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marksg
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Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:49 pm

Can anyone recommend a BMW specialist in Penarth or Cardiff.

Need to get some service work done in the near future.

Many thanks, Gary
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Sun Apr 29, 2007 10:52 pm

Rydale are supposed to be good buddy. Im a cardiff boy originally. HOWEVER, if you can make the trip to Swansea, I cant rate the guys down at Trainer BMW enough!!!! They bend over backwards to sort yuou out with parts and servicing and the girls who sell the cars aint half bad either! winkeye
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 11:12 am

marksg wrote:Can anyone recommend a BMW specialist in Penarth or Cardiff.

Need to get some service work done in the near future.

Many thanks, Gary
My car will need a service too soon! are rydale expensive?
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:28 pm

Try B & R Garages in Cardiff. Independant BMW specialists. Always go there never had any problems and cheaper than main dealers. Chris the owner is an ex -BMW mechanic. There in Tremorfa
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 8:00 pm

Thanks guys - I use Rydale for servicing my daily driver, and they are OK. I need an independent specialist to do some work on my E30 (oil service is due, and air con needs recharge), and also to change the supercharger drive belt on my E46, which Rydale didn't want to touch.

String - thanks for the tip - I will give B&R Garages a try.

Gary
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Mon Apr 30, 2007 9:22 pm

Isnt the thread title a contradiction in terms ? winkeye
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Tue May 01, 2007 9:25 pm

No.




Next question.
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Tue May 01, 2007 9:38 pm

Took your time on that one Scotty!!

Had to add that one being a Bristol boy!
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Wed May 02, 2007 1:24 pm

A good mate of mine wit a sterling silver 325i sport lives in Penarth....

Not adding much to the thread but there you go. :roll:

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Wed May 02, 2007 7:53 pm

Always found Trainers in Swansea to be about the best dealer.

For an independent specialist, B & R are excellent for most jobs.
All parts sales proceeds going to my next e30 fund (current one wrecked thanks to some thieving tw*t!)
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Wed May 02, 2007 7:58 pm

but whatever you do dont use promotive in newport as they are really not good at all, iv used b+r a few times now and the are really good and know what they are doing.
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Thu May 03, 2007 2:07 pm

where are b+r located?
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Thu May 03, 2007 7:50 pm

in tremorfa down behind the steelworks mate
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