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05/3/2007 at 8:47pm
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Tried to get my Van serviced the other day,first rang Barrons at Culcheth,they wouldn`t do it because I`d not bought my Van from them and they were `prioritising` their customers.

Then I tried a large company near Northwich,their Gold service was £188 but if it needed GREASING it would be about £200,at that point my OH shouted "put the phone down now,the robbing ***********"

A service without grease,what do they do for £200?

 



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05/3/2007 at 8:54pm
 Location: castleford west yorkshire
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 490L Passat 130 tdi
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look in the local yellow pages we found a mobile fully trained service engineer was excellent and cost 90 quid all in,

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05/3/2007 at 9:01pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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hi ring,dave at preston.he does mobile.met him at gmex.01772 619082.he says he does within 200 mile.[:o)] he was selling the powrtouch mover,he fits them too.

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05/3/2007 at 9:02pm
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Thanks thats exactly what we did but it`ll cost us £120.

Like your outfit!

 

 

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05/3/2007 at 9:18pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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£12 grease?ill have some of that.[8D]

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05/3/2007 at 10:40pm
 Location: NW of Glasgow
 Outfit: Sterling Searcher 2008 Volvo XC90
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£120 sounds reasonable.  Ours will be £155 with full damp check.

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05/3/2007 at 10:51pm
 Location: Lancashire
 Outfit: Caravan now Sold
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ours will be £170 full service including a free damp test at reads caravans blackburn.on the board it said a damp test was £30 if done separate. booked in for end of march.[:o)]

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06/3/2007 at 12:00am
 Location: cheshire
 Outfit: avondale 510 5L 2001
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if you can get a hold of a northwich buy and sell there's a guy listed with 20 years experience. mark, (sorry cant remember his surname and am at work just now so unable to check). he worked for harringtons and has now started out on his own.he's located 2 minutes drive from harringtons and much cheeper.did some work for me last week and i will now use in future.if i remember tomorrow i'll dig out his number for you.

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06/3/2007 at 12:05am
 Location: Argyll Scotland
 Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4
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Ours will be 14,000 quid but they throw in a free caravan

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06/3/2007 at 5:11am
 Location: Gillingham KENT
 Outfit: Bailey Senator Verm
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Mine goes in for service today, £178 plus parts(one shot hub nut x 2),plus VAT. would like to get service cheaper but Bailey insist on authorized dealer or warranty void.


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06/3/2007 at 9:12am
 Location: cheshire
 Outfit: avondale 510 5L 2001
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i remembered!!

mark spruce : 07903 174126, 01606 882074 (evening).

from A49 turn right at lights towards harringtons. take right just before harringtons onto farm lane? and he's on left.  



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06/3/2007 at 2:38pm
 Location: cheshire
 Outfit: avondale 510 5L 2001
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i remembered!!

mark spruce : 07903 174129 or 01606 882074 (evenings)



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06/3/2007 at 4:34pm
 Location: South Wales
 Outfit: Avondale Argente
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Anyone know a mobile service engineer in South West Wales, authorised to do Avondale? I've got a number of a company in Cross Hands who charge about £150 plus VAT plus any parts, but they're not mobile so I'd have to tow the van there and back to the site after (bit of a potch). 

Mind you, that's better than I thought - I thought I had to take it back to the dealer we bought it off (Forest of Dean Caravans) because everyone had a different answer, its a 3 1/2 hour trek up the M4 I can do without!  I rang Blazers who said it doesn't matter where you bought it - like a car. Yippee!

 

 



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