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by daz900 » Sat 19.11.2005, 15:03
Hi there I am looking to buy my first elan and please could anyone recommend a good garage in Manchester area. Cheers
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by Monty » Sat 19.11.2005, 18:14
daz900 wrote:Hi there I am looking to buy my first Elan and please could anyone recommend a good garage in Manchester area. Cheers
Daz,
I do most of the work myself, but got a contact in rochdale and he did my cambelt. The lad who gave me the contact info is a mate of he`s and has seviced his car for the last 9 years and Dico`s mate mark had a A&C service done for about £180.
were about are u based? we have some meets with the NORLOG guys and some good runs. Have a look at the events section.
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by Mark C » Thu 24.11.2005, 00:44
Twas £160 and he seemed to know alot about the cars and there (Limited)problems. Definately recommend as he did a few other bits for me within that price as well.

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by Monty » Sun 26.04.2009, 23:06
Someone was asking about garages that work on the Elan in Manchester. So thought i`d stick th details here
when i 1st got the Elan (4/5 years ago) i did use someone to do my Cambelt which was recommended by another Elan owner
G.L.S. Autocare
Coupland Street Garage
Coupland street
Whitworth
OL12 8QQ
01706 527711
I`ve also used these guys for the Geometry, they work mainly on Elises/Exige but they have worked on Elans too
Phoenix Motorsport.
Albion Mill
Unit 7
Duckworth St
Accrington,
BB5 4LQ
The Entrance is actually on Commercial street.
Tel 01254 384071
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by inkitin » Sun 26.04.2009, 23:28
There's also, in South Manchester:
Esprit Cars
Unit 6
5 Marsland Street,
Hazel Grove,
Stockport,
SK7 4ER
0161 456 0800
Ask for Kevin.
91 SE Calypso Red
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by nicowalker1 » Mon 25.05.2009, 20:31
did that £180 include cambelt change?
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by Monty » Mon 25.05.2009, 21:49
nicowalker1 wrote:did that £180 include cambelt change?
GLS did my cambelt 4/5 year ago for £100 labour + VAT AND i supplied the cambelt, if you get the idler & tensioner pulleys yourself and maybe even a new waterpump i`m sure they wouldn`t charge much more to fit them too. It`s worth a phone call

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