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Posted by Mark Dyson on August 25, 2009, 7:03 pm
Message modified by board administrator September 1, 2009, 2:52 pm

I'll be in the UK from 11 September for 3 weeks. I'd like to visit some independent garages and see how you guys do it here and what your challenges are etc.
I specialise in French car service and repairs, running a small independent business in Perth Western Australia. Idealy I would really like to visit a fellow independent French car workshop or even if you do other makes as well.
Please reply with your email addresses and I'll make contact and suggest probable dates etc.
I'll initially be the Southhampton area of the UK.
Looking foward to meeting you.

Re: Aussie in UK

Posted by John CW kennard on August 27, 2009, 1:51 pm, in reply to "Aussie in UK"
John Kennard

Hi Mark I'm up the road east of Southampton approx 65 miles in Worthing easy to get to along the motorway M27. We are not thankfully French specialists but see our fair amount of them through the garage. I do know our local french specialist who I could introduce you to, not a UKAT member but you would be most welcome to visit us and enjoy a bit of hospitality at Cedar Garage we are a largish independent 4 Tecs 1 Trainee etc.
John Kennard

http://www.cedargarage.co.uk/

Re: Aussie in UK

Posted by Mark Dyson on August 27, 2009, 6:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Aussie in UK"
Mark Dyson

John,
Thanks for the offer and I'd love to take you up on it. I love your website, very good indeed. Makes my amateur effort at mine just that! www.euromotive.net.au I note some similar thinking to mine re price, great to see. Yes please re the offer to introduce me to your local French car specialist. I'll be in touch. Thanks again.

Re: Aussie in UK

Posted by simon dean on August 27, 2009, 9:43 pm, in reply to "Re: Aussie in UK"
Simon Dean

Hi Mark,
I am too far away for you in staffordshire but you can have a look at us here.
We are french specialists(must be mad).

Simon

www.simon-dean.co.uk

Re: Aussie in UK

Posted by Peter Macdonald on August 29, 2009, 8:45 am, in reply to "Re: Aussie in UK"
Peter Macdonald

G'day Mark,
Don't spend all your time in the crowded South. It's full of P..s and Transits. I'm in the Lake District and have some spare overalls just your size. Do you know my mate Bob? He went to Perth. We were apprentices together in Adelaide and Alice.
We can lend you a campervan or a mountainbike or a discourtesy car.
See ya,

Peter

PS: If you want a challenge I'll round up a few French cars. I used to love them compared to FJs and Falcons but the spark faded away.

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