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Old 13 August 2004, 09:24 PM
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Can anyone recommend a mechanic, small firm, near Basingstoke that would be more than happy do do this for me, id rather use a small firm then the big garages.
Old 13 August 2004, 09:27 PM
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Speak to Len at http://www.subaru4you.co.uk/menu.htm
Old 13 August 2004, 09:42 PM
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Thanks Danny, il give them a shout.
Old 14 August 2004, 08:07 AM
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Try Mill Lane on Oakley road. They should give discount on labour as they want the work on Scoobies. Check rates first though. They send me letters offering discounts as I got my old 02 from them. As a dealership i have never had a complaint about them. They also use genuine part sourced via another Subaru dealer.

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Try North motor company in Cheriton near Winchester ...great Hourly rate around £30 and Subaru trained technicians,will also service imports
Tel01962771331
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North did my front crankshaft oil seal..

top job, and replaced my front drive belt. total £86.00



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not the cheapest around,but park lane at alton know what they are doing.

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Old 16 August 2004, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Smatt
Try Mill Lane on Oakley road. They should give discount on labour as they want the work on Scoobies. Check rates first though. They send me letters offering discounts as I got my old 02 from them. As a dealership i have never had a complaint about them. They also use genuine part sourced via another Subaru dealer.

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Im five mins from Mill Lane, but now its a Mitsubushi Dealer, no Scoobs anywhere.
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hope Lens doin ok.. ..did good job on my sti ..

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Old 16 August 2004, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by mrplumber9
Im five mins from Mill Lane, but now its a Mitsubushi Dealer, no Scoobs anywhere.
I'm still using them for my Scoob, I asked about that the other day and they said they get nearly as many Scoobs to service as Mitsubishis.

Having taken it there for the last umpteen services I'm inclined to stay with them, simply that I trust them. Next service is the 72-month biggie (cam belt 'n everything) and they've quoted just under 700 squids all in. I know that I could save a bit off that with subaru4u but that's a whole lot further and I've only got anecdotal evidence that they are any good...
Old 16 August 2004, 09:39 PM
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Len did my cambelt + 36M service. Top service , top prices.

You asked for options, do a search for subaru4you for other satisfied customers. There are plenty...

Steve
Old 17 August 2004, 08:35 AM
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Another vote of recommendation for Len at Subaru4You. He's serviced my car since the 60k (now on 93k) and performed other work to it along the line. Never had a problem with Len and his prices are good when you compare them against local dealers, etc... (he also uses genuine Subaru parts)

Ignore the website to an extent as he his part way through designing a new one. The reason the website is out of date is purely because he is so busy servicing cars for people he simply does not have the time to finish it off.

A lot of Lens business is through word of mouth, which in my eyes is the best marketing tool out there. Look at SN for example, if somebody gets a bad service from a company, they sure as hell don't hold back on their thoughts. In all of the time (almost 4 years) I've been on SN I have never seen a bad word said about Subaru4You.

Give Len a call......
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Yup, another vote for Len here. Good bloke, good service, and good prices.

Cheers,
Steve
Old 17 August 2004, 09:26 PM
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Another vote for Len here too, just had my 40K service done, and have previously had other work done on the car.

Good service and has no problem with you watching there are no closed doors while he is working.
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