KEET Bronze Donating Members 25 Member For: 10y 6m 21d Posted 08/10/13 12:08 PM Share Posted 08/10/13 12:08 PM Has anyone out there got any experience of taking their vehicle in for the "no obligation" pedders tech check?My 2010 FG on 77,000km has a little bit of rumble and knock from the front suspension, not to mention the horrible dry creaking when manoeuvring at full steering lock. Like most of us, I absolutely love my XR6 Turbo and want to keep it pristine.The car is still under warranty for a couple of months, so I'm keen to get ford to cover the components and labour where possible. I don't want to be fobbed off by the ford dealer servicing centre saying nothing is wrong, likewise I don't want to walk in there with an excessive report from a pedders franchise saying just about everything is wrong, only to be laughed at.1. Does anyone have experience of good pedders in the Sydney area where you'll get advice without them trying to win a bit of work?2. Has anyone had issues with them advising that work MUST be done there and then before they give back the car?3. Does anyone have any experience as to what suspension components the ford dealership will or won't cover under the warranty?Whilst I have no reason to suspect that either party will be looking to mug me off and I'm not in to slandering honest businesses, I am keen to hear of peoples thoughts and experiences on this.Thanks,Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellato Donating Members 2,713 Member For: 13y 6m Posted 08/10/13 10:06 PM Share Posted 08/10/13 10:06 PM I've had the check down at 3 pedders, 2 said to change a few bushes which when I changed them were still fine. One was the only one to actually find my problem. Lucky it was only $20 each time.None required me to go back there. They do provide quotes for things to be changed though if you choose to go with them. I just changed all the parts myself.Ford may or may not come to the party, its better to have them assess the car, and maybe take the pedders report with you. They will replace shagged bushes if they're bad and you're nice about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEET Bronze Donating Members 25 Member For: 10y 6m 21d Posted 09/10/13 08:53 AM Author Share Posted 09/10/13 08:53 AM Cheers for that Advice Bellato, I will get her checked out by someone in advance then. May be I'll sling the mechanic across the road $60.00 an ask him to do a one page write up with photographs instead. That might be something a bit more credibvle to take to ford and not waste their time either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmixr Donating Members 686 Member For: 13y 8m Posted 09/10/13 11:51 PM Share Posted 09/10/13 11:51 PM Theres a good reason they have a Bull as a mascotBest spend your money elsewhereCheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 18y 6m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 10/10/13 03:03 AM Share Posted 10/10/13 03:03 AM Yet Ive had nothing but good experience with the local pedders, and im the worst kind of customer. A picky furker that thinks he knows what he's talking about.They carried out there Checks on both my parents AU's and I did the work. All the work listed was work that was required and nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 12y 11m 25d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 10/10/13 04:09 AM Share Posted 10/10/13 04:09 AM (edited) They will inspect mostly everything for an obligation free $14. If you're going to take a quote to Ford this is perfect for you. Edited 10/10/13 04:09 AM by _Velocity_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobylee Member 120 Member For: 10y 8m 7d Posted 19/10/13 09:17 PM Share Posted 19/10/13 09:17 PM Theres a good reason they have a Bull as a mascotBest spend your money elsewhereCheersI rang pedders to get a wheel alignment. Was rudely told it was $120 and that it couldn't be done on a Saturday. I then rang bob Jane who happily told me to bring it in on Saturday and charged me $55 to have it done. Up yours, pedders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 11y 5m 13d Gender: Male Posted 19/10/13 10:26 PM Share Posted 19/10/13 10:26 PM bob jane alignment might be a 10min job, the pedders one takes around 40 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobylee Member 120 Member For: 10y 8m 7d Posted 19/10/13 10:32 PM Share Posted 19/10/13 10:32 PM If its aligned by laser, the end result is still the same though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sct911 Member 848 Member For: 11y 5m 13d Gender: Male Posted 19/10/13 10:59 PM Share Posted 19/10/13 10:59 PM you can only hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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