where do i stand

[leeandjoanne]

i brought a car which said it had been serviced 4 weeks ago with the plugs changed and the stamp in the book proper garage stamp etc the car was chugging a bit so put it in the garage and the man a very honest man i know he said it was the plugs they havent been changed . Now im annoyed not the fact that i paid out again for for shud of been done on the service but its the principle . should i ring them and tell them they better reimburse me what i had to pay out for the work they shud of done 4 weeks ago and tell them im getting trading standards involved . I hate p[pl like this i wonder how many others they are ripping off

[sparkplugs]

youl get your answer in motoring section lee,but iv often had a callback having fitted new plugs that were faulty.mention the type of car bcoz it could be a stretched timing chain or a dirty throttle body only needing a cleaning spray.were the plugs browned on the porcelin or still very new looking?

[Ethel]

If you bought the car from a place different to where it was serviced, you have no idea who has caused this problem.

The seller may have been ripped off by the service garage, or the seller may be pulling a fast one by replacing new parts with old. Check your tyres.

[romko]

aaarrrgggh!!!

shud of= should have! (modal verb, perfect infinitive ;-))

[RATTER15]

Its cost you a few quid! don't let it bother you too much as long as that is all that is wrong you ain't done bad! Move on and enjoy your car. I once bought a lovely table at an auction, when I went to collect it I dragged it away from the wall and it fell over, it only had 3 legs. I nearly cried from laughing so much!! I didn't bother taking it home.