BMW Indie local to Durham.

[tbloke99]

Have a friend who has an oldish X5, and BMW are quoting £5500 for a new gearbox, when they are unsure if this is actually the problem. Can anyone recommend a decent indie in the area who will give an honest opinion without taking eyes out of sockets. Thanks

[JCWStevey]

I know of one in Stockton, not sure if that would be too far away or not?

[tbloke99]

Thanks but Stockton does seem a bit far for them but will no doubt consider it if no other options available. Thanks for help anyway tho

[RadoVR6]

I'm sure there is a one in tyneside somewhere but the name escapes me. Sorry that doesnt help.

Try Cliffs service station in grangetown opposite machine mart. I here they are good with BMW's and a friend takes his M3 there.

[CommanderJameson]

JCWStevey said:

I know of one in Stockton, not sure if that would be too far away or not?

Are you thinking of Teesside Autotech? If so, I can recommend them; they've been good to me (and my cars) for about 4 years now.

They're particularly good at telling you what something is going to cost, and sticking to it.

[JCWStevey]

I was thinking of J&S BMW Specialists... Quoted me £70 for a full oil service on my old E Class Merc and stuck to it. Not bad considering the sump took something daft like 8 litres of oil!

I even got the stamp in the service book

[CommanderJameson]

JCWStevey said:

I was thinking of J&S BMW Specialists... Quoted me £70 for a full oil service on my old E Class Merc and stuck to it. Not bad considering the sump took something daft like 8 litres of oil!

I even got the stamp in the service book

Mine's coming up for an Insp. 1 and brake fluid change - might give them a shout. Thanks for the heads-up.

[JCWStevey]

If you need a phone number Commander, drop me a PM. Still have the business card in my wallet.

[TOENHEEL]

RadoVR6 said:

I'm sure there is a one in tyneside somewhere but the name escapes me. Sorry that doesnt help.

Try Cliffs service station in grangetown opposite machine mart. I here they are good with BMW's and a friend takes his M3 there.

I can confirm cliffs are spot on its one of my dads mates garages, he has Henry Brace an ex BMW mill garage head mechanic working there.

[JeffC]

tbloke99 said:

Have a friend who has an oldish X5, and BMW are quoting £5500 for a new gearbox, when they are unsure if this is actually the problem. Can anyone recommend a decent indie in the area who will give an honest opinion without taking eyes out of sockets. Thanks

if its a gearbox issue take it to a gearbox specialist and cut the middle man out,most garages inc main dealers wont touch an auto box anyway as they wont have a clue what to do they are more liley to quote on replace than repair! Ive used easigears a few times at Teesside and they are reasonable and dont take the Mick on price . pretty sure there is somewhere at Team valley also. [team valley transmissions? ]

[djroadboy]

TVT - Based on the Crowther Industrial Estate at Washington. They specialise in auto boxes.

Dan