C OSTA C AR T RADER Costa Blanca South - Edition 65 April 2013
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It’s been a great month with the Formula One season starting - have you been watching it? Only two races in and we’ve had crashes (poor Alonso), controversy, disobeying team orders and a good start for Hamilton after his move to Mercedes. You can read our reports from the races on page 16 and test your track knowledge in our circuit quiz as well. We have our annual report from the Geneva Motor Show, with a fair share of eco friendly cars to balance out the sheer horsepower provided by the big boys. We look at which car won European Car of the Year, no clues now, turn to page 11. Jill Carter gives us a hilarious look at some insurance claim reports, guaranteed to get you laughing. On a local level, El Guiri gives us a taste of typical Spain and we bid farewell and good luck to the Rojales Sandstormers as they begin their epic journey through Morocco for the Maroc Challenge. Lastly, a quick look at the Classic Auto Madrid and the MotoGP and BSB calendars for you to cut out and keep so you don’t miss any of the action! Don’t forget, you can find all the best cars for sale and auto services in these pages. Thank you for reading! Happy motoring! Professor
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The Renault Clio stands out as one of Renault's best selling cars, it has generated almost 12 million sales since 1990. The 4th generation Clio runs with Renault's new design identity BUT here we are showing you the RS version, it's action packed with a normally aspirated 1.6 16V R.S. engine producing 133bhp. You can't miss the new dynamic grille design with four lights and the front bumper which incorporates an F1 style blade.
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We were treated to some spectacular new cars at the Motor Show in Switzerland this year, here’s our favourites.
This is LaFerrari yes, that really is its name, the new hypercar from Ferrari. It is powered by a 950bhp petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain and can accelerate from 0-62mph in less than 3 secs, with a top speed in excess of 217mph. Only 499 will be made and yep, you've guessed it, they have sold out too, despite being priced at around a million euros.
The Veneno is the fastest, most powerful Lamborghini ever built with a price tag of a whopping â‚Ź3 million, but bad news if you did want one..only three are being made and they have all sold. Built to celebrate the marques 50th anniversary, it has a 6.5 litre V12, boosted to 739bhp with a top speed of 220mph. Although the McLaren P1 has a top speed of 217mph, its carbon emissions are only 200g/km, thanks to its clever hybrid tech and a 3.8 litre, twin-turbo V8. Also priced around a million euros, 375 are being built and as we go to print, they haven't sold out...
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MOTORS IN THE NEWS A Forgotten Formula One Car. A Formula One car that was left in a warehouse for almost 30 years is expected to fetch around £5m at auction. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 was driven by five-time world champion Juan Manuel Fangio. The German-made car contains many features which were innovative at the time, including a fuel-injected engine, lightweight chassis and improved brakes. The car will be sold in its current condition with noticeable blemishes and dirt. Bonhams chairman Robert Brooks said: "This is my fifth decade in the business and it was the most exciting discovery that I've made." Mr Brooks would not comment on where the car was found, but said he hoped the highest bidder would take it back to Germany to enable it to be driven again. "It's been stored in a warehouse and largely forgotten about for nearly 30 years," he said. "Before it went into storage it had been recently run and run well." The car will be sold by Bonhams at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July. Juan Manuel Fangio driving the car
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We continue to treat you this month with our last five classic cars. We believe these could be the most remarkable designs ever made.
LAMBORGHINI MIURA P400 (1966) This 171mph Lamborghini is regarded as the first supercar. Unfortunately due to to the heavy weight at the rear the front would lift at high speeds.
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ASTON MARTIN DB4 GT ZAGATO (1961) This is a smaller, lighter and more aerodynamic version of the DB4 GT. It is considered the most beautiful of all Aston Martins and worth over £1 million.
BUGATTI TYPE 57SC ATLANTIC (1936) This Bugatti is one of the world's rarest cars, only four were built and only two remain. One was sold at auction last year for more than £20 million.
MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL COUPE ‘GULLWING’ (1955) The 300SL is now regarded as one of the greatest cars ever. The 'gullwing' doors open out and up and still retain the rigidity of the tube frame design.
BENTLEY MARK VI FRANAY DROPHEAD COUPE (1947) A Mark VI Bentley steel chassis was sent to a French dealer who had a coachbuilder create a luxurious, streamlined body with no expense spared.
It was no suprise to us that the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 took the trophy with an incredible 414 points, a lead of 212 points. The 58 judges marked it with flying colours for the new styling, safety, comfort and its new MQB chassis technology. We featured the Golf 7 in last months edition along with a little history for you. A suprise was in store for 2nd place as the Toyota GT86/Subaru BRZ landed with 202 points. A front pager for us in November 2012. Pictured the Subaru BRZ.
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Inexplicable vehicle incidents by Jill Carter These excuses were on accident claim forms of a major insurance company. Clients were asked for a brief statement describing their particular car accident, and this is what they wrote. The guy was all over the place. I had to swerve a number of times before I hit him.
The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intention.
I was on my way to the doctor’s with rear-end trouble when my universal joint gave way, causing me to have an accident. I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment. When I saw I could not avoid a collision, I stepped on the gas and crashed into the other car. The pedestrian had no idea which direction to go, so I ran him over.
As I approached the intersection, a stop sign suddenly appeared in a place where no stop sign had ever appeared before. I was unable to stop in time to avoid the accident.
To avoid hitting the bumper of the car in front, I struck the pedestrian.
I thought my window was down but found it was up when I put my hand through it.
The telephone pole was approaching fast. I was attempting to swerve out of its path when it struck my front end.
The indirect cause of this accident was a little guy in a small car with a big mouth. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.
I was driving my car out of the driveway in the usual manner, when it was struck by the other car in the same place it had been struck several times before.
My car was legally parked as it backed into the other vehicle. Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.
I saw the slow-moving, sad-faced old gentleman as he bounced off the hood of my car.
An invisible car came out of nowhere, struck my vehicle and vanished.
The accident occured when I was attempting to bring my car out of a skid by steering it into the other vehicle.
as reported by www.innocentenglish.com I guess that we all are in danger of having an accident with our vehicle and at some point will need to make a claim. It is suggested that the claims form should be copied, filled out and read before submitting similar howlers. Last month an unlucky driver crashed his car into the Sevenoaks branch of Specsavers. He will be forever plagued by those words ‘Should have gone to Specsavers’ Maybe the bus driver couldn’t read the height restriction and also needed a trip to the aformentioned opticians!
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DO YOU NEED MONEY? LÍNEA DIRECTA IS GIVING AWAY UP TO €300 IN CASH Línea Directa Aseguradora is the insurer of choice for foreign residents in Spain. Since 1998, it has offered all its services in both English and German, including the purchase of the policy, handling claims, forwarding documents and 24-hour road assistance. It has now taken another step in its commitment to its foreign policyholders with a remarkable offer: Línea Directa is giving its customers up to €300 when they recommend the company’s excellent car and home insurance to their friends and family. How does it work? It’s very easy. For each person purchasing car or home insurance, that has been recommended by a Línea Directa customer, the company will give €30 to both the current policyholder and the new customer. To qualify for this offer, the new customer must call the company with the name and ID number (NIE or passport) of the person who recommended Línea Directa and, if the policy is finally signed, both parties will receive the money in 45 days. The offer is limited to a maximum of 10 people per customer, which could result in a profit of up to 300 euros, a considerable amount in the current economic crisis. The offer, the only one of its kind in the insurance sector, will be valid until June 30 2013. About Línea Directa Aseguradora. Línea Directa Asegurador is the fifth largest motor insurer in Spain, and specialises in the sale of direct car, motorbike, company fleet and home insurance. It currently has over 2 million customers and almost 2,000 employees providing a service to the whole of Spain in Spanish, English and German.
