Bristol, UK - How To Choose A High-performance Car Garage

Aside from buying a house, buying a car is one of the biggest investments you’ll make in your life. It makes perfect sense to want to do as much as possible to get the longest service from your vehicle. This means finding a high-performance and trustworthy car garage that will take proper care of it and treat it with integrity every time you hand them the keys to your car. But with so many garages claiming to offer the finest quality on the market, finding the right service provider for you can be difficult. Here are some tips and considerations when searching for a high-performance car garage.

Experience

Experience is a major factor when searching for a potential car garage which services high-performance cars as it can indicate how well they know their trade. A garage that has been operating for a period of time will be able to handle any car trouble that you experience. They are likely to have seen and worked on the problem before and will have a clear understanding of how to fix it.

Knowledge and skills

Always look for a car repair specialist with a broad knowledge and skill base to work on your high-performance car. Remember that anyone running a garage with the right equipment can claim to offer expert services, but this is not always true. Some mechanics have gone through specialised training that allows them to be experts in certain car models. This is something you might want to consider in your search for a garage. AP Autocare is Bristol's largest multi-manufacturer independent specialist for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, BMW, Mini, Porsche, Citroen, Land Rover, Peugeot and Renault and you can be confident they know everything they need to know about your vehicle. Always ask the garage if they specialise in your specific car brand and if their mechanics are certified to work on your vehicle.

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Diagnostic capabilities

High-performance car repair begins at the diagnostic level. A mechanic should have the ability to accurately and conclusively diagnose the issue on your car before they can claim to offer high-performance services. Cars are becoming more and more complex so always find a garage that has the latest technology and systems in their diagnostic and repair services. This means they have the right tools to identify the problem on your car in the shortest time possible. They will also provide a reliable solution that won’t keep your car out of action for too long and identify future problems that can be fixed straight away. AP Autocare has dealer-level diagnostic equipment which is capable of carrying out fault finding, reading parameter measurements, key programming, coding and configuration of new ECUs, body control modules and instrument clusters, We can also carry out manufacturer software updates for control units, reset auto adaptive and much more. Our equipment is backed by a technical support team of ex-dealer master techs and is regularly updated, and they are far more advanced than your average fault code reader that some garages use.

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