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I know what Andy is saying, the consumer's contract is with the retailer not the manufacturer, that's the legal position so use it if necessary. Personally I usually take the easy way out, my life is too short. Bad service? Take my business elsewhere and forget about it (if possible). Obviously not always possible, but a case of overfilled oil and possibly failure to drain/change oil and filter, do it yourself and know it's done right. Don't go back for more cr*p.

I have run teams that take these calls (not out of choice). What do you want them to do? 1. They can try and talk you through the problem. When you decide to eat the oil filter or round off all the nuts and bolts with your plumbing tools you will complain more. 2. They can call the dealer on your behalf. The dealer will know, or at least claim you are a whinging muppet who's putting diesel in because you think it'll get better MPG. They are independent businesses who if pushed too hard will drop the brand. If you ask them to do the job they send you the bill. If you hav

I was once warned off using fully synthetic oil on bikes with wet clutches as it caused clutch slip. Don't know if this is current advice now or not. Anyone heard of this for modern bikes? Do dct clutches work the same as on conventional engines? Regards, Longtimerider.

Yes I thought the gearchange felt a little smoother, but I'm well aware it's probably 99% in my mind! I like Penrite too, and the nice thing is, this oil meets all the specs for my car as well, so that simplifies things, and lowers the number of oil containers cluttering my shed...