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O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:05 am
by Crazeenick
I'm fed up with paying rip-off prices for servicing/repairs on my Peugeot 307. :evil: :evil: :evil:

Can anyone recommend a decent, honest local independent garage that charges reasonable prices for servicing & repairs?

Ideally Westgate/White Lund area (I live in Torrisholme).

Any recommendations guys?

Thanks.

Up the Shrimps :D :D :D

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:14 am
by P/T Indie
I use Wynterdyne garage which is at the back of the battery in Morecambe maybe to far for you though? used him for more years than I can remb and my dad used him before me. Top lad tells you how it is and prices are very reasonable.

Mark - 414294

Further near the Ind estates I think Whitegate Motors might be ok but not sure on their prices.

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:30 am
by forkyphil
try andy martin
behind morecambe police station off thornton road

07909518047

cheap and honest
worth a try

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:00 pm
by HALMA 1983
I've always used the same guy for the last 20 years

COLIN MILLS on whitelund, Tel 01524 61952.
FAIR, HONEST and always a top job plus he's always been an MFC season ticket holder.

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:28 pm
by scalehallshrimp
nigel at york bridge motors,excellent

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:46 pm
by abc123
Lookers on White Lund next to Ken Allens, dad and daughter outfilt. Always go there for MOT and repairs, very reasonable and not a rip off.

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:03 pm
by Andy
I'm fed up with paying rip-off prices for servicing/repairs on my Peugeot 307.

Can anyone recommend a decent, honest local independent garage that charges reasonable prices for servicing & repairs?

Ideally Westgate/White Lund area (I live in Torrisholme).

Any recommendations guys?

Thanks.


Whilst I understand your concerns re prices for your car which I presume you have had it done at a main dealer !! consider this : whilst your car is looked at at a main dealer franchise their overheads are a lot more than the others (and I'm not knocking the privateers) I work in a main dealership and the cost of specialist tooling, upgrades of diagnostic equipment training etc is astronomical, and beleive me some of the faults that we (main dealers) have to rectify are bloody terrible and sadly the privateers would not be able to find ! so while you say rip off prices that is not always the case !
Happy hunting, hope you find a suitable person to look after your car.

Andy
ps
I work for Citroen (sister to Puegeot) ! any help I can offer please ask but it would be too far for me to come and work on it !!! :lol:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:14 pm
by shrimpnsave
Andy wrote:I'm fed up with paying rip-off prices for servicing/repairs on my Peugeot 307.

Can anyone recommend a decent, honest local independent garage that charges reasonable prices for servicing & repairs?

Ideally Westgate/White Lund area (I live in Torrisholme).

Any recommendations guys?

Thanks.


Whilst I understand your concerns re prices for your car which I presume you have had it done at a main dealer !! consider this : whilst your car is looked at at a main dealer franchise their overheads are a lot more than the others (and I'm not knocking the privateers) I work in a main dealership and the cost of specialist tooling, upgrades of diagnostic equipment training etc is astronomical, and beleive me some of the faults that we (main dealers) have to rectify are bloody terrible and sadly the privateers would not be able to find ! so while you say rip off prices that is not always the case !
Happy hunting, hope you find a suitable person to look after your car.

Andy
ps
I work for Citroen (sister to Puegeot) ! any help I can offer please ask but it would be too far for me to come and work on it !!! :lol:


a code reader does it for does it not if the managent light is on :?:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:16 pm
by Andy
But I've come across the AA and RAC codes and they don't correspond with ours !!!!!!!!! :o

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:20 pm
by shrimpnsave
Andy wrote:But I've come across the AA and RAC codes and they don't correspond with ours !!!!!!!!! :o


:lol: AA and RAC are a joke .if its too compicated they tow it to the designated garage that can sort it...............

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:22 pm
by Andy
Always fuel pump fault !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) :lol:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:28 pm
by shrimpnsave
Andy wrote:Always fuel pump fault !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) :lol:


:lol: :lol: they used to be called plugs an points men,anything more and there brain would fry :lol:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:34 pm
by shrimpnsave
[quote="Crazeenick"]I'm fed up with paying rip-off prices for servicing/repairs on my Peugeot 307. :evil: :evil: :evil:

Can anyone recommend a decent, honest local independent garage that charges reasonable prices for servicing & repairs?

Ideally Westgate/White Lund area (I live in Torrisholme).

Any recommendations guys?

Thanks.

Up the Shrimps :D :D :D[/quote

steve jasper on northgate

you cant miss him he is a double 4 bin ladin :lol
:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:39 am
by 4G63
You need to speak to Carl Bradley at Coastal Racing. Predominantly new MINI specialists but they will work on any car ;)

Coastal Racing
Unit 2 Whitegate Business Centre
White Lund Estate
Morecambe
LA33BT

01524 844877

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:53 am
by Andy
they used to be called plugs an points men,anything more and there brain would fry



and there wasn't a great deal more to go wrong in them days !!!!!!!!! :lol:

One of our "younger" techs did a head gasket on a Saxo and asked me what the valve clearances were..................... after 3 attempts I asked him what had he done ? he'd only set them to ................................imperial and not metric and he was brought up on metric !!!!!! oh the futures safe !!!!! :lol:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:48 am
by Crazeenick
Thanks very much to everyone for their suggestions and comments. I will follow up.

Merry Xmas to one and all.

Now we just need 3pts for the Shrimps vs Accy on Boxing Day.... :D :D :D

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 11:00 am
by parceldave
steve jasper on northgate

you cant miss him he is a double 4 bin ladin :lol:

When he's done the service your car goes like a bomb. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:43 pm
by Stanley Bowles
Balmoral garage back street of Avondale ,also do mot for you. Very honest reliable and they will not rip you off. :D :D

Re: O/T Local garages for car servicing & repairs

PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:47 pm
by John L
parceldave wrote:steve jasper on northgate

you cant miss him he is a double 4 bin ladin :lol:

When he's done the service your car goes like a bomb. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Don't you mean it costs a bomb but goes like a rocket??!!! :lol: