Welcome to the Gary Smurthwaite website
With the ever increasing cost of fuel you have come to the right place to help save you money! I am an experienced vehicle technician, based in Hartlepool, specialising in Vehicle Diagnostics and Remaps. I also carry out the service, and repairs, on all makes of cars and light commercials, including MOT preparation and even arranging the test for you when we are sure the vehicle will pass - saving you money on re-test fees. In my diagnostic work I use some of the most up to date equipment available. This includes 'dealer level' diagnostic tools for VW, Audi, Seat, Skoda, Bentley, Vauxhall, Saab, Citroen and Peugeot. Much more equipment is readily available to cater for other marques. I have carried out this sort of specialist work for many years and invested heavily in training, so you can be sure when your vehicle comes to me, it is in extremely capable hands.
A selection of photographs giving you an idea of the technical work we undertake:
Photographs of three vehicles that I recently remapped - a Skoda Fabia VRS.......
A Jaguar XF 2.7td........
........and a Mercedes Motorhome near our premises in Burn Road.
One of the cars I recently remapped.
After driving 655 miles in a week the customer reported his mpg went from 46 mpg to 51 at one point.
The dash of a Vauxhall Vectra showing the improvement in fuel economy compared to a standard car.
Smart Car outside our premises in Brenda Road, Hartlepool.
Damage shown to a
broken suspension spring ready to jump off the strut into the tyre.
Can you image what the consequences could have been if this had occurred at speed?
It shows how important it is to have your vehicle serviced regularly.
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