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Around 40,000 people attended the show, which had over 300 exhibitors from 10 countries. Inside there were more than five hundred classic and historical vehicles, cars and motorcycles. There was also an extensive autojumble selling spare parts and accessories. Outside the pavillion Renault and Porsche brought together over 700 cars.
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Porsche celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 911 by exhibiting the seven models produced since 1963. Also current racing Champions Miguel Fuster and Miguel Angel de Castro who race the 911 GT3 in the Spain Car Tarmac Rally (won 2011 and 2012) and the 911 GT3 RSR (won 2012), visited the show and signed autographs for fans.
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Gerry Graves and Richard Colborne are the Rojales Sandstormers and they are taking part in the Maroc Challenge. We look at their racing histories before finding out how the event went in our finale next month.
Richard Colborne Richard is from the New Forest and began his motorsport hobby in 1960 in 12 Car Navigational events. He bought an old Hillman Imp which he stripped out and made suitable for rallying.Taking part in many events,including the Motoring News Championship and Castrol Challenge events,Richard enjoyed both national and international events. After about 15 years, he switched sides and moved into the fast paced navigational role. He also ran the Southampton Motor Club for 10 years.
Gerry Graves Gerry hails from the north of the UK and began his history in motorsport in 1962 with small navigational club events,through to 12 car navigational rallies. He took part in the BTRDA Rally Championship, night events and the Motor News Championship. Moving onto stage rallies, he went from club events to national and international events before leaving the rally world after landing in a tree in 1982. In his profession he supplied equipment to Formula One teams, so was priviliged on many occasions to experience the excitement of the F1 world. Follow them in real time at the Maroc Challenge website: marocchallenge.eu
As we go to print they are actually competing in the rally - good luck guys!
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2013 Season News: Driver Line-Up: Adrian Sutil took the last seat for Force India, while their reserve driver Jules Bianchi accepted to race for Marussia after they terminated the contract of Luiz Razia. Jules Bianchi is a member of the Ferrari driver academy and his deal may lead to the team using Ferrari engines in 2014.
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17th March Melbourne, Australia The opening race of the season was a strategic battle, with tyre choice a major player. It was Lotus's Kimi Räikkönen who got it right on the day to take the victory with his two-stop plan. Kimi started in seventh on the grid and got a good start to move him up to fourth early on, behind pole sitter Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. Kimi took the lead on lap 23 as the others pitted. Fernando then got the lead as the Finn took his second and final stop on lap 34, only to retake it when the Spaniard took his final stop. Kimi pulled away to victory and Fernando took second. Sebastian came in third unable to match the pace of the leaders. Felipe Massa was fourth and Lewis Hamilton must have been pleased with his fifth place ahead of Mark Webber. Jenson Button finished in ninth. "It was one of the easiest races I have done to win," Kimi Räikkönen admitted afterwards. "Hopefully we can have many more of these races."
The Red Bulls Battle in Malaysia The Podium in Australia Driver Standings 1. Sebastian Vettel 40 2. Kimi Räikkönen 31 3. Mark Webber 26 April Dates: 14th Shanghai, China 21st Sakhir, Bahrain Watch live on Sky Sports F1™ and some live races on BBC1.
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24th March Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The second race of the season was a thrilling and controversial race with two intra-team battles between the Red Bull and Mercedes team-mates at the front of the field. Sebastian Vettel was on pole but an early pit stop allowed his team mate Mark Webber to leapfrog him. Lewis Hamilton was in third place and spent a few laps battling with the Red Bulls before easing off and leaving Sebastian and Mark to some great wheel to wheel action for in an enthralling battle. On lap 46 team boss Christian Horner was heard to tell Sebastian that his attacks against Mark were getting "silly" after previously telling him to be careful and maintain position. In a close moment, the German overtook Mark to take the lead and the victory. The Australian came in second.
