Rapide Auto Experts - Share Your Experiences

[pwind]

hi guys. ive seen this chain of motor shops spread throughout metro manila. i used to go to their magallanes and buendia

 

branches. everytime i have my car checked, thye would always give me these huge estimates. i like the cheap changeoil

 

packages they offer but the service i get from one store is different from the next. anyone have any fr on their experiences

 

with these guys?

[boran]

hi guys. ive seen this chain of motor shops spread throughout metro manila. i used to go to their magallanes and buendia

 

branches. everytime i have my car checked, thye would always give me these huge estimates. i like the cheap changeoil

 

packages they offer but the service i get from one store is different from the next. anyone have any fr on their experiences

 

with these guys?

 

Yes. I agree that they have a cheap change oil / tune up package compared to the other casas. But what I like from Rapide is their general check up of your car's condition. normally, I'll just get their findings and have the identified problems double checked, and repaired at a nearby gas station.

[morrissey_05]

sorry. i would rather bring my car to other shops.

[redspirits]

ok

[pwind]

ok

During one of our family get togethers , i had a cousin tell me about his experience with rapide. On one of his last visits to rapide at alabang, he availed of one of their promos on changeoils. i think it was for 770. About a week later, he started noticing drops of oil in his garge on. it turns out that the oil filter that they used had a leak or something. the brand was ac delco. they changed it ofcourse. this was a scary experience for him. are they still using the ac delco filters?

[pwind]

sorry. i would rather bring my car to other shops.

dude, where do you bring your car to be serviced? i gonna need a changeoil soon.

[Guest Dobermaxx]

I have been using the Rapide in BF Homes along presidents ave for over a year now. I have no complaints at all. They treat me like a valued client everytime i drive in. Granted they are a bit pricier than the others but you can't beat their warraties. I replaced an entire transmission on my truck with them and they did a great job. Truth be told I don't let anyone but them touch my cars anymore.

[pwind]

I have been using the Rapide in BF Homes along presidents ave for over a year now. I have no complaints at all. They treat me like a valued client everytime i drive in. Granted they are a bit pricier than the others but you can't beat their warraties. I replaced an entire transmission on my truck with them and they did a great job. Truth be told I don't let anyone but them touch my cars anymore.

 

really. im going to try out that branch soon..

[pwind]

does rapide have any promos going on? i saw in the newspaper they were using conoco but there doesnt seem to be any promos in the shops i pass by..

[hitman531ph]

Change oil/tune up is OK.

 

However, there was a time when the suspension was producing a sound so I had a pickup brought there. And they diagnosed that shocks and many other things need to be replaced and it would cost 24,000.

 

I went for a second opinion at the casa or Universal Motors Corp, and they said only the bushing needed replace ment and cost only 5,000 or so.

 

Just beware at so-called "named" shops. I know for a fact that Mega Motion has a policy enforced by their boss and employees to replace whatever is possible for the situation, in order to increase sales. Perhaps, Rapide has the same policy.

[pwind]

Change oil/tune up is OK.

 

However, there was a time when the suspension was producing a sound so I had a pickup brought there. And they diagnosed that shocks and many other things need to be replaced and it would cost 24,000.

 

I went for a second opinion at the casa or Universal Motors Corp, and they said only the bushing needed replace ment and cost only 5,000 or so.

 

Just beware at so-called "named" shops. I know for a fact that Mega Motion has a policy enforced by their boss and employees to replace whatever is possible for the situation, in order to increase sales. Perhaps, Rapide has the same policy.

 

this is true. ive heard te same.

ive noticed that some branches use bosch parts. i think this is better than their ac delco products.

[pinoy_strigoi]

Change oil/tune up is OK.

 

However, there was a time when the suspension was producing a sound so I had a pickup brought there. And they diagnosed that shocks and many other things need to be replaced and it would cost 24,000.

 

I went for a second opinion at the casa or Universal Motors Corp, and they said only the bushing needed replace ment and cost only 5,000 or so.

 

Just beware at so-called "named" shops. I know for a fact that Mega Motion has a policy enforced by their boss and employees to replace whatever is possible for the situation, in order to increase sales. Perhaps, Rapide has the same policy.

 

 

Correct. Had the same experience too. They were charging me 20K for the repair on the car's suspension. Tapos, yung isa pang motor shop 6K lang.

[pwind]

how would you rate the following service centers?

 

goodyear servitek

yokohama wheel gallery

bridgestone by phil allied

pronto

bosch car service

[Jack Bauer]

Nag deteriorate na ang service ng Rapides. Dati nung Midas pa lang sila, I used to get good and honest service. Ngayon I have the feeling that they overestimate the required repairs especially if the owner doesnt know anything about car maintenance. My mothers car ang mileage is only 85K has to be given clutch replacement 3 times in 2 years. Yung third time was 2 weeks ago. My mom was charged 9K for clutch disk replacement. I had the old part checked by a certified mechanic and he was surprised that the replaced unit is still in good condition. Somehow I believe that each branch has some sales quota to meet. Kaya puro required replacements and nasa report nila.

 

Hope they change this kind of wrongdoing.

 

:thumbsdownsmiley:

[pwind]

Nag deteriorate na ang service ng Rapides. Dati nung Midas pa lang sila, I used to get good and honest service. Ngayon I have the feeling that they overestimate the required repairs especially if the owner doesnt know anything about car maintenance. My mothers car ang mileage is only 85K has to be given clutch replacement 3 times in 2 years. Yung third time was 2 weeks ago. My mom was charged 9K for clutch disk replacement. I had the old part checked by a certified mechanic and he was surprised that the replaced unit is still in good condition. Somehow I believe that each branch has some sales quota to meet. Kaya puro required replacements and nasa report nila.

 

Hope they change this kind of wrongdoing.

 

:thumbsdownsmiley:

 

which branch did you have this experience with? i dont now if that price is high or not. as fo the clutch replacement three times in two years, there might be some technical comments on this. it is possible that the clutch used on one of the repairs is of poor quality. it is always best to get the brands specified in the quote. ask for the highend and lowend brand. the difference should be only a couple of hundred but will make the difference in the long run. also insist on known brands for the release bearing and pressure plate. this can also mean the difference of a soft clutch pedal and a stiffer pedal. I think you are right with the quotas each shop might have. i guess its best to have repairs done in the early part of the months so that we dont get affected by these quotas..