Yes. Trust Paul and the parts fitted.

A mechanic would never make a living by sending cars out as fccuked as they were when they went in. Fact.

I think if i had just spent the best part of £900 and got the car back exactly the same as it went in, then i would be pretty hacked off aswell, to be fair to peanuthead.
But i think you should certainly speak to the garage and get his explanation as to these issues.
But i can certainly see where you coming from being annoyed, but probably not the best way to set about getting it resolved.

yeah i just wanted to ask you guys if i was being ott and over worring or not before i went to the garage like a bull in a china shop.
i thought the idea of forums was to discuss good and bad things you experiance that invole your cars?

so what if the garage is repected on here it doesn't mean he doesn't make mistakes or his work shouldn't be quized from time to time.

i am a gas technical adviser and teach corgi exams and work for a massive boiler manufacture working with engineers and i can tell you there are enough so call experts and people who make lots of money and don't have a clue and rip people off but still have a good name.
just because they trade doesn't mean they actully know everything or won't bodge.
not saying this place have but i want to know for my piece of mind as it just sounds wrong and i wan't expecting this.

Nobody is saying you cant question it. The point is that if the garage doesn't know you are unhappy then it's a bit unfair to come on here and insinuate that you've been swindled when you've not talked to them first.

And that's irrespective of who 'the garage' is.

hence why i don't want his name on here but want to know if this is right before i go in there all guns blazing.

and yes lots of people say i am unfair for not giving the benifit of the doubt or not asking if this is right first where i think it is fair enough.

Everyone makes mistakes. I have found the guy to be very helpful even when under pressure. Like everyone says, you have to give the guy chance to comment before going public, its just good manners

he has been very helpful and i can't fault they way he delt with me just seeing if i need to worry about the work or if its normal.
some say its fine and some say itd not right so i don't know where to go.

I think we're done with this now aren't we? Let us know how you get on

not really

Have you rang him yet?

no becauser its got worse over the weekend and i din't want to bother him over the weekend.

So - lets get this right - you've gone from this



this



and this



to this



this



and this



So - he did LOADS of work, fixed problems you didn't know you had, gave you a discount even though you're not a club member, advised you what the cause of the boost problem was, made you a brake hose for £4 and you have the bloody nerve to criticise and question his work BEFORE you've even spoken to him.

Paul doesn't get onto the forum very much, but I sincerely hope he hasn't read any of your posts before you call him.

And as for whinging about the day off and the distance you travelled - WTF!

hey calm down. i no you love paul but i did try to dig at him just making sure i haven't wasted £900 on my car if the faults are still there

also i deleted stuff for a reason so don't use your mod powers to stir xxxx

This thread is going nowhere.

I hope you any issues with your car resolved one way or the other and i also hope you'll post the results up of what was wrong/not wrong when your done.

you haven't deleted anything - all the quotes above were copied from your recent posts.

And as for accusing me of stirring, you have to ask yourself who posted the statement "don't trust him" in the first place.

One of your early threads mentions that you were a little surprised that your cheapest quote for a clutch and cambelt was £850. However, a few months later, and you're moaning that a cambelt, clutch, track rod ends, ABS light, sidelight bulbs, diagnosis of the boost problem and sorting a brake hose cost you £886



Are you not reading what anybody is posting? You've spent money on a new cambelt, a new clutch, new track rod ends. This ISN'T wasted money. You've been told what the likely cause of the boost problem is and how to fix it. Stop trying to make out that Paul somehow "failed" you, just because he didn't MEND the boost issue.

I hope Paul does read what you've said

i couldn't care less if he reads this as i will speak to him tomorrow.
the problem is i have massive belt whine and clutch judder and wanted to see if this is normal. i didn't want to dig at paul.
i don't care about the boost i care about the work he carried out is done porperly.
the boost probelm is fine as if what he says is true there isn't a problem.
my worry is with the belt whine and clutch judder and with these things i asked checking now seam to have a problem when he said they didn't
i guess thats ok?

ok ok .stop it now.lets see how monday unfolds.merry xmas

I know I shouldn't be up this late and that this post needs to stop now but there are a few more things that need to be said. the clutch judder just like brake judder could be un-even friction material on the plate and the crunching of gears is quite common when you have to get used to an entirely new bite point.
Also the belt whine could be a/c, p/s or altenator or even just a shiney 100,000 mile tensioner wheel would do it.
To be fair you didn't give him a chance to fix the other problems in one day and it's certainly not his fault that you live 200 miles away.
Give the guy a freakin' chance first

the tensioners should be changed and if he hasn't changed something that is worn but should be while the cambelt is done then thats his fault as he should know what needs replacing.
clutch i can see is most likely needing bedding in even though i asked him if i needed to and he said no. i just hope the water pump isn't going hence the noise and he couldn't be bothered to change and the flywheel was skimmed and that a scored flywheel isn't the problem!

see wmy concren when i have paid £886 and its the same if not worse than when it went in.

Have you spoken to him yet

Peanuthead, my advice as a club member and a previously very satisfied customer of Motormech is *stop digging*. Paul is nothing but professional and you've been advised a number of times to stop throwing accusations about and give Paul the chance to answer your queries.

Take some good advice and STFU.

ok i have spoken to paul and he is going to look at it so really this can be closed now.
i wanted to leave his name out of it but there didn't happen and the mods where the wrose for bringing his name up!

In your second post in response to mine you mentioned his name, so don't try and bullshit your way out of it by saying you didn't bring him name up!!

Got to say, iv often had the issue of whether to travel to Motomech or PowerItalia, as their prices are very good and they come highly recommended on here, which, when it comes to specialist mechanics, is worth its weight in gold. However, I have always opted to use L&M, and the reason is simple, they may be slightly more expensive ( and i do mean only slightly ), but I have built up a good relationship with them over the years, as they are local, I trust them implicitly. If I suspected I had problems, and had the choice of traveling 10 miles to a specialist, or 200 miles to a specialist, it would be a no brainer for me. Peanuthead, as traveling to and from Motormech is a issue ( and quite rightly with fuel prices ) I would suggest L&M in future, they are up the road from you, and this would allow you to be nearer should you require it. Iv had big bills from them, and they have saved me money in other areas, but are always more than happy to explain issues, and suggest options. This is the story of performance italian car owning unfortunately, but TBH, I would change the coupe for anything

they just seam much more expensive. i got quoted £250 more for a cambelt change