In another battle, Lewis Hamilton took third ahead of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, who obeyed an order to stay behind, despite having the faster pace in the closing laps and repeatedly asking to pass. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso crashed on the second lap after breaking his front wing. Felipe Massa took fifth ahead of Romain Grosjean and Kimi Raikkonen after the Lotus team's gamble to try to do only three pit stops rather than four failed. Initially, on the podium, Sebastian tried to gloss over the incident, but Mark was having none of it. "After the last stop the team told me the race was over," he said. "I want to race as well but the team made a decision, which we always say before the race is how it's going to be. Seb made his own decisions today and will have protection and that's the way it goes." The world champion then had no choice but to apologise. "I didn't ignore [the order] on purpose," he said in the postrace news conference. "I messed up in that situation and obviously took the lead. I can see now he's upset. I want to be honest and stick to the truth and apologise. I know that it doesn't really help his feelings right now." Lewis Hamilton says his If looks could kill... Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, rather than himself, deserved to finish third. "He drove a smarter and more controlled race than me," said Lewis. Lewis provided an amusing diversion when, coming in for his second stop, he headed into the pit box of former team McLaren before being waved on towards Mercedes. "I did a Jenson," he said. "He did it a couple of years ago and I've Whoops! done it today. Apologies to my team."
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The Interior Minister and the Director of Trafico have announced new limits which will be put into operation as soon as practical. This decision was finally arrived after consultation with the Spanish Victims Association and did not give any surprises, since the Minister had said previously in January that congested roads would be reduced while 'safe' roads (motorways), might be increased in speeds. The reduction in speeds when there is rain or fog was not tackled and may be looked at again later in the year. The new speeds are as follows:
30kph in one way streets in Towns and Cities 50kph on normal roads in Towns and Cities 70kph on A roads (country roads) of 6.5m width or less 90kph (reduced from 100kph) on National roads 130kph (increase from 120kph) on Motorways
Last year the motorway speed limit in Spain was reduced to 110kph in a bid to reduce costs due to the rising fuel prices. Teams worked through the night to change the 6,000 signs.
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LOCAL CLUBS & EVENTS Gerry (L) and Richard (R)
Good Luck to Richard and Gerry in their bid to complete the Maroc Challenge.
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Good luck also to Andrew (from Quesada) and Hugh, who too are taking part in the challenge. Hugh has flown over from Scotland to fill in for Dave who is gutted he can’t make it.
The Phoenix Ace Café meet takes place on the first Sunday of each month at 11:00 at Hotel La Torre, Los Montesinos and is open to members and all car enthusiasts. www.phoenixcarclub.com The JEC in Spain is organised by Eric Arnold who can be contacted by email at jaguarspain@outlook.com or by phone on 609931647 or alternatively check out the JEC web site www.jec.org.uk
The American Car Club Costa Blanca meet every month on the second Sunday of the month at 11am at the Daya Nueva Kiosko Bar. Contact Kristóf on 672 287 040. www.amcccb.com
Hugh (L) and Andrew (R)
We are looking forward to seeing the boys and their cars upon their return at the April Phoenix meet on April 7th.
Club Torrevieja Clásicos Red The Club Torrevieja Clasicos was formed to help English speaking owners of all types of Classics or with an interest in the Classics to get information about the Spanish scene and advice on the laws and driving in Spain plus online help with problems and to encourage owners to explore this huge and wonderful country. David has updated his info sheet on Driving Safely in Spain, which has advice and differences in the law. To receive a free copy email David at davidclubtorre@terra.es
Freewheelers Car Club are a group of car lovers who enjoy fun days out. See more at: www.TorreviejaInformation.com/freewheelers
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Ride 2: Almuerzo in Roldan A large group (approx. 30 bikes) set off in an un-orderly manner and made our way past Sucina on the newish RM301 dual carriageway. Now, you might be thinking "dual carriageway? Lots of room and a bit boring then?!" Ahhh! But you're not taking into account the participants are you? You have to realise that the mindset you're dealing with is different to the usual North European 'outlook'. These guys (an' gals!) run through streets with bulls FOR FUN!!!Ye gods!!! Now put them on high powered motorcycles.......Yeah, now you get the picture...the ride is NEVER boring and there is never TOO MUCH 'room'!!lol!!! Once the group had sorted itself out (the new comers huddled behind Rob hiding from the 'motorised matadors'!), we passed over the Canadas de San Pedro on the gloriously twisty RMF 56 through ravines and a small wood.
