The good, bad and ugly companys, name and shame

[Rick Draper]

Right i think its about time novaload had a list of all the good, the average and the poor companys people have had dealing with.

I will start the list,

Good companys:
Courtenay,
ATC,
Leda,
Quazar engine builders,
Hi Spec,
Wallace performance,
Trilogy alarms best Clifford fitter in and around Manchester,
Autovaux,
HIC car insurance.

Average,
dunno of any average ones!

Must do far better,
PVD did not give me a delivery date and then kept fobbing me off week after week,
AVO people on the end of the phone dont know anything and seemed like they just kept passing the buck on to others,
Adrian flux unhelpfull on the phone so i went to HIC.

These are my own opinions and are nowt to do with the site Kev or Ian. People have the right to know the truth and this post will show it.

Rick

[?Marty?]

Good

Demon Tweeks



Shite

Essex Racing
Adrian Flux

[Jim]

Good:

MyTyres.net - Brilliant service and prices
AutoXS - MK (Now Motech)
Vauxhall parts dept MK
PVD - I've never had a problem with them
SuperNovas - Again, never had a problem with them
Piper - Was told I would recieve a cam today,. and i did :D

Average:

Tube Torque - Service wasn't bad, but quality wasn't as good as I expected

Jim

[Ste_Nova]

BAD

pvd.... corsa b bonnet lifters sent twice
then nova once sent with bits missing :roll:

GOOD

dunno never bought anything cause i don't trust companys :roll:

TOP KNOTCH

harry hockley motorsport - collected in person and got a workshop tour :D

[novajay]

good :

asylum motorsport - mint spray job and all rust sorted, under ?400 notes

shite :

justnovas - sold me a full mk2 sri interior for ?150, drivers seat is unsafe and failed mot because of it ..... bastids

[djp_y2k]

Excellent

Quad conversions

Good

Adrian Flux- the women
POTN
Eccosse
Arospeed

Bad

Adrian Flux- the men (very arrogant and unhelpfull)
Peter Maidens

[Jules]

Good:
ASW Motorsport
Velos
Autopoint Thetford
Mongoose (Collins Performance)
Warrior Motorsport
Hi-Spec brakes
Toyo tyres
HIC Insurance
Total Vauxhall magazine

Bad:
Malc (Ex Redline)
Powerflow
Greenlight insurance
Adrian Flux insurance
Avo suspension
Redline / Max Power / Redline / Revs

[dan_mk1]

Powerflow


that came as a suprise on jule's list! :lol:

[Jules]

Only surprise was that it wasn't the first one on the 'Bad' list!!

[Nath]

Ashley Exhausts are a top company i recomend them to everyone.

[dan_mk1]

Only surprise was that it wasn't the first one on the 'Bad' list!!

i was expecting them to come up a few times in your list tbh! :lol:

[Jules]

I would of done but I wanted to get the other 'bad' companys written down before I forgot them!!
:lol:

[Breeny]

Bad

Powerflow St Albans (Top Gear)
PVD (except if you deal with Matty Woo direct)
Rimstock wheels (Team Dynamics)
Wicked wheels in Newport Pagnall
Performance Nova Group or whatever there called now.

Good

Rifle Range motorsport!
Compomotive
Auto XS (Now Motech as already stated)
MyTyres.Net
Pristine Wheels
Littlefields Body Repair
Camden Motors (Vauxhall) + Benny's (MOT) in Leighton Buzzard (if you ever come across them! lol

I'll add to the list when I remember more..

[?Marty?]

this list is actually completely pointless. Most of the 'good' companies jump from 'good' to 'bad' in each post, which either shows that the standards of service vary greatly according to who the people have dealt with, or we all have different standards/measure for good/bad.

[Ben]

Very true^^^

[?Marty?]

Somebody might have friends at a certain company, or be building a show car and get 'freebies/sponsorship/heavily discounted' parts/labour and then sing those companies praises all over the place, but does that mean that they actually ARE any good in terms of speed of delivery/product knowledge/prices etc etc etc?

No point listing good or even average at all anyway. If someone has a shit experience, then it can be helpful to post saying why, so other people considering dealing with the company can take precautions. If a particular company has had nothing but criticism, nothing will change unless they actually know about it. If they DO know about it, it is more likely that they would change/attempt to improve, since most tuning/styling companies rely on 'word-of-mouth' advertising (and on company demos), and a once particularly shit company to deal with, can become on top of everyone's lists.

