Interesting snippet in current car mag.(For modern cars)
Vehicle Characterisitics Tester.
Computerised test of cars 6 primary systems(engine,gearbox,brakes,clutch,suspension & emissions) plus visual inspection of all major components.
8 page report & comparison with manufacturers standard settings, all for 59 pounds.
Its in its infancy, with only one currently in Edinburgh. Possible drawback-KwikFit are involved(personal opinion)
regards
Simon
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Used car buyer magazine tested this service and came away with very positive results. Hopefully this will spread across the UK ( via Kwik-fit) . This will become a very useful service when buying a second hand car.
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Simon,
Is this anything like an AA inspection?
Martin.
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If it's any thing to do with kwikfit, avoid like the plague. That outfit is dan gerous.. From experince, I would not let them wash a car, never mind work on one.El Dingo (Martin) wrote:
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arnt quick fit owned by ford now ? or am i thinking of someone else ?
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Hi Martin(El Dingo),
Difficult to answer, I am not familiar with AA inspections but I am sure that they cannot carry out the systems computor checks.Remember too that only Edinburgh has the Carscan at present.
regards
simon
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Simon,
Yes, I don't think that AA do that. Is there a AA inspector in the back room that can answer this?
Carscan does sound interesting, but note when I had a 'Superchip' in my Audi, the fault diagnosis (computer check) did not work any more (or so the dealer told me!).
Martin.
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