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I took a tyre from the new bike carrier to kwik fit today. I was looking for the correct tyre for my model of pick up truck.
So I goes in and asks
"Can you tell me the reccomended tyre size for a Ford Seirra based P100 pick up"

"Sorry I need the tyre size"

"Do you not have a database which give you the reccomended tyre sizes for a vehicle"

"No, all cars have different tyre sizes, I need the tyre size"

"The pick-up has oddball tyre sizes and I dont know the correct size"

"I cant help you with out the tyre size"

"Thats why I am here?????????"

Pause

So I say to the monkey

"I have a choice of 3 tyre sizes. How do you know I am giving you the correct size for the pick up"

This must have confused the monkey as all cars/vans/pick-ups etc have at least 4 tyres)

Blank expression

"err"

"I will go to somewhere else that knows the answer then"

So off I go (somewhat pissed off as it is a tyre dealer...supposedly.......)

National tyres just asked me for the reg number and within seconds I had the info I needed and they got to sell four tyres.

I think i will email a complaint over to Kwik fit and tell them to invest in a database instead of dance lessons

Rant over............

Nice rant.

Shouldn't you have headed it "Not-so-Kwik Fit"?

Samray wrote:Nice rant.

Shouldn't you have headed it "Not-so-Kwik Fit"?

Maybe they should rename themselves Very-much-so-thick-fit.

Nice to have you back, how are you mate?

HowardQ wrote:Nice to have you back, how are you mate?

Who me, Gio or Samray?

Well all of you I suppose, but it was directed at Gio.

I think probably 'Krapfit' as Just before I was going on a long haul trip round Europe, went into Kwikfit for a simple oil change, it was terrible weather and it was only when we got onto the Ferry I noticed that the whole back of the car was covered in oil!
Dohh! they couldn't even fit an oil filter properly!..Only just got away with it. Of course the oil light came on as soon as I started the car up in France!

I hate Kwikfit.

Still use em for some stuff where I rather a muppet get their hands dirty.. like taking off an old exhaust and fitting the new..

I usually check the job over myself, while theyre on the ramp, just saves me getting my lovely hands all mucky. I gave up fitting for a reason..

Tyres? No chance. I'd rather walk over broken glass with no shoes on than pay THEM for tyres I can get fitted more professionally elsewhere and at the same price!

Lo Howard, feeeling so much better today as well

BTW anyone who spells quick as kwik needs shooting along with their staff.

Gio wrote:Lo Howard, feeeling so much better today as well

BTW anyone who spells quick as kwik needs shooting along with their staff.

Uh Oh.... That'll be why you avoided my First Kwizz Of The Year then.

I'll get my kevlar vest.

Fausto wrote:

Gio wrote:Lo Howard, feeeling so much better today as well

BTW anyone who spells quick as kwik needs shooting along with their staff.

Uh Oh.... That'll be why you avoided my First Kwizz Of The Year then.

I'll get my kevlar vest.

Isn't that Quevlar ?

Fausto wrote:

Gio wrote:Lo Howard, feeeling so much better today as well

BTW anyone who spells quick as kwik needs shooting along with their staff.

Uh Oh.... That'll be why you avoided my First Kwizz Of The Year then.

I'll get my kevlar vest.

At your age you should know better

My firm uses Lex Vehicle leasing for our cars and we have to go to Kwikfit for tyres and exhausts. Last time I went in they told me I needed 4 tyres - all on the limit, so fine. So they ordered four tyres, I went in the next day, cars goes on the ramp and I go off to kill some time. Come back and hour later and the car only has two new tyres on, the boy then says..

" Oh yes, do you know that your front wheels are smaller than your rear wheels"

I said yes, didn't you.

he's says " No I looked at the back wheels and just ordered four of them"

What you driving Davshill?
Two penntfarthings welded together and stuck in reverse.

A Merc C class, it's got fancy alloys that are wider at the back.

A penny farthing would probably handle better in the crap weather, this thing is all over the place.