HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-10-25, Page 242A — THE CAR CARE SUPPLEMENT
While many of us have the
tendency just to drop the car
off at the garage .or dealer's
lot when it's misbehaving,'
hoping the service manager
can find the problem.' most
mechanics agree they'd like
a. little more specific inform-
ation to start from.
Gord Phillips, of Gord's
Gulf, said he likes customers
to be as specific as possible
when they bring the car in. If
they just tell him it .needs a
tune-up, without describing
what's wrong, then he said
they could spend S50 and still
have the problem;
• Bill Dalrymple, service•
manager at Rowcliffe Motors
said he finds people in this
area have a fair knowledgeof
what a car's problem is when
they bring it in. However, if
they aren't sure, then he and
the owner take the car out for
a test drive to determine.
where the difficulty lies. He,
said he talks;. the problem
over with the customer and if
'he later finds the repair will'
be costly, then he always•
gets in touch with, the cust-
omer to confirm that they .
want him to proceed with the
work. •
Sohn; Munro, service man-
ager at Seaforth Motors,
agrees . people should be
specific - 'he: said .some
people tell a mechanic they.
want •a tune-up, believing.
this includes an oilchange as
well, which it doesn't. Also,
he said it's better if they tell
a mechanic if they're :having
any choke problemswith the
the garage needs to know
vehiclewhen they bring the
car in. He said with a choke
problem in particular, if the
car is warmed up when it
comes to the lot, then it's
more difficult for the mech-
anic to discover the problem,
Mr. Munro said Seaforth
Motors: staff, keeps file on all
their customers' cars which
they service regularly.. He
said this way they can avoid
selling customers something,
for their car that they don't
really need. This. however,.
only works for the regular or
established customers who
bring vehicles in for servic-
ing.
Mr. Munro said Seaforth
Motors appreciates custom-
ers who leave both their
home and business numbers
with the staff, since "we
don't like to do anything (to.
their I.ar.:' without their per-
mission;
er-mission;
Fred Tilley, owner of the
Seaforth Canadian Tire
store, said when a car is
brought in for servicing, "we
would like .to have the name
of the owner, and ii the year
and make of the car." He
said his staff would. also like
,a description of the problem
with the vehicle, when . they...
first noticed it and how long
the driver can leave the car if
it proves to . be a major
problem.
Charlie Campbell, service
'Manager at McLaughlin
.Motors, said there are two '''
primary considerations for
someone bringing in a car for '_
a pre -winter checkover:.
Thoseare safety and conven
ience.
Mr. Campbell. said .the
safety aspect includes a.
check of the brakes, tires and:
exhaust system, He said for
e*ample, if the brakes have
been grabbing, this could
result in tires swerving when
someone; tries to stop in
winter driving conditions.
Convenience means hav-
ing the car "in good mechan-
ical condition to get from A to
B." He said a car should
operate efficiently when first
started, and all levels of
•anti -freeze, windshield
wipers fluid, etc. should be
. checked so they're ready for
winter conditions.
Mai c Robinet, manager of
Archie s Sunoco, agrees that
the customer, should be spec-
ific about problems. He said
he and the other garage staff
ask quite a few questions
when a car is brought in so
they -generally know what
needs to be looked at.
He said when someone
brings a car in for an .oil
change, the garage staff also
checksall fluid levels in the
car, including battery, trans-
mission and brake fluid lev-
els.
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