Northants Garage Recommendations
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Following on from mxdi’s forum post, I’ve created this as a Wiki. Where possible I’ve included the website, or telephone number as well as a brief description of what each place does – feel free to add or amend this.
Please add your local garage recommendations, but rememeber no naming and shaming on forums if you had a bad experience. Please avoid "John is great and you wont find a better service" type stuff - stick to the facts on what the place offers.
No advertising of your own business - it must be a recommendation from services you have used!
Any additions will be checked out to confirm if they are genuine recommendations. ADVERTS WILL BE DELETED
So, in alphabetical order…
AA MOT Centre, - 01604 213863 (Only about a mile from Northampton town centre)
As well as MOT's they carry out servicing and repairs etc.
Recommended by: Rosso Rebel
Allon White
Cranfield. Morgan dealership plus Lotus servicing and repairs.
Recommended by: Trackside; Sparkie17
APS
Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda and Porsche specialists
Recommended by: bigburd, Nick1point9
AR Mills: Volvo Specialists (I use them for my Mk5 Golf GTI)
Main Road, Middleton Cheney (near Banbury).
Recommended by Bitzer. Family owned for 30+ years
Autobarn: BMW specialists.
Boothville,Northampton 01604 644266
Recommended by: Shurv
Autoland 4x4 Services
Landies and other RV8 stuff too
Recommended by: gbird, oggs, Arif110, matt172
Automotive Enginering Ltd, Bunting Road, Kingthorpe - 01604 712828
Garage services
Recommended by: fixup1982
Also recommended by: Goffy
Awsome Wheels Northampton - 07879 772779
Mobile wheel re-finishing & repairs, family business, care and attention to detail, very good rates, perfect colour matching.
Recommended by: tdiquattro, dooka, gbp1
Brian Bradshaw Motor Engineers
Unit 4, Southfield Avenue, NN4 8AQ
Recommended by: Andy Clayton
Broadway Tyres - 01933 226075
Broadway, Wellingborough, NN8 2DA
Recommended by: Tankman
BTB Exhaust
Custom exhaust systems from the very simple to the extraordinary
Recommended by: na and others
CMC
Servicing, brakes, MOT, recovery
Recommended by: RB320, Livy
Dove House Cars, Rushden
Servicing for Porsche and others
Recommended by: gpb1
D&G Motors, Wellingborough
Servicing for VW and others
Recommended by: Jspesh, petergreen, Tankman
Elite Coach Trimming - 01933 443422
Trimming and refurbishment
Recommended by: bigburd
Elite MotorTune
Audi, BMW, Merc, Porsche, VW, Exotics – tuning, performance and servicing
Recommended by: obes, loose, nobleguy, TSS
Gabrielle's Garage
Central Northampton location for Vehicle Servicing, Car Maintenance, Tyres, Exhausts, Brakes, Shock Absorbers, MOT Repairs, Welding & Repair Centre
Recommended by: Miss VW
Guglielmi Motorsport
Lotus/TVR, Car performance / handling, servicing and MOTs
Recommended by: Tyre Tread, longers, Marty G, C3 GTK, PeterGreen, griffdude, central, sparkie17, Sylva41, Tankman, Trackside, Matt172, coxy79, LBird, Seb.F, Only Me, Livy
HiQ Northampton - Campbell Sq
Tyres, exhausts etc. Will change tyres you supply for a sensible charge.
Recommended by: Stillgrinning
In & Out MOT (next to B&Q, Northampton)
MOT
Recommended by: stillgrinning, Ed
INOV8
(tucked right up the corner of the units at the bottom of Ross Road (Edgar Mobbs Way end))
(shares thev unit with inka audio)
various work and specialises in modified vehicles
Recommended by: na
Intaservices, Leicester
Alfa & Lancia Specialists
Recommended by: Alfahorn
J & M Car Commercials/EBC Brakes
All types of maintenance, specilaise in brakes, MOT's done in garage next door
Ransome Road - 01604 706377
Recommended by: missdiane
Jamie Porter, Baldock
Alfa Specialist
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Jam-Sport 01604 755529
Tweed Road, Northampton
Servicing/Tuning/Fabrication/Engine rebuilds/Engine transplants
2WD rolling road/Custom remapping/Custom exhausts/etc etc etc!
Recommended by: djdestiny, Nicol@, Seb.F (Top guys, did twice as much as I asked, and washed the car!!)
