entscheidend 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2007 A buyer had arranged the AA to come and have my car checked out ... The AA guy was fukn rude, no respect for me on my property or with BMW's - said they are a waste of money and always break down. Anyway ... watching him do his 75 minute inspection in 50 minutes was scary - he had the car on a tilt in the driveway so high the rims were touching the pavement ... man did I tell him off. Secondly, he had grease marks in interior and on bonnet Thirdly, he pulled the sterring hoses around and one was out of place - then noted on report they were leaking ... Im not fukn surprised!! He then told the potential buyer the transmission was fukd and needed replacing!! He said also the mag wheels are ilegal and cause the car to go all over the place ... and the steering hoses needed replacing. After I heard all this I then took the car to Team McMillan and have them have a look at it: Transmission is fine - nothing wrong with it Steering hoses - someone has tampered with them since last inspection ... ahh lets see .. AA? I now have to fix the steering hoses - Thanks AA inspector Wheels - car is at shock shop this morning, will be insteresting. We did a test on a Nissan Primera that has bad brake shimmy, transmission is on its way out, bumpers are out of alignment etc ... AA inspected it - their conclusion was bad brakes, leaking oil in engine bay. Transmission is ok. OK!!!??!! what the fuk is wrong with these people??!!? He claims (different inspectors) the transmission is wrong in the Bimmer but not on the Nissan?? Has anyone experienced the same from these guys? Completely incompetant, untrusting people. Team McMillan have been awesome lately and cant understand why AA would do such a thing... No wonder car dealers dont like em. PS - BUY NOW HAS DROPPED I told the buyer to get JC etc to look at it, not AA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted June 13, 2007 Unfortunatley we see this quite often. Its a shame really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
international 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2007 A buyer had arranged the AA to come and have my car checked out ... The AA guy was fukn rude, no respect for me on my property or with BMW's - said they are a waste of money and always break down. Anyway ... watching him do his 75 minute inspection in 50 minutes was scary - he had the car on a tilt in the driveway so high the rims were touching the pavement ... man did I tell him off. Secondly, he had grease marks in interior and on bonnet Thirdly, he pulled the sterring hoses around and one was out of place - then noted on report they were leaking ... Im not fukn surprised!! He then told the potential buyer the transmission was fukd and needed replacing!! He said also the mag wheels are ilegal and cause the car to go all over the place ... and the steering hoses needed replacing. After I heard all this I then took the car to Team McMillan and have them have a look at it: Transmission is fine - nothing wrong with it Steering hoses - someone has tampered with them since last inspection ... ahh lets see .. AA? I now have to fix the steering hoses - Thanks AA inspector Wheels - car is at shock shop this morning, will be insteresting. We did a test on a Nissan Primera that has bad brake shimmy, transmission is on its way out, bumpers are out of alignment etc ... AA inspected it - their conclusion was bad brakes, leaking oil in engine bay. Transmission is ok. OK!!!??!! what the fuk is wrong with these people??!!? He claims (different inspectors) the transmission is wrong in the Bimmer but not on the Nissan?? Has anyone experienced the same from these guys? Completely incompetant, untrusting people. Team McMillan have been awesome lately and cant understand why AA would do such a thing... No wonder car dealers dont like em. PS - BUY NOW HAS DROPPED I told the buyer to get JC etc to look at it, not AA. By the looks of your case, your inspector seems to be very bias and lays his conclusion through general information rather than your individual car. I have been through a few AA inspections and their service has been satisfying...not excellent but up to scratch...but I am here saying that not all AA inspectors are good, not all are assholes either... You unfortunatly had the chance of getting one of the more a**hole ones... Just like when we say some PoPo as assholes...not all of them are... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
entscheidend 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2007 By the looks of your case, your inspector seems to be very bias and lays his conclusion through general information rather than your individual car. I have been through a few AA inspections and their service has been satisfying...not excellent but up to scratch...but I am here saying that not all AA inspectors are good, not all are assholes either... You unfortunatly had the chance of getting one of the more a**hole ones... Just like when we say some PoPo as assholes...not all of them are... Very true .. but who do you believe about the transmission?? Team McMillan say its ok, nothing wrong with it. AA - believe it is fukd?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
international 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2007 Very true .. but who do you believe about the transmission?? Team McMillan say its ok, nothing wrong with it. AA - believe it is fukd?? I suppose the car you are referring to is a E36? On the E36s, there is a function which limits rev limits to just 2000RPM from cold starts...this is to enable the car to warm up before any high rev can be initiated... Maybe when the inspector tested the car, he might not have known about that function just by chance, tested the car while it was cold... In fact, not many BIMMER drivers know about this feature...which is good in terms of car protection but quite a demoral feature for the Ultimate Driving Machine.