Dundalk Motors London

Avoid. We took our Citroen C3 to Dundalk Motors in August 2022 for an MOT because our normal garage couldn't fit it in. The car failed the MOT due to a number of issues, including worn suspension arm ball joints. Under a time pressure to get the car on the road we spent over 1100 at Dundalk resolving the issues - crazily overpriced but we needed the car on the road. ~375 of this was on the labour and parts for the suspension. Four months later, the car was handling terribly on an Xmas motorway drive. We pulled into a service station and noticed both the front tyres were slick. We then spent the rest of the day sitting in a Kwik Fit getting the tracking checked ('off the scale bad') and paying another ~220 to have new tyres fitted and the wheels aligned, allowing us to continue the journey. Another fun detail? When the Kwik Fit guys came to take the wheels off to replace the worn tyres they found the locking key had been damaged by whoever took the wheels off last (that would be... Dundalk), meaning the locknuts had to be drilled out and replaced, costing a further 150. It would have been nice to get a heads up about this, rather than just putting the damaged locking key back in the glove box & waiting for us to discover for ourselves at the least convenient time. This week (three months later) I notice the brakes are intermittently spongy both a) when the car has been parked and b) when doing 3 point turns. After discounting low brake fluid, seized callipers etc I take the car to our usual garage to try and diagnose the issue. On the lift the mechanic shows me that on the driver's side the anti-roll bar of the recently installed suspension has been pressing on the inside of the brake calliper when the steering is fully locked, preventing it from returning to the correct position. On the passenger side part of the suspension has been rubbing against the brake line. Problem solved with some adjustment of the shoddily installed suspension, another 80 spent diagnosing and fixing the issue. The underlying problem? Dundalk failed to realign the wheels when replacing the suspension (zero mention of alignment on the invoice), leading to a bunch of dangerous, expensive issues down the line. Save yourself the saga and pick a garage who do the job right the first time.
Apr 2nd, 2023

Positive: Professionalism, Punctuality, Quality, Value Services: Oil change, Air conditioning
Apr 1st, 2023

Services: Auto engine diagnostic, Oil change, Brakes
Feb 25th, 2023

Used this garage for MOT via fixter. Excellent experience. Dropped the car off and they called me after a couple of hours to pick it up. Very simple and smooth process.
Feb 19th, 2023

MOT - done as a short notice sit and wait - really friendly - lovely cup of coffee whist waiting - fixed a couple of things too - and all for a very reasonable price. Highly recommend.
Jan 31st, 2023