Descent VW garage advice for full test

Mar4ix

My friend bought vw passat , 08, 1.9 tdi, with big mileage(very big - 190 k kms), for cheap money, and as you expected, it's in bits... suspension... not really bad, but need some attention make it perfect.

Engine very good, no oil leaks, no smoke or strange sound, gearbox and clutch good, no any problems.

Body fairly good.

Looking for good vw garage, who could do full test, and would give detailed report, also estimates to fix all faults.

thanks

Nonoperational

Where are you located?

EPM

The AA can do this for you but they are costly.

Mar4ix

gpf101 wrote: »

Where are you located?

Dublin, Blanch.

Mar4ix

EPM wrote: »

The AA can do this for you but they are costly.

Is that going be cheaper than vw garage ?

Nonoperational

There's a guy in Portlaoise who is supposed to be very good. George Dalton is his name. He's the kinda guy you can talk to about stuff without getting the brush off.

Mar4ix

well consider for garage, not a person. vw garage id say have more equipment and suppose to be trained technician in that sort cars.

Nonoperational

That guy has all the equipment and skill necessary to diagnose and fix any problem. A lot of VW heads use him over a VW garage. Obviously it's up to you it's your car but not all main dealer are very good.

spunk_monkey

gpf101 wrote: »

There's a guy in Portlaoise who is supposed to be very good. George Dalton is his name. He's the kinda guy you can talk to about stuff without getting the brush off.

I use this guy..just had a major service on a gti a couple of days ago..he is excellent, decent enough value and honest as they come.

Mar4ix

gpf101 wrote: »

That guy has all the equipment and skill necessary to diagnose and fix any problem. A lot of VW heads use him over a VW garage. Obviously it's up to you it's your car but not all main dealer are very good.

Well, it is not my car, but my friends, ... whatever... never heard about him, might will go over, just could you pm me his details, phone number and address.

Thanks

sean1141

i would also recomend george. very good work at a reasonable rate. he also knows his vw's inside out

http://vagdrivers.net/forums/index.php?showforum=126

spunk_monkey

Mar4ix wrote: »

well consider for garage, not a person. vw garage id say have more equipment and suppose to be trained technician in that sort cars.

most of the time, when you leave your vw car in a vw garage , it will be young lads/apprentice working on your car, unless it's a specialist job.

That chap in port laois has all the VAG testing equipment that the dealer has, will be a lot cheaper in most cases and you get to talk to him directly, not 2nd hand info from a guy in a shirt and tie in the reception area of a vw garage. He is 50 min drive from the red cow, I was using a VW garage before I started using him..up to you though, but I would recommend George Dalton Motors.

Mar4ix

spunk_monkey wrote: »

most of the time, when you leave your vw car in a vw garage , it will be young lads/apprentice working on your car, unless it's a specialist job.

That chap in port laois has all the VAG testing equipment that the dealer has, will be a lot cheaper in most cases and you get to talk to him directly, not 2nd hand info from a guy in a shirt and tie in the reception area of a vw garage. He is 50 min drive from the red cow, I was using a VW garage before I started using him..up to you though, but I would recommend George Dalton Motors.

Thanks, will consider to visit him.