Audi Specialist Reading

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BigChungus

Original Poster:

580 posts

140 months

Thursday 20th March
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Hi all,

Moved to Reading end of 2024, my B8.5 RS5 needs a new battery I suspect as the dash randomly lit up yesterday but cleared after a longer drive. Does anyone have any recommendations/places to avoid for a decent indie? Ideally I'd like to find one where I know I can take my car and it'll be treated well like my old place in South Wales!

TIA

OPOGTS

1,163 posts

228 months

Monday 31st March
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I've been on a search for an Audi specialist to look after my B7 RS4 and am currently giving The Phirm in Camberley a go.

Hoffman's in Henley I would have used also, although they're not cheap.

MDM Technik - also just outside Henley - seemed to get good reviews too.




HiAsAKite

2,469 posts

262 months

Sunday 6th April
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Jonny and Phil at SE Autoworks in Guildford?

A bit further, but they are 5 minutes from Guildford Station so easy transport back to Reading

BigChungus

Original Poster:

580 posts

140 months

Monday 7th April
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Thanks both for your replies. I will look at both as I am now fancying a set of coilovers for her

Uncle boshy

416 posts

84 months

Monday 7th April
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Never used them but these guys are in caversham

http://www.millroadgarage.co.uk/

As are these

https://www.vagautoworks.co.uk/audi-specialist-cav...

Ry.Clarke

118 posts

41 months

Monday 7th April
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Wouldn’t be using the phirm personally, they may have improved but they had a habit of shoddy work a few years back.

Hoffman’s has only had positive feedback on the other hand, have used them myself too.

davek_964

10,106 posts

190 months

Tuesday 8th April
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Ry.Clarke said:
Wouldn’t be using the phirm personally, they may have improved but they had a habit of shoddy work a few years back.
Interesting.

We did use The Phirm for a few years until about a year ago when the wife took her car to them and told them we thought a wheel bearing had gone (humming noise that changed with road speed), and they told us it was a gearbox bearing.

It was in fact a wheel bearing.

At that point, we stopped using them.