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Driveshafts Centre Bellville
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Driveshafts Centre Bellville
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Thurston P
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
11 Nov 2025, 11:34
DON'T USE THIS BUSINESS UNLESS YOU A MILLIONAIRE AND WILLING TO PAY SOMEONE TO FIX THEIR MESS
Don't take your car to the Bellville branch, specifically if it is a VAG car. They will charge you a lot for a steering rack, then supply you with a faulty one. When you call them out on it, they send you pillar to post until the warranty expires, so that they have no obligation to assist you. They will also have a fine cheek to tell you to bring your car back to take it to an "auto electrician", which is just another workshop like theirs. This business lies and will not assist you further once you have paid them I have been to 3 different workshops including VW to fix the problem that they have created, and the verdict by all 3 workshops is for me to get a new steering rack.
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Thurston P
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
11 Nov 2025, 11:34
DON'T USE THIS BUSINESS UNLESS YOU A MILLIONAIRE AND WILLING TO PAY SOMEONE TO FIX THEIR MESS
Don't take your car to the Bellville branch, specifically if it is a VAG car. They will charge you a lot for a steering rack, then supply you with a faulty one. When you call them out on it, they send you pillar to post until the warranty expires, so that they have no obligation to assist you. They will also have a fine cheek to tell you to bring your car back to take it to an "auto electrician", which is just another workshop like theirs. This business lies and will not assist you further once you have paid them I have been to 3 different workshops including VW to fix the problem that they have created, and the verdict by all 3 workshops is for me to get a new steering rack.
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Lazarous Z
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
10 Nov 2025, 09:04
Stay away from Driveshaft Centre Bellville
Of the various horrific experiences I had with Driveshaft Centre Bellvile / Danie Matthysen / Luty I will share two with you that could have caused fatal accidents : 1. Replacement front wheel bearings After they installed the brand new wheel bearing assemblies one of my workers drove to my farm with a trailer to fetch sheep. On the way back he heard a noise coming from the front wheels. He stopped and on inspection he found that one bolt securing the assembly to the bakkie already fell out and all the others are loose. I phoned Luty and he promised he will go out and repair their shocking inferior workmanship - he never arrived and left my driver stranded next to the road. Upon further inspection the front right bolts were also not tightened. If the wheel with assembly fell off it could have caused a fatal accident. They never offered an apology. 2. Replacement front brake pads They replaced the front brake pads after which my son drove to the farm. On his way home he heard a loud noise left front and when he tried to brake there was no brakes. He managed to stop the vehicle and upon further inspection found that the entire brake caliper fell off once again because a basic simple thing to tighten nuts were not done - after two experiences it is clear they are not able to perform the most basic task and there is no supervision to ensure work is performed according to acceptable standards. Danie Matthysen's only defence was "the right of first repair" - he really expects me to return my vehicle to *********** and unprofessional "technicians". Stay as far as possible away from Driveshaft Centre Bellville - their inferior workmanship can cause your death. I have photos, affadavits and reports grom specialists to confirm the inferior workanship.
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Lazarous Z
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
10 Nov 2025, 09:04
Stay away from Driveshaft Centre Bellville
Of the various horrific experiences I had with Driveshaft Centre Bellvile / Danie Matthysen / Luty I will share two with you that could have caused fatal accidents : 1. Replacement front wheel bearings After they installed the brand new wheel bearing assemblies one of my workers drove to my farm with a trailer to fetch sheep. On the way back he heard a noise coming from the front wheels. He stopped and on inspection he found that one bolt securing the assembly to the bakkie already fell out and all the others are loose. I phoned Luty and he promised he will go out and repair their shocking inferior workmanship - he never arrived and left my driver stranded next to the road. Upon further inspection the front right bolts were also not tightened. If the wheel with assembly fell off it could have caused a fatal accident. They never offered an apology. 2. Replacement front brake pads They replaced the front brake pads after which my son drove to the farm. On his way home he heard a loud noise left front and when he tried to brake there was no brakes. He managed to stop the vehicle and upon further inspection found that the entire brake caliper fell off once again because a basic simple thing to tighten nuts were not done - after two experiences it is clear they are not able to perform the most basic task and there is no supervision to ensure work is performed according to acceptable standards. Danie Matthysen's only defence was "the right of first repair" - he really expects me to return my vehicle to *********** and unprofessional "technicians". Stay as far as possible away from Driveshaft Centre Bellville - their inferior workmanship can cause your death. I have photos, affadavits and reports grom specialists to confirm the inferior workanship.
