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Graham Harpers in Argyle street in Glasgow.
round the corner from the main Citroen Dealership down a lane just past the Tesco store. the guys there are abslutely fabulous have great knowledge even seem to be able to diagnose a lot of problems over the phone.

well worth using

Graham Harper Garage Ltd

Unit 34
1103, Argyle St,
Glasgow,...

I have used - and can recommend - Autoperformance Online, an Ebay outfit.

They allow purchasers to combine shipping on multiple disc sets, and this gets to be excellent value. After making a multiple item online purchase use the automatic request total from seller option rather than pay upfront, then phone the store some minutes later - they...

If your in the southwest (bath/bristol/surrounding), you can do a lot worse than Avalon Garage (lower Bristol road Bath), have always been excellent with my mot's and very reasonable for repairs

I've recently had to use a flat bed transport service to move my totally deflated Xantia V6.
I found Blue Dot Transport local to me, according to the web site they don't mind traveling to pickup though.

I found the service excellent, Clive was very helpful and polite chap, prices are good too.

Heres a web link

are there any in or near theIslington/Shoreditch N1 5SL post code area,

as one of my customers is moveing there in a couple of weeks,

she owns an 04 C3 the one still with a/some diagnostis fault/s

regards malcolm

Recently purchased a brand new Citroen ZX exhaust from handyman on the forum.

Partner now over the moon with her quiet car. Paid a premium as compared to a pattern part but with that came piece of mind that the part would fit without wrestling and tweaking and modifying anything.

Well worth the premium - which was a small price to pay in real...

When the Clio was due for it's timing belt last year, I gave these guys a try. No way was I entrusting this to a dealership, or an independent that didn't have previous experience and the official timing tools. If I had a £1 for every time I've heard someone complaining about their RS being down on power after a belt change, I'd be a wealthy man....

Ray Williams , he is a Citroen nut but also does other makes.
Especially good with suspension issues xantia/zm etc

Labour charge is £55 per hour but he is accurate and honest with you about your car , he usually diagnozes other problems (in passing) that he might notice whilst doing a repair.

About 1 mile from junction 6 on the M4

Very Knowledgable & helpful, 2cv's (builds race cars) and all other models. Gamston airport just off A1. 01777838019

Guys name is pete, based in Essex. he has over 30 years experience working for citroen and as i discovered he has seen it all pretty much. has his own diagnostics etc and carries many of the commonly faulty spare parts. (he knew to ignore all the fault warnings on my C5 2.2 and just replaced the burnt wire in the ecu. full diagnostic work-up and...

I CAN HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE PEOPLE
the xantia Clutch Clip broke One afternoon and these people did it the next morning
I HAVE NOW also GOT A PICASSO DIESEL they have just serviced it very well indeed and at a very good price

AUTO-SOLUTION
SOUTHERN CROSS TRADING ESTATE
BOGNOR-REGIS
WEST SUSSEX
PO229SE
01243 869919 :D :lol:

Can anybody recommend a good independent Citroen Specialist in the Lichfield/Tamworth/Cannock/Walsall area.
Landcrab.

Folks, I recently had some work done by Old Mill Motors in Aberdeen .
I was most impressed by them on several counts

First, being a thrifty Scot, I liked the way the work came in significantly under the quoted price!
Secondly, when there was a problem with a part, it was replaced immediately, under warranty, with absolutely no quibble, at a...

Can't praise Europ Assist highly enough for getting me home from France. Highly recommended. Currently available through Quoteline Direct for £59 too, so absolute bargain.

Hello All,

I have been getting my Xantia MOT'ed and serviced at Belbins Garage for 2 years now. Recently i have had a problem with fuel consumption and they helped me get it sorted. They even retested the emissions once all was done just to make sure all was well.
Whilst they are not up for small chat, they dont invent work, seem reliable and...

I used this guy on ebay, who supplied me with a recon alternator for my XM at a very reasonable price.
Much better than i had found anywhere else.
07724 136610
Ebay id: electrostart2006
Excellent guy to deal with, very knowledgeable

Just a recommendation from me. I've had a great experience with R N Diesels and couldn't recommend them enough. Low prices and excellent service.
They're not the corporate types - they are more like an old fashioned engineering company and I prefer to deal with this kind of business as its less formal and more down to earth.
They have done...

