Any experience of VDV Motor Engineers in Huddersfield?

[deadtom]

Morning all,

Have any Yorkshire based PHers had any experience with VDV Motor Engineers based in Marsden, near Huddersfield?

I've got a 2012 Mini One with the notoriously fragile timing belt'd 1.6 petrol, and these guys were recommended by my local garage to do the timing chain replacement.

The reason I ask is that they provided a ballpark figure of £1200 to do the timing chain, which is around double what I was anticipating, and it looks like other BMW / MINI specialists are offering timing chain replacement for around £700, so I was wondering if there is something about VDV that make them 50% better than others?

Or is £1200 about right, and anyone offering it for £700 going to be cutting all kinds of corners and doing it on the cheap?

I did have a brief phone conversation with them a while ago while I was looking for a suitable MINI and they came across very well (friendly, knowledgeable, not pushing to have unnecessary work done) and I am happy to pay a bit more to support decent companies, but 70% more is hard to justify

Thank all,

Tom

[Lalz]

Did you get it done or did u go elsewhere?

[DaveyBoyWonder]

Mad4Mini in Leeds are meant to be really, really well regarded in the gen2 Mini world. I called them when I had my R55 about doing the valve stem seals as it was burning a bit of oil. They said they could do them but recommended I try something (can't remember what it was called but something you put in the engine to lube up the seals themselves). Was £15 a can so gave it a go and it worked perfectly. Really good service - 99% of places would have just booked the car in and charged me the £800 or whatever it was to do the work.