ATS - Exhaustingly Good

Advantages: Fast Service, Courteous Service
Disadvantages: Garages will differ around the UK

...**Please note the following ATS-Euromaster review is based around the service and products received from the ATS Garage in Newbury, Berkshire.** *Personal Background* Earlier on this week I noticed my exhaust was producing a rather unique sounding boy racer noise, complete with a slight rattling of my exhaust box, so decided immediate action was required as I was due in Cardiff the following day. I decided to take my Citroen Saxo (51 reg.) to the local Kick Fit dealers as they had always provided a reputable service in the past, however after an initial free inspection they advised me that I required 3 new parts for my exhaust, an Intermediate Pipe, an Intermediate Silencer Box and a Rear Silencer Box. However after consulting their catalogue of parts I was told the intermediate parts I needed were not obtainable from their...

kelr101 09.12.2004 · Read review
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Epson Stylus RX640 : Good quality all-in-one

Advantages: Has printer, scanner, copier, direct from memory card printing and direct CD printing
Disadvantages: Quite bulky

...I'm a big fan of digital photography, photoshop and printing my own pictures in every imaginable format. Ever since I invested in my own digital camera I have loved printing my own little 6x4 prints straight away and at a relatively low cost. I've had a succession of Epson printers and a separate scanner but when I saw the RX640 model which is an all-in-one inkjet printer, scanner and copier I decided that it was best to consolidate. My old printer had the multimedia card slots and direct CD printing so I wanted to make sure my new one would at least have those functions. I archive a lot of photos on DVD and I like printing my own designs on them so that was quite important to me. I ordered the RX640 from amazon.co.uk for £171.32 plus £7.65 postage and packing charges. It arrived very quickly and I eagerly opened the box to...

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Ebley tyres and exhaust

Advantages: cheap and great service
Disadvantages: none

...Having had the exhaust on the car go and tying it up with string as you do, we had to go and get a new one. We telephoned around and you would not believe the difference in price. We were limited as to how far we could drive with it tied up so could not go to a large town and had to make do with Cirencester and a choice of three places. At Kwik fit we were quoted at "just over £100" and at ATS they said it will be £110 plus £15 if the manifold bolts and springs are hard to get off - now you can buy these in places like Halfords for £6.00. Then we telephoned the cheapest which was Ebley. They said £75.00. On arrival there we found that they had to send for it from their other branch and this would take an hour. But, if we wanted to have a look around the town they would drive us there and pick us up. Now that is service. Also...

Ciren 10.03.2001 · Read review
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  Tyred? Exhausted? Avoid Kwik Fit! *UPDATED*

Advantages: Brake parts insured for life of car
Disadvantages: Very poor workmanship

...a couple of negative reports, they seem to have cleaned up their image. I was greeted at the reception desk by a mechanic, complete with his trademark blue "Kwik Fit" overalls. After explaining the noise, he informed me of the Kwik Fit Brake Check. "It's a complete check of your breaking system, and the cost of the service will be deducted from any work that needs doing." I was also presented with a leaflet explaining all that had just been said. It sounded alright, so I left my car with them. The reception area and visible workshop were very clean, and well equiped to cope with any of the services that they offer. The branch I went to also sell and fit tyres, exhausts, and shock absorbers. About an hour later, I got the dreaded phone call... "Hi it's **** from Kwik Fit. I've got some bad news I'm afraid - the noise you were hearing...

SRowlands 13.09.2004 (17.10.2004) · Read review
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Exhausted I sure am now

Advantages: nil
Disadvantages: not honest

...ATS well advertised,yes, a large company, yes, good reputation, reliable and honest? Answer NO. Well that is my humble opinion. I recently owned a small citroen AX motor car and the exhaust started to corrode, blow me I thought, the exhaust was only fitted by ATS in High Wycombe less than four months ago! So, off I went with receipt back to ATS where, on the ramp I noticed that the exhaust had completely cracked in half under the manifold area. Unusual I thought, must have had a bad exhaust, maybe made on a Friday night. Anyway, I went for a walk around the shops while the fitter, who I should add was the same fitter who fitted the complete new one four months earlier, replaced the exhaust parts for a new one again. Off I go, but to my surprise, about one month later it blows again, can't believe my bad luck, two faulty exhausts! How...

