St Cross Garage

Recently moved to Winchester from Cambridge where I had a great mechanic for over 20 years who is also a good friend of mine. One of my fears was finding a good garage service in Winchester and after having used St Cross twice this week for my wife's and my car I am pleased to say I seem to have stick gold at the first attempt!

Very polite, let you know the estimate before commencing work and call you when the job is finished. I also spoke to a an elderly female customer who also spoke very highly of the garage, so if you want an honest, reliable and intelligent service this maybe the place for you!

A small, independent garage, operating out of a corrugated iron shed in a quiet Winchester back street, but don't be put off by this. They have kept a succession of my wife's cars (mostly Fiesta, Metro, Corsa and the like) on the road for the past 25 years. They are courteous, helpful and we have never had cause to complain about their workmanship. They are honest about the point at which it's time to stop throwing money at a hopeless cause and get a new car, even though this probably deprives them of repair work! They frequently - and unsolicitedly - offer to collect and return our car to our home address (admittedly only 1/2 mile from their premises) and are nice people to deal with.

They're not a large operation and I guess they don't have the latest diagnostic tools, or expertise, to repair modern, expensive, high-tech cars, but they are good, old-fashioned mechanics doing an honest job for a fair price.

No connection with them, except as a very satisfied customer.