Massive Kwik-Fit discounts!

Rodney Naghar · Jan 26, 2004

My father went in to replace two tyres on his BMW. The original items were Dunlop SP Sport 2000 255/45 ZR18's. He went to Kwik- Fit who had to order them in for the afternoon, and said they only had Michelin Pilot Sports at £220 per tyre. Later on I told him I found the Dunlops at mytres.co.uk for £144.40 and the Michelin's for £189.40.

He returned and told them incorrectly that he could get the Michelin's for £140 on the net. They then offered him both Michelin's for £140 instead of £220 each. A saving of £160 on their original price and a discount of almost £100 on the mytyres price!

Goes to show how much profit they make, and how much bargaining power we really have.

John H · Jan 26, 2004

Goes to show how much profit they make, and how much bargaining power we really have.

Yeah, and how thick Kwik Fit is!

JH

PS I once took a car into Kwik Fit and asked them to balance the front wheels. They put it on the ramp, took the wheels off, and were removing the tyres when I asked them what the hell they were doing. They told me that my tyres were below the legal limit (they weren't) and that it was the law that they had to replace them. You can imagine the reply they got from me, and I have never darkened their doorstep again. Trouble is, this is the sort of stunt they pull on folk who won't argue back. Disgraceful.

Andrew Killington · Jan 27, 2004

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daro911 · Jan 31, 2004

ORIGINAL: John H

Goes to show how much profit they make, and how much bargaining power we really have.

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Yeah, and how thick Kwik Fit is!

JH

I had a similar experience recently changing my 2 fronts on my MINI

Kwik Fit quoted me £99.99 each. I found them for £85.00 and they just said OK we will price match! No proof required nothing [&:]

Reading Rodneys tale above I guess I could have said £75.00 and got away with it []