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General => General discussion => Topic started by: mongchops on 04 December 2007, 20:22
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Not got this blokes permission to put this on here but I'm sure that he won't mind a bit of free advertising.
While in the process of buying my first GTI, I asked the advice of the bloke who works at/owns Taber. It's a small garage in Bexleyheath specialising in VWs. He gave me good, free advice over the phone. When I got the GTI I took it to him to do the cam belt and other bits and to have a good look to see if anything else needed doing. He charged me a reasonable rate and didn't have me over. He has since given me more free advice about my sunroof issue. Nice to find some one genuine in the motor trade.
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Interesting, I live in erith so may make use of this dude!
If you got your Gti mate, drop me a pm sometime as you only live round the corner!
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Wish i'd known about this guy 6 months ago!
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This is my mate Dan Taber, Started up his own business after working for a VAG specialist for years. He looks after my Mk5 I'm always having bits done to it.
He has no probs with the post and says thanks for the comments. Anyone need contact details drop me a PM
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I wish I knew about this guy before I took my car all the way to Surrey!
Can you post his number up?
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Here you go: 01322 525830
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This is my mate Dan Taber, Started up his own business after working for a VAG specialist for years. He looks after my Mk5 I'm always having bits done to it.
He has no probs with the post and says thanks for the comments. Anyone need contact details drop me a PM
next time i go see him i will mention my post and maybe get a discount.
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what car did you take to him mongchops?
as mines due a service in 2k and bexley is only 30 mins away
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im only about 10 mins from there, in new eltham, so will keep him in mind :smiley:
Interesting, I live in erith so may make use of this dude!
i work down in erith, down on the marsh in the industrial estate (darenth estate)
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Small world mate, live up by the church and the fish statue!
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Small world mate, live up by the church and the fish statue!
i broke down next to the church on weds :sad: :laugh: now theres a coinsidence
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what car did you take to him mongchops?
as mines due a service in 2k and bexley is only 30 mins away
took a MK2 16v. got another couple of jobs for him so i will let you all know how it goes.
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Small world mate, live up by the church and the fish statue!
i broke down next to the church on weds :sad: :laugh: now theres a coinsidence
even smaller world, that's where i got married. bit before the fish statue arrived though!
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Bloody hell - you know where the carpark for the church is - well the cul de sac on the end of that is where my house is - random!
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Interesting, I live in erith so may make use of this dude!
If you got your Gti mate, drop me a pm sometime as you only live round the corner!
small world i live near the stupid fish as well!!!!
out to the bexley crew!!!!
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got my MK4 booked in for a 10K and mot next friday, hope they live up to the good rep :smiley:
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got my MK4 booked in for a 10K and mot next friday, hope they live up to the good rep :smiley:
had the service and MOT done today, happy with the service and the bloke knew what he was talking about, nice to see that he had a golf too (really clean looking VR6)
i'd recommend him too.
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This is my mate Dan Taber, Started up his own business after working for a VAG specialist for years. He looks after my Mk5 I'm always having bits done to it.
He has no probs with the post and says thanks for the comments. Anyone need contact details drop me a PM
hi, do you know if this guy can do gearbox rebuilds?
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if not I know somebody in Thamesmead who can do it
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thanks for this im oinly 10 minutes from Bexleyheath and the car is due a service soon......
Where abouts is he in Bexleyheath?
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At the corner of Mayplace Road and Barnehurst Road, 2 minutes from Barnehurst Station.
He's next door to the car dealers on Barnehurst Road
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Took my Mk2 again last week for brakes on all four corners, a rocker box gasket change, sunroof repair and a pre MOT looksee. Cost me £190. Dunno if this is cheap but I'm satisfied with the work and he's a nice bloke.
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Would recommned...
Had my clutched changed and had a engine issue which turned out to be a dirty throttle body on my 8v GTi. Car now runs sound....
Knows what his doing...
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SWEET!!! i'm in welling and just got a mk3 16v gti. I'll be taking it to bexleyheath for the work i can't do myself! :wink:
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What a great find this thread is!
