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Title: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: boneybradley on 19 July 2006, 22:10
I need to have my rear axle bushes sorted (fitted) and have tried the yellow pages but just wondering if any body can recommend any body in my area??? I have being quoted about £170 exc bushes, this sounds a bit steep to me but I have allway's fixed my car's myself. i am thinking of going for standard (eurocar parts bushes or similar) as I've being told powerflex one's can be an acquired taste?
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: kicklikeamule on 28 July 2006, 00:44
Try IVC a couple of miles outside Leeds city centre
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: [han] on 28 July 2006, 07:48
How far are you willing to travel? and where are you actually based?
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: boneybradley on 28 July 2006, 19:46
I live in Selby And I am willing to travel Yorkshire area really.....As long as the prices are o.k and the works good
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: mookie on 28 July 2006, 20:09
I'll be moving to York in about a weeks time, so this is information I'd like to know too  :nerd:  I've got a trusted mechanic up here in Gateshead and feel scared at the prospect of having to find another one when I move down.
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: SAD VR6 on 05 August 2006, 09:25
Hello mate.

The only garage i trust with my car is Rudgate auto services. A bloke called Michael owns it. Hes straight talking with good workmanship.
Hes in Tockwith on the industrial estate.
01423 358302
I usually mend stuff myself but when ive needed him hes always sorted me out, and quite reasonably.

Hes worth a try

Good luck
Mark :cool:
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: [han] on 05 August 2006, 19:32
tockwith is a wicked place..  :grin:

i might need to find a good vw guy in the york area now :(
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: SAD VR6 on 07 August 2006, 09:38
Han are yoy from tockwith?  :undecided:
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: [han] on 07 August 2006, 13:17
nah, york itself
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: SAD VR6 on 08 August 2006, 09:59
On the note of garages in or around the York area DO NOT USEthe independent VW guy in Thirsk. I changed the the buckets in the head of my Mk1 cab and all it wanted was for him to time it up for me as i had no timming light (bought 1 now) Left it with him went to pick it back up and not only had it used quarter of a tank of petrol, the MPG had gone down from 32 to 24 it was blowing out smoke( I think its head gasket) Thick bluey grey smoke, it had two nice deep scratches on the n/s wing.

WEIRD

Anyway from a simple twist of the dizzy i asked him to do ive now got to replace head gasket, paint front wing then kick him in the nuts!!!!!!!!

So be warned :angry:

Car should be back on the road soon, but bourght VR6 in the meantime, as other Golf Cab is looking like a hen house, must start work on that too :undecided:

But as i said earlier try Rudgate in Tockwith

 :smiley:Mark

Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: DubUpYork on 08 August 2006, 10:56
if you can get to pocklington  industrial estate there is a little VW garage there. also a little vw scrappy right outside which always has loads of parts in. you could give them a try. is a 10-15 min drive form york   :smiley: on another note got my m.o.t today so hope all goe's well
Title: Re: Can any body recommend a good garage in york/leeds area.......
Post by: [han] on 08 August 2006, 12:42
theres a VW guy in bootham, near radio york, he's the garage that is linked to Continental auto Spares, york's VAG dealer! :) he's got aircooled outside the garage  :smiley: