z350convert Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 To those of us who like getting our hands dirty, has anyone tried any garages that rent out tools and car lift facilities. Sounds like a brilliant idea, so much better than grovelling around on your back in the rain dark and grot. Seems to costs about £20 per hour from what I can see. Nothing much round me (Surrey/Kent) but I've seen these.... Www.rampandwrench.co.uk. Coventry Www.motorhoist.co.uk. West Midlands Www.pitstartgarage.com. Acton Smiths Auto Centre. Leeds Www.uspanner.co.uk. Southend on Sea Vehicle Ramp Hire. Birmingham Www.ituned.co.uk. Walton Quote
RyanT Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 Ramp it up, Bristol. Used it loads, £15 for first hour, 2nd for every hour after that. Plus they'll stamp your book if you service it there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
Jack wellZ Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 This is your garage - Oxfordshire can be added to the list, great guys and is where I go 1 Quote
Vlad Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Got told by 2 members that ramp and wrench in Coventry no longer renting out ramps. Drove past it yesterday and they had taped that section off on their advertising banner. Quote
Durk Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Got told by 2 members that ramp and wrench in Coventry no longer renting out ramps. Drove past it yesterday and they had taped that section off on their advertising banner. Yeah this is true, it used to be ramp rental and was even featured on 5th gear but (so I've heard) the guy who ran it previously was a knob and ended up with lots of unhappy customers. New bloke bought it but couldn't get decent insurance to keep it as a ramp rental so now they are just a normal garage/mot station that does bikes and cars... Guy who runs it now is great though Quote
Vlad Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Got told by 2 members that ramp and wrench in Coventry no longer renting out ramps. Drove past it yesterday and they had taped that section off on their advertising banner. Yeah this is true, it used to be ramp rental and was even featured on 5th gear but (so I've heard) the guy who ran it previously was a knob and ended up with lots of unhappy customers. New bloke bought it but couldn't get decent insurance to keep it as a ramp rental so now they are just a normal garage/mot station that does bikes and cars... Guy who runs it now is great though Oh didn't realise it's got new owner now. I've been there couple of times (about 3 years ago) and thought owner was ok. Something changed then lol Quote
Durk Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Got told by 2 members that ramp and wrench in Coventry no longer renting out ramps. Drove past it yesterday and they had taped that section off on their advertising banner. Yeah this is true, it used to be ramp rental and was even featured on 5th gear but (so I've heard) the guy who ran it previously was a knob and ended up with lots of unhappy customers. New bloke bought it but couldn't get decent insurance to keep it as a ramp rental so now they are just a normal garage/mot station that does bikes and cars... Guy who runs it now is great though Oh didn't realise it's got new owner now. I've been there couple of times (about 3 years ago) and thought owner was ok. Something changed then lol Apparently he was taking money to do small jobs for people like changing brakes and then not doing them! The new owner got a lot of grief from previous customers coming back with serious issues from dodgy workmanship Quote
Vlad Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Got told by 2 members that ramp and wrench in Coventry no longer renting out ramps. Drove past it yesterday and they had taped that section off on their advertising banner. Yeah this is true, it used to be ramp rental and was even featured on 5th gear but (so I've heard) the guy who ran it previously was a knob and ended up with lots of unhappy customers. New bloke bought it but couldn't get decent insurance to keep it as a ramp rental so now they are just a normal garage/mot station that does bikes and cars... Guy who runs it now is great though Oh didn't realise it's got new owner now. I've been there couple of times (about 3 years ago) and thought owner was ok. Something changed then lol Apparently he was taking money to do small jobs for people like changing brakes and then not doing them! The new owner got a lot of grief from previous customers coming back with serious issues from dodgy workmanship oh dear....not good! Glad i did everything myself there then Quote
z350convert Posted September 9, 2015 Author Posted September 9, 2015 Insurance must be a nightmare. I wonder if customers have to sign a disclaimer at the beginning. It's such a good idea and quite common in the U.S. apparently. Having gone over the top on ramps once I loathe the process of doing it on the drive. Quote
Vlad Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Yea, I pretty sure I had to sign a disclaimer before I could use a ramp. Quote
saint Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 Stoke self service garage is decent, did my own cat delete and y pipe install Quote
coldel Posted April 18, 2016 Posted April 18, 2016 South Coast Workshop down near Portsmouth, £50 for the day I think it is (check with Grundy he used them) Quote
RavenDW Posted April 26, 2016 Posted April 26, 2016 I like the idea and I can see a lot of people have done it, but I'd dislike having to go elsewhere to do work on my car. More than that I think about if something doesn't go to plan and I wind up not being able to take it off the ramp that day. At home I can leave it on axle stands and go to bed without it costing me more money Quote
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