Southampton area - Independent VW/Seat service?

[KTF]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a Seat/VW independent service place in the Southampton area?

When I had a Toledo I used to use Sundays Hill in Hedge End who seemed fine but now Independent have opened locally and there is Monks in Chilworth as well.

Sundays Hill - http://www.sundayshillmotcentre.com/
Independent - http://www.independentvwservicing.co.uk/
Monks - http://www.monksautosouthampton.co.uk/

Found another one in Eastleigh - http://www.independentgarageservices.co.uk/index.p...

I am looking to buy a 2010 Leon 1.4 TSI which will need its 4th service so after an idea of the cost. Has anyone used the above recently or any recommendations for anyone else?

[M7RT V]

JKM in Portsmouth are awesome

http://www.jkm.org.uk/

[zed4]

M7RT V said:

JKM in Portsmouth are awesome

http://www.jkm.org.uk/

I've not yet been here, but asking phoning and emailing various companies recently, these guys were the most knowledgeable, most helpful, most friendly and the most reasonably priced. I will be using them as and when I need to, with the Golf GTI.

[HereBeMonsters]

M7RT V said:

JKM in Portsmouth are awesome

http://www.jkm.org.uk/

Very pleased with them myself, fixed everything the incompetent dealer failed to, and at a decent price - on my Octavia vRS.

[KTF]

Three votes for them so far

[HereBeMonsters]

I used Independent in Hedge End when the dealer (in Botley. I'm sure you can work out who it was!) failed to diagnose a gearbox fault despite having the car for 3 months. Independent worked out what it was, quoted for a price to fix it and got the car back to me within two hours.

In the end I had to have the work done at the dealer due to the warranty, and then I used JKM after that as I generally got upgrades at the same time!

[ewolg]

For servicing on my SEAT's, I have used my next door neighbour for years. He's now taken over Colin Moston (servicing) in Horton Heath http://www.colinmostoncars.co.uk/contact.php 023 8069 2321 - I can highly recommend him and for those who know me and my cars, you know I'm a fussy bugger!

[VX5195]

Try these guys

www.vwsc.co.uk

Used them for years, very knowledgeable and well priced!

[gaz132]

These guys?
http://www.abtechavssltd.com/

[KTF]

Seems there are quite a few options to choose from.

As far as the guy at Colin Monston goes, I assume he is just a general servicing place compared to the 'specialists' who have access to the diagnostics, etc. which is the main reason for using them?

[jamescalland]

JKM are ste.

minus 1.

These guys are golden. Look after my Porker and TTRS a treat. And before you moan, yes the service all vw group cars.

http://www.brookspeed.com

[HereBeMonsters]

jamescalland said:

JKM are ste.

minus 1.

These guys are golden. Look after my Porker and TTRS a treat. And before you moan, yes the service all vw group cars.

http://www.brookspeed.com

Brookspeed more of a performane-oriented and tuning company though?

And what's wrong with JKM? To be fair I only used them twice before I had to sell the car, but they were mint both times. Sooo much better than the main dealer!

[jamescalland]

Brookspeed do all the "normal" garage items as well. I would much prefer to take it to Brookspeed, a company with many, many years of motor sport derived experience and technology are a much better bet than JKM, a company that has a "space" with a lift and a computer providing remaps.......

Just my opinion.

[HereBeMonsters]

jamescalland said:

Brookspeed do all the "normal" garage items as well. I would much prefer to take it to Brookspeed, a company with many, many years of motor sport derived experience and technology are a much better bet than JKM, a company that has a "space" with a lift and a computer providing remaps.......

Just my opinion.

Well they did a hybrid clutch for me (to handle the extra power) inside a day, and a dump valve fit in about 20 minutes.

[spike ST500]

I take my audi to http://www.kartechnic.co.uk/ have a branch in both Poole and Christchurch,

Very reasonable, and know their stuff

[joema]

Monks in North Baddesley is a vw specialist. Was really knowledgable about my mk2.

[Lovey1]

+1 for JKM for me. Great service. Recently had a fairly major injector related issue and they diagnosed and reworked superbly. Great communication and friendly.