Independent Citroen Expert In

[holycowbatman]

Hi,

 

Newbie here....sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I'm going to jump in with my size 11's ! Can anyone recommend a good 'independent' Citroen mechanic in Ireland please....Leinster region preferred. I have a C5 HDi with 100k miles up which is just getting to the expensive stage with lots needing replacement......timing belt, suspension spheres, front and back brakes discs / pads etc..... I love the car but its at the stage where maintenance costs are becoming a large precentage of the value of the car, so am trying to save a bit of money on the labour.

 

Any help appreciated and apologies to any main dealer reading this !

[Guest ray kelly]

From personal experience There's two chaps that come to mind, both willing to do good deals

 

in Dublin for stuff that's just a little too "scary" for me like clutches / timing belts changes etc etc etc, or requires equipment I don't have . I'd point you at Paddy Brady Motors in Kennelworth ,down the wee lane opposite the disused cinema on the harolds cross road (D6)

 

Also not far from Lady's Island near Rosslare (Wexford) there's Mark Allen, Specialist might not be a strong enough word to describe him, as he only does Citroen.

 

I'd especially recommend Mark Allen as he'll find reasonably priced totally Left field solutions that your typical dealer service manager monkey wouldn't be able to comprehend.

 

now. having said that, a lot of the stuff you've mentioned as needing doing isn't actually that difficult to DIY , pads / disks / spheres as examples. A dry run having researched the previous postings here with notes printed out will get ya through those mentioned, pay attention to previous gotcha's mentioned

a timing belt change though I'd give to a garage!

 

anyway

Contact me directly and I'll pass on the relevant phone numbers.

 

regards

 

Ray ...