Farmer Autocare
About
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Farmer Autocare is the best place to spend your leisure time tasting delicious food and enjoying the nice atmosphere. After visiting our restaurant you will definitely have a wish to come back!
Location
Adress: 19C Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 2AA
Phone: +44 131 447 8676
Reviews
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Qype User (Xander…)
Last year a garage stung me with a bill of £731.93 for my MOT (since I like naming and shaming read my review of Lochrin Autos for the full story). Last week I took my car to Farmers Autocare and my total bill was less than £35 (£27.50 for the MOT plus £5 for a new light plus VAT).
You certainly get your monies worth in the low price MOT, they even point out all the 'advisory' matters that may need attention in the near future but unlike other
garages they do not set about loading them onto your MOT bill unless they are actual faliures.
Highly recommended for MOT, Tyres and Service! -
Andy R.
I took my car in for a replacement nearside brake caliper and the associated pads. After leaving the garage I noticed a loud knocking noise coming from the rear nearside wheel. It sounded like it was coming from the caliper, and I took the car back into Farmers to have the noised diagnosed. After spending an hour looking at the car, they were unable to identify the source of the problem, and said that there was nothing wrong with the work that they'd done. They told me I'd have to take the car to Honda to be looked at, at a cost of almost £100. I booked the car into Honda for a diagnosis and took the car home, removed the rear wheel and could see that the new brake pads were not sitting properly in the caliper. They clearly moved around when touched. I took the car to Honda who informed me that pads were the wrong size for the caliper and would need to be replaced with the correct pads. The total cost of the pads and diagnosis was £130. I took the car back to Farmers and they refunded me this charge, but this did not in any way make up for the time wasted with what should have been a very simple and noticeable issue that they had caused.
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Qype User (iainfa…)
Great garage for MOTs and basic servicing. Really friendly staff and seem pretty honest and straight, which is a huge deal with garages!
Only thing that let's them down is their turnaround time. No slower than most other garages, but when you have an MOT booked in for 11.30, you really should have had it tested before 2. That said it is much quicker than their biggest competitor.
Well worth a try, their prices are really good, and if you want to wait nearby there are loads of cafes to sit in or you could chill in the meadows.