25-08-2008, 08:42am
Always dangerous recommending, and anyway people can get swayed by others and mates rates etc etc, as B said mechs move on, sales guys move on - I have found good dealers in the past while I know someone in the shop but as soon as they move on so does my service and usually get treated like shit. Most dealers are only out for the sale and even though they act like they will look after you in teh after-sales this rarely lasts even when buying full ticket. Goos mechs arnt nec smaller workshops either as sometimes they dont have the access to the latest (or time) information etc or work on older bikes etc. I usually try and talk to the service manager or if you can the mech themselves (just be friendly) and you can usually get a guage on their attitude and the way they handle questions will give you an idea if they know what they are doing etc. Its a crap shoot and sometimes you are lucky as I was recently and sometimes you get f#$ked over as I was recently
Egos; everyone got one