When you put in the 5 stars, I thought the word filter had replaced 'shite' !

 

God no!
Alan is the guys name and he know's his stuff without being pushy.
All it's done now is make me want to modify the S4! Don't tell the wife.

 

QUOTE(thos @ Apr 26 2007, 08:04 PM) [snapback]62235[/snapback]
When you put in the 5 stars, I thought the word filter had replaced 'shite' !

Exactly what I was expecting too

 

I was just thinking the same thing

 

Can only second this!! Autowerks have been excellent so far with the rado. It's reassuring to have somebody work on your car who's as passionate about VAG cars as you are youreself.....

You'd be mad to go to a main dealer with these guys available. Great service and they won't rob you either.... Well done to Alan and the lads down in midleton!

 

QUOTE(swginn @ Apr 27 2007, 11:13 AM) [snapback]62314[/snapback]
Can only second this!! Autowerks have been excellent so far with the rado. It's reassuring to have somebody work on your car who's as passionate about VAG cars as you are youreself.....

You'd be mad to go to a main dealer with these guys available. Great service and they won't rob you either.... Well done to Alan and the lads down in midleton!

What sort of hourly rates do they charge?

 

All I can say is that I was pleasantly suprised and this only adds to VAG ownership.
Main dealers charging 80-90 euro an hour labour is just greed. My S4 is a great car but Audi would then continue to fleece you throughtout ownership on servicing alone.

I'm sure if you phone Autowerks they'll give you a price guide for whatever you want done.

 

where in Midleton are they based now they used to be down by Dawn and O Farrell meat factories????

 

If you head out the whitegate road after about a mile there's a sign for an army surplus store, turn left there and it's in behind that.
They moved premises last year and are awaiting planning permission for a sign.
It's easy to find any way.

 

I know where the army surplus store is actually meant to go in there to get my Dad a container for Diesel (he runs out every so often and usually in the most awkward of places....fields etc. Will have a look the had a really nice mkii before as far as I remember

 

Well that army supply store had plenty of fuel containers.
There was a nice corrado down there yesterday and a standard mk2. Id say over a week you'd see some nice motors in and out.

 

I have dealt with the lads in Autowerks for a while now and I won't take my car anywhere else. Not only do they know their stuff, they also have access to a huge amount of gear (car bits. Not drugs). The last time I went main dealer a tatooed lad of around 19 serviced my car and I over heard him saying to a buddy how still pissed he was from the night before and how he got about 3 hours sleep. I ain't paying 70-80 euro an hour for that.

 

QUOTE(swginn @ Apr 27 2007, 11:13 AM) [snapback]62314[/snapback]
Great service and they won't rob you either.... )


i wouldn't say that...

 

Why do you say that audiboy? If you've had a bad experience then maybe you should explain exactly what happened, otherwise it's a bit unfair to the garage in question.

 

I've been told i shouldn't discuss it because this is a public forum.......

 

Not at all, you're allowed express an opinion once it's a genuine experience..

I've slated MSL Pottery Rd on this forum more than once

 

but you don't understand..... this bunch have agents everywhere!!

nice bloody car btw

 

QUOTE(audiboy @ Aug 20 2007, 09:00 PM) [snapback]78921[/snapback]
but you don't understand..... this bunch have agents everywhere!!

nice bloody car btw

oooooouuuuuhhhhh. this could get interesting. i have heard some horror stories about them. do tell.

 

QUOTE(Geo @ Aug 20 2007, 12:03 PM) [snapback]78763[/snapback]
Why do you say that audiboy? If you've had a bad experience then maybe you should explain exactly what happened, otherwise it's a bit unfair to the garage in question.


I'm not going to get into a huge debate about this and i'm not getting into specifics. I've gotten on with my life but my back gets up when I see someone proclaim them as the messiah when they're very naughty boys...

But simply put, having been a regular and loyal customer, they took a woeful attitude when i told them plainly that i wasn't happy about giving them a fortune for mis-diagnosing a problem that was subsequently diagnosed in an hour by an expert.

 

I have been on to Alan a couple of times over the last couple days and I am convinced that he is the man to throw a 20vt into my wagen. They are the TSR agent in Ireland.

 

I've never had any dealings with autowerks so can't comment on them directly. However, as far as I'm concerned someone having a connection with TSR is a black mark against them straight away. A lot of the TSR stuff is over-priced and over-rated in my opinion.

 

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Many a day did I travel 3 hours to Bridgewater in the UK to TSR. When I was living in the UK and in The Club GTI scene, TSR were THE mechanics to take your car to (these were the days when Tim Styles was in charge). Most of the work they did was carried out on my old MK2 and still believe that was the best car I'd ever owned. Finding someone who not only specialize in VAG (outside of main dealers) but who are also agents for TSR was a lucky find and the work they have done for me so far on all my cars has been spot on.

 

I have nothing but the highest praise for autowerks, Their attention to detail and quality are second to none.

 

QUOTE(Geo @ Aug 24 2007, 09:17 PM) [snapback]79509[/snapback]
I've never had any dealings with autowerks so can't comment on them directly. However, as far as I'm concerned someone having a connection with TSR is a black mark against them straight away. A lot of the TSR stuff is over-priced and over-rated in my opinion.


Geo, what stuff have you bought from TSR that lead to the comments above?

I've no complaints from anything I've bought from TSR, and wouldn't give my VAG fleet to anyone else to work on other than autowerks.