It's probably a record. 2 hours to change 4 tyres (2 of which were already off the car and in the boot) and tracking. They took 45 minutes to do a 'security check, or if you are of the cynical leaning a 'how much more money can we squeeze out of the client' check.
So now I know there is less anti-freeze and brake fluid in the reservoirs as the sloppy grease monkey left trails over the engine compartment whilst checking concentration of both. Apparently the coolant is no better than water and should be replaced immediately at a reduced cost of €48.
I'd assumed they had nearly finished at this point, but no, they had only just started. Pretty glad I refused the coolant change as I hadn't taken dinner or a sleeping bag.
Like all good garages, they used a windy tool to put the wheel nuts on with. I went to undo the near side, and ended up with a 1m bar to slacken off the nuts; this will be no less than 200Nm of torque, the recommendation being 85Nm. The off side was better, but still massively over tightened. I wouldn't have got either side off with the emergency tools that came with the car.
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