I took my Ford Focus to this garage soon after I moved to York in late 2009, believing I would be…read moreable to trust them since they are Ford main dealers. I was willing to pay the extra that comes with going to a main dealers. However, the service I received was appalling. I took my car in as it was making an unpleasant rattling sound and also asked them to check out my key as the remote locking was not working. The next day I received a phone call at work telling me that the repairs to my car would cost £1300 - seeing as the car was not worth much more than this they were effectively telling me it was virtually a write off. I was obviously distressed! When I went in to discuss it with them, they 'generously' offered to reduce the price to £1100 by using some non-Ford parts. They then tried to sell me a new car, saying I sure take advantage of the government scrappage scheme at the time. I said I would have to think about it. The rattle, the original reason I brought my car in, turned out to be a loose heatshield which thye fixed back on (a 10 minutes job I have subsequently been told). I was then presented with a bill of over £70 for a full inspection and test of my car - something I had never asked for and did not want - and claimed this was standard practise for all customers. This had certainly never been mentioned and I would have refused - it turns out this is how they managed to find all the repairs that my car needed. Being so rattled by the whole experience I just paid the bill and got out of there as quickly as I could. I then got a recommendation for a local garage froma friend, and I showed them the assessment of my car that Stoneacre had made. They literally laughed at it and did the necessary work for less than £250. My back suspension - which apparently needed to be replaced - was slightly worn but perfectly servicable they said. In the 15 months between then and this review, NONE of the things that Stoneacre said needed replacing have gone wrong or have needed to be replaced. The car has been MOT'd and serviced twice since then. The reason I am writing this now is that I thought I would have a shot at fixing my remote locking myself. Turns out a lot of people on the internet have had the same problem - the solution is to turn the key in the ignition four times and then press a button to reprogram it. That is it - my key works perfectly. This takes 10 seconds and Stoneacre attempted to charge me £70 for this. ANY ford mechanic worth his salt must have known about this solution but did not even attempt this 10 second job in the hope I would cough up £70. I cannot advice people enough against going to this garage. My biggest regret is meekly paying them £70 for something I did not ask for, did not want and that was completely unnecessary.

From the owner: At Stoneacre York we have a great selection of new cars available in our Ford dealership and…read moreincludes new Ford Motability offers. Our wide range of used cars are all HPI and safety checked so you can drive away instantly. Finance is available on all new and used cars and we cater for all budget types including those with bad credit history. We have some great finance deals including 0% finance, PCP and nil deposit. Our sales staff will be happy to help you find the best offer for you. We also offer servicing, MOT's, a bodyshop, smart repair, business centre and leasing.

Needed the 4 tyre sensors replacing on my car, York Tyre Sales quoted £40 based on me bringing the…read morewheels to them. I'm a petrolhead and wanted to clean the wheels while they were off the car so I spent 3 hours cleaning and checking them before dropping them off. Dropped the wheels off to be told that £40 was for two wheels, the charge would be £80. As I'd already removed the wheels and needed the sensors replacing I accepted the double price hike. I'd meticulously checked the alloys and pointed out the one wheel scuff and advised that it was really important that they were careful as the car is my pride and joy. I returned 5 hours later to find the wheels absolutely caked in dried on tyre grease, this set off alarm bells as I couldn't see if there was any damage. On cleaning them, sure enough one had a 4cm compression dent which had split the laquer on the rim. Pointed this out to the guy who denied the damage then advised that in his defence, if they are damaged, the tyres were hard to fit!!! Absolutely gutted. Then when I got home and cleaned off the residue where the old weights were, I found that they'd used a screwdriver to pull off the old weights, every alloy had at least one 4 inch scratch and one had four parallel deep scratches, all of which will lead to corrosion. If you care about your car, don't use them, find a company that cares about their work.

From the owner: York Tyre Sales specialises in car tyres, van tyres and 4x4 tyres in York and the surrounding area…read more Other services include puncture repairs & wheel balancing. We offer most leading makes of new tyres and a good range of economy tyres - all at very competitive prices.