What we do
Diagnosis first, then the repair. We tell you what is wrong, what it will cost, and what can wait, before anything is opened up.
Check engine light on? We read the fault codes off the car’s own computer and trace them to the actual cause, so you are not paying to replace parts on a guess.
For the faults a code reader will not name: an intermittent misfire, a noise that only happens warm, a leak nobody can find. We chase it until we know.
From a rough idle to a full strip and rebuild. Heads off, timing, gaskets and seals, then back together and run in.
Machine work on engine parts as part of a rebuild: surfaces skimmed true and components brought back to size instead of being replaced.
Slipping, jerking or refusing a gear. We drop the box, find out whether it needs a service or a rebuild, and tell you which before starting.
The everyday work that keeps a car on the road: brakes, clutch, cooling, belts, and the noises that turn up over a speed bump.
Everything underneath: suspension, steering, bushings, mountings and exhaust. The parts that decide whether the car holds the road and stops straight.
Fitting, balancing and wheel alignment. Worth doing after suspension work, and worth checking if the car pulls to one side or eats its front tyres.
Batteries, alternators, starters, lighting and wiring faults, including the intermittent ones that only misbehave when it rains.
The scheduled service that stops small things becoming expensive ones. Oil, filters, fluids, belts, and a look over everything else while the car is up.
Cleaning, recharging and leak repair. In this climate a working aircon is not a luxury item, and a weak one is usually a leak rather than a top-up.
Metal repair where a part cannot simply be bolted back on: brackets, mountings, exhausts and rusted-through sections made good.
Refinishing and respray, matched to the car’s existing colour.
We source the parts as well as fit them, and they go on the quote itemised, so you can see what each one costs before we order it.
If the car will not start, or is not safe to drive, ring us and we will arrange to collect it rather than have you risk the trip.
Several vehicles on one account. Each one keeps its own service history, so you can see what was done to which van and when, on a single bill.
That is what the diagnosis is for. Describe what the car is doing and we will work it out before anything is opened up.
