If you are having engine trouble the last place you want to go to is the backstreet garage. Why? Because they are notorious for unreliable vehicle servicing. We will keep driving this message home until people start realising that they must turn to garages that know what they are doing, and how to service the most modern-day vehicles.

We have heard all kinds of horror stories about backstreet garages, motorists coming to our garage absolutely cheesed off because they have been to a backstreet garage, saying that they cannot get to the heart of the fault with the vehicle. Why can they not get to the heart of the fault?

The answer to that question is quite simple. Backstreet garages are one-man bands relying on their experience to service vehicles. Mechanics may have been in the industry for a long time but the problem is the vehicles over the years have changed hugely. Modern day vehicles are designed to a very complex standard, they are designed with the environment in mind, how to be better on fuel efficiency and many more complicated factors.

Backstreet mechanics are relying on guess work to diagnose faults with modern day vehicles. Let us look at an example. We recently had a motorist in the workshop telling us he had gone to a garage and they serviced the engine to death but could not rectify the fault, he had spent a lot of money with that garage but still had the same problems where the engine was overheating.

Being exasperated the driver come to our garage with the same problem. Here is his Mercedes vehicle on one of our ramps on the garage floor.

Wait for it! We checked the engine and all there was wrong was a faulty sensor sending incorrect engine temperatures to the ECU. All we did was change the sensor and the vehicle was operating at the correct engine temperatures. How did we know that here was a sensor fault because we have the technology needed to identify that there was a sensor fault.

This is what we are talking about time and again. Motorists must be wise when considering where to service their vehicle. Go to a backstreet garage at your peril, your wallet will be dented because backstreet garages are un-reliable. When you go to a new garage ask them how much experience they have, ask them do they use all the latest vehicle diagnostic technology. These questions will help you make wise choices that could lead you to saving money on your vehicle repairs.

Contact us

We are a garage that has been around now for 15 years plus. We have serviced hundreds if not thousands of vehicles from our garage floor. We have all the latest vehicle service technology needed to pin-point exact faults with your vehicle at fair and affordable prices.

Our mechanics have years of experience in vehicle servicing, and most importantly are fully trained in all the vehicle technology that we use to ensure we deliver reliable vehicle servicing. So, get in touch today and let us help you with any vehicle gremlins you are experiencing. Our contact details are below.

A1-Diagnostics and ECU Repairs
64 Sloper Road
Leckwith,
Cardiff
CF11 8AB

Tel: (029 20) 220380
Fax: (029 20) 223172

Opening Times

Mon – Fri: 8:00am – 6:00pm

Email: info@a1-diagnostics.com