Here is a recommendation for an indy fitting heater matrix on Citroen and Peugeot cars in the Manchester area. He is about half the price of Main Agents and uses decent parts, with a 12 month warranty.

Anthony, 01204 574455

Need a garage near Arbroath/Dundee/Montrose that can do a sniffer test and not charge the earth.

I'd like to recommend ichard Dalton at Holditch garage, Chesterton, newcastle under Lyme.

I've needed to use him again this week (after an 8 year gap), I had a problem with the Xantia which I didn't fancy doing myself in the snow, and he sorted me out without fuss, I hadn't booked in or anything, just dumped the Whale on his forecourt after...

andersdk

could you also add www.cats-direct-shop.co.uk

to the above it is a brilliant money saving site for exausts for all vechicles and it gives you the cheap option with a two year guarrentee or a more expensive option.

I use this site for all of our cars.

regards Nigel.

Kinson Tyres .

I would suggest to anybody in the south-west to visit these guys. They are a family owned business run by four men not monkeys. They give things a lot of care and attention, and the prices easily match that of the tyre chains. They can balance the wheels with no centre hole all ok, and really know their stuff. 01202 573698

Thanks myglarin. if JT is in Dublin or the Midlands. I can recommend a guy named Kevin Hurst, an independent garage, with a special interest in Citroen's. Kevin is situated in Carbury Co Kildare. His garage is open all week, except Sundays & Mondays

Has anyone had any work done by,

M. Drake & Son
Citroen Specialist
29 Desborought Lane,
Plymouth.
PL4 9PJ

01752 661791

I've delivered to them quite a few times & they see very polite. I'm thinking of being lazy & getting them to do my cam belt for me. Quoted me about £167 +Vat if I remember right. They have courtesy cars as well.

Hi all, I am new to this forum but would like to introduce myself, I'm Tim and with my wife we run the TAVIETRUFFLES Ebay Shop, some of you may of already bought from us before.

We have only been selling Citroen Parts for about nine months, but have enjoyed dealing with Citroen owners and have several good returning customers.

We try and list...

I don't know if anyone has posted about Tony Weston who runs a small Citroen specialist garage in Cambridge, Gloucestershire just off the A38 about 10 miles south of Gloucester itself.
I found this firm on an internet search engine and have already used their services and can highly recommend them, they are a father and two sons outfit and are...

Hi Jim
Can i put the following garage in the list please they were the ones that got me out of a hole in Scotland

Waterside Motors Ltd
24 Waterside Street
Largs
01475 675 020

They also do recovery work and are a MOT test station

Cheers

Colin

Hi, the downpipe on my Xantia HDI split from the cat!!! Booo I hear!!
Well I looked and phoned around and was quoted from £140 to £240 at *wik*it. I then looked on the net and on ebay. I found YES on ebay who priced for supply only a downpipe inc cat and intermediate for £78.31. I phoned them up to check one was in stock and then went for one. I...

Richard (DickieG) has received the following communication from a Citroen dealer looking to dispose of some surplus Xantia spares. Richard has kindly given permission to reproduce it here.

My name is Mark Dunmore, and I run the parts department for Citroen dealers N.T. Shaw of Louth in Lincolnshire. We currently have a large number of Xantia...

From pete_wood_uk:

I live near Ely, work in Cambridge, but always religiously drive south of Cambridge to use:

Melbourn Garage
118-120 High Street
Melbourn
Royston
Herts
SG8 6AL
01763 263344

Richard (front-of-house, parts, organisation) and Colin (owner, mechanic) there have looked after a variety of Citroens for me for years - Colin...

Feel free to move this if this isn't the appropriate place. Wasn't too sure where to place it tbh.

I heard a hissing noise from one of the tyres on the Xantia last night, and suspected the valve was duff.

I took it roiund the corner to the above mentioned depot, and they told me to leave it with them.
They rang me this afternoon to confirm that...

Hi Jim,
I thought I'd recommend this garage I used to use when I lived in Glasgow:

Citroen Services
Cambuslang Road
Rutherglen
Glasgow
G73 1BQ

0141 643 0303

Cheers,
Ross

For my second post i thought id offer some help to anyone who needs it...

Im Branch Manager at the Trafford Park branch of GSF (South manchester) some of you may have been in?

Anyway, i look after a few people on various VW / Audi forums but as im moving into Xantia territory hopefully within the next couple of weeks ive been trawling through...