Broken spark plug :(

TripleT · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:04

peterattheboro said:
Can you imagine Thorney fitting tyres for someone, putting the wheels back on and when driving the car away the wheels fall off. Thorney then says, "Sorry, not our fault. You should have checked the nuts were tightened."

That's exactly what this is.

Erm, I've been told to do exactly this by a couple of fitters in the past as nuts can work themself loose...

Matt82 · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:06

his post says "when driving away"

Wicksta · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:06

TripleT said:
Erm, I've been told to do exactly this by a couple of fitters in the past as nuts can work themself loose...

I agree it's a bad example, this is why you have a normally wheelbrace included when you buy a car and not a spark plug socket/ratchet and all the tools to remove the covers on modern cars.

peterattheboro · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:10

TripleT said:
Erm, I've been told to do exactly this by a couple of fitters in the past as nuts can work themself loose...

Matt82 said:
his post says "when driving away"

Thanks Matt.

Some people can't read

Wicksta · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:12

I apologise Peter, I skim read your post and took the reply as gospel.

mejinks · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:12

So what you are all saying is that Thorney Motor Sport
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

Are a company best avoided because they have a huge reputation of breaking peoples cars and bodging their work backed up by excuses? In you opinion.

Firestar_3x · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:12

Wicksta said:
this is why you have a normally wheelbrace included when you buy a car and not a spark plug socket/ratchet and all the tools to remove the covers on modern cars.

No, you might have a wheel brace if you actually have a spare wheel, this is for the purpose of changing the wheel, not really for checking wheel nut tightness, otherwise i'm going to need very strong teeth to remove the wheelnuts, why would a car maker want you to do any service items on the car?

Matt82 · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:14

i read some where recently a post along the lines of "i wouldnt take my lawnmower to them for a service"

i feel the same applies to
Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

stulid · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:19

are worse than Courtney sports?

T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

peterattheboro · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:20

Wicksta said:
I apologise Peter, I skim read your post and took the reply as gospel.

No worries

TheDean · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:21

Matt82 said:
i read some where recently a post along the lines of "i wouldnt take my lawnmower to them for a service"

i feel the same applies to
Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

It would appear to me that i would not have

Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

at the top of my list.

Wicksta · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:28

Firestar_3x said:
No, you might have a wheel brace if you actually have a spare wheel, this is for the purpose of changing the wheel, not really for checking wheel nut tightness, otherwise i'm going to need very strong teeth to remove the wheelnuts, why would a car maker want you to do any service items on the car?

Good point, on cars with runflat tyres you don't even get a wheelbrace.

Their argument is stupid.

TripleT · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:29

peterattheboro said:
No worries

Ooo my face is red, apologies, skim reading on my phone in work. My excuse and I'm sticking to it!

Dandle · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:37

Certainly wouldn't take my car to:

Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

Lashout_UK · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:40

I took my car here and all I got was this awful t-shirt:

Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

Sone · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:41

I like these, but Thorney I do not

Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

Relentless81 · 5 Oct 2010 at 13:42

I would never own a Vauxfail, never mind take it to

Thorney Motor Sport LTD
T/A Thorney Motorsport
Unit 16 Dunsby Road
Redmoor Interchange
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
MK6 4AD
T. +44 (0) 1908 238 798
F. +44 (0) 1908 238 799

Matt82 · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:02

google is loving this

if you type the usual searches

Thorney Motorsport review
Thorney Motorsport opinion
Thorney Motorsport problems
Thorney Motorsport forum
Thorney Motorsport vauxhall

seems to point to this thread a hell of a lot

Firestar_3x · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:18

If you type Thorney Motorsport the previous thread is on the 1st page.

Fr0dders · 5 Oct 2010 at 14:19

lol here we go again.