Old George Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Hi Ladies and Gents,.........(am i making you sound like toilets?) Purchased a late 2010 '60 plate' 1.6 Focus Zetec to replace my ageing 56 plate1.6 Titanium last week from the Stockport Trust Ford branch. Salesman offered me membership of the 'Trust Ford service club' four services and MOT's up to 2019 for around £727. I was promised 10% discount on any (overpriced) replacement parts that might be needed, why? Nothing ever goes wrong on a Ford.....Right? Also on the menu is a valet when the car has been serviced, and no doubt a multitude of other deal breaking extra's that in my excitement i've forgot about. Now the question is, do i stick with my trustworthy independent garage that i've used for a few years (and save a good chunk of that 700+ quid) or should i not look a gift horse in the mouth and sign up to the Ford offer pronto? Your views and experiences with the Trust Ford service club please folks. Any of you had any dealings with the Stockport branch, and were they positive or negative experiences? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 From what I've heard about Trust Ford on here, I wouldn't let them service my car if they paid me £727 :P 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old George Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 From what I've heard about Trust Ford on here, I wouldn't let them service my car if they paid me £727 :P Really? I've not heard any negative comments so far, unlike Evans Halshaw who i bought my old Titanium from. So probably better to stick to a good independent garage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAZ91 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I canceled my service plan because service and MOT's were always bringing up 'issues' and for 3 years paid stupid amounts, and always got messed about. "yes your car will be ready by the end of the day" another call at 5pm "you car wont be availble untill tomorrow afternoon" every time that happened! Now i use a garage down the road who let me supply my own parts and have a decent labour rate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard150 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I would not pay that I good local garage is the best bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Never had a problem. Had the service plan on all my fords for the last few years, and had no problems at all. I like it, because I dont have to pay out a chunk, and also with the service club for my older car, it works well. I always have good service, yes they flag allsorts, but I dont listen (or I do, but I do the jobs at my own pace) even when they pick things up at service, they dont mention them at the MOT (three weeks later!) I enjoy it, I think it works well, helps budget for the MOT and Service and pays it off in bits, but if an indie offered this type of scheme, I would take it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old George Posted October 14, 2015 Author Share Posted October 14, 2015 I guess it comes down to the local branch, if they have a team of clued up conscientious mechanics then your on to a winner. I'd like to know more about the Stockport branch, but i don't know anyone who has a service plan with them. I like the idea of paying on a monthly basis to spread the cost. But by the same token, my bank balance creeps up slowly each month to offset a single bill. Going back to 1997, i purchased a 1.3 Escort from the Ashton-Under-Lyne branch of Quicks for Ford (now Evans Halshaw) and i had two services done by them, NEVER again. On both services the spark plugs were cleaned and re-gapped, the independents always changed my plugs. On collecting the car after the second service i was told the air filter needed replacing, i argued that THEY should have replaced it on the service only to be informed it would set me back another £12 for them to do it. I replaced it for the cost of £2 and a couple of minutes work. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard150 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 always one what spoils it for all the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeebowhite Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Agreed sadly dealers are expensive but I don't like the idea of them changing parts. I always request in advance that u want the old part a back. That way I have more confidence that it was actually changed Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 87 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Really? I've not heard any negative comments so far, unlike Evans Halshaw who i bought my old Titanium from. So probably better to stick to a good independent garage? I was probably exaggerating a bit, but if you already know a good garage then I'd stick with them. And at that price it doesn't look like you would save much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old George Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Thanks for your comments guys. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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