Birkshire Automobiles

I had an older Jaguar taken to their shop for a mechanical review. They informed that the car would require $ 12,000 to $ 20,000 worth of repairs. I had the asked them to replaced the spark plugs, clean the condenser, drain the gas tank to start. They charged me $ 1,800 for this work.
After asking questions, I came to find out that they do not rebuild their own carburetors. They subcontract the rebuild of them at $ 800/​each.
I sought a second opinion on the car. Birkshire was correct on the problems with the car but the cost in parts and labor they quoted and charged were not competitive for Jaguar repair marketplace. After checking our parts costs and labor rates, I discovered that their parts rates are double the market pricing and their labor rates are among the highest for Jaguar repair.
The biggest problem is that they take so long to complete the work. And they bill for their slow work. Based upon their labor rate and the invoice it took them 11−½ hours to replace 6 spark plugs and clean a condenser. My new mechanic discovered that Birkshire did not drained the fuel tank. Their distributor gaps were also wrong. Therefore they did not complete the work I was billed for.
I had the rest of work performed by another Jaguar in a shorter period of time for much less. BUYER BEWARE

Hi.
Purchased my used Land Rover from Birkshire in the spring of 2012, and was very happy with what i got. i have since put 20 000 km on the vehicle with no trouble other than replacing head lights. I was a little nervous about repairs and costs for Land Rover’s. They assured me that when i purchased the vehicle it was in sound condition.
i am happy to report that other than required service and a $ 5.00 clip i have not had any maintenace issues. I would highly recommend that anyone considering a Land Rover product purchase visit Birshire for sales and service.
Robert Mcilwrath