halfords are utterly s**t

e m p i · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2009 2:36 pm

I wonder why I even bother to try buying anything (except stereo's) from halfords as unless you drive a fiesta or an escort they've never ever actually got what you need. All I wanted was a foot of rubber hose for the breather on the petrol tank on the bug. Nothing special, just some rubber hose. Any half decent car spares place sells various diameters by the foot/metre. Except halfrauds, where the bloke(spotty yoof)looks at me like I've asked for the most exotic and rare piece of car technology known to man. What a complete bunch of arse halfords and all the chav'd up shyte they sell are....

vwJim · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:41 pm

Yep, hate using them as much prefer to use a proper motor factors...

John · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:47 pm

Went in for a battery for the Morris Minor. Asked for one for a 1953 803cc engine. Don't exist was the answer, only started making them in 1956 & the engine was 998cc. Oh was my reply, really, I must have an early prototype version then.

Useless fools.

Didn't have a touch up pen for the 2 yr old vectra either. Main stealer tomorrow for that then.

John

Zebedee · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:17 pm

Agree 100%, went in for a couple of bits for the girlfriends corsa and for my everyday saxo, two very common cars, oh no not in stock but we can order in..............in two weeks!!?

Buy stuff from halfords? Rather shove wasps up my AR$E!!!!

Menace · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:42 pm

John wrote:

Went in for a battery for the Morris Minor. Asked for one for a 1953 803cc engine. Don't exist was the answer, only started making them in 1956 & the engine was 998cc. Oh was my reply, really, I must have an early prototype version then.

Useless fools.

Didn't have a touch up pen for the 2 yr old vectra either. Main stealer tomorrow for that then.

John

Dr Grub · **Posted:** Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:49 pm

Halfords stopped trading in Jersey about 20 years ago, can't say from my experiences of dealing with them in the UK that we have missed them during that time and want them back!!!

Dr G. :wink:

lowbug · **Posted:** Thu Aug 27, 2009 7:27 pm

I nipped in to get a reflex silver touch up of one of the work caddys.. Err we don;t sell it but we do sell a 5h1t load of obscure vw colours you have never seen for about 150 years.... As silver is the most popular colour, It has to be the most popular , vw, skoda, audi, seat colour in the range.. Idiots.. Main dealer was alot cheaper as well...

skyway · **Joined:** Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:48 pm **Posts:** 1231

i agree i wanted brake shoes for my crew cab and no could no order them but must say one great thing that many people dont know about and this is it and no i dont work for them ok.Trade card you need to be in the car trade and prove this with headed paper and id speak to the manage and he look and say yes or no to you having one i did and you can get up to 75% off bulbs and 50% or batterys and tools are discount as well i got a set was 145 for 95 pounds now thats not s..t and the pro tools are good well made so one plus for them i guess good luck and hope you get one it is worth it ps onlt on batterys bulbs and trade stuff not you air freashers and radio etc

bobley · **Posted:** Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:40 pm

Yep, they are a bunch of muppets but the discount you get with their trade card is bonkers.

When my fudged bus went sh!t shaped and I decided to tear it apart on a saturday afternoon I went down and bought their 3 tonne pro trolley jack (RRP £89) for half price. I was rather happy with that. All the oils, filters and tools are cheap as chips too.

I never ask for anything any more. If its on the shelf I buy it, thats all.

flojo · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:40 am

I too went to get some hose a couple of weeks ago likewise didn't have any ended up being directed to a small car parts place on the local industrial estate that I didn't know was there so bonus!!!
That said am off to halfords shortly to see if I can find a grinding disc :roll:

LODGE · **Posted:** Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:46 am

i got some 20-50 classic oil from halfords the other day

my biggest bug are petrol stations u can not get nothing for cars out of them but u can do a daily shop wats that about

splitpete · **Posted:** Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:59 am

Halfords discount card is the nuts! Wipers for the mrs renault got 'em less than half price ,were bosch 2!!!

They have helped me out with various other tat including a hazzard flasher for a 1974 mg midget????

Depends if you get a spotty yoof with 1 cell or some old git that cares lol!!! :compress:

natas · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:37 pm

John wrote:

Went in for a battery for the Morris Minor. Asked for one for a 1953 803cc engine. Don't exist was the answer, only started making them in 1956 & the engine was 998cc. Oh was my reply, really, I must have an early prototype version then.

John

so my boss has the even earlier 49 tourer prototype

should have asked him about when they made this imaginary 998.

oh and..
http://www.morrisminorspares.co.uk/
:wink:

but batteries cant be posted

Doogle · **Posted:** Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:02 am

One thing I do like is when speaking to a friend who works there I found out all their 'Halfords' batteries are actually varta's so are decent batteries

Telboyofpeckham · **Posted:** Mon May 17, 2010 10:27 am

Good link to the discounts you get with the trade Halford's card

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=676691&page=17

Now can anyone clone me one???

halfords are utterly s**t

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