Automotive Performance Services (APS) in Brackley

[Lynsey]

Hi all style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Been abit quiet from me on here recently, yes I'm still alive as is lupo (I'm sure you're all pleased to know!)

Hope this is the right section but I'd just like to put in a recommendation for a new VAG specialist garage that I used for the first time yesterday for my service, MOT and cambelt change.

The company is as per the title, they're in Brackley (Northants). I first heard of them from an advert in Volkswagen Driver magazine on my search for a VW specialist for loopy as I can't be doing with VW-robbing gits anymore.

3 guys run the show, namely Ed Jackson, Andy and Nathan - all of them previously worked at AmD in Bicester, with whom I have dealt with before ( style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> ) They have now set up a servicing and performance tuning company of their own. Link HERE.

I was quoted (and I paid) £143 + VAT for a 5yr service (incl brake fluid, my expensive PD oil, air/oil/fuel filters and fault code check etc), £45 for MOT and £206 +VAT for cambelt

Grand total of £455

These guys are real down-to-earth people who certainly know their cars, whats right and wrong and all of them have the talk like they have the interest in VAG cars. They're not just in the business for the money (unlike robbing VW stealers).

They explained stuff to me (which being a girl I don't get often!) and even took my dads car in on the ramps (as he's havinga knocking suspension problem atm) and let him have a look under the car for himself and gave him loads of advice, even past their opening hours style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

I did say I'd plug them some support on here, being as they're a new company and I want to highly recommend them style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="B)" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

(cue all of you saying how much I throw away on service prices...but I'm not listening style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> )

So anyone who lives local to Brackley (or maybe not so), give them a go and mention my name style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

[Tigz™]

They're not just in the business for the money

Weird way of doing business style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":lol:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />

Glad your pleased Lynsey, and cant believe your car is 5 years old now it looks like new!

[dub-love]

Sounds like some ones getting a back hander!

[Red Lup Gti]

heard good thing's from these bloke's too, popped in a few week's ago to have a look round. Awesome place. have a 400bhp mk4 golf 5 door gti in there!! lol

[Robert]

£206 and VAT for a cambelt change - style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":o" border="0" alt="ohmy.gif" /> - paid far less at main dealers!

[dubstar]

heard good thing's from these bloke's too, popped in a few week's ago to have a look round. Awesome place. have a 400bhp mk4 golf 5 door gti in there!! lol

They did mention they'd seen you about Ross style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

That golf is Ed's dark green one - its currently "work in progress" I believe style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

Also forgot to mention that they're £40 per hour labour compared to £80 at my local stealers

****Edit that post was Lynsey btw!

Edited May 11, 2006 by dubstar

[Alfie]

Brackley! thats where i live!

been looking for a vag specialist for a few weeks now near me... not obviously been looking hard enough.

Didnt realise there were so many clublupo members from round here.

may give them a call in a bit as my cambelts not long due..

Alfie style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":twisted:" border="0" alt="twisted.gif" />