January 6th, 2009
Since buying my Vauxhall Vectra last year it has never been properly valeted. I normally muck it out myself every now and then, but like to have a professional valet done at least twice a year. So it was long overdue and to be honest the car was looking a little worse for wear, especially having been used to carry a ’wet’ christmas tree home on the back seats!
It was therefore fortunate that I happened across a fly-er by Auto Refinishers York based in Dunnington, who are mainly Vehicle Repair and Paintwork Specialists but now offer general servicing and valeting on top. I rang them yesterday morning hoping to get the car booked in this week and was delighted when they said, they had just re-opened after Christmas and could fit me in today. I took the car straight down to them and booked the Gold Valet service at £70 including VAT. The lady behind reception was very nice indeed and the place had a clean professional feel about the place. A young guy busied himself in the back ground and I could see from the daily work sheets that the jobs were starting to come in. I left to return later in the day.
I rang to check whether my car was ready and despite a minor misunderstanding by them that they were not expecting me to return until the next day I picked my car up around 4.30pm and was very pleased with what I found. I have had quite a few valet services in the past and experience has shown that they can be quite variable. This one was definitely one of the better ones. The car was spotlessly clean inside and out. I could now see through my windows without that misty haze of dust and grime you get after a while and it smelt really fresh. As it happened I was taking to a garage salesman later in the day and he remarked a couple of times about how professionally polished and in good nick my car looked.
Anyway, with my bill they included another fly-er and the same lady who I had met in the morning mentioned that their labour costs were much lower than main dealerships and that they could do my servicing from £85. Given I paid nearly £400 last time, I will certainly consider dropping the main dealership and going back to this local friendly business.
If you do go looking for them, they are behind the Costcutter headquarters on Common Road in Dunnington. Easy to miss, but worth the effort in finding.
Pryordurkin rating 3 Stars. Telephone 01904 481177
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