Case studies from the bench — what came in, what we found, what it cost. Plus the odd honest rant about what we see out there. Customers anonymised, lessons shared.
2011 VW Passat 2.0 TDI
A pre-purchase inspection that paid for itself several hundred times over: tidy car, convincing seller, and an odometer that disagreed with the NCT record by 110,000 km.
Read the full story → 06 Jul 2026
Case Study · Brakes2015 Nissan Qashqai 1.5 dCi
The squeal started in May. The booking happened in June. By then the pads were gone and the discs were scrap — a worked example of why noises are cheaper early.
Read the full story → 25 Jun 2026
Case Study · Servicing2013 Škoda Octavia 1.6 TDI
Bought used with "full service history" but no proof the belt was ever done. We opened the cover — and found cracks across every tooth root.
Read the full story → 18 Jun 2026
Case Study · Diagnostics2012 Toyota Avensis 2.0 D-4D
A vibration at idle in gear, a quote for a clutch and flywheel elsewhere — and a ten-minute ramp inspection that found a snapped rubber mount instead.
Read the full story → 09 Jun 2026
Case Study · NCT2016 Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost
A pre-NCT check found the two most common fails in the country waiting to happen — fixed in twenty minutes, passed first time three days later.
Read the full story → 28 May 2026
Case Study · Diagnostics2014 VW Golf 1.6 TDI
Limp mode, a glowing DPF light and a quote for a €1,200 filter from elsewhere. The actual fix was €140 — and a change of driving habits.
Read the full story → 14 May 2026
Every one of these stories started with someone booking in. Diagnostics with dealer-level equipment — quoted before we touch anything.