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Right booked in for yesterday for a pre-MOT check and I am absolutely delighted with the service I received from Dan, clearly a top bloke with great service.
He was honest and advised me well.
Thanks for the thread all - excellent.
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Thanks to mongchops recommendation, i took my GTi to Dan, and he sorted my cambelt + waterpump and rear axle bushes in no time, and for a good price too! :smug:
I would definitely recommend him too, nice guy, gave me some free advice on another niggle the car had too.
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This is a brilliant thread. I live in Belvedere and I will be picking up my MK5 GTi this Saturday. My Miss' lives in Mayplace Road East so its only moments away from hers. Great to see so many GTi owners in my area too.
So im guessing the Beadles stealer/dealer in Dartford is no good?
Would you guys recomend going to Dan in Barnehurst for a service when it comes round to it, or would it be better off get a true VW stamp in the service book?
One last thing, if you see a Dark Blue 3 door 05 GTi driving around the area give us a toot.
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Anyone got a number for this bloke, as I need my window done as the clip broke, just wanted to hear a quote, I did have a flick through the thread but can't see any contact info on him, unless I'm blind and missed it :grin:
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Anyone got a number for this bloke, as I need my window done as the clip broke, just wanted to hear a quote, I did have a flick through the thread but can't see any contact info on him, unless I'm blind and missed it :grin:
PM'd
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Just used this guy, can confirm that his a top bloke and he knows what he is on about. Booked future service after a A-class service.
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could somebody send me his number or address pls cheers
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Here's where he is: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mayplace+Road&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.709674,31.772461&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Mayplace+Rd,+Crayford,+Greater+London+DA7+6,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.460644,0.160705&spn=0.000817,0.001939&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.460742,0.160641&panoid=EjpVaCVYGkV9iCCt0WWaQw&cbp=12,248.82,,1,3.55 (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mayplace+Road&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.709674,31.772461&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Mayplace+Rd,+Crayford,+Greater+London+DA7+6,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.460644,0.160705&spn=0.000817,0.001939&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.460742,0.160641&panoid=EjpVaCVYGkV9iCCt0WWaQw&cbp=12,248.82,,1,3.55)
And phone number from earlier in the thread: 01322 525830
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OMG how many local guys on here?I'm a born and rasied Belvedere boy.Even went bexleyheath school :D
I know exactly where that place is.Migth pay him a visit.With my mechanics at the moment there really good guys.erith they mostly do jap stuff there but one guy there really know his VW's. So I towed my mk4 1.8t (long story its been off the road for 3 years)There top guys but its been about 5 weeks they've had .Admittedly its seems a fairly hard problem to resolve and i said take your time no rush as I was selling another car but i think there too busy with other projects :( ... Anyhows nice to know theres alot of local guys on the forums.You guys ever have any local meets?
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Dan's brilliant with VAG, he knows them very well, you can just openly talk to him and he won't beat round the bush, nor will he mkle excuses like, "oh it could be this that and that", plus his rates are honest and good, from my experience.
Down erith, you are not on about Hayes engineering?
I've done, eastern dubs, never again! The meet is small and very unintresting. Use to do q lot of lakeside and excel on weelend and bank holiday meets. Part from that there's not a lot local.
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Dan's brilliant with VAG, he knows them very well, you can just openly talk to him and he won't beat round the bush, nor will he mkle excuses like, "oh it could be this that and that", plus his rates are honest and good, from my experience.
Down erith, you are not on about Hayes engineering?
I've done, eastern dubs, never again! The meet is small and very unintresting. Use to do q lot of lakeside and excel on weelend and bank holiday meets. Part from that there's not a lot local.
dixon motorsport.There top guys and as i said i told them to take there time to make it cheaper for me but its been a fair while and they havent' even got it started ye t :( as said before don;t think they really have the time, just want my VW running : ( I went to the pistonheads Service sunday the other day..Up near heathrow at Merc-Benz world ,Was fun day out ..some wicked cars there.Went out in the SLS AMG..600bhp odd..monster :D :D
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Just booked with him now for my R32 arb to be fitted.