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Garnet T
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
22 Mar 2023, 10:55
Sub-standard parts and pathetic service
I found the parts (cv-joints) supplied by Driveshaft Centre Bellville to be sub-standard and the workshop manager to be both dishonest and poorly trained in customer relations. I fitted 4 x cv-joints in July 2020 at a cost of R8000 and by July 2022 the righthandside cv-joints had failed. At first they didn't want to honor the warranty on the parts and only replaced it after I threatened to go to the media and to sue them. The cv-joints fitted on the righthand-side on the 2-year warranty only lasted 7-months. Now I ask myself how can their parts last just as long as a R500 Midas or Goldwagen part and they claim to fit "quality" parts? I might as well go back to buying Midas and Goldwagen parts and be ready to buy parts every 6 months. I would also first have my head read by a psychologist before buying into this franchise or recommending them to anybody because they're a no-good company.
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Garnet T
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
22 Mar 2023, 10:55
Sub-standard parts and pathetic service
I found the parts (cv-joints) supplied by Driveshaft Centre Bellville to be sub-standard and the workshop manager to be both dishonest and poorly trained in customer relations. I fitted 4 x cv-joints in July 2020 at a cost of R8000 and by July 2022 the righthandside cv-joints had failed. At first they didn't want to honor the warranty on the parts and only replaced it after I threatened to go to the media and to sue them. The cv-joints fitted on the righthand-side on the 2-year warranty only lasted 7-months. Now I ask myself how can their parts last just as long as a R500 Midas or Goldwagen part and they claim to fit "quality" parts? I might as well go back to buying Midas and Goldwagen parts and be ready to buy parts every 6 months. I would also first have my head read by a psychologist before buying into this franchise or recommending them to anybody because they're a no-good company.
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Gamma A
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
14 Sept 2022, 12:10
WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES - PATHETIC SERVICE: 700% mark-up on parts !!!!!
WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES - PATHETIC SERVICE: 700% mark-up on parts !!!!! When hiding dishonesty with stupidity makes-up for the worst lies and stories being told to the client's face, not even realising how embarrassed the workshop manager himself should be... MY STORY: Wanted to ask Driveshafts center Bellville to check an inner CV issue with my vehicle. It was a "pre-diagnosed" issue for which I already got told exactly where and what was wrong, but as recommended, always seek for a second opinion. So here I am, waiting for the workshop manager to take care of me. While I am waiting, I can already witness clients walking in with lose CV joints, which is suggesting that some clients prefer to do the job themselves and just have the joints fixed at this place.. why ? Well, keep reading Finally my turn, I now have to sit and drive with the workshop manager who’s going to quote me, he wants "to check the vehicle" (already a red flag when 99.9% of the time you just put the car on the lift and immediately see / manually check the CV joints for yourself..) but I let him, sometimes you must take the time to understand who you're really dealing with... SO, 20 mins later, on an empty parking lot, burning my petrol for no reason, pretending to do some magical mystical manoeuvrings on my vehicle, in order to identify the problems, he decides to drive back to the workshop. More like trying to gage the clients pocket’s depth with this technique I guess, but who knows ?.. well keep reading you might be surprised... Four wheels in the air, the car is now up on the lift being scrutinised. from the faulty inner CV joint that he spotted he now wants to quote me on the other one as well, not realising that his honest staff already told me that the other one was fine, but ok why not.. problem being that I question him in front of his staff, and I can see the staff being indirectly forced to lie to me, not even looking at me in the eyes because they seem to be more honest and it is like they do not want to indulge these behaviours contrary to the workshop manager, already looking at me as if I were his monthly pay check… Now leading the entire diagnostic process so that he can