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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Adventure Ahead!

Advantages: excitement, adventure, fast-paced
Disadvantages: a bit dated

...The Valley of Adventure is the third book in Enid Blyton?s Adventure series. This series consists of eight books which follow the exploits of four children, Philip, Jack, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, along with Jack?s parrot Kiki and their friend Bill. These books follow a pattern which is common through many of Enid Blyton?s stories, where children foil the plots of wicked men in a courageous and exciting way. The stories are very plot driven and have the necessary twists and excitement needed to maintain the interest of young readers. The characters of the children are all distinct, but there?s little character development that occurs, either in the individual books or through the series as a whole. The bad guys in these books always seem to be ?wicked men? who look like bad sorts. Fairly often, they?re foreign, while the children and very...

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What an adventure!

Advantages: Great rides, so much fun!
Disadvantages: Prices

...This is my last of my reviews of American theme parks, and I've saved the best park for last. Islands of Adventure (IoA) is part of the Universal Studios group and was built around 12 years ago (they were just building it the last time I had been to Universal). I was in Orlando with 3 friends so we were keen on theme parks with more exciting rides to offer and IoA did not disappoint. GETTING THERE: IoA is part of the same park complex that holds Universal Studios. As with most Orlando attractions it is fairly well signposted. You just need to get onto the I4, the main road through Orlando, and it is signposted off this. There is a ridiculous amount of parking available. Make sure you remember which character and which number you are parked in otherwise you'll be searching for that rental car for hours! Each section is...

tartlette83 05.11.2008 · Read review
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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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A cinematic Adventure

Advantages: Imaginative, Suspenseful, relatively gore-free
Disadvantages: Nothing - honestly, not a thing

...Director: Jon Favreau Cinema Release Date: February 2006 Genre: Children?s Fantasy/Action/Adventure Classification: PG Actors: Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Dax Shepherd, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins Runtime: 116 minutes RRP: £19.99 Woolworths: £15.99 Amazon: from £6.89 The general Gist of it ****************** Like most brothers, Danny and Walter don?t get along and their teenage sister Lisa rarely registers their existence. With their parents recently separated, it can be a lonely world, particularly for Danny, the youngest. When a squabble results in their father having to leave them to return to the office to print some ruined work material out, Danny discovers an old board game in the basement and pleads with his brother to play with him. Little did he know that by pressing the go button just once, both Danny and Walter...

ally2kc 20.08.2007 · 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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Set sail for adventure

Advantages: fast-paced adventure
Disadvantages: a bit dated

...The Sea of Adventure is the fourth book in Enid Blyton?s Adventure series. This is a series of eight books that describe the exciting adventures of four children, Jack, Philip, Dinah and Lucy-Ann, along with their friend Bill and Jack?s parrot Kiki. These stories follow the same pattern as a great many of Enid Blyton?s books, in that a group of children will foil the plots of wicked men in a suitably exciting manner. Despite the apparent predictability of that pattern, the books themselves manage to be filled with plot twists that will keep you interested from start to finish. As this book opens, the four children are recovering from measles and have been told that they need to have a break. But Mrs Mannering (Philip and Dinah?s mother) also becomes ill, so she is unable to take them away. The group are surprised by a midnight visit...

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The Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York

Advantages: Lots of history
Disadvantages: Admission charges

...I have been to York many times but prior to my most recent visit I had never been to The Merchant Adventurers Hall. I had seen the signs for it but I was never too sure what it was and since its tucked away out of sight from the main thoroughfares it's a place I always forget to check out. A friend recently told me that this is a 14th century timber framed building that is the largest building of its type and age in Britain so I figured that this time around I ought to check it out. Built as a medieval guildhall in 1368 this is probably the oldest surviving building in York, although in an historical city like York there are several other places that also stake this claim. It is not to be confused with the nearby Merchant Taylor's Hall, which was a mistake that I initially made. The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is tucked away down...

micksheff 09.06.2009 · Read review
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More Adventurous for the Kiley?

Advantages: Jenny Lewis, some of the shiniest pop-rock and country you'll hear
Disadvantages: Slow and unimpressive songs in the middle of the record

...(at one point Jenny hit Blake with a Bible) for "More Adventurous", album no. 3, the band came through and managed to get some songs made, somewhat incredibly. Even more incredibly, the band had managed to get a record deal with Warner Bros for the release, and it looked like this would finally be the album to break them into the public consciousness. Come 2004, and they were ready to release their new long-player to the public. And were met with nothing. For the third time in a row, they were ignored by the general public, although the album did get a few plays from "awesome" DJ Mark Radcliffe, which is something. But generally? nothing. Nobody really cared. Which is a mighty shame, because not only is More Adventurous a step up for Rilo Kiley, it also happened to be their most radio-friendly album yet. Whenever the lead songwriter...

Seresecros 14.02.2006 (02.10.2007) · Read review
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