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[ThisInJapanese]

Looking at the directory, Grosvenor are suggested as a good independent. Are they still good (very conscious of how old the directory is!)

My wife's 2 Series has lit up with a couple of errors and I don't want her to go to the main dealer...

[outnumbered]

We've used them for about 15 years and are happy with them. Certainly easier to deal with than Coopers/Inchcape/whatever-they-are-now, and totally trustworthy. On the other hand, they're probably not as cheap as you might expect.

[ThisInJapanese]

Cheaper than a main dealer though I assume?

[OPOGTS]

I haven't had a BMW now for about 3 years, but I can tell you that for all the years I was running BMWs (2 x M3, M135i, M140i, 330i) Grosvenor were more expensive than the main dealer every time.

So I never used them, and when I queried this they didn't really care, and certainly weren't going to budge on price.

Anyway, its been a few years so things might have changed - but worth double checking.

[Tindersticks]

Depending on where you are you also have the option of RBM in Hook and Fergies in Thatcham.

I have used Grosvenor and they're certainly not cheap but they are always rammed so are clearly doing something right.

[BMWM2Black]

Yes I have found them to be expensive too.

If you can go the distance RBM in Hook are brilliant and I paid several visits to them with my M2.

[ThisInJapanese]

Thanks all. Hook isn't terrible, it's for my wife's car, so it's down to her really. I present her with the 'highly researched' options this evening!

[JayP1]

Grosvenors probably do so well because the main dealers have a lead time of 3 weeks and never ever have a hire car available.

[ThisInJapanese]

Ended up using Grosvenor as everything else was a bit too far away. She's happy with the service and didn't have anything unnecessary added to the work when she was there.

Thanks all.

[dreamer75]

I've just spotted this and was about to say I had >1 really really bad experience with Grosvenor and wouldn't use them again. But you have, and seem happy! Which is good.

[JW911]

Very happy RBM customer here.

[flimper]

TWG in Camberley also very good