Good service agent in East Sussex? (VW or not!?)

biker-linz · Apr 16, 2024

Hi everyone. New and deliriously happy owner of a 2015 T5 Bluemotion.
Does anyone know of a good VW garage around Uckfield / Tunbridge Wells / Lewes?
I was going to try Southern's in Tonbridge.

Do you guys have a view on whether it is really necessary to keep going to a VW garage?
We have a motorohome specialist nearby (AMC on the A22), would that be better or worse than a VW garage?

Ch1pbutty · Apr 16, 2024

AMC have a good reputation and will have far more knowledge than VW when it comes to fixing habitation issues, as they are used to all van sizes. Would guess they can also carry out the mechanical side of things.

Otherwise any decent garage can carry out service items. For VW commercial - Eurovans Eastbourne.

pjm-84 · Apr 16, 2024

Hi, a few posts for SMG on this forum. I didn't have a good experience so wouldn't recommend

5i1ver8ack · Apr 16, 2024

pjm-84 said:
Hi, a few posts for SMG on this forum. I didn't have a good experience so wouldn't recommend

Like here, for example......

SMG Cowfold - losing the Midas touch?

Has anyone had any recent experience - good or bad - from SMG Cowfold? I'll wait to see how an unsatisfactory matter is resolved before posting any photographs. So far, based on yesterday’s experience, they score 0/10. My California has come away with more damage than it went in for. EDIT...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

NessL · Apr 17, 2024

5i1ver8ack said:
Like here, for example......

SMG Cowfold - losing the Midas touch?

Has anyone had any recent experience - good or bad - from SMG Cowfold? I'll wait to see how an unsatisfactory matter is resolved before posting any photographs. So far, based on yesterday’s experience, they score 0/10. My California has come away with more damage than it went in for. EDIT...

vwcaliforniaclub.com

Worth noting that all the bad reviews of SMG are for Cowfold. SMG Tonbridge have a good reputation .