apparently enforce his own stories upon his staff and myself, the workshop manager picks-up that the one wheel bearing is making a slight noise. wanna quote me on that, ok why not, the wheel bearing never ever bothered me while driving but since you'll be scratching there, let's kill two birds End RESULT, Sit Tight and Dare not to Laugh: +R11k incl VAT !!! Bwahahahaha :-) BREAKDOWN Charging R3k per inner CV joints !!!!!!!!!!!! You heard me, R3k !!! average unit price for official brands being between R300 to R600 cost, even with a max workshop commission of +20% on parts which is very high for RMI registered service providers, you would end up on R720, not R3000 !!!!! And the 20% is to justify the fact that you have to source, phone, drive around, but Driveshafts center Bellville should already have corporate agreements with free deliveries from suppliers into place since it is their core business for years.. … Anyway, from the most expensive one available for my vehicle which is R600, he shoots up to R3000 for the inner CV joints,.., WHAT THE ACTUAL F!!! :-) WAIT THERE IS MORE :-), according to the workshop manager's embarrassing BS, it is a "DC brand, a german company", "not a Fonkong product"…, as if Midas or Master Parts do not supply official and reliable quality brands for these CV Joints AND from which the best German quality retails at R600 !! He had the nerves to say that to me when he was actually the one phoning around in front of me to get quotes, and believe you me, he never spoke german to his supplier :-), so he definitely went the normal channel via midas, MasterParts etc for which the max price is R720 per inner CV NOT R3000 a piece… When I checked the "DC brand” he mentioned to me, it never showed up, just a "DC inner CV joint" product, listed for $48 a piece and compatible with my vehicle. So even if i import it, it would cost R800 plus their 20% on parts R960, and 20% on parts is a lot from workshops. NEVER WOULD I LAND ON R3k SO THAT WAS THE FIRST LIE: "they supply german solid whatever"... At that point, the only solid thing they supplied me with was a home made torrent of HORSE **** through the workshop manager teeth… - Second, he goes and blame the secretary for quoting me on wheel bearings at R1000/piece instead of the max price of R300/piece… !!!!! :-) Then in the conversation, he makes it up that I must now replace the entire hub, "because it needs to be replaced", Ok Boss ! Like *** really . If we speak about the wheel bearing, ok! Why not! Even if there were no problem in the first place, still why not, but now he wants to quote and replace the entire hub WHAT THE ACTUAL F !!!! :-) World Class CLOWN IN TOTAL its a hub (never mentioned after inspection), 2 wheel bearings (only one mentioned after inspection), 2 inner CV joints when only one was faulty according to his dedicated honest staff.. Oh and a CV booth, max usually R200, guess how much :-) ? R400 wow not bad compared to the rest. Oh and another one, he quoted me to replace the outer CV boot but he wants to service the outer CV joint as well hahaha, extra R300, DUDE just change the outer CV joint, it cost R350 total cost, and its the same labour job, same location... BS all the F way !! I got my accountant to check for me, it is 700% mark-up on parts and overall almost 5 times the price of what I should pay !!!!!!!! The ONLY honest price was for the labor: R650 / hour but not for 4 hours as per listed on the quote but 2hours to change one wheel bearing and one inner CV joint, and 2 hours is more than enough… The staff works hard and it is a good price per hour, should the workshop manager not eat from this plate AS WELL... CONCLUSION: WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES - PATHETIC SERVICE - covering dishonesty with stupidity.. BACKGROUND: The diagnosed car is an old car that is listed on my company, it is a runner, therefore I cannot imagine how bad they must knock other people out of their money for a service that has no other real intrinsic value than empty words and fake promises based on unnecessary repairs!!! Imagine for one second how they would treat your wife, girlfriend, mother should they go in there alone ?!!! It is not about having money and not having to worry about an 11k expense when, in reality, you’re supposed to spend 3k total… Idiots always let their ego being taunt on the fact that they cannot afford paying and eventually give in and pay, when the truth is that they should listen to their heart and brains and refuse to be financially abused and intellectually insulted. You do not have to spend money in a stupid