Linden Special Vehicles

[Glyn84]

I just called up LSV to book a retune of the LPG system and was told they are currently revamping all the workshops and will have new staff. I knew the two guys that worked on my car and asked if they are were still working their but they aren't. Does anyone happen to know anything about this out of interest? I have one of their mobile numbers but I'm a bit reluctant to text as it could be a touchy subject.

[drew ss]

left about 6 messages with them myself to get back to me havent bothered there arse id go somewhere else probably why they have had a staff revamp

[TimAla]

I apologise to anyone who has not had the courtesy of a reply to an enquiry or any other approach to us. Our email address has been down for some weeks, and only today are emails again being received. Non response to telephone calls prior to Christmas was a contributing factor to the present changes; non response during January has hopefully been rare but if it has occurred, it is my responsibility.

Sweeping changes are being made at LSV; we shall re-open for business on Monday with a new team in place. Whilst we have for a long period been quiescent on this forum, I suspect that will not pertain in the future, and although Linden will be specialising in other marques and continuing to 'push the envelope' beyond anything the HSV/Monaro is sensibly capable of, I still retain my brace of Monaros and my love for these cars, so we will not be abandoning the field to the competition quite yet.

Thanks to those of our customers who frequent this forum who have stuck with us through this difficult period; I do believe the present chrysalis of LSV will, with the help of its partners, soon become the nascent butterfly of UK tuners, and again have the fastest cars within its stable (to mix my metaphors). More news to follow, but we are definitely into 1000bhp plus territory and Veyron beating performance going forward. Just not from a Vauxhall - shame.

Tim @ Linden Special Vehicles

[vxr monaro]

i am glad you have had a clearout it seemed you needed it.

my friend had his Jag XK8 in your place for a LPG conversion which went horribly wrong! your team had it for a week and let him take it unfinished with wires hanging out from underneath it where it promptly broke down, due to an injector fault from some wiring carried out. it essentially flooded the cylinder with fuel and went bang! (not literally!)

then when it came back in he was told that the heads were off to be skimmed etc and loads of work to be done essentially nothing was done on it and finally it came back LPG'd up about 3-4 months later, needless to say he was so cheesed off he is now selling the car!.

he will be angry with me for posting this because he told me not to but i am glad you have made sweeping changes as things like that can ruin a business and my understanding is generally you have a good reputation

[mym8v8]

TimAla said:

I apologise to anyone who has not had the courtesy of a reply to an enquiry or any other approach to us. Our email address has been down for some weeks, and only today are emails again being received. Non response to telephone calls prior to Christmas was a contributing factor to the present changes; non response during January has hopefully been rare but if it has occurred, it is my responsibility.

Sweeping changes are being made at LSV; we shall re-open for business on Monday with a new team in place. Whilst we have for a long period been quiescent on this forum, I suspect that will not pertain in the future, and although Linden will be specialising in other marques and continuing to 'push the envelope' beyond anything the HSV/Monaro is sensibly capable of, I still retain my brace of Monaros and my love for these cars, so we will not be abandoning the field to the competition quite yet.

Thanks to those of our customers who frequent this forum who have stuck with us through this difficult period; I do believe the present chrysalis of LSV will, with the help of its partners, soon become the nascent butterfly of UK tuners, and again have the fastest cars within its stable (to mix my metaphors). More news to follow, but we are definitely into 1000bhp plus territory and Veyron beating performance going forward. Just not from a Vauxhall - shame.

Tim @ Linden Special Vehicles

Been there, done that, know how you feel. Hope you get it all sorted.

I was thinking about getting in touch with you ref getting a 2002 GTS sorted with regard to a problem with the SRS airbag system. Previous owner did not tell me about the fault but has agreed to cough up to get it fixed.

When would be the best time to talk.

Cheers G

[SOCO]

TimAla said:

....and Veyron beating performance going forward.

