Servicing in East of England help please?
Servicing in East of England help please?
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Sarah Bams

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17 posts

141 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Now AM Cambridge shut probably 2 years ago where have other people been taking their AM's for service please? Last year mine went to the nearest remaining Dealer in Brentwood, Essex but they scratched him so not keen to go back. There must be some other recommendations nearer than Bamford Rose at Stratford (who are brilliant). I have used a local independent classic car garage in the past.

Simpo Two

91,420 posts

289 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Nicholas Mee, without a doubt. Excellent service and 100% honest.

Do not go to the bandits just south of Norwich; if you want to know why PM me.

alscar

8,157 posts

237 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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A fair few have apparently taken their business post Cambridge closing to Aston Martin Works in NP who also offer delivery and collection although not always foc depending on distance obviously.


ian448

163 posts

122 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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Why not have Aston Martin come to you ? Aston Martin Walton on Thames do a mobile service option where a tech comes out to carry out the service . Can thoroughly recommend

Al Gorithum

4,973 posts

232 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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If you don't mind a good Indy, try www.tdi-plc.com - 20 mins from Brentwood who are great.

kevin_cambs_uk

553 posts

78 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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I am going to go to Works this year, they will pick up for free within 50 miles, plus I still have the Timeless Warranty. Its such a shame Cambridge closed, I waited 4 years to get one and they closed just before I got one, and yet they were less than 20 miles away...

So will ask Works to pick up and return, it will be interesting how she gets on, as she has only ever been serviced by the same AM garage the whole time.

Kev

-Cappo-

20,514 posts

227 months

Thursday 26th January 2023
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We're not allowed to name & shame on here but if you want my view on why not to even think about using one of the suggestions above in this thread, feel free to PM me. They are - or at least were, a few years ago - utterly devoid of even the most basic levels of quality control, they try to push their previous oversights back onto the customer, and based on what they did to my car, they'd struggle with a £1k hatchback.

I don't have anywhere near you to recommend but I had good service from Pugsley & Lewis in Beckenham last year.

chalkyrabbit

11 posts

182 months

Friday 27th January 2023
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I used HWM flying tech, for my Vantage as did a mate with DB9, very very good, and only £75 over cost of taking car to them, will be using again in future.

Sarah Bams

Original Poster:

17 posts

141 months

Friday 27th January 2023
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Thanks all. Love the look of the HWM flying technician. What a brilliant idea! And doesn't put 200 miles on my car.

But would love to hear your stories of somewhere else but can't find how I private message on here?

Sarah Bams

Original Poster:

17 posts

141 months

Friday 27th January 2023
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Does the HWM flying technician do MOT's too? Forgot that bit.

ian448

163 posts

122 months

Friday 27th January 2023
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Unfortunately they dont

Finding Neutral

439 posts

56 months

Sunday 29th January 2023
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Hwm are fantastic

kevin_cambs_uk

553 posts

78 months

Sunday 29th January 2023
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One of the issues for me is getting it there and bsck.
I know you can wait but if something has to be fixed and left , it’s a pain getting home, unless I am missing a trick

Works eliminates all of that

Brentwood when I got the clutch done was delayed then the trains went on strike was just ridiculous in the end

Interesting how others get on

Kev

Simpo Two

91,420 posts

289 months

Sunday 29th January 2023
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Sarah Bams said:
But would love to hear your stories of somewhere else but can't find how I private message on here?
Click on a member's name to see their profile. There's a link top left saying 'E-mail Me' - but note that not everyone has this function set up.

Felonious

392 posts

198 months

Monday 30th January 2023
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AM Hatfield? I've used them once to check a random fault code and they were fast, professional and seemed to have a good setup. Also used them for parts and they were very quick.

BR do seem good if you can reach them, but it's a helluva long way from out here in the exotic east.