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Down the mountain to Avileses, Balsicas and then the F 12 to Roldan. After the more nervous amongst us had been helped from their bikes and sedated, the group dispersed to the various corners of the site to enjoy the typical Spanish Biker festivities: beer, parts stalls, beer, clothes stalls, beer, music @ 150 decibels, beer, 300 different Pork products, beer.....you get the idea! Seriously, these 'dos' are a great experience and if you haven't been to one I genuinely recommend you go (just don't drink too much cos' you need your wits about you!). I didn't count them but there must have been at least 400 bikes. These 'almuerzos' usually take place during the host towns' Patron Saint celebrations and unlike in the UK the whole community takes part from babies to 'abuelas' (Grannys). If you get the chance, go! You won't regret it I promise you. And you don't even have to ride a bike!!! Stay safe, El Guiri
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ABS Anti-Locking Brakes A/B Air Bags 3DR 5DR Number of Doors 4WD/4X4 Four Wheel Drive VGC Very Good Condition ONO Or Nearest Offer
A/C AUTO FSH ITV PAS E/W
Air Conditioning Automatic Full Service History Same as UK MOT Power Steering Electric Windows
C/L LHD
C/D RHD
Compact Disk Right Hand Drive
Central Locking Left Hand Drive
Cabriolet 1.5 Petrol Red Leather Interior A/C 6 Stack CD Cruise Control Only 120,000KM Well Maintained VGC
616 313 303
2005
6,995€
Harley Davidson Classic Electra Glide Like New Brilliant Chrome Treated Like A Baby Only 11,064Km’s
Harley Davidson Sporter XL1200 Low Limited Edition 105 Anniversary Like New Brilliant Chrome Work Includes Accessories Only 14,967Km’s
616 013 168 -968 173 098
616 013 168 -968 173 098
2008
11,500€
2005
18,500€
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2007 AUDI A6 TDI QUATTRO BLACK TOP SPEC 12,995€
2000 OPEL ASTRA 1.6 GREAT CONDITION A/C 1,795€
1981 MERCEDES 280 SE LOVELY CONDITION THROUGHOUT 2,495€
2001 SEAT LEON TDi 110BHP A/C €3,695
1997 NISSAN TERRANO 4X4 2.7 DIESEL A/C 2,995€
2007 CITROEN C3 1.4 I 1 OWNER A/C 4,995€
2000 SEAT IBIZA 1.4 A/C 2 OWNERS ONLY 74,000KMS €2,495
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2001 OPEL CORSA 5 DOOR 2,695€
2002 OPEL CORSA 1.2 PETROL 5 DR HATCH A/C 2,195€
1997 SEAT IBIZA DIESEL 3 DOOR A/C 1,495€
1999 VW GOLF 1.4 PETROL 5 DOOR 2,195€
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O AUT 1984 OPEL NOVA 1.2 GREAT CONDITION NO RUST 895€
1999 HYUNDAI ACCENT 1.3 ONLY 50,000KMS 2,195€
2002 RENAULT MEGANE CLASSIC A/C 2,495€
1996 SEAT IBIZA 1.9 DIESEL 3 DOOR A/C 1,495€
2004 OPEL CORSA DIESEL 5 DOOR A/C 3,995€
2005 CITROEN C3 HDI DIESEL ONLY 74,000KMS A/C 3,995€
2000 DAEWOO LANOS 1.4 PETROL A/C 1,795€
1998 VW PASSAT 1.9TDi A/C 2,995€
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1998 MAZDA MPV 7 SEATER A/C 2,495€
1990 FORD FIESTA 1.1 1 OWNER ONLY 60,000KMS 1,295€
