Never buy tyres at Kwik-Fit Centres

Advantages: Fast, efficient service
Disadvantages: High price if not pre-ordered over the internet

...I made the mistake of taking my car in to a Kwik-Fit centre when I had a puncture before checking prices on their internet site. I had previously used Kwik-Fit centres for both servicing and tyres and always thought their service and pricing to be very competitive. The service I received was excellent with the operatives identifying the cause of the puncture and also identifying that two more of my tyres were close to the legal limit. I was told that the puncture was too close to the side wall of the tyre to allow it to be repaired so I agreed to have three new tyres fitted. Although the quoted price for the tyres at £167 each seemed to be quite high I assumed that the price of tyres has risen in the couple of years since I had last had some fitted. The fitting was carried out very speedily and I was on my way in less than 30 minutes. As...

carver132 23.11.2009 · Read review
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Better that Wii Fit but ........

Advantages: A great improvement on Wii Fit
Disadvantages: You need to be self motivated to stick with it

...Fit and are wondering about an upgrade I suggest you skip the next few paragraphs and head for "What's new". Basically what it comprises is software for the Wii and a 'Balance Board' - this is like a large set of weighing scales which you stand on for many of the exercises and games. It is solid enough when you stand on it the 'balance' element is that it can cleverly calculate your weight, how much weight you put on each foot and also where your centre of gravity is - you don't actually have to 'balance' on it as it doesn't move around. Getting Started It works virtually straight out of the box, you need to insert batteries (which are provided) and then press a button to make it communicate with your Wii console and you are ready to go. The first thing to do is to input your details to go with the Mii you will have...

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Review of Wii Fit Plus (Wii)

  Wii Fit

Advantages: great for weightloss, fun for all the family, improves posture, balance and health
Disadvantages: expensive, can only register up to 8 family members

...weight, centre of gravity etc and feeds this back wirelessly to the Wii console plugged into your television. Therefore, Wii Fit is the software, which enables you to use the Wii balance board to improve your health. The Wii fit is simply a disk which when inserted into the console will allow you to set up a profile. This profile will include a cartoon animation version of yourself called a "Mii" which you can create using an inbuilt program on the Wii. You are then asked to record details about your name, date of birth and height. The program will do some initial tests such as weighing you, telling you your BMI and giving you some balance tests. The software then offers a variety of games, activities and features, which I will explain in sections. Daily Body Test Each day that you load the Wii Fit software it will ask if you...

ilusvm 29.10.2008 · Read review
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Wii Fit

Advantages: Helps you lose weight, tracks your progress
Disadvantages: You need quite a bit of space for the balance board

...' account which enables you to log exercise such as swimming, walking, running, tennis etc. in addition to your wii fit training which I think is good because although the wii fit is a good, I don't think it should be a substitute for cardio exercise. I use it mainly to tone up and do the yoga to help my posture, and on occasion I do an hour's training if I haven't been able to go to the gym. I feel that I have invested well in the wii fit, as it is a great supplement to my normal routine of swimming four times a week. My posture has improved as well as my centre of gravity and I think it is money well spent....

tor0908 12.06.2009 · 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

...Kwik fit with their signs and glorious advertising 'you can't get better than a Kwik fit fitter'- you'd think well, I must give them a try, because one of the beauties of Kwik Fit is that they are literally everywhere, yes literally everywhere. Last count there were at least 600 of them around the country. An attractive proposition if your looking for a garage. Or is it? Kwit Fit, founded by Tom Farmer, and its first centre opened in Edinburgh in 1971. In 1999 it was bought by the Ford Motor Company for a cool £1bn only to be sold in 2002 to CVC Capital Partners and again in 2005 to the French company PAI Partners. Kwik Fit prides itself on customer service, you notice this on their flyers which reads 'customer satisfaction' but with satisfaction struck through and replaced by 'delight' above. Question is, how far is this true...

makro74 23.08.2008 · Read review
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Wii Fit

Advantages: Easy way to keep fit.
Disadvantages: Can't think of any.

...but it was helping me lose weight and I could see myself getting thinner. In the rest of my review I will review as many of the features of the Wii Fit as I can, hopefully without boring you out of buying it! Creating a Profile It was back in December when I created my profile but I think it's just a case of selecting your Mii (a character you create in the Wii which can be used in other games, including Wii Sports) then letting it do a body test for the first time (you might be able to skip this - I'm not sure). Whatever it is you do, I know it's easy because both my gran and papa have created profiles themselves so it can't be too difficult. Daily Tests Every day when you go on, your encouraged to take a body test. This measures your weight and BMI and tells you your centre of gravity. Whats that? Your centre of gravity is...

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Review of Wii Fit (Wii)

Wii Fit

Advantages: Healthy, Loses weight, Fun
Disadvantages: None

...Nintendo Wii Fit (Wii Fit) I got Wii fit on Christmas day 2008 and ever since I have not got off it. I am a really big gamer and when I bought the Wii i thought it wasn't going to be good and it wasn't that good as the Xbox 360 or the PlayStation 3, but when I got Wii Fit for it I have been playing it one hour a day every day. I do all kinds of exercises on it. Including Jogging, Push up's, Step aerobics and many more. It really is a good way of excerising because it is fun and you don't even know that you are excerising! Whats in the box... In the Wii Fit box there is not too much, there is a Wii fit balance board, Wii fit Wii game, Four AA Batteries and Manuals. What games is there on the Wii Fit game... There is all sorts of games on the Wii Fit, there is boxing, jogging, Push ups, side ups, step aerobics and many more...

Deoborahkelly196 05.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Wii Fit (Wii)

wii fit

Advantages: weight loss or weight gain depending on what you choose to do. very fun games!
Disadvantages: its not entirely accurate, can strain yourself if you over do it.

...The Wii fits main aim was to motivate families to get up and exercise together, making it more enjoyable for children and adults. It was also to be seen as an insentive to exercise and stay healthy and help keep a steady BMI (body mass index). Wii fit is an amazing game in which you as a user can stand on the Wii balance board and interact with the game. The balance board is like a set of scales it can determin your weight and which is your most dominant foot. But its not just a set of scales it senses every movement you make so that the Wii can then calculate your Wii fit age and keep you interacted in whatever game you are playing. The Wii fit game comes with many games to play. You start of with a few activites to do but the more you progress on with game the more you unlock ,making exercise much more harder and making it a fun...

hypermusician 12.08.2009 · Read review
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Keeping fit

Advantages: something different, fun for all
Disadvantages: doesn't exactly count as a weight-loss program

...The Wii Fits? sounds and music are average. The music ranges from up-beat tempo workout songs to new style tunes. If the player is using the Wii Fit to improve their fitness they will be wearing an MP3 player or IPOD so they can listen to their own style of music while working out. There are some specific audio cues for certain exercises and games that must be followed in order to score well but if the player is participating in these they will more than likely have turned their MP3 off so that they can hear. There is some in-game speech as well, from your on-screen personal trainer. Once the trainer walks you through the exercise, most of what is said after that is pretty much repeated most of the time. Some of what is said doesn?t even really have any bearing to what you?re doing at that moment in time. The sounds and music are by no...

Yiazmat 31.07.2009 · Read review
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Wii Fit

Advantages: The Balance Board technology is outstanding
Disadvantages: It can be quite expensive

...Intro Wii Fit is something quite difficult to review. But people think that playing things like Wii Fit, is doing them good. Like take Brain Training, it would make you smarter, or something like Guitar Hero would make them feel like rockstars. But does Wii Fit actually make you fit? I think yes. It does make you fit. It does actually work! Like balancing on the Balance Board improves your posture and balance. Muscle exercises grows and tightens your muscles. Aerobics games make you lose weight. Which in fact it does. But personally, I went jogging for 20 minutes and it said I GAINED one pound. Which must be a glitch, if you ask me. And today, Wii Fit costs £69.99 ($89.99) which may be a little on the pricey side. But amusing if you can afford it, it is so much worth to buy and helps you stay much in great shape. It's so very worth...

UKJaguar 16.07.2009 · Read review
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