Non franchise garages list

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by Bob

We have a list of these non franchise garages and mechanics and it is made up from recommendations from others who have used them. If you want to add a garage to the list then send it in.

Please note this is not for a garage or mechanic to advertise their services, it is only for owners to pass on a recommendation.

The list is HERE

Bob

I notice a good garage not on the list
We always take our cars to C.A.R.S in Drighlington on the A58 Whitehall road Leeds/Bradford border.
Top lads, full computerised, we've had our cars looked after at cars for a long time always an good job and a member of the good garage scheme, it seems a good idea

[tt82]

might want to add Advanced Motorcare Ltd, Radcliffe manchester to the list.

http://www.advanced-motorcare.co.uk/

[keithyboy]

Originally Posted by tt82

might want to add Advanced Motorcare Ltd, Radcliffe manchester to the list.

http://www.advanced-motorcare.co.uk/

They are about 5 miles from me. Has anyone used them?

Any other recommendations in north Manchester/Salford?

[tt82]

Originally Posted by keithyboy

They are about 5 miles from me. Has anyone used them?

Any other recommendations in north Manchester/Salford?

they did the cambelt on my 99' V40 last year.

my only comments are in they invoice they stated my dark green car was white and the parts used were tensioner volvo S40 and timing belt volvo C70 2.4.

done 8k since with no problems, prices seem good as well.

[cockneylol]

Hi all, yesterday (7th Feb 2009) I had my 1999 S80 2.4 SE (170bhp) have its 110'000 mile service, cam-belt change and MOT'd. The work was carried out by South Hants Garage Services based at Empress road in Southampton.

From first contact up until driving my car away when the work was completed they were never less than 100% professional. I liased with one of the 2 owners, Ian Faulkner who before the work was carried out quoted me £420 for service MOT and cambelt.

All that was needed to pass the MOT was a bulb for the rear numberplate, and whilst the service was being carried out the mechanic recomended the fan belt and tensioners needed replacing, which was duly done.

The final bill was £417.22, a good £150 less than i'd been quoted by Kings, the local franchised dealer.

I took the car out for a good run today and although it was running fine before it does seem to be noticeably tauter, and smoother.

A url for the garage is included below.

http://www.independentvolvoservicing.co.uk/

[staffy460]

you may wish to add bryn motor company in wigan lancashire tel no is 01942 711112 , landgate ind estate , wigan wn4obw , volvo specialists they have been going since 2011 , highly recommend them

[Cloth Ears]

I'm looking for a non-franchised dealer near Manchester to look after my 2017 V60 CC. I've just booked it into the main dealer in Warrington for a service, and they were very dismissive when I asked for a price for changing the gearbox oil, and had never heard of the Police Dipstick. So I'm looking for somewhere else from now on. A quick google finds two in Stockport which would be reasonably convenient:

Cheshire Vehicle Services https://cheshirevehicleservi.wixsite.com/cvs01

and

Hallmark https://hallmarkmotorservices.co.uk/

Does anybody have ant experience of them and could recommend one or the other? Or anybody else I should look at in the South Manchester area.

Thanks

Steve

[lenny]

Hi anybody used rt mechanics in liphook????
Going to get my s40 T4 re-mapped and new suspension

[4wheeldriver]

For those of us up here in darkest deepest Scotland, Lochside Motors on the Parkhill Road do all my servicing and non warranty work. Theyre not a specialist Volvo but have serviced a variety of my cars over the years from my s60 d5 through to my Mitsi 3000gt!! They also do my mates impreza turbo. Ok it doesnt get the wash and hoover that it would from main stealer but then he's less then half the price of them for a service!!!

[Rousay boy]

Anyone recommend an independent garage/mechanic in Inverness area or further north to Orkney?