Car specialists

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northo

2,371 posts

218 months

Friday 14th September 2007
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MP supercars in Musselburgh are exceptionally good - serviced our Zonda a while back and it is running like a dream.

Highly recommended

peterzoom

313 posts

206 months

Saturday 15th September 2007
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Hi everyone. Here are details of some of the specialists I have been using for some years now in the Glasgow area and have been delighted with their workmanship, honesty, value for money and skills.

Jaguar Specialist:
Jamie @ Gibbon & Wilson
Garscube Mill
Killermont Bridge
Bearsden G61 1QR
0141 943 1333

Bmw & Porsche
Graham @ R.P.M.
1987 Maryhill Rd
Maryhill
Glasgow G20
0141 946 0666

Volvo Specialist
Dougie @ Volvomax
23 Springboig Ave
Glasgow G32 0JL
0141 774 5238

Bodywork & Paint
Michael Brown @ McLarens Accident Repair Centre
20 Broadcroft
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow G66 1HP
0141 775 1286

anglebox10

2,706 posts

210 months

Sunday 23rd September 2007
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For general servicing/maintenance/repairs in etc in Aberdeen , I'd recommend :

Carden Motors,
80a Broomhill Road,
Aberdeen AB19 6HU
Tel 595185

Great service, with reliable honest work always carried out in my experience.

jollygreen

16,127 posts

201 months

Thursday 27th September 2007
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I'd recommend Stuart Micthell in East Tullos, Aberdeen. 01224 878666. Really honest guy, does a great job, if not the quickest but very reasonable and he really knows his stuff. Bit of a dour Aberdonian but if you want a comedian, pay Billy Connolly £20k to service your car...

VetteG

3,236 posts

243 months

Monday 8th October 2007
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peterzoom said:
Jaguar Specialist:
Jamie @ Gibbon & Wilson
Garscube Mill
Killermont Bridge
Bearsden G61 1QR
0141 943 1333
Jamie Gibbon, now there is a name from the past. I think the last time I saw Jamie he was competing in a red Mk7 Jaguar at Doune, he always competed in Jaguars and they were always imaculately turned out.

G

albundy89

493 posts

237 months

Saturday 13th October 2007
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anyone dealt with Lakefield Classics based in Newtonmore.

toyo-shredder

1 posts

197 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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Not heard anything good, I have a mate who has used Lakefield Classics and his comments can't be repeated here. I hear that Classic Restorations in Alyth, Perthshire are consummate professionals tho.

Sal.

tuscan_thunder

Original Poster:

1,763 posts

245 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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toyo-shredder said:
Not heard anything good, I have a mate who has used Lakefield Classics and his comments can't be repeated here. I hear that Classic Restorations in Alyth, Perthshire are consummate professionals tho.

Sal.
I started this thread as a sort of database for places where people have had good experience/service etc.

Can we keep the questions and comments to another thread please?

Go-faster

1 posts

197 months

Tuesday 16th October 2007
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MH Engineering
Dubstone Farm
Inverurie

Excellent guy for suspension setups and engineering work, plus you always get a cuppa when you drop by.

puckrup

424 posts

199 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2007
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Just had corner weights, camber, toe-in setup on my Tuscan by Mark at MH Engineering. Superb, complete transformation in car handling, changed all four corners with Gaz Gold's myself but N/S/F badly scrubbed. Beats the trip to Dreadnought!!

Also recommend Alastair at Laws Tyres Bridge of Don - 5% discount for TVR Club membership. Far more competitive than the best nternet price I could find....

gordonc

264 posts

251 months

Saturday 27th October 2007
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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

G4Addicted

425 posts

217 months

Wednesday 31st October 2007
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Go-faster said:
MH Engineering
Dubstone Farm
Inverurie

Excellent guy for suspension setups and engineering work, plus you always get a cuppa when you drop by.
It is worth noting that Mark now has full-time help, and is able to take on more conventional automotive work as well as the specialist things. I can also vouch for his tea-making skills!

His number is 07780 743 622

D-Speed

71 posts

206 months

Monday 12th November 2007
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Castlepark Autobody
20 Castle Street
Castlepark Ind Est
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 9RF

01358 725 852

Neil & Kenny do bodywork repairs, spray painting, motorsport prep work etc.

pervert

26,140 posts

213 months

Tuesday 20th November 2007
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Go-faster said:
MH Engineering
Dubstone Farm
Inverurie

Excellent guy for suspension setups and engineering work, plus you always get a cuppa when you drop by.
I never got offered a cuppa frown

Having coilovers fitted by him once I collate all the other bits.

brakedust300

1,059 posts

208 months

Thursday 29th November 2007
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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?

stevie_a

186 posts

196 months

Sunday 2nd December 2007
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peterzoom said:
Hi everyone. Here are details of some of the specialists I have been using for some years now in the Glasgow area and have been delighted with their workmanship, honesty, value for money and skills.



Bodywork & Paint
Michael Brown @ McLarens Accident Repair Centre
20 Broadcroft
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow G66 1HP
0141 775 1286
I will second that I have used this company many times

In fact I am putting my Triumph in to them next month

AUDISELLER

1,099 posts

196 months

Friday 28th December 2007
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Don't mean to put a damper on everyone's enthusiasm but there won't be a single establishment anywhere in the country that somebody doesn't recommend otherwise they wouldn't have any customers.

I can understand the reason for not wanting negative comments on forum but unless you hear from a cross section of customers it isn't really worth much IMHO.

istoo

2,365 posts

201 months

Tuesday 8th January 2008
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partially agree...

The demographic on this forum leans towards people with at least some car knowledge, therefore capable of deciding what is and is not good per say.

Some of the same names keep reappearing which would err me towards them. based on the above.

the title is for specialists ie certain garages will have a reputation or tendency for a certain manufacturer/type.

Business doesn't all go on word of mouth, reputation can be good AND bad.

However good to hear if others experiences are the same good or bad.

tuscan_thunder

Original Poster:

1,763 posts

245 months

Thursday 10th January 2008
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AUDISELLER said:
Don't mean to put a damper on everyone's enthusiasm but there won't be a single establishment anywhere in the country that somebody doesn't recommend otherwise they wouldn't have any customers.

I can understand the reason for not wanting negative comments on forum but unless you hear from a cross section of customers it isn't really worth much IMHO.
I started the thread based on Pistonheads' terms that there is no 'naming and shaming' of places with poor service.

Therefore, to establish a thread where reports of poor service are circulated would violate the terms and conditions.

As Istoo has mentioned above, most people on here have a higher-than-average knowledge about cars and therefore, this makes this thread more worthwhile than it might otherwise be.


Broomsticklady

1,095 posts

204 months

Wednesday 23rd January 2008
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Mobile Alloy wheel repairer and bumper and the like - mobile Aberdeenshire to Central Belt - Colin at Reflections - 07714 098964