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22nd September 2016, 14:54 | #1 |
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| Friendly Neighbourhood Garage - SMK Car Works (Hosa Road, Bangalore) Services offered:
Pricing: I found his charges to be reasonable. Sometimes I feel its a bit high, however his quality of work would justify the cost. I drive 20KMs one way to come to this garage for all my work. Speciality / USP: He is an expert in fixing Fiats, Palios in particular. He has worked on refurbishing whole engines and does a good job. The CV Boots on my Cedia were bust and I had to replace them ASAP. I got new boots at Car Automobiles paying 900 for the pair (!!!). WHen Rajesh removed the driveshaft, none of them fit. He then took the old boots and came back an hour later with a selection of boots that might work. Out of these, two worked. and I was on my way back. I was charged 400rs for the two boots 150 for grease and 800 for labour. He worked on my car for 5 hours straight, he deserves to be paid that much in labour. His honestly about the price of car parts is also something I really appreciate. Old boots + ones that Rajesh got All fixed! Phew! Contact Information - Name of the contact person: Rajesh - Phone numbers: 7406016506 / 7795658370 - Helpful landmarks / directions: Just off Hosa Road, Opposit of Sobha Silicon Oasis - Google Map: SMK Car Works Visiting Card : My cars at SMK Car works Last edited by SunnyBoi : 22nd September 2016 at 15:01. |
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7th April 2020, 17:08 | #2 |
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| Re: Friendly Neighbourhood Garage - SMK Car Works (Hosa Road, Bangalore) SMK Car works (Rajesh’s Garage https://goo.gl/maps/s4wmWgZ7Rgqw8jSt9 +917795658370) I am put up in Kadugodi, Bangalore. I own a 2013 Model White Fiat Punto 90hp. This is my seventh year of ownership (80K kms). I will try to pen my experiences with FASS and how I ended up with Rajesh in a chronological format.
Above mentioned costs are not accurate, I believe, would have spent more. The left pulling issue was because of uneven wear of tires, it got rectified once I have changed to michellins. The pain one should take to go to a FASS service center (once or many) which is at a distance of 30KMS to get a pathetic service is unacceptable for any customer. Rajesh truly turns out as a viable option for me. Rajesh is a gem and a man of detail, he is obsessed in fixing the cars in the way they should be. If you think you should sell the car because of repairs, take it to him, get it checked, it might work out like my case. |
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5th April 2021, 13:34 | #3 |
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| Re: Friendly Neighbourhood Garage - SMK Car Works (Hosa Road, Bangalore) Does he also service Honda cars or is he strictly fiats? Also , as an off topic on what website are the Fiat parts available? I got a few limited parts on boodmo.com, but nothing specific and comprehensive for Fiat parts! |
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5th April 2021, 17:01 | #4 |
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9th November 2023, 22:01 | #5 | |
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10th November 2023, 16:17 | #6 | |
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| Re: Friendly Neighbourhood Garage - SMK Car Works (Hosa Road, Bangalore) Quote:
Rajesh is still available and delivers as promised. I would love to see him move to a bigger garage but he more than makes up for his lack of infrastructure. | |
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13th November 2023, 23:51 | #7 | |
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| Re: Friendly Neighbourhood Garage - SMK Car Works (Hosa Road, Bangalore) Quote:
Even if he quotes 2000/- I guess it would be that much work. Trust me on this, it's worth it! You can ask him why 2000? He might explain. Let's breakdown what it entails to replace a Radiator? You need to remove the bumper and the radiator itself, then coolant needs to be drained, refilled and wait until the system is free of air, and refill coolant to the brim, check the condition of the hoses (replace steel grips on the hoses), check the intercooler as well and it's hoses. If you take this job to dealership, this is what happens to your car. "Remove bumper, remove radiator, fix radiator and replace coolant" that's it, they wont even bother to refill coolant as it should be! They won't even fix the hoses correctly. I can say, Rajesh will do all of the above and even more! I have seen enough of FASS experiences and I can say "dealership won't even bother to fix all of your bumper screws". I am not associated to Rajesh, I am not even in the country or owning the car anymore, I am a fan of the job that he did on my car and for all of my Fiat community in Bangalore, he must be appreciated. | |
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17th November 2023, 12:44 | #9 | |
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| Re: Friendly Neighbourhood Garage - SMK Car Works (Hosa Road, Bangalore) Quote:
If Radiator replacement is cheaper at ASC then get it done over there. It is a fairly straight forward job which can be completed in an hour or so including filling in the new coolant. Last edited by sagarpadaki : 17th November 2023 at 12:52. | |
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