2005 HYUNDAI GETZ ONLY 30,000KMS 1 OWNER A/C 3,995€
699 805 995 Mon - Fri 9-5 Sat 10-3
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2002 SUZUKI VITARA SOFT TOP 1.6 90,000KMS 2,995€
2003 DAEWOO MATIZ 5 DOOR ONLY 52,000KMS A/C 2,295€
1998 OPEL CORSA 1.2 PETROL 5 DOOR 75,000KMS A/C 2,195€ 1999 SEAT IBIZA 1.4 5 DOOR A/C 2,395€
1999 KIA SPORTAGE 2.0 PETROL A/C 1,895€
2000 OPEL ASTRA SPORT 2.4 96,000KMS 5 DOOR A/C 2,195€
1999 SEAT IBIZA 1.4 5 DOOR A/C 2,395€
1999 SKODA FELICIA 1.8 DIESEL 5 DOOR A/C 1,995€ 1999 KIA SPORTAGE 2.0 PETROL A/C 1,895€
1999 KIA SPORTAGE 2.0 PETROL A/C 1,895€
1999 FORD ESCORT 1.6 PETROL 5 DOOR HATCH 1,695€
2001 OPEL VECTRA 2.0 DTi DIESEL 4 DOOR A/C 2,495€
2003 KIA RIO 1.3 5 DOOR A/C 2,295€
2001 CITROEN SAXO 1.4 DIESEL 5 DOOR HATCH 83,000KMS A/C 1,895€
2003 PEUGEOT 206 5 DOOR A/C ONLY 2,995€
1999 PORSCHE BOXTER LEFT HAND DRIVE UK REG 2 OWNERS FSH 7,995€
1998 SKODA FELICIA GLS 1.4 5 DOOR ONLY 42,000KMS A/C 1,795€
2000 PEUGEOT BOXER MINI BUS 7 SEATER 2.5D A/C 3,995€
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1994 PEUGEOT 4 BERTH MOTOR HOME PAS DIESEL ONLY 7,995€
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1999 SEAT CORDOBA 1.9 SDi DIESEL A/C 2,495€
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2001 SEAT IBIZA 1.9 TDi 3 DOOR A/C 2,495€
1993 OPEL FONTERA SPORT 3 DOOR ONLY 1,495€
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2002 OPEL CORSA DIESEL 5 DOOR A/C 2,495€
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PERFORMANCE & DIESEL CENTRE Motor Engineers of Guardamar & Santa Pola All makes, petrol and diesel, serviced and repaired. GUARDAMAR - This 500m2 centre offers a high quality engineering service, including Head Gaskets, Engine Re-conditioning, Manual gearbox repairs, Timing Belts, Clutches, Brakes, Welding, Air con Regas, Exhausts, Batteries, pre ITV Inspections and ITV tests. We also have up to date Bosch diagnostic equipment. We are the only English garage in Guardamar and now in our 6th year of trading. Our reputation has been built on our expertise, quality of service and competitive prices. So please give us a ring on the following numbers.
966 107 606 647 162 821 C/Ferrers 90, Poligono Ind. Santa Ana, Guardamar del Segura
Opening Hours Mon-Fri 9 - 6pm Sat 10 - 2pm www.englishgarage.com info@englishgarage.com
SANTA POLA - At our centre on the Industrial Estate, we can service and repair any make of vehicle from a motorbike to Motor home. This includes Head gaskets, Clutches, Brakes, Welding, Exhausts and Batteries, Servicing, pre ITV Inspections and ITV tests, and use up to date diagnostic equipment. We have an experienced vehicle technician, Tom May, who has joined us from Mercedes, Alicante, and you will receive a first class service from him. For further information, do not hesitate to give us a ring for expert and friendly advice.
965 078 505 647 162 821
Calle Marineros No 41, Pol. Ind IN-2, Santa Pola