VAG/ Skoda specialist - Central belt. Suggestions please.

[northo]

Morning people,

I'm sure this has been asked before, but as this is my first experience in actually having to deal with servicing myself (always had people on hand to deal with it for me before), I need some advice.

Skoda vRS diesel needs a service and timing belt.

I need a reliable company who will charge a sensible price, and it would be great if they could pick the car up and deliver it back (from Strathaven or Livingston).

Main priority is not having to spend a day picking up and dropping off.
2nd priority is not being charged a fortune for a visual inspection and a wipe with an oily rag before sending the car back half done.....

Any suggestions?

[tonytifoso]

Stup on here has his own business now in Stirling

As posted here near the bottom of page 1

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

I have no affiliation to the business, he just stays at the end of my street and I've seen the quality of his work.

[paulqv]

Jim McAuley in wishaw was ex head mechanic at verve etc. Also does porsche etc
Very good, knows his stuff very well and very reasonable but very busy! Does most of my routine stuff on my old cars and looks after my mega mileage passat W8
07836634547
you can say I put you onto him
He is busy though but competent honest and deos what he says he does. V good reputation in the trade too
Paul

[archangeldk]

Newmarket garage in bannockburn Stirling, they are a skoda dealership but have pretty decent prices.
Know a few guys that work there and everyone of them has a Skoda vrs either fabia or octavias.

Dont know about pick up but worth asking

[a11y_m]

Bit of a roundabout one, but John at ProGrip in Bonnybridge (alignment specialist - extremely good guy) owns a Fabia vRS and I'm sure he mentioned a specialist to me one of the times I had my car over at him. I only remember as we also have a Fabia vRS in the family.

My thoughts are that if John thinks they're good then they must be!

[northo]

paulqv said:

Jim McAuley in wishaw was ex head mechanic at verve etc. Also does porsche etc
Very good, knows his stuff very well and very reasonable but very busy! Does most of my routine stuff on my old cars and looks after my mega mileage passat W8
07836634547
you can say I put you onto him
He is busy though but competent honest and deos what he says he does. V good reputation in the trade too
Paul

Inclined to go with Paul, as I go past Wishaw on my way to work.

Thanks guys, great stuff.

Don't be afraid to keep them coming though!

Just had the car valeted by Mike Allan at V8 Valeting this evening and it looks blimming great.

[Mojocvh]

http://www.starperformance.co.uk/

wee bit out of your way though...

[matchmaker]

Mojocvh said:

http://www.starperformance.co.uk/

wee bit out of your way though...

And by the time you've left, Jim will have talked you into a remap

[amccan10]

Bedrock Veedubs in Motherwell

01698 254666

Don't think they'll be able to pick the car up but the owner John certainly knows his stuff though