On the back of recommendations on here I took my car to Autotech Performance in Telford, to investigate this ticking noise. Well I'm not exagerating, that was by far the best overall experience I've ever had, for any car I've owned.
Peter is so knowledgeable about BMWs. I watched customers come and go and Peter answer their questions / queries without hesitation. When it come to my turn he didn't rush, really took his time to try to work out what my issue was (even though he was extremely busy) He drove my car and within a few minutes was convinced it was a blow in the exhaust. The ramps were full so he asked if I could come back later. When I arrived back he spent the next hour trying to figure where the blow was coming from. I didn't leave until gone 6.30pm. At even at that time he then plugged in his computer thing-a-me bob and turned on loads of settings for me, taking time to explain them all.
His premises are very clean, he has all top notch equipment, obviously hasn't cut corners anywhere. Even him and his mechanics are presented very well, like what you'd expect when walking into a Bentley service centre.
So if there is anyone within a reasonable distance of Telford I would bet good money that if you take your car there you won't be taking it anywhere else again. They're 120 miles from me but for any significant jobs I'll be making the journey
Peter is so knowledgeable about BMWs. I watched customers come and go and Peter answer their questions / queries without hesitation. When it come to my turn he didn't rush, really took his time to try to work out what my issue was (even though he was extremely busy) He drove my car and within a few minutes was convinced it was a blow in the exhaust. The ramps were full so he asked if I could come back later. When I arrived back he spent the next hour trying to figure where the blow was coming from. I didn't leave until gone 6.30pm. At even at that time he then plugged in his computer thing-a-me bob and turned on loads of settings for me, taking time to explain them all.
His premises are very clean, he has all top notch equipment, obviously hasn't cut corners anywhere. Even him and his mechanics are presented very well, like what you'd expect when walking into a Bentley service centre.
So if there is anyone within a reasonable distance of Telford I would bet good money that if you take your car there you won't be taking it anywhere else again. They're 120 miles from me but for any significant jobs I'll be making the journey
Liverpool
Thing is other than getting him to programme the roof to close off the key fob I've not needed anything else doing to the car so far. 
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