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Recommend a car repair garage in Bourg St Maurice?

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Had a minor bump in my car today while driving away from Val Thorens. The car is drivable as far as I can see, but the bits of the bodywork will require some sort of temporary fix before I think about driving back to the UK. I'd also want a mechanic to check that my assessment of the drivability of the car is sensible not wishful thinking. Anyone able to recommend a garage in Bourg I could take my car to?
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Try DMC in Landry, just on the left after you go over the level crossing
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A bit of gaffer tape and prayer should suffice. Very Happy
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@rob@rar, There is/was an English mechanic based in Bourg, have a search around here I'm fairly sure there was a thread.
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As you enter Bourg there is a petrol station on the right, it has a garage mechanic attached to it. They were great on Christmas eve last year when my batteries gave out (I have 2 on my 4x4). They checked and found both shorting internally. Not uncommon in piggy backed batteries of that age.... the garage should be obvious wit the 2 larg roller shutter doors next to it.
I dont know if they would do body work.
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Silver Clio by any chance? might have seen it being loaded up
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The petrol station as you enter Bourg has closed down (probably something to do with not being able to sell petrol at €0.10 / L more than Super-U & Intermarché)
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that sounds upsetting and annoying, @rob@rar. I hope you are OK and that the car soon will be.
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Thanks for the advice all. After an inspection the car (a Kia not a Renault, BTW) is OK to drive, with just bodywork damage. @pam w, entirely my fault, went in to a hairpin a little bit too quick as I was leaving Val Thorens (the bend in the road by the UCPA building), and couldn't slow the car enough to stay in my lane. There was a coach coming up the road and I thumped in to that at the apex of the bend. Best part of the misadventure was being congratulated by my insurance company on crashing in to a British-registered vehicle rather than French-registered Laughing
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@rob@rar, Sad if you smashed into a coach I suppose it's fortunate it was only the car's body that was damaged.
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@pam w, I'd managed to slow my car down a bit so it was a glancing blow in to the side of the coach, probably at 5 - 10mph. Head-on would have been a bit more emotional I suspect.
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@rob@rar, More edge angle or grip required wink
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@stewart woodward, Laughing Laughing
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poor off piste technique rolling eyes
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@rob@rar, boo but glad it wasn't more serious
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@rob@rar,

"Coach, is that controlled understeer?

No, that's a crash."

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@emwmarine, very good Laughing
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@rob@rar, so, was that a misdemeanour, or an offence and are you worried that BASI might revoke your licence?

(Yes, that's my coat, thanks).
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under a new name wrote:
@rob@rar, so, was that a misdemeanour, or an offence and are you worried that BASI might revoke your licence?


Probably just a Yellow Card in this instance but another offence & it could be a Red Card.
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Stop it, my sides are splitting!

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Latest News: UK ski instructor banned from France for being unable to descend by car from Val Thorens to Moutiers within 18% of Alain Prost's time!

PS Glad you are fine fella - and the damage was only cosmetic.
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