Approved repair centre
Warranty and insurance work handled directly with the insurer.
BMW & MINISpecialists
An independent workshop on Flamingo Crescent in Lansdowne. Servicing, diagnostics and full engine rebuilds, done in-house by skilled BMW specialists.
- Trading
- Seven years
- RMI membership
- AC-MI6005343
- MIWA
- Registered member
- Google rating
- 4.9 from 11
100% female-owned
Owner-run, with the owner on site and reachable during trading hours.
Mon to Fri, 8am–5pm
Booked-in work only. After-hours line for breakdowns.
What we do
Everything below is done on site. Nothing gets sent out and marked up.
Major and minor services
Serviced to BMW intervals with parts and oils to specification, and the service record kept up to date.
Engine rebuilds and overhauls
Stripped, measured and reassembled in our own workshop, including timing chains, head gaskets and full rebuilds.
Computer diagnostics
Fault codes read and traced to the actual cause, so you replace the part that failed rather than the one the code named.
Suspension and brakes
Shocks, bushes, arms, discs and pads, with a road test before the car is handed back.
Auto electrical
Starting and charging faults, wiring, lighting, sensors and modules on both BMW and MINI.
Other German makes
Audi and Mercedes-Benz, plus Ford Transit. Call first so we can confirm parts availability.
About the workshop
We are BMW and MINI specialists. Our mechanics are trained on these cars, our team works to the same standard on every job, and the workshop is led by a manager driven by excellence.
The lifts, the diagnostic equipment and the engine work are all under one roof, which means a rebuild does not leave the premises and you deal with the same people from the quote through to collection. We are an RMI-accredited and MIWA-registered workshop, so the work is covered by an industry code of conduct and there is a complaints route that does not depend on us.
Most of the work arrives by referral — word of mouth, and customers who keep coming back.
Adela AhmedOwner, A1BMWorkshop
In the workshop
Cars currently in, or recently out.
Book the car in
Send the model, the year and what it is doing. Send a picture of your licence disc and your concern to our WhatsApp line and we will come back to you with a time frame and a quote.
Phone
- WhatsApp079 258 9993
- After hours076 573 7936
Where and when
- EmailAdela.bmsmoothride@gmail.com
- Address49 Flamingo Crescent,
Lansdowne, Cape Town - HoursMonday to Friday, 8am–5pm
- ClosedSaturday, Sunday and public holidays
49 Flamingo Crescent
Lansdowne, Cape Town — parking on the crescent, in front of the roller door