i got ripped off ...

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:49 pm

so my bike needed a new front tyre.

i have a track day booked on saturday so i didnt have time to mess about so i called Action in the city so i could get it done while i work and pick it up after.

I called them and they said $205 for the tyre and $48 for fitting. so roughly 250

I thought it was expensive but another sydney store quoted a similar price so i thought stuff i will just get it done cause i am in a hurry.

take it in today and when i pick it up i discover that it doesnt cost $250 as quoted it costs $275 cause they added the GST.

i complained to the guy and said when people ask for a quote they really should be including GST in the price. he said he agreed but i could tell he dont give a sh!t.

anyway i am pissed off with them and wont be back - i think it was dishonest what they did.

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Thu May 04, 2006 7:54 pm

Retail pricing should always be quoted as GST inclusive... You could take this further but for $25, it's probably not worth it...

Have fun at the track day man.

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:00 pm

Stompy, that's bullshit

Gives me the shits when ppl don't add gst, actually had it happen in sydney as well..

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:07 pm

yeah i hadnt had it happen before either tanya.

Like dave said for $25 its not worth taking it further but it is still annoying.

on the positive side this tyre feels pretty good. (diablo)
It feels like it tips in much quicker than the standard bridgestone.

i bought a diablo rear a couple months ago when i got a flat and now i finally have the tyres matched again.

i just hoped i can get it scrubbed in enough for saturday. if not im sure i will manage to scrub it in there

greenmeanie · Post by **greenmeanie** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:10 pm

Sydney.........$48 to fit 1 tyre

!! That's farking bullshit!

gizmo · Post by **gizmo** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:17 pm

It's ACTUALLY Illegal to quote prices without GST!
I think it's worth harrasing them again, I pay $220 fitted in ROMA for a front Pilot Power & that's abit I think.....
Just in case you don't know where Roma is, it's approx 500km west of Brisbane in the western QLD Desertalmost

ninja9 · Post by **ninja9** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:18 pm

I had a tyre fitted by them and they didn't charge me for fitting. $295 for a rear Mich pilot power. Still I don't use them for servicing. I prefer Sydney City MC at Kogarah. Still when you need a tyre

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:21 pm

greenmeanie wrote: Sydney.........$48 to fit 1 tyre !! That's farking bullshit!

tell me about it...

Sydney City apparantly doesnt charge for fitting if you take the wheels off the bike yourself. I imagine a lot of the stores dont charge then either.

Im going to buy myself a front stand and from now on will take them off myself.

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:24 pm

greenmeanie wrote: Sydney.........$48 to fit 1 tyre !! That's farking bullshit!

Tough call Glenn... Pay $48 for fitting in Sydney or stand around the back streets of Goodna for 3 hours...

ninja9 · Post by **ninja9** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:25 pm

MrStompy wrote:
greenmeanie wrote: Sydney.........$48 to fit 1 tyre !! That's farking bullshit!
tell me about it...

Sydney City apparantly doesnt charge for fitting if you take the wheels off the bike yourself. I imagine a lot of the stores dont charge then either.

Im going to buy myself a front stand and from now on will take them off myself.

Still you will have forgotten about it after your trackday

z900/zx9 · Post by **z900/zx9** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:40 pm

Bloody hell $48.00 fitting

did you get a massage with that too

greenmeanie · Post by **greenmeanie** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:45 pm

red_dave wrote:
greenmeanie wrote: Sydney.........$48 to fit 1 tyre !! That's farking bullshit!
Tough call Glenn... Pay $48 for fitting in Sydney or stand around the back streets of Goodna for 3 hours...

Nah not that long if ya get in 1st!

MrStompy · Post by **MrStompy** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:49 pm

ninja9 wrote:
Still you will have forgotten about it after your trackday

yeah my anger will be replaced with a real stupid looking grin on my face that will last till about thursday next week.

Poyda · Post by **Poyda** » Thu May 04, 2006 10:36 pm

No suprise you got ripped by Actions, they are notorious for it, years ago they refused to refund a deposit on a bike that they brought out from the city store to the parra store. They brought the wrong bike out, and when i said i didnt even want to ride it they just said oh well to bad piss off. I'd spent and $1500 on gear there about 6 months before, so that sealed it for me, i only ever go back in there to kick tyres and try to distract them from people who may have wanted to buy a bike from them....wonkers

Post by **Wattie** » Fri May 05, 2006 7:01 am

go in ther and tell em you want the 25 dollar refund, or you'll ring up consumer affairs... works with the Nokia office in Parramatta

they replaced my brothers phone instead of just replacing parts which had shat emselves twice...
and his battery was fugged.. suckers...