I'm interested in looking at a 355 at this dealer. I'm just wondering if they are known and respected within the Ferrari-loving world? A lot of their stock seems to have been serviced and prepped for sale in their own workshops. Their website (www.midland-ferrari.co.uk) says their technicians are factory trained so sounds OK, but when I come to resell will servicing by them be considered to have been done by a 'recognised specialist' by potential buyers?

I've had a few "interesting" cars but this would be my first venture into Ferrari ownership so I want to tread carefully.

Thanks in advance!

These lot have a very good reputation in the Ferrari world and they are a recognised specialist

Thanks for the replies - at least these guys seem to be known in the Ferrari world, which gives me some confidence. Anyone here bought a car from this operation or used them for work?

Not trying to defend the bloke, but he's not THAT much of a prat. www.royalmarinesbands.co.uk/wherrthey/Roger_Hollingworth.htm

I've worked for Roger and Steve Palmer

Steve is a sound bloke, Roger was so laid back he was almost horizontal

I stand by what I said earlier I'm afraid.
I'll always give credit where its due, but if its the Roger Hollingworth (who mentioned to me at the time he used to be a bandsman) at Evans Halshaw 5 years ago, then he personally caused me a sh*t load of stress, and absolutely ruined the experience of picking up a 355 Spider I'd worked my way towards for the previous year.
The car never moved from the position it was in from when I signed for it, upon delivery still in the same spot with nothing whatsoever being done that had been agreed, it was dirty, untaxed, no MOT, and a private number still on that he hadn't bothered to transfer (which was illegal since the insurance was on a different plate). No service books - actually never got them, no cover for the hood (part of the car anyway), and after I foolishly took it he evaded my calls, and in the end a new Dealer Principal got involved and sorted about half of it out.
There's often two sides to every story, but in this case there simply isn't, and I am not the complaining type, but the service I got from Evans Halshaw and Roger Hollingworth sticks in my mind as the worst I ever had and I make no apologies for that.

as an aside to this discussion.

You have a Pagani Zonda up for sale at 310K, with photos of a car that appears to be in italy. Amari supercars now have the same photos of the car up for sale at 355K.

There has been some discussion on another thread as to where the car actually is, and who owns it, and if your price was ex VAT and amari's wasn't etc.

Anyway, would be interesting to know the taile as our company may be in the market for a zonda this summer but the whole thing looks a bit odd with Amari's intervention....

sorry to jack the thread btw.

Hollingworth Junior seems to have done a 'Jeff Wong' (see Porsche forum for explanation)....

Spoke to them on the phone about a car about a year ago, the guy was such a prat i didn't even bother to look at it. Messed me about then never returned calls.

I must say so far so good with Hollingworth for me. I've been dealing with Adam and have bought the Anniversary Countach they had on their site. The car looks good and the deal was fair. The Service Centre inspired confidence too, and there were quite clearly a lot of customers using them - the car park alone was an impressive site.
I haven't got the Countach yet though, so we'll see how it all turns out when I do. But if they are as good as their word and honour the agreement fully, then I'll be a happy man. I'll happily report my findings once I've got it and used it for a little while.