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simon59

12/2/2011 at 6:12pm
Location: leigh-on-sea essex
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does anyone know of any garage in the southend on sea area that services and mots motorhomes other than les batemens at rochford ?

Mick S.

13/2/2011 at 11:58am
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You dont need a specific type of garage. Just one big enough to take your van. Depending on its size, many regular places that do light commercials will suffice.

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barry915

12/7/2012 at 7:29pm
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Hi Simon
Any reason why Les Bateman at Rochford was not on your list?
I am thinking of using them

thanks

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simon59

12/7/2012 at 7:39pm
Location: leigh-on-sea essex
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Things found to be wrong that were not when I took my motor home in for service, not able to do the repairs that I requested and damage to my motor home that I did not notice for sometime afterwards other things I cant mention.

barry915

12/7/2012 at 8:18pm
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Simon,
Thanks for the information, where do you go now for servicing?

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-mojo-

12/7/2012 at 11:10pm
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I personally never use the same place for service and MOT.

If you keep the two separate, and use an MOT centre that does ~no~ servicing work at all, then you remove the temptation to "create" work for themselves by failing things that should have passed (possibly as advisories).

Compass clive

05/8/2012 at 11:00pm
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Hi, did you know that most councils have a mot station and will do an mot for £55 they will not carry out repairs but will tell you what is needed with out bias, They can also accomodate all sizes of motorhome.

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simon59

14/8/2012 at 3:55pm
Location: leigh-on-sea essex
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Anyone living in essex for a cheap m home oil change national tyres on the london road hadleigh quoted me £60.0 for my 3 litre motor a good deal I think.

-mojo-

14/8/2012 at 5:51pm
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Do you know if they do a proper job though?

I've heard tales (possibly apocryphal, I don't know) of tyre chain oil changes where they suck to old oil out through the dipstick tube, and that to me is not a proper job, as it leaves too much old oil and sludge in the sump.

barry915

14/8/2012 at 6:22pm
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I would be suspect at the quality of oil used and did it include the filter?
no point in changing the oil if you dont change the filter I think.
£60 seems far too cheap- you get mostly what you pay for. Just look on Europarts to get rough prices of parts, an oil filter is about £16, oil is about £30-45 per 5 litres = approx £55 so where are the labour charges?

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Francophile1947

14/8/2012 at 6:47pm
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Quote: Originally posted by barry915 on 14/8/2012
I would be suspect at the quality of oil used and did it include the filter?
no point in changing the oil if you dont change the filter I think.
£60 seems far too cheap- you get mostly what you pay for. Just look on Europarts to get rough prices of parts, an oil filter is about £16, oil is about £30-45 per 5 litres = approx £55 so where are the labour charges?

The cost of the oil is peanuts, when bought in 2000 litre deliveries - most around here use Shell Helix 10W/40, which is a decent oil. Trade prices for filters are also way below what we have to pay.

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simon59

14/8/2012 at 8:02pm
Location: leigh-on-sea essex
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Yes it does include the filter, any doubts they do it while you wait, have always had my car done there never thought about asking about the motorhome

xantia

16/8/2012 at 4:05pm
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Hi simon59 there is a MOT place in Progress road dont know if they do servicing as for National tyres oil change i have had six different cars done there they drain the oil from the sump change filter and use Castol Magnatec the price they charge you could not even buy the oil its about the thing that is cheap there though

xantia

16/8/2012 at 4:05pm
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simon59

18/9/2012 at 11:26am
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Just had my car mot done at a local garage £45.00 someone has just told me of another garage in thundersley essex took my motorhome there for its mot it was £30.00 bargain at castle point motors manor trading estate thundersley.

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