Well, we didn't think it was going to be in reverse

We'll give you a 'A+' for your corporate writing style though, but I think it's a bit wasted on us straight talkers.
If I can remove my tongue from my cheek and be serious for a moment, I'd like to wish you every success with the revamp. We need guys like you to ensure that the competition doesn't rest on its laurels and more importantly it gives us more choice. Good luck.

[drew ss]

so is nick still around

[Glyn84]

drew ss said:

so is nick still around

I actually asked if Nick and Chris were, but they're gone too I remember Nick saying at Brands Hatch for the Nippon Challenge he spent all afternoon lying in freezing puddles fixing a gearbox - that's dedication! Also Chris is one of the most relaxed guys I've ever seen, and also gave me an LPG map just 2% down on petrol which isn't half bad!

Edited: Thought Chris' name was Tim, oops!

Edited by Glyn84 on Wednesday 10th February 20:57

[drew ss]

Glyn84 said:

drew ss said:

so is nick still around

I actually asked if Nick and Tim were, but they're gone too I remember Nick saying at Brands Hatch for the Nippon Challenge he spent all afternoon lying in freezing puddles fixing a gearbox - that's dedication! Also Tim is one of the most relaxed guys I've ever seen, and also gave me an LPG map just 2% down on petrol which isn't half bad!

well two replys up is tims name so think he is still there nick well he was the one who didnt no how to return a phone call or maybe it was the sheila who takes the messages who got moved on....anyways good to see things are lookin up for them

[Glyn84]

drew ss said:

well two replys up is tims name so think he is still there nick well he was the one who didnt no how to return a phone call or maybe it was the sheila who takes the messages who got moved on....anyways good to see things are lookin up for them

Oops, my bad, I got the names muddled (just updated my post). It's Chris and Nick who worked on my car; Chris did the mapping.

[vxr monaro]

nick has definitely gone he now works for or runs a business in Roade in northants way. i would suggest Chris has gone too. Those pair were the ones who worked on this guys car, never returned a call and never kept a promise.

genuinely hope your revamp does what you need it to!

[TimAla]

LSV exists due to my enthusiasm for high performance cars; I have through it developed interesting contacts and indeed friendships over the years, and it has always been my ethos that every customer should have a good experience. People only bring their cars to tuners because they want more fun; anything that detracts from this gives us and the industry a bad name. A perfect record of customer satisfaction is an impossibility, but I’ve become concerned that our recent record has, shall we say, been too far short of perfect. The gruesome story recounted about the XK8 is a suitable example. I’d hope the car’s owner would not admonish the poster too harshly for sharing the story with us all; I’m confident that owner would reflect to the poster his appreciation of how the matter has been dealt with, at least by me.

I note the comment above about straight talking; frankly, I’m generally known for being straight (in any way you wish to define it) and for doing much of the talking. Perhaps to the extent of being blunt, although rarely I hope rude. I’ve an extensive and inventive facility with the vernacular when called upon, from Anglo-Saxon to the more interesting expletives of many cultures.

I’ve also the luxury of honest dealing, as I have this business because I want it, not because I need it, and I neither want or need to screw people. I’m not sure I get that courtesy in return on every occasion, but who does? And at the risk of offending anyone who doesn’t get the reference, if you regard my prose a trifle flowery, my response would be … tts. Not that people always do, but you can safely assume I’m usually being ever so slightly mischievous, which includes inter alia prompting the perplexed reader to pick up a dictionary once in a while lest they misconstrue a nuance.

Thanks for the many ’phone calls and messages of support from those customers who know me and my recent trials with this thing. If anyone has a specific enquiry (including the above posters) please PM me or use the misnomer of an email address on our website which is now coming through to me. Better than normal service will be resumed from Monday, and high time too.

Tim @ Linden Special Vehicles

[TimAla]

Further to the above, I'm actually taking the site/email down for a couple of days, therefore please PM me if required rather than using the LSV email address. Thanks, and sorry for the confusion.

Tim @ Linden Special Vehicles