Badger wrote:
"Jim Warren" wrote in message
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I went to my local garage this morning - the one that has looked after
MOTs and welding on all my cars for the last 33 years - and it has
changed hands.

The mechanic who has looked after my daily driver Triumph since I bought
it 24 years ago, (and done most of the repairs for the last two after my
joints got a bit too creaky) has retired. Instead of someone taught in
the traditional ways, who really liked to work on pre-electronics cars,
I was meeting someone who reminded me of a Qu**k F*t fitter.

I have booked the 2000 in for an MOT anyway, but whether he knows that
the test is to different standards for pre-1974 cars remains to be seen.
Whether he wants to do any work on it if any is needed remains to be
seen. Whether I trust him to do it properly at a reasonable price if
anything needs doing is also bothering me.

How does someone find a garage that can be trusted with old machinery
these days? Any suggestions?

Tell us where you are Jim, someone may know of a trustworthy garage in your
area. Personal recommendation is way better than any advertisement!
Badger.


I am in Bath. The garage I used is Midland Car Company, so
recommendations wanted other than that one.

I have a couple of options. There is a body shop in Bath that
specialises in MGBs but will tackle anything of similar age, and he
doesn't do MOTs so he must have someone he uses for that. And there is
the Morris Minor Centre that has recently moved from Bath to Bristol,
but they might have a recommendation in Bath. So I can ask around, but
any suggestions from the NG gratefully accepted.

Jim