way to prove that you exist. It is often said that rich people are rich because they treat money with respect. When you have a car valued between **** and 2m, do not bother with Driveshafts center Bellville, send it to the dealership workshop, they’ll charge you nothing on the motor plan or workshop price with a solid warranty.. But if you have a vehicle valued from 100k to 500k then look after your expenses and pay for what is fair. Giving money to bad places is directly killing the honest workshops out there who do not put a 700% mark-up on parts ! . The day you need a real service from legit places they will all be closed down because their market share dried out for the benefit of these so called "centers", and you will only be at the mercy of **** and dishonest places …. 8k is nothing, from 3k to 11k, why not, but it is a nice week-end with your half, a beautiful gift to your mother, a present for your kids. When it comes to Driveshafts center Bellville, keep the money in your pockets and quickly drive away… I HOPE THAT MY REVIEW WILL HELP YOU
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Gamma A
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020
14 Sept 2022, 12:10
WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES - PATHETIC SERVICE: 700% mark-up on parts !!!!!
WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES - PATHETIC SERVICE: 700% mark-up on parts !!!!! When hiding dishonesty with stupidity makes-up for the worst lies and stories being told to the client's face, not even realising how embarrassed the workshop manager himself should be... MY STORY: Wanted to ask Driveshafts center Bellville to check an inner CV issue with my vehicle. It was a "pre-diagnosed" issue for which I already got told exactly where and what was wrong, but as recommended, always seek for a second opinion. So here I am, waiting for the workshop manager to take care of me. While I am waiting, I can already witness clients walking in with lose CV joints, which is suggesting that some clients prefer to do the job themselves and just have the joints fixed at this place.. why ? Well, keep reading Finally my turn, I now have to sit and drive with the workshop manager who’s going to quote me, he wants "to check the vehicle" (already a red flag when 99.9% of the time you just put the car on the lift and immediately see / manually check the CV joints for yourself..) but I let him, sometimes you must take the time to understand who you're really dealing with... SO, 20 mins later, on an empty parking lot, burning my petrol for no reason, pretending to do some magical mystical manoeuvrings on my vehicle, in order to identify the problems, he decides to drive back to the workshop. More like trying to gage the clients pocket’s depth with this technique I guess, but who knows ?.. well keep reading you might be surprised... Four wheels in the air, the car is now up on the lift being scrutinised. from the faulty inner CV joint that he spotted he now wants to quote me on the other one as well, not realising that his honest staff already told me that the other one was fine, but ok why not.. problem being that I question him in front of his staff, and I can see the staff being indirectly forced to lie to me, not even looking at me in the eyes because they seem to be more honest and it is like they do not want to indulge these behaviours contrary to the workshop manager, already looking at me as if I were his monthly pay check… Now leading the entire diagnostic process so that he can apparently enforce his own stories upon his staff and myself, the workshop manager picks-up that the one wheel bearing is making a slight noise. wanna quote me on that, ok why not, the wheel bearing never ever bothered me while driving but since you'll be scratching there, let's kill two birds End RESULT, Sit Tight and Dare not to Laugh: +R11k incl VAT !!! Bwahahahaha :-) BREAKDOWN Charging R3k per inner CV joints !!!!!!!!!!!! You heard me, R3k !!! average unit price for official brands being between R300 to R600 cost, even with a max workshop commission of +20% on parts which is very high for RMI registered service providers, you would end up on R720, not R3000 !!!!! And the 20% is to justify the fact that you have to source, phone, drive around, but Driveshafts center Bellville should already have corporate agreements with free deliveries from suppliers into place since it is their core business for years.. … Anyway, from the most expensive one available for my vehicle which is R600, he shoots up to R3000 for the inner CV joints,.., WHAT THE ACTUAL F!!! :-) WAIT THERE