E30 Zone

There's a few the links section, but wouldn't it be useful to have a list of garages that we all use? All of our cars have to go in sometimes (if only for the dreaded MOT) & I for one need to find somewhere to do my rear subframe bushes...

So where's good near you? If we try & keep this fairly on-topic, it'll be easier to browse through / turn into a list / sticky / whatever

I recommend myself, but then I would

Hartlake in Gravesend - Kent
Bexley Motor Works in Bexleyheath - Kent
E-Tech - Havant Portsmouth

there are two more locally but I've not used them so no comment

Probably only one person/place I'd trust with any work on my cars

MJF Engineering, Beare Green, Nr Dorking

However, other places that I know the people and the folk that use them have only good reports:

ETA Motrosport in Gravesend Kent
Munich Motors in Wokingham, Berks

I always use MoseleyMotorSport here in Telford. Absolute star.

Dave Kear @ M-Tech Billericay, wont find anyone who knows about BMs

Fantastic at everything from race prep to oil change, worth a drive even if your not Local

Ziggy, a place on the Nuffield did my bushes for Ԛ£90, top blokes as it was drive-in drive-out the same day!

There's a BMW Specialist in Southbourne as well I think!

I use my mate's dad's garage in Alder Hills, Hughes International - he's joint owner and has previously been head technician at Jeep/Chrysler on Wallisdown Road.

Nick Thompson in Hilsborough Sheffield..did a good job in resetting my electric roof on the cab at a reasonable price

Royston Autocare in Royston (suprisingly), Hertforshire.

01763 263006

Karl, the boss, has a plethora of BMW Course Certificates up on the wall, and can do most things E30 eyes closed.

Very good, and reasonable prices.

I've used them for 5 years, and have always had great service. A mate of mine used to work there, but I kept using them for any stuff I don't do myself (time/experience!)

Steve Rowley, in Cheltenham.

http://www.bmw-saab.co.uk/

The best allround service from any garage i've ever been to. Good work, well priced, nice guys too. One of the techs has a 2.7 E30 sport conversion, so knows them well.

JimmyC wrote:Dave Kear @ M-Tech Billericay, wont find anyone who knows about BMs

Fantastic at everything from race prep to oil change, worth a drive even if your not Local

Where are they in Billericay. I used to live there, but don't recognise there name...

Ziggy i use Little canford garage for my MOT's. Next to the Murco garage on Leigh Road. Top guys there. Colin the owner is a bit of a classic enthusiast....

Jimbob wrote:Ziggy, a place on the Nuffield did my bushes for Ԛ£90, top blokes as it was drive-in drive-out the same day!

Sweeeet! Who??? I take it that didn't include the bushes?! Think I'll get the subframe & trailing arms done at the same time... Would do the diff too, but not when it'll be getting a LSD before long

E30Mark wrote: Ziggy i use Little canford garage for my MOT's. Next to the Murco garage on Leigh Road. Top guys there. Colin the owner is a bit of a classic enthusiast....

Cool, I'll give em a try when it's due... I've always used Nigel Samson on Ferndown ind. est, but he seems to have a few monkeys working for him now...

Teeside AutoTech in Thornaby near middlesbrough. they look after my brothers M5 and 325i Sport, and I take my 320 Cabriolet there whenever I can fit it in to a visit home.

Incidentally, can anyone recommend anywhere in/near Nottingham? I can't seem to find anywhere for the bits I can't do, but can't wait till I go home..

This thread would be loads better if it were more area specific, even it it was just North/South/East/West or something.....

Just an idea....

myself at work car and tyre services milton keynes or p.c.s in milton keynes any major work p.c.s will do a spot on job help me out heaps in the past. lets face it no one knows everything

kam-325i wrote:I always use MoseleyMotorSport here in Telford. Absolute star.

Im working on a car that was finished by these guys and i would not let them near my car!

Andrew

Demlotcrew wrote:

kam-325i wrote:I always use MoseleyMotorSport here in Telford. Absolute star.

Im working on a car that was finished by these guys and i would not let them near my car!

Andrew

Can you expand on this ? They are one of the most highly respected M3 Tuners there is !

Leaders Engineering in hastings/st leonards, east sussex. they're VERY experienced on all ages of bmw. Ray, the main man, has been fixing bmws since before i was born! they also have a MOT centre and are very fairly priced. i don't trust anyone else to work on any of my cars.

they don't have a website but can be contacted on 01424 432 010
they're here:
1 Duke Terrace
St. Leonards-On-Sea
East Sussex
TN37 7DJ
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi? ... 000&icon=x

Ziggy, that was Ԛ£90 all in!! Go passed Royal Mail and it's the garage on the left.

JamesM3 wrote:

Demlotcrew wrote:

kam-325i wrote:I always use MoseleyMotorSport here in Telford. Absolute star.

Im working on a car that was finished by these guys and i would not let them near my car!

Andrew

Can you expand on this ? They are one of the most highly respected M3 Tuners there is !

Can i expand? No im not out to ruin their reputations, But i can say that i would not let them work on my car.
Are they just as highly respected as Bexley and Lez?

Andrew

JimmyC wrote:Dave Kear @ M-Tech Billericay, wont find anyone who knows about BMs

don't think I'll go there then

martin325sport wrote:Teeside AutoTech in Thornaby near middlesbrough. they look after my brothers M5 and 325i Sport, and I take my 320 Cabriolet there whenever I can fit it in to a visit home.

Incidentally, can anyone recommend anywhere in/near Nottingham? I can't seem to find anywhere for the bits I can't do, but can't wait till I go home..

Ay up mate, MAE on Little Tennis Street, Colwick. Blokes name is Shaun, he breaks aswell so always has bits and bobs available. However I now work in Leicester and have found a top man, BMW specialist, a real enthusiast every time I take my Motorsport Cab in for a job he always does any other little things that he notices or advises me on any up & coming jobs. When he first saw my car he said he was relived that it was a good 'un cos he turns away work on "sheds"!

Barry Deadman. BMW Specialist.

Peejay.

Jimbob wrote:Ziggy, that was Ԛ£90 all in!! Go passed Royal Mail and it's the garage on the left.

Legend! Worth doin the trailing arms too dya reckon? I'll be on to em as soon as Christmas is out of the way... It's the only perishable bit of the suspension that ain't new so far!

OllieB wrote:This thread would be loads better if it were more area specific, even it it was just North/South/East/West or something.....

Just an idea....

Bit awkward to organise it into a really useful list straight away... When / if we get a decent number of responses, I'll make a list for easy reference