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 35 Report post Posted June 13, 2007 I've never had bad experiences with AA, but a car importer once told me to use someone else as the AA inspections are average and they don't even do a compression test That doesn't mean AA are crap, but it adds weight to going elsewhere. Talking about inspections, a prospective buyer had one done on one of my cars, and I couldn't believe how useless they were (not AA - just a local mechanic). Missed quite a few obvious issues (gearbox whine, huge play in gearshift, shimmy in brakes, grooved brake disc, non functioning temp guage... list goes on) And all they told the buyer was it had a small ding somewhere on it and probably needed a good service (had acutally had one the week before). The buyer asked me why the inspector hadn't picked up on all those things (which I had already told them about) and the only thing i could say was "well they were crap - I guess you wasted your money." They bought the car on my word in the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nic325i 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 Go to a BMW workshop instead - last time I checked it was cheaper than the AA (even based on AA members price), and they actually know what they are looking at, plus can give good estimate of cost to fix. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jjs 64 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 Stay away from the AA. In my experience, the only type of car they can inspect properly is something mundane like a Corolla or Falcon. I once sold a Subaru (non turbo and in no way boy racer) subject to an AA check. The car passed, but the inspector asked the buyer how much they were buying it for. He then told the buyer it was too dear and that Subaru's are hand grenandes, thus you should pass them on before they blow up! As a result, the sale fell through. Boy did I rip that inspector a new a**hole! I did manage to get an apology from the AA, but it didn't make up for wasting another 2 weeks with potential buyers. My thoughts on the staff at the AA are that they are inspectors purely due to them being unemployeable as an actual mechanic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 30 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 I suppose the car you are referring to is a E36? On the E36s, there is a function which limits rev limits to just 2000RPM from cold starts...this is to enable the car to warm up before any high rev can be initiated... Maybe when the inspector tested the car, he might not have known about that function just by chance, tested the car while it was cold... In fact, not many BIMMER drivers know about this feature...which is good in terms of car protection but quite a demoral feature for the Ultimate Driving Machine.... I am not aware of this feature but I'm a BIMMER driver? You CAN hit the rev limit when the car is stone cold. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpp 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 Go to BMWorkshop instead - last time I checked it was cheaper than the AA (even based on AA members price), and they actually know what they are looking at, plus can give good estimate of cost to fix. From my experience with BMWorkshop Grey Lynn, I would not recommend, nor return there. They dropped what I think is a tool on the bonnet, never owned up, took 5 days to diagnose a broken rotor in the dizzy cap, and charged me for having to look at the exhaust etc!? The boss and his head e30 mechanic are pricks. However, my experience with AA was good for a pre-purchase inspection, except I didn't get a mobile to come check, instead dropped it off in their workshop. Maybe this stops irregularities? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E30stz 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 take it to a BMW specialist such as BMW, Botany motorworks, BMWorkshop, at least then they can give you an idea of what needs to be replaced, how much it might cost etc. At least they know what to expect with these cars, and you can trust they know there sh*t and where to look for the problems. From what i can remember, $112+GST @ bmworkshop $130+GST at team McMillan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) take it to a BMW specialist such as BMW, Botany motorworks, BMWorkshop, at least then they can give you an idea of what needs to be replaced, how much it might cost etc. At least they know what to expect with these cars, and you can trust they know there sh*t and where to look for the problems. From what i can remember, $112+GST @ bmworkshop $130+GST at team McMillan $100.00 including GST for BS members at our workshop Edited June 14, 2007 by botanymotorworx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
international 0 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 I am not aware of this feature but I'm a BIMMER driver? You CAN hit the rev limit when the car is stone cold. sorry...Automatics... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) From my experience with BMWorkshop Grey Lynn, I would not recommend, nor return there. They dropped what I think is a tool on the bonnet, never owned up, took 5 days to diagnose a broken rotor in the dizzy cap, and charged me for having to look at the exhaust etc!? The boss and his head e30 mechanic are pricks. This is contrary to what I have experienced with them. They have always been excellent, with both my old E30 and the E36 that they have had in a few times for bits and pieces. They have always been great with customer service, diagnosing problems, keeping me updated, and getting approval for other bits of work they find that need doing. I have my other E36 with Glenn at Botany Motor Worx at the moment - as he is a site sponsor, and deserves our support. If Glenn wasn't around, It would be at the BM Workshop in a shot. Also, I have had AA tests done on three cars I have bought in the past, with mixed results. One one E30 i bought, they diagnosed a number of problems....but when I went to get them fixed half of them weren't a problem and were miss-diagnosed (on the upside, i negotiated the price down on the basis of the AA report's perceived problems). Cheers Grant Edited June 14, 2007 by Grant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grant 4 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 (edited) sorry...Automatics... you are still wrong. You can easily rev any normal E36 higher than 2000 rpm's from a cold start...manual or auto. Cheers Grant Edited June 14, 2007 by Grant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OLLIE 26 Report post Posted June 14, 2007 This topic has been closed because it is completely negative and nonconstructive, yes you are entitled to your opinion and yes you may have had a bad experience somewhere, but the companies you are openly bagging don't really deserve to be judged by on the bad experience of one person. also closed due to the use of profanity in large bold letters. vent your steam in conversation please, not here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
