Car specialists

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mercmadman

7 posts

195 months

Friday 25th January 2008
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BM Motors are first class

jimmystratos

2,117 posts

232 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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Eddie Karsten of Border Auto Valet in Earlston did a brill paint job on my glassfibre bodywork.

e21jason

717 posts

219 months

Tuesday 4th March 2008
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Hi

Edinburgh retro cars
1 Restalrig Road South,
Edinburgh,
EH7 6LD,
United Kingdom
0131 661 2407

Proper mechanics who can turn there hand to any thing good ifyou have an old/classic motor or soemthing odd ball

Gordon848191

197 posts

215 months

Monday 17th March 2008
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Scottish Lotus Specialists (also do pretty much all cars - VX200, Porsche, Subaru, Evo etc)

Ali the guy who runs it looked after my car for the last couple of LOTRDC races and was a Lotus mechanic for 11 years. located just outside Edinburgh.

He's now looking after my Atom 3 and in contact with Ariel for its servicing.

Ali - 07961445483

www.scottishlotusspecialists.co.uk

Andy

ASBO

26,140 posts

214 months

Saturday 22nd March 2008
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JD Motor Engineers of Insch.

All functions performed from servicing and repairs to full race prep. Both John and Dave really know their stuff. I've just had my M3 set up on coilovers and it's been totally transformed.

They know their way around most cars.

Give them a call on 01464 821151.

ModenaMagic

25 posts

194 months

Monday 31st March 2008
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MP Supercars provide a superb service and the two guys who run it are excellent to deal with. They are based in Cockenzie and not Mussleburgh that I saw in an earlier post, opposite Cockenzie Power Station.

Edgefield Coachbuilders, Loanhead, Edinburgh. They love to get their hands on decent cars as they do a fantastic job. Andy, the owner will not let the car out the shop until he is totally satisfied with the work.

Edited by ModenaMagic on Monday 31st March 23:23

puckrup

424 posts

200 months

Friday 25th April 2008
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Not in Scotland but definitely worth the trip for any TVR Sales, Servicing, Upgrades or general advice. Hexham Horseless Carriages in Hexham nr Newcastle. Tony Abrams has been in the business for years and knows TVR's inside out.

absolutely

3,168 posts

192 months

Sunday 27th April 2008
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toyo-shredder said:
I hear that Classic Restorations in Alyth, Perthshire are consummate professionals tho.
I would never recommend Classic Restorations to anyone, I know too many stories of people we know having bad work done by them, including us.

ASBO

26,140 posts

214 months

Wednesday 30th April 2008
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absolutely said:
toyo-shredder said:
I hear that Classic Restorations in Alyth, Perthshire are consummate professionals tho.
I would never recommend Classic Restorations to anyone, I know too many stories of people we know having bad work done by them, including us.
Please keep your opinions to yourself unless they are good. As per the rules of this thread, accusaions of shoddy work will be deleted with the liklihood that the thread will disapear with them.


absolutely

3,168 posts

192 months

Wednesday 30th April 2008
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ASBO said:
absolutely said:
toyo-shredder said:
I hear that Classic Restorations in Alyth, Perthshire are consummate professionals tho.
I would never recommend Classic Restorations to anyone, I know too many stories of people we know having bad work done by them, including us.
Please keep your opinions to yourself unless they are good. As per the rules of this thread, accusaions of shoddy work will be deleted with the liklihood that the thread will disapear with them.
I'd rather not hear about another sob story of Classic Restorations fleecing yet another person!
Or will the moderators of the forum recoup the loses of the people? £5k to us, thank you very much! Cash will do!

I won't be brow beaten into someone recommending a company that we've dealt with and we know of others who have been fleeced by them.

Alicatt1

805 posts

195 months

Monday 26th May 2008
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brakedust300 said:
Stang said:
Not so many from me...


TVR Dreadnought (Servicing)
Callander
http://www.dreadnoughtgarage.co.uk/
Just got a cerbera and will be looking for a good TVR garage, do these come highly recommended with reasonable prices?
Well I travel from John o' Groats to Dreadnought for servicing my MG ZT260, Highly recomended

absolutely

3,168 posts

192 months

Monday 26th May 2008
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Alicatt1 said:
brakedust300 said:
Stang said:
Not so many from me...


TVR Dreadnought (Servicing)
Callander
http://www.dreadnoughtgarage.co.uk/
Just got a cerbera and will be looking for a good TVR garage, do these come highly recommended with reasonable prices?
Well I travel from John o' Groats to Dreadnought for servicing my MG ZT260, Highly recomended
They know what they're doing!

Rambo

27 posts

245 months

Monday 9th June 2008
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gordonc said:
KENNY BROWN MOTORS HILLINGTON GLASGOW suspension GURU and everything else and hell give you a price and report before he starts very reasonable rates, ex racer + sons into single seater racing at a high level sets up my GT3RS for track use
I can second that. KB looked after my Lotus Elan turbo for several years and I know at least 4 others that still use him and swear by him.

He's a nice bloke into the bargain and won't give you any bullst.

northo

2,375 posts

219 months

Monday 23rd June 2008
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absolutely said:
Alicatt1 said:
brakedust300 said:
Stang said:
Not so many from me...


TVR Dreadnought (Servicing)
Callander
http://www.dreadnoughtgarage.co.uk/
Just got a cerbera and will be looking for a good TVR garage, do these come highly recommended with reasonable prices?
Well I travel from John o' Groats to Dreadnought for servicing my MG ZT260, Highly recomended
They know what they're doing!
We have had amazing service from Dreadnought - highly recommended. They and MP supercars are the only people who get to work on our cars unless it's under warranty. There's no substitute for expertise!

albundy89

493 posts

238 months

Monday 30th June 2008
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I`m with Absolutely on this subject,better to warn off fellow phers and put up with admins wrath than see one of us get ripped off as I have been done at Lakefield Classics,supposedly TVR afficianado, bullst a total rip off merchant.

yellowbentines

5,313 posts

207 months

Wednesday 2nd July 2008
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albundy89 said:
I`m with Absolutely on this subject,better to warn off fellow phers and put up with admins wrath than see one of us get ripped off as I have been done at Lakefield Classics,supposedly TVR afficianado, bullst a total rip off merchant.
I agree but it'll be difficult to recommend garages/workshops that have 100% glowing feedback. In the past I've taken a car to a bodyshop I'd never heard of purely on the basis of recommendations from fellow PHer's, who I'm sure weren't lying when they said they'd had a great job done. All I ended up with was a car that had so many swirl marks in the new paint that it looked like it had been polished with a brillo pad, I didn't notice it at the time but it's very noticeable to me now - would I recommend the bodyshop, no - is it fair for another PH'er to lose out by using them based on false expectations/recommendations of others when I know that their work isn't always as great as it's made out to be, no, but it's a tricky one.

TimR69

1,480 posts

227 months

Friday 4th July 2008
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For alloy wheel refurb in the East:

Coatech Surface Technologies
73 Dundee Street
Carnoustie
DD7 7PN

01241 854911

they were recommended to me by several people and have done a fantastic job on some very shoddy wheels I had.

Crombers

374 posts

191 months

Wednesday 9th July 2008
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I heartily recommend the Wheel Centre in Cambuslang for alloy refurbs

http://www.wheelcentre-scotland.co.uk/

And add a very definate thumbs up for the previously mentioned BM Motors in Law village.

I also use Lennoxlea Garage in Lennoxtown for the odd job. The lads there are very good and they open until 10pm for late night MOTs or to accomodate requests..

Lennoxlea Garage
Veitch Place
Glasgow
G66 7JQ
01360 312532


DunK122

18 posts

209 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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does anybody know if MH Engineering has now closed? im looking to get my Geo set up (properly) but heard the bloke has gone offshore now

deadslow

7,999 posts

223 months

Friday 11th July 2008
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This guy is the biz on all the German stuff, especially Porsche and BMW M, but also see a lot of Ferrari, Aston, Jag in there. Can work competently on just about anything.

Also very nice chap, totally meticulous attention to detail.

George Morrison Motors

103, Farmeloan Rd, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Lanarkshire G73 1EE
Tel: 0141 643 1768