I had a chat with Adam regarding a replacement Aston Martin DB9 transmission cooler kit as transmission oil was leaking from the pipe work. He was aware of the problem on the DB9 and quoted a very reasonable price to supply and install the kit that Aston have produced to resolve the issue. When I dropped the car off I recognized Adam from Stratstone in Wilmslow – he had fitted the sports pack to my car a few years ago when he worked for them which I am very happy with.

At Bridge Mill Motors they fitted the transmission cooler kit, carried out a couple of other small jobs. When I collected the car it had been cleaned and was well presented. I was shown all the old parts that had been replaced and had a chat about about upgrades. I found them very up to speed with the product and would have no hesitation in recommending Bridge Mill Motors to anyone and intend to utilize their services to maintain my car.

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Curiosity got the better of me today and I found myself at a bit of a loose end, so off to Macclesfield for a mooch round Bridge Mill Motors. What a nice bunch of guys, extremely knowledgeable and very helpful. I had a great chat and found them to be very competetive with prices and above all accommodating, a good day out.

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A few weeks ago my clutch started showing signs it’s about to give up – slight slipping at high revs in 6th. As DMS are no more I looked for an alternative and came up with Bridge Mill Motors in Macclesfield.

Both Nick & Adam are ex Stratstone Wilmslow mechanics, they quoted me a great price hence my P & J is now with them being fettled. Just had the dreaded phone call, but thankfully it was only to advise the old clutch was shot and would I like my gearbox oil changing for the revised spec oil.

All good signs up to now, will report back once I’ve collected the car.

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Picked my V8V up today, New clutch, gearbox oil & revised linkage. What a difference. Feels like a new car, clutch action is so much lighter and 1st to 2nd how it should have always been.

They’d also fixed my wiper clonk – FOC. I cannot recommend these guys highly enough, even showed me my old fooked clutch.

If you’re wandering over don’t expect Stratstones but then again your not paying for it.

I’ll be back when my service comes round.

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For my last service I used Rick at Derby Motor Services and so was looking for an alternative within a reasonable distance from Lancashire. I had Bridge Mill Motors recommended to me from a reputable source so thought I would give them a try.

I regularly go on a 2 day business trip to Cambridge, so I arranged to drive to Macclesfield and leave my car with them whilst I then caught the train down to Cambridge. Finding the garage was easy once you realise you need to go round the back of the Mills and not drive into the front entrance!

Anyway, I met Nick, who turns out to be a very friendly chap, left him with a list of stuff I needed doing and then he offered to give me a lift to the station, which I accepted and also accepted his offer to pick me up from the station when I arrived back the next day.

The work I had done was;

• 5 year service (I supplied the oil)
• replace the 2 front Hego sensors (no more Emission Service Required warning )
• new disk pads all round
• replace utility belt and pulley (no more squealing )
• replace gearbox oil with thinner oil (no more 1st -> 2nd change issues)
• fix windscreen wiper ‘thunk’ noise

When I returned the next day, Nick picked me up from the station (thanks!) and explained that all the work had been done. He even showed me all the parts that they had removed. Whilst they finished washing the car we spent a while talking about the car which clearly showed both he and Adam have a extensive knowledge of Astons (they also have a wall of training certificates from the Gaydon factory).

Driving the car home showed that replacing the Hego sensors did more than just stop the warning light – it definitely made the engine run better. The new gearbox oil made a significant improvement to the gear change, something I hadn’t really expected (mine had already had the modification to supposedly address the 1st->2nd change). It was raining, so the fix for the wiper noise was appreciated (it seems Aston sometimes forgot to fit some bolts to the wiper mounts which can make the wipers noisy at the end of the stroke, so Nick just fitted the bolts).

The cost for the work was less than I had expected. I had supplied many of the parts myself, but the cost was about the same as Rick had charged me for a 40K service, so I think I got a good deal!

My conclusion is that Bridge Mill Motors is a small independent garage run by two knowledgeable Aston trained guys that did a great job for me and I would not hesitate to use them again.

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Very friendly and helpful.

I was very pleased with the work that has been carried out and with their customer service.

Excellent, professional service. Prompt, quality work. I would thoroughly recommend them to everyone!

Totally satisfied with extremely short notice repair.

With over 6 years working solely on Aston Martin vehicles at a Cheshire main dealership, our mechanics are officially certified in Aston Martin technical programs including DB9 Intro, V8 Vantage Intro, AMDS Diagnostics and DB9 WDS.

If you’re looking for Aston Martin service and repair quality without main dealership prices, please ask for an assessment or call 01625 618 007.

Both Nick and Adam are trained in Aston Martin specialist mechanic techniques and are experienced working on all modern Astons including Aston Martin DB7 (I-6) – All Air Bag variants, V8, Coupe, Volante, LWB, DB7 Vantage, V12 Vanquish and Vanquish S, Aston Martin DB9 Coupe and Volante, Aston V8 Vantage Coupe (Manual & ASM), AstonMartin V12 Vantage, DBS
and Rapide to name but a few.

“Will using an independent garage affect my warranty?”

No. Due to a change in a law called ‘Block Exemption’, Aston Martin service and repair completed by independent Aston specialists will not affect your warranty providing that the repair guidelines are followed and fitted parts are equal to, or better quality than genuine parts. We always follow the guidelines and always use genuine Aston Martin parts or higher quality Aston repair specialists parts.

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