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Old 14 February 2011, 10:39 PM
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I'm wondering where all the cambridge folk get their servicing, mot and repairs done?

I've seen that theres a couple of main dealers in or near cambridge itself, namely EMG and Welches. Has anyone had any experience with these?

I'd rather go somewhere that really knows the impreza and I can trust. I'm not adverse to a bit of a drive to get to somewhere if their rep is good.

I live in St. Neots (south of huntingdon on the a1) but work in cambridge. So anywhere near these places would be good?
Old 15 February 2011, 09:58 AM
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I have had my car MOT'd at Welches and had the brakes fixed by them too. Very friendly helpful bunch so thumbs up from me.
Old 15 February 2011, 01:05 PM
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mocom racing near harlow ar very good.

have only ever heard bad things about emg
Old 15 February 2011, 01:10 PM
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i do all my work myself servicing etc, and mots i have done in any garage round that has a slot at the time im cheap if u want servicing done brake exhaust etc.. im in saffron walden
Old 17 February 2011, 11:35 PM
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Hi martin are you at a garage? Have abs problem with mine plus need full service after all belts filters and fluids changed and got new disks and pads would be willing to travel down if price is right
Old 17 February 2011, 11:56 PM
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Forgot to say on about labour only and will be on hand as spanner man have fair idea on cars but dont trust my self enough to work on my scooby done head geaskets and services in my old 306 but this is a bit more of a specialized bit of kit :-)
Old 18 February 2011, 12:46 PM
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Stay well clear of EMG, had a service done by them many years ago ... car came back with an extra 18miles on the clock and nearly a quater of a tank fuel gone ... needless to say the car never went back there again.
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Originally Posted by STiFreak
Stay well clear of EMG, had a service done by them many years ago ... car came back with an extra 18miles on the clock and nearly a quater of a tank fuel gone ... needless to say the car never went back there again.
are they not ford ppl emg i mean?

sorry mate i didnt see this post i think i got an email from you while i was away cant remember if i replied or not now, but give me a shout it u still need bits doing
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I have just booked mine into welches for a service on Monday.
Old 24 March 2011, 09:56 AM
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should of come to me, if you not bothered bout havin a stamp then i would of been cheaper
Old 24 March 2011, 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Martin 2010
should of come to me, if you not bothered bout havin a stamp then i would of been cheaper

If my book didn't have stamps up till now then I would of gone elsewhere but the rb5 has fssh so don't wanna ruin it now.
Old 29 June 2011, 08:23 PM
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Hi im a mechanic at cambridge vehicle services we do all cars and mots scooby's get my personal touch as i own 1, jay
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I've used Welches for many years and they have always been helpful. I would recommend them if you want Subaru stamps in the book!

I also took my classic to Extreme Scoobies near Chelmsford and Mocom Racing near Harlow - both are also very good and much cheaper.

I had a letter from Subaru earlier this month to say that "EMG Cambridge have retired from the authorised Subaru network". I've never used them and it was a multi-franchise dealer when I went for a look round a while ago.

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