Kettering Autospray - 01536483460
Maintenance, repairs etc
Recommended by: Blipi, Jspesh
Link AE in Hanslope
Rolling road (more suited to racers)
Recommended by Sylva41
Motorvation, Rothersthorpe Road, Northampton
MOTs, servicing and repairs
Recommended by MrsBlueCerbera, Ruttager
Northampton Motorsport
Rolling Road Tuning, performance specialists, and all makes servicing
Recommended by: matt172, Scubiedoo, JayPee
Northants Subaru
Subaru servicing
Recommended by: Nicol@, -H-
NTBS (Northampton Tyre and Battery Service) - 01604 587 017
Tyres and Batteries
Recommended by: obes
Orbit Tyres
Tyres, batteries, exhausts and servicing
Recommended by: Alfahorn, Scubiedoo
Paint Tec, Northampton - 01604 864900
Car body repair and painting
Recommended by: stormin
Prestige Performance Car (PPCTVR)
Independent Specialist Service to TVR and Sports Cars
Recommended by: martytop
Proline Paint, Earls Barton - 01604 811969
Specialist refinishers
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Reflex Auto Designs
Body shop in Blisworth. Great guys and outstanding work.
Recommended by: dooka
Silverstone Paint Technology Eastcote, Nr Towcester 01327 831577
Motorsport & Composite Road Car Repair & Paint Specialists, Fibreglass Manufacturing Services
Recommended by: LBird, paeise, Seb.F
Sterling Motors, Kettering - 01536 416664
Non-specialist garage and MOT (have worked on TVRs)
Recommended by: justinbaker
STS, Bedford
Wheel alignment
Recommended by: mxdi
Tom Powell Motors, Mulso Finedon
MOT station
Recommended by: tyre_tread
TUK Customs
Body shop in Hannington, Nr Kettering, fantastic work and a great bunch of guys..
Recommended by: dooka
Turbo Technics
Turbos, Superchargers and conversions for the Elise and MGF
Recommended by: obes, petergreen, loose, Tankman
Tyre Warehouse
Tyres
Recommended by: bigburd
Tyres Northampton
Tyres, alloys, brakes, MOTs and servicing
Recommended by: na, Podie, Rude Girl, Pete RS, Seb.F, Nick1point9, Livy
Ultimate Windscreens
Windscreen replacement, glass repairs, door body & glass, wiper replacement, heated screens
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl
Please add your local garage recommendations, but rememeber no naming and shaming on forums if you had a bad experience. Please avoid "John is great and you wont find a better service" type stuff - stick to the facts on what the place offers.
No advertising of your own business - it must be a recommendation from services you have used!
Any additions will be checked out to confirm if they are genuine recommendations. ADVERTS WILL BE DELETED
So, in alphabetical order…
AA MOT Centre, - 01604 213863 (Only about a mile from Northampton town centre)
As well as MOT's they carry out servicing and repairs etc.
Recommended by: Rosso Rebel
Allon White
Cranfield. Morgan dealership plus Lotus servicing and repairs.
Recommended by: Trackside; Sparkie17
APS
Audi, VW, Seat, Skoda and Porsche specialists
Recommended by: bigburd, Nick1point9
AR Mills: Volvo Specialists (I use them for my Mk5 Golf GTI)
Main Road, Middleton Cheney (near Banbury).
Recommended by Bitzer. Family owned for 30+ years
Autobarn: BMW specialists.
Boothville,Northampton 01604 644266
Recommended by: Shurv
Autoland 4x4 Services
Landies and other RV8 stuff too
Recommended by: gbird, oggs, Arif110, matt172
Automotive Enginering Ltd, Bunting Road, Kingthorpe - 01604 712828
Garage services
Recommended by: fixup1982
Also recommended by: Goffy
Awsome Wheels Northampton - 07879 772779
Mobile wheel re-finishing & repairs, family business, care and attention to detail, very good rates, perfect colour matching.