willsmj 11.03.2001 · Read review
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Samsung X640

Advantages: Easy to use and compact
Disadvantages: Hard to see screen in direct light

...Samsung X640 Price I bought this phone (pre-pay) from the Virgin mobile website. As I've always been on the Virgin network, I got £60 off the phone. As each time you top up your phone, Virgin give you money towards a new phone. Excluding this discount the phone would have cost me £69.99. It also came with a £10 top up voucher, as I bought it online. It was delivered the day after I bought it. Packaging The phone came in a standard Virgin mobile box. Inside, it came with its charger, a user manual and a form for insuring the phone. I didn't buy the phone with a sim card, as I wanted to use my own. On the front of the box was a sticker informing me that my wap services were all set up. The phone, its appearance. The phone itself looks very smart, in silver and black. It has a lens on the front for taking...

alienmartian 23.04.2006 (27.04.2006) · Read review
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Exhaust for my old banger-no problem

Advantages: Great friendly service. Great price.Brilliant
Disadvantages: None for me.

...Two weeks ago my old but well loved Rover 6 2.3 Honda engine decided it was time to blow its exhaust. Now on the sunny Isle of Sheppey you aint got much choice about where to go unless you have lived here for years and have insider knowledge.Everything is at Sheerness. I knew that there was a Quik Fit there as I pass it when I go to Tesco's. I phoned them in the morning at about 9.30 on my day off from work. The guy on the other end of the phone quoted me a price for bothe the front end and the back of the exhaust, just in case it had all blown. He said to bring the car up and they would check it out. If they had an exhaust in stock they would fit it straight away, if not, they would get one in. I got up there by around 10.45. They checked under the car and let me have a look. It was the rear silencer that had blown. They...

leonardo1812 03.07.2009 · Read review
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N640p... In Plain English

Advantages: Good price, reliable, simple to use
Disadvantages: Has a boring name

...After my recent review of another Canon scanner I though, ahh why not review the other one too, whilst my head is still full of scanning terminology. Sorry if it sounds a bit similar to my other scanning review, but there is only so much you can say about a scanner! So, the N640p, it sounds just like a manufacturers code that is used in a database somewhere. Well, to be brutally honest it is. Scanners, printers and suchlike never get good names. Cars will be called "Focus", "Edge", "Cheetah" and other fancy names, but scanners will always have rubbish names. Without further ado, here is a comprehensive guide to the CanoScan N640p, with as little jargon as possible. My family first got a scanner in about 1999, and it broke within a month. That put us off for some time but we finally bought another one, which lasted and was rather...

Kyz22 11.02.2004 · Read review
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WD640 Aquarius+ Washer Dryer

Advantages: Nice design, easy to use, economy feature, numerous functions for different washes
Disadvantages: None

...Since I bought my new house a over 2 years ago I needed a new washing machine, I have never really had a washer dryer before and was a bit dubious of buying a washer dryer in one as I have heard that they are not as good as a seperate washer and dryers but as I had no room for separate ones I ended up with getting this one. Anyway after trial and error with one company, I ended up going with Hotpoint. I ordered the WD640 Aquarius Washer Dryer in polar, it came, and like I said was a bit dubious of it as I am not very familiar with washer dryers at all. I was totally amazed by it. MAIN FEATURE 1400rpm Spin Speed, 6kg Wash Load Capacity, 5+5kg Wash and Dry Load Capacity, Super Silent, Woolmark Gold Care, LED Display, Super Wash, 'A' Wash at 40°C, Fast Washes, Up to 24 Hour Time Delay, Time to End, Time Saver, Variable...

sonnie 12.05.2006 · Read review
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Good Enough

Advantages: fast, scrambler, good for racing
Disadvantages: It is quite pricy + needs taking care of.

...A KTM is genrally a good bike all round, although it really depends on what you really need, and want! When I got my KTM I thought that it was a great bike all round. 1 little problem though, it wasn't a road bike! If you are looking for a road bike, then a Fireblade is an exellent choice to make. Anyway, the performance of the KTM is very good, as long as it is taken care of. If this bike gets absolutly no attention at all, then it won't run very smoothly and may not fulfill your requirements. an exellent choice either way, i praise any1 who buys this bike....

allie_14 29.07.2000 · Read review
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