Mark

Bit hit and miss !

I was a customer of BJH a while ago ( first time). Spent £8000 on a vehicle (2012 plate). The vehicle was in limp mode for the test drive which, for me, i wasn't too concerned about as i am used fixing vehicles and could see the problem could be sorted easily. So, a deal was struck and on the provision that the turbo actuator was sorted i would take the car away. This was fixed and i drove the car away. Now, this vehicles comes with the fabulous warranties 3000 safety net.... its crap.. but anyway after daily driving for a short while the vehicle developed a dangerous fault ! It would suddenly drop all power and it was if the brakes had been slammed on for no reason whatsoever ! ..this happened on a motorway on one occasion nearly causing an accident! I was also experiencing severe hesitation when pulling away from junctions, again, dangerous. Upon investigation it was found to have a faulty MAF sensor ( fair enough) and damaged wiring to the fuel temp sensor hmm.. upon further digging i find bolts missing from the turbo housing allowing gasses to leak out, a downpipe bodged with seal and a bodged coolant return pipe from the expansion tank. So, the story continues, i then experience a breakdown traced to a completely shot crank pully ( had been going for a while) which led to snapped belt and water pump gone. Ok, by this point i am getting a bit annoyed! More so that someone had snapped the tensioner pulley bolt so couldnt replace the belt easily! So, this time it went into an Audi specialist ( due to my time constraints) who, was somewhat concerned as to who had worked on the vehicle previously .... so it was missing undertrays...ok happens as it is a 12 year old car ...but the brace bars aswell ? ! So, that has been bought and replaced as well! Cheers bjh....now, this car should have gone back ( silly me) but i am just about on top of the jobs that your " 25 years experienced mechanic" doesn't seem to have noticed. I completely understand there are business margins but this car very nearly caused an accident amongst other faults. I am not a fan of leaving negative reviews but i am afraid this vehicle could have bitten you hard if it had been sold to someone less mechanically minded.