There is no need for name and shame, since that's what trading standards and consumer rights legislation is there for in the first place. Shit, there is SO MUCH legislation IN FAVOUR of consumers, companies can't afford to make mistakes. Tho do take advantage of peoples ignorance.

[Fester]

BAD

Powerflow Exhausts, Westgate Tyres, Morecambe

biggest peice of shit ever

It sounds ok, but knocks and rattles :roll:

[Rick Draper]

I asked for a list marty and did not ask for your opinion on the matter. If you think its pointless and a waste of time then why post? :roll: Obviously a fair few other novaload posters think its worth while. Rick

[peester]

in my experience:
good.
bill blydenstein.
velos
kroozin@motorworld, staffs (gave me 10% discount)


bad.
demon tweeks
pro bolt
pro-tech

[Stuart]

GOOD:

PPE (parent company to Rifle Range Motorsport)
BAS (Royston and Biggleswade, regualr motor factors but they know what they are doing)
Bassingbourn garage for all your friday afternoon last minute jobs lol
Velos
Severn Side motorsport
backupzone.org (for all your iffy game and dvd needs)

BAD:
Vauxhall
Halfords
Swansea
Colin Smith

[benji]

good.

demon tweeks, used them 3 times now good service every time
countany, supplied my 2l conversion springs and some good advice.

Average.

just novas. local to my and have used them alot with mixed results.
rally design. provided a good service but didn't have a clue when i asked for advice.

bad.
none really

[srs1]

www.surveylab.co.uk/customercare/

if you want to make a difference with good or bad service, do it on here.
then this post may help others get a better service.

[dave.gsi]

good....

deemon tweeks (expensive but get what you pay for)
abp motorsport ( ^^^ditto, very helpful too)
pmc (i ordered the wrong exhaust (duh!) prompt service and replacement)



bad......

halfords (we dont make sump nuts for cars after 'V' in the alphabet)
supernovas (for trying to sell my gf a novadose kit when i asked her for a gte kit)
and powerflow (for wanting ?180 for a backbox and telling me my car was fitted with a cat (its not)

[ade]

:lol: Cambridge

BAD:
Swansea
:lol:

I've not really used anyone "fancy" for stuff however just general car wise and only if you live up this neck of the woods -

Good -
Robinsons Tuning (Flemington Scotland) - good weber advice
FastLane Garage (Whiteinch Glasgow) - Ali there is well good at his job for next to nowt
HSS Hireshops (Safe & Sure division) for advice on spray guns, fresh air respitators and stuff

Bad -
non really

Not much of a list but no one said it had to be specific...

:|

[martweaver]

:D at cambridge - Colin Smith - Bad, totally agree, he must be the worst ever!!!! Dont know of anyone who has had a good experiance dealing with that guy

[Alex]

colin smith. hmmmm. that will be a good debate :lol:

[dan16v]

excellent;

accralite
wallace performance
forge
motorsport direct
autovaux

shite ill never use them again;

pvd

use to not like but getting better but still over priced by ?40 for an actuator :lol: ;
regal

[Nova-Flair]

bit of a mixture in my list. most are local companies some are national.

good:

davidsons of morpeth (vaux dealership)

kroozin@motorworld (got 10% discount on everything i've bought from there)

jennings of morpeth (ford dealership but they did a cracking job of my little bit of accident repair on my corsa)

powerflow@newcastle (exhaust was exactly how i wanted with no rattles or knocks)

morpeth motaparts (local motor factors but they are great to deal with and usually have everything i need in stock)

bad:

milburn of ashington (vaux dealership.......just dont mention nova, they do not want to know)

janspeed (for making shit fitting exhausts which made me go to powerflow and spend loads, which was a blessing in disguise but at the time i didnt really want to part with ?270!)

[?Marty?]

yes, look JUST how useful this list actually IS. Powerflow jump from good to bad, and so does pvd and etc.

Really valuable information.

How is this supposed to be of any real benefit to people? There is NO consitency.

[?Marty?]

I asked for a list marty and did not ask for your opinion on the matter

I didn't ASK for permission.

[Ben]

Colin Smith - Bad, totally agree, he must be the worst ever!!!! Dont know of anyone who has had a good experiance dealing with that guy

Ive had plenty of very smooth transactions with Colin and still buy things off him if he has the parts i require.

[Phil GTE]

Agree with Ben. Positive feedback in every case for Colin Smith. IMO its a pity he isnt as active anymore.

I have made small and big purchases from him. He has always been honest about the condition of the items.