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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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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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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Exhausting

Advantages: Spectacular war movie
Disadvantages: Too long

...We sat through three hours of this 'epic blockbuster' and came away totally exhausted. Apparently this movie is the most expensive ever made and I can see why, with all the battle scenes and everything. I had heard that the critics had panned this movie so I was prepared for the worst, but despite the somewhat shallow storyling and the technical inaccuracies, I still quite enjoyed the movie. The story centres around a romance between a pilot Rafe McCawley played by Ben Affleck and a nurse called Evelyn, played by Kate Beckinsale. Rafe McCawley goes to help the Allies before America is involved in the Second World War and he is shot down and everyone believes him to be dead. In his absence his best friend Danny played by Josh Hartnett falls in love with Evelyn. This romance is set against the growing fear of war in the Pacific...

Mikew79 02.06.2001 · Read review
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Not to be relied upon

Advantages: Quick
Disadvantages: Everything else about them

...ATS Euromaster are your typical Tyres, Brakes and Exhausts chains, running up and down the country. They are situated in most big towns and seem to be running alongside quick fit in popularity, however good or bad that is. I have only visited ATS once, and probably will never do again, unless I’m in desperate need of a Tyre quickly, but I won’t bother taking their advice on my car! You see, ATS tried to con me out of some of my money, something which I don’t really like someone doing to me! I needed a Tyre, just for one of the back wheels. I had already gone to National Tyres, and they had quoted me £39 for a budget tyre. (I don’t really want a super tyre for the back, my front wheels do all the work, and I have better tyres on the front). So, I went to ATS to see if they could do a budget tyre any cheaper...

GR-Design 22.05.2002 · Read review
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A professional mechanic's tale

Advantages: Open Sundays
Disadvantages: Not trustworthy, poor standard of work, unneccessary work carried out

.../commission. This is not a usual story, two weeks ago a neighbour of mine paid Kwik Fit £75.00 to have his wheels balanced & wheel alignment adjusted to solve a vibration & steering pull. Only to find two days later that they had balanced a buckled wheel which was the original cause of the vibration & a steering track rod end was worn which caused the steering pull!!! He is still fighting Kwik Fit on this one. They often supply badly made exhaust systems which when fitted knock against the body of the vehicle underneath. When you go back to complain, instead of replacing the faulty part, they heat it up with a welders torch & bend it out of position. This puts the rubber mountings which hold the exhaust to the body under considerable strain & they often break a short time later. I caught one fitter who installed a front exhaust pipe to a Nissan...

ScottishWestie 03.10.2007 · Read review
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Kwik Fit misfit

Advantages: Many centres, atrractive setup
Disadvantages: Shoddy after sales, workmanship not always upto standard, maybe dishonest

...? Certainly, the availability of garages are not an issue. I live in North Birmingham, and I know there is one in Great Barr, Sheldon, Erdington, Walsall, Perry Barr etc. But is this enough? Also, some of the setups are not very busy while some are busy. SETUP Kwik fit generally do tyres, brakes, MOT's, servicing, exhausts, batteries and other bits and pieces. Only some of the large garages, do the MOT. There is generally 'waiting area' with sofa type seating with a drinks machine and toilet facilities and friendly staff. This clearly adds to the atmosphere of the 'feel good' factor. And staff are most certainly trained to capitalise on this. STAFF Blue uniforms. clean, friendly, courteous and professional when you first meet them. This is one thing that gives them the edge, since you wouldn't think that they'd been working...

makro74 23.08.2008 · Read review
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Can't get better than a Kwik Fit

Advantages: somewhere to wait, friendly staff, not too expensive, quick service
Disadvantages: can get very busy at weekends

...I know it's a corny title, but I happen to think that all in all, you probably can't. I needed to go to Kwik Fit this morning becasue I had a puncture and the garage that takes care of my car has an arrangement with them- they do the tyres and exhausts and my gareage does the servicing. Seems fine to me. So off I went. Luckily it is Monday today and I knew that it might not be too busy- and I was right. Saturdays get very busy and I wouldn't really recommend just calling in unless oyu are very early and don't mind leaving your car there until they fix it- perhaps you have some shopping to do. That's a sensible thing to do unless you are fascinated by cars- which I'm not. WHAT IT'S LIKE You go to reception and there's a little waiting area with seats and a coffee machine and some magazines, and a big plate glass window that...

ginger59 09.06.2003 · Read review
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