alka-seltzer
25-06-2010, 10:20 PM
Hi All,
Just wanted to post as I've just got my 2001 A4 Avant back from having the suspension overhauled by Volkswizard in Birmingham...
I bought the car from them just under a couple of months ago and knowing that being a 9 year old estate on 121k miles, the suspension would be one of the things I would get looked at quickly as I do a lot of miles (I've covered over 4k since buying it) and carry pretty heavy loads regularly.
Andrew gave me a preliminary estimate, and some recommendations for replacing components that whilst may not be shot, would be worthwhile replacing while having the shocks done, as it would be cheaper to do them now rather than having everything out again to do them at a later date.
Unfortunately it took a little longer to complete the work due to a siezed track rod end (this I knew about as it was picked up on by a local alignment centre), a couple of seized bolts that had also been fitted the wrong way round by a previous garage, and a snapped rear spring, but now it feels awesome, and the bill wasn't horrendously more than originally quoted!
Iain, the mechanic at Volkswizard has done a cracking job and on picking the car up he gave me a full run-down of what had been done, along with showing me the old worn parts that they had removed - Andrew even asked me take it for a spin to make sure I was happy before settling eveything!
So basically the car's been given a new lease of life by having new front top arms, a track rod on the near side (the off side was fine), front top mounts, rear springs & bump stops and a set of Bilstein B4 gas shocks all round.
Andrew & Iain are really nice guys and I was kept totally informed of how they were getting on, so can't recommend them enough.
Hope that helps anyone looking for a decent indy around Birmingham/The Midlands - I live in Chippenham and work in Cheltenham so it's a bit of a trek to get the car over there, but I'll carry on using them from now on as to me it's worth finding a garage I can trust.
Cheers,
Nick
Just wanted to post as I've just got my 2001 A4 Avant back from having the suspension overhauled by Volkswizard in Birmingham...
I bought the car from them just under a couple of months ago and knowing that being a 9 year old estate on 121k miles, the suspension would be one of the things I would get looked at quickly as I do a lot of miles (I've covered over 4k since buying it) and carry pretty heavy loads regularly.
Andrew gave me a preliminary estimate, and some recommendations for replacing components that whilst may not be shot, would be worthwhile replacing while having the shocks done, as it would be cheaper to do them now rather than having everything out again to do them at a later date.
Unfortunately it took a little longer to complete the work due to a siezed track rod end (this I knew about as it was picked up on by a local alignment centre), a couple of seized bolts that had also been fitted the wrong way round by a previous garage, and a snapped rear spring, but now it feels awesome, and the bill wasn't horrendously more than originally quoted!
Iain, the mechanic at Volkswizard has done a cracking job and on picking the car up he gave me a full run-down of what had been done, along with showing me the old worn parts that they had removed - Andrew even asked me take it for a spin to make sure I was happy before settling eveything!
So basically the car's been given a new lease of life by having new front top arms, a track rod on the near side (the off side was fine), front top mounts, rear springs & bump stops and a set of Bilstein B4 gas shocks all round.
Andrew & Iain are really nice guys and I was kept totally informed of how they were getting on, so can't recommend them enough.
Hope that helps anyone looking for a decent indy around Birmingham/The Midlands - I live in Chippenham and work in Cheltenham so it's a bit of a trek to get the car over there, but I'll carry on using them from now on as to me it's worth finding a garage I can trust.
Cheers,
Nick