IS MORE :-), according to the workshop manager's embarrassing BS, it is a "DC brand, a german company", "not a Fonkong product"…, as if Midas or Master Parts do not supply official and reliable quality brands for these CV Joints AND from which the best German quality retails at R600 !! He had the nerves to say that to me when he was actually the one phoning around in front of me to get quotes, and believe you me, he never spoke german to his supplier :-), so he definitely went the normal channel via midas, MasterParts etc for which the max price is R720 per inner CV NOT R3000 a piece… When I checked the "DC brand” he mentioned to me, it never showed up, just a "DC inner CV joint" product, listed for $48 a piece and compatible with my vehicle. So even if i import it, it would cost R800 plus their 20% on parts R960, and 20% on parts is a lot from workshops. NEVER WOULD I LAND ON R3k SO THAT WAS THE FIRST LIE: "they supply german solid whatever"... At that point, the only solid thing they supplied me with was a home made torrent of HORSE **** through the workshop manager teeth… - Second, he goes and blame the secretary for quoting me on wheel bearings at R1000/piece instead of the max price of R300/piece… !!!!! :-) Then in the conversation, he makes it up that I must now replace the entire hub, "because it needs to be replaced", Ok Boss ! Like *** really . If we speak about the wheel bearing, ok! Why not! Even if there were no problem in the first place, still why not, but now he wants to quote and replace the entire hub WHAT THE ACTUAL F !!!! :-) World Class CLOWN IN TOTAL its a hub (never mentioned after inspection), 2 wheel bearings (only one mentioned after inspection), 2 inner CV joints when only one was faulty according to his dedicated honest staff.. Oh and a CV booth, max usually R200, guess how much :-) ? R400 wow not bad compared to the rest. Oh and another one, he quoted me to replace the outer CV boot but he wants to service the outer CV joint as well hahaha, extra R300, DUDE just change the outer CV joint, it cost R350 total cost, and its the same labour job, same location... BS all the F way !! I got my accountant to check for me, it is 700% mark-up on parts and overall almost 5 times the price of what I should pay !!!!!!!! The ONLY honest price was for the labor: R650 / hour but not for 4 hours as per listed on the quote but 2hours to change one wheel bearing and one inner CV joint, and 2 hours is more than enough… The staff works hard and it is a good price per hour, should the workshop manager not eat from this plate AS WELL... CONCLUSION: WORST BUSINESS PRACTICES - PATHETIC SERVICE - covering dishonesty with stupidity.. BACKGROUND: The diagnosed car is an old car that is listed on my company, it is a runner, therefore I cannot imagine how bad they must knock other people out of their money for a service that has no other real intrinsic value than empty words and fake promises based on unnecessary repairs!!! Imagine for one second how they would treat your wife, girlfriend, mother should they go in there alone ?!!! It is not about having money and not having to worry about an 11k expense when, in reality, you’re supposed to spend 3k total… Idiots always let their ego being taunt on the fact that they cannot afford paying and eventually give in and pay, when the truth is that they should listen to their heart and brains and refuse to be financially abused and intellectually insulted. You do not have to spend money in a stupid way to prove that you exist. It is often said that rich people are rich because they treat money with respect. When you have a car valued between **** and 2m, do not bother with Driveshafts center Bellville, send it to the dealership workshop, they’ll charge you nothing on the motor plan or workshop price with a solid warranty.. But if you have a vehicle valued from 100k to 500k then look after your expenses and pay for what is fair. Giving money to bad places is directly killing the honest workshops out there who do not put a 700% mark-up on parts ! . The day you need a real service from legit places they will all be closed down because their market share dried out for the benefit of these so called "centers", and you will only be at the mercy of **** and dishonest places …. 8k is nothing, from 3k to 11k, why not, but it is a nice week-end with your half, a beautiful gift to your mother, a present for your kids. When it comes to Driveshafts center Bellville, keep the money in your pockets and quickly drive away… I HOPE THAT MY REVIEW WILL HELP YOU
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