AVOID!!!! AVOID!!!! AVOID!!!! ATS Finnieston Glasgow
I booked an aircon rehcarge with clean through this garage.
I was dubious due to feedback I had heard previous around ATS as a whole, but thought can they really mess up an air con recharge? Well, apparently yes is the answer!!!
I was told (after over hour - despite being first in the queue) that my air con wasn't working at all and there was a fault. I would have to pay £20 for a full diagnostic, which would determine the problem.
Rather than mess about I thought I may as well get it sorted, at least I'll know then what the issue is. Over an hour later I am told that there is a problem with the magnet and I'll need an autoelectrician as the fault is not something any mechanic would be able to fix.
I am told to hang on 2 minutes and I'll get my car back. Another half hour later (so 2 3/4 hours in total) I finally get my car back, £53 down and no better off.
I go to my own mechanic and within 10 minutes he tells me that the relay had broken. He tells me that any competent mechanic would quickly diagnose this as it's a common fault.
The air con is still not cold and he tells me that as the system is not leaking it can only really be because it was not fully filled, as I was promised and paid for.
I have had to return again to try and get it resolved and they now tell me that when they say there was no leak, they actually meant that there is no major leak!!! So I asked how long they check for and I was told 5 minutes. It is recommended at 45 minutes to fully check the system. I have confirmed this with two independent garages. I also never got any readout for the temperatures or how much has they had put in.
I should add a couple of things unrelated to me. When I was sitting there was a man waiting on tyres being fitted. He was first in the queue and waited 2 hours before they had even started on his car.
Another trade person came in to say they had fitted 4 tyres to their vehicle, but they were completely the wrong size???
Do yourself a favour and avoid this mob. They say you get what you pay for!!! Well maybe not, as I didn't!! read more