direct from the manufacturer on any modifications and
defects that is affecting the model which they repair.
Below are a few tips to make the best of your money spent on the repair
of your vehicle.
The Automobile Agency’s Garage Plan
will provide the spanner grading those details out the size, facilities, and
equipment in the garage. As per this scheme, the garages are allowed to use
one, two or a three- spanner sign, which depends on the type and range of
services they can provide to the customers.
Any garage, which displays any one of
the spanner signs, is generally inspected and it is ensured that they are well
equipped and staffed by the trained mechanics.
The best way to get reliable service
from such garages is to become a regular customer there. Any customer who is a
regular there for petrol filling and other spare works is sure to be given the
right treatment in times of difficulties.
Consider the costing:
The price paid at the garage is divided
into two parts. The retail price of the spare part and the labor charge is
usually calculated on an hourly basis. The labor charges are charged more or
less the same with a franchise or non-franchise garage and also there is not
much difference in the one, two or three spanners grading garage.
It is always better to get
information before hand itself regarding the service charges, so that you don’t
feel shocked on receiving the bill. Moreover, you can make them to give in
writing about the same.
And if they say it is impossible to
do the estimation before opening up the parts of the car, get the cost of
exploratory work and repair work separately.
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