Recommended by: tdiquattro, dooka, gbp1
Brian Bradshaw Motor Engineers
Unit 4, Southfield Avenue, NN4 8AQ
Recommended by: Andy Clayton
Broadway Tyres - 01933 226075
Broadway, Wellingborough, NN8 2DA
Recommended by: Tankman
BTB Exhaust
Custom exhaust systems from the very simple to the extraordinary
Recommended by: na and others
CMC
Servicing, brakes, MOT, recovery
Recommended by: RB320, Livy
Dove House Cars, Rushden
Servicing for Porsche and others
Recommended by: gpb1
D&G Motors, Wellingborough
Servicing for VW and others
Recommended by: Jspesh, petergreen, Tankman
Elite Coach Trimming - 01933 443422
Trimming and refurbishment
Recommended by: bigburd
Elite MotorTune
Audi, BMW, Merc, Porsche, VW, Exotics – tuning, performance and servicing
Recommended by: obes, loose, nobleguy, TSS
Gabrielle's Garage
Central Northampton location for Vehicle Servicing, Car Maintenance, Tyres, Exhausts, Brakes, Shock Absorbers, MOT Repairs, Welding & Repair Centre
Recommended by: Miss VW
Guglielmi Motorsport
Lotus/TVR, Car performance / handling, servicing and MOTs
Recommended by: Tyre Tread, longers, Marty G, C3 GTK, PeterGreen, griffdude, central, sparkie17, Sylva41, Tankman, Trackside, Matt172, coxy79, LBird, Seb.F, Only Me, Livy
HiQ Northampton - Campbell Sq
Tyres, exhausts etc. Will change tyres you supply for a sensible charge.
Recommended by: Stillgrinning
In & Out MOT (next to B&Q, Northampton)
MOT
Recommended by: stillgrinning, Ed
INOV8
(tucked right up the corner of the units at the bottom of Ross Road (Edgar Mobbs Way end))
(shares thev unit with inka audio)
various work and specialises in modified vehicles
Recommended by: na
Intaservices, Leicester
Alfa & Lancia Specialists
Recommended by: Alfahorn
J & M Car Commercials/EBC Brakes
All types of maintenance, specilaise in brakes, MOT's done in garage next door
Ransome Road - 01604 706377
Recommended by: missdiane
Jamie Porter, Baldock
Alfa Specialist
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Jam-Sport 01604 755529
Tweed Road, Northampton
Servicing/Tuning/Fabrication/Engine rebuilds/Engine transplants
2WD rolling road/Custom remapping/Custom exhausts/etc etc etc!
Recommended by: djdestiny, Nicol@, Seb.F (Top guys, did twice as much as I asked, and washed the car!!)
Kettering Autospray - 01536483460
Maintenance, repairs etc
Recommended by: Blipi, Jspesh
Link AE in Hanslope
Rolling road (more suited to racers)
Recommended by Sylva41
Motorvation, Rothersthorpe Road, Northampton
MOTs, servicing and repairs
Recommended by MrsBlueCerbera, Ruttager
Northampton Motorsport
Rolling Road Tuning, performance specialists, and all makes servicing
Recommended by: matt172, Scubiedoo, JayPee
Northants Subaru
Subaru servicing
Recommended by: Nicol@, -H-
NTBS (Northampton Tyre and Battery Service) - 01604 587 017
Tyres and Batteries
Recommended by: obes
Orbit Tyres
Tyres, batteries, exhausts and servicing
Recommended by: Alfahorn, Scubiedoo
Paint Tec, Northampton - 01604 864900
Car body repair and painting
Recommended by: stormin
Prestige Performance Car (PPCTVR)
Independent Specialist Service to TVR and Sports Cars
Recommended by: martytop
Proline Paint, Earls Barton - 01604 811969
Specialist refinishers
Recommended by: Alfahorn
Reflex Auto Designs
Body shop in Blisworth. Great guys and outstanding work.
Recommended by: dooka
Silverstone Paint Technology Eastcote, Nr Towcester 01327 831577
Motorsport & Composite Road Car Repair & Paint Specialists, Fibreglass Manufacturing Services
Recommended by: LBird, paeise, Seb.F
Sterling Motors, Kettering - 01536 416664
Non-specialist garage and MOT (have worked on TVRs)
Recommended by: justinbaker
STS, Bedford
Wheel alignment
Recommended by: mxdi
Tom Powell Motors, Mulso Finedon
MOT station
Recommended by: tyre_tread
TUK Customs
Body shop in Hannington, Nr Kettering, fantastic work and a great bunch of guys..
Recommended by: dooka
Turbo Technics
Turbos, Superchargers and conversions for the Elise and MGF
Recommended by: obes, petergreen, loose, Tankman
Tyre Warehouse
Tyres
Recommended by: bigburd
Tyres Northampton
Tyres, alloys, brakes, MOTs and servicing
Recommended by: na, Podie, Rude Girl, Pete RS, Seb.F, Nick1point9, Livy
Ultimate Windscreens
Windscreen replacement, glass repairs, door body & glass, wiper replacement, heated screens
Recommended by: Podie, Rude Girl