Best SEAT dealer in Edinburgh area for servicing or independent that uses genuine parts?
- Thread starter Kirky
- Start date
I have had SEAT's for years and never used the dealers in Edin, just not good enough, might sell a cheap car but you are just a number, and no great service. Went to "Rutherfords of Earlston" from 1996 till 2014 when the family ran business closed down, due to the younger ones not wanting to take on a dealership as the owners neared retirement. They recommended Fife SEAT, also a family run set up, I have now been going there for 5 years and they sold me my current 280, as well as serviced it, great service and know their stuff even the Cupra's extra requirements like Diff, DSG oil etc. Would say not a better place near Edin, and Kirkcaldy is not too far away.
I've heard this dealer mentioned before so looks like SEAT Fife it is. I'm happy to travel to Kirkcaldy, it's not too far at all. The Cupra related parts of the service are important to me as I bought the car to keep for a while, it's not a lease, so I want it servicing well. Thanks for your help, much appreciated.
My daughter bought her Ibiza new from them in 2009 and was happy enough to use them for servicing for the first few years, moving to Western SEAT Colinton when her time became more important than anything else. They seemed to be okay, but their land was too highly valued so Western closed that franchise down, her Leon Cupra that she picked up on Wednesday, came from Uncle Arnie's motoring emporium - now knock them if you like, and I was someone that knocked them, she dreaded going to talk to them about a Leon Cupra but it was them that had some around pre-reg'd, so bought from them, but when respectable Western SEAT could not solve that 2009 Ibiza's battery draining issue, and I was trying to get them to consider it was a BCM S/W issue, and just take money out of my pocket for investigating what was a nasty problem, and quickly replaced an expensive part, which solved nothing, then Western SEAT shut up shop before they could resolve it, I shuffled off to AC SEAT Seafield and chatted with them, the service guy said right away that they had sorted out a similar aged Polo that had that issue, so they had a open mind to this possible BCM S/W issue - checked the car over, requested help from SEAT, got provided with a reference to a S/W patch and stuffed it into that car - problem solved. So I would say that AC SEAT Seafield are okay to use.
For myself, having a 2011 Audi S4 and wife has 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI SEL, I would not go past either AVW in Liberton, they sorted out my car when I needed to get Component Protection removed when I updated the radio to a DAB version, my daughter got her second cambelt work done there, prior to that as a family we used to go up to Star Performance in Dysart who are good Indies but a few miles away. Also I've heard good things on the Audi forum about AutoHaus at the former Bilston Glen pit complex, if I get very lazy, I might visit them to replace some front end lower arms on my S4, and maybe even for a cambelt replacement on the Polo when the time comes, or return to AVW.
Edit:- a pity about Rutherfords, I think that my daughter used them once.
Another Edit:- while all the indies I've mentioned use VW Group parts for servicing and cambelt work etc, there will be some tasks that they will buy the same parts but from the manufacturer that supplies the factories in the case of suspension arms, and the usual brake parts stuff that most DIYers use.
For myself, having a 2011 Audi S4 and wife has 2015 VW Polo 1.2TSI SEL, I would not go past either AVW in Liberton, they sorted out my car when I needed to get Component Protection removed when I updated the radio to a DAB version, my daughter got her second cambelt work done there, prior to that as a family we used to go up to Star Performance in Dysart who are good Indies but a few miles away. Also I've heard good things on the Audi forum about AutoHaus at the former Bilston Glen pit complex, if I get very lazy, I might visit them to replace some front end lower arms on my S4, and maybe even for a cambelt replacement on the Polo when the time comes, or return to AVW.
Edit:- a pity about Rutherfords, I think that my daughter used them once.
Another Edit:- while all the indies I've mentioned use VW Group parts for servicing and cambelt work etc, there will be some tasks that they will buy the same parts but from the manufacturer that supplies the factories in the case of suspension arms, and the usual brake parts stuff that most DIYers use.
Last edited:
My Cupra just past 3 years old so I ditched the main dealers I had been using who were not very good. I'm Glasgow based so I took it to a garage called Ecotune in Hillington. They work on these cars (Cupra, S3 and Golf R) all the time as they're an APR retailer. They'll service the car with genuine parts and offer upgrades for certain parts if you want them. The only issue with them is you're at risk of falling down the tuning rabbit hole.
Or, in Falkirk www.dhautomotiverepair.co.uk otherwise known as MRCSCOTLAND and www.mbjarvie.co.uk who is Glasgowish based, plenty choice.
The trouble I have with some of these good proper VAG Indies is, either they have a name that as an outsider puts you off, ie like Ecotune or Starperformance - when there is nothing to be worried about, or like AVW in Edinburgh who I did not know existed, so word of mouth fixed that for me.
The trouble I have with some of these good proper VAG Indies is, either they have a name that as an outsider puts you off, ie like Ecotune or Starperformance - when there is nothing to be worried about, or like AVW in Edinburgh who I did not know existed, so word of mouth fixed that for me.
Autotechnik in Rosyth they are true alternative to a dealer garage. All the guy have massive VAG dealership experience.
Similar threads
