6000 mile service Midlands, Best Place?

[Al 450]

My chim needs a 54,000 mile service and will have to book it in soon. The car has previously been looked after by Tower View but I put it into TVR Power a couple of months and 3000 miles ago for some work, new clutch, geometry, fluid change, rolling road, re-chip etc. Top blokes there and I live nearby but the labour charge is a little high.

Was thinking of booking it in to Autotune to save £180 instead. Anybody had a service there before?

Is there anywhere else in the midlands people can recommend? There's David Gerald I know but a similar price to TVR Power and further away for me.

[cln1]

Perhaps a bit out of your way but you could go to Ian Lambert at www.torquervt.co.uk in Middlewich. He has many customers that travel a lot further than the Midlands and you won't be disappointed.

Colin.

[the gazman]

Try Horizon in Cradley Heath, nice people and nice prices I'm told.

[penno]

Horizon Mike top bloke.

[tvrchim]

Horizon Cradley Heath very helpful and a top place 01384 566660

[trackcar]

you'll not go far wrong with either horizon or torque

[redleicester]

Think that may be another vote for Horizon then.... Taken three TVRs there over the years, still can't fault them (or their insanely low hourly rate).

You're also right about David Gerald - as a TVR Main dealer they have erm...... TVR main dealer prices

[over_the_hill]

I'll add a vote for AutoTune. Always found Mervyn very helpful.

[Al 450]

over_the_hill said:

I'll add a vote for AutoTune. Always found Mervyn very helpful.

Will call Horizon for a quote but it's the wrong side of Birmingham for me, Torque TVR is too far away for me really as well as my Tiv is my daily driver so it's looking like Autotune and £180 saved to go towards some new dampers. Mervyn has a courtesy car as well.

TVR servicing costs really bug me as it's not a complicated car so it really shouldn't cost this much. I guess you could argue that due to the nature of the car there's a lot to check, does this explain the 6.5 hours labour for each service? However friends with Boxsters, Z4s and even a Ferrari 355 all pay less for their servicing...

[hugerr]

Al 450 said:

TVR servicing costs really bug me as it's not a complicated car so it really shouldn't cost this much. I guess you could argue that due to the nature of the car there's a lot to check, does this explain the 6.5 hours labour for each service? However friends with Boxsters, Z4s and even a Ferrari 355 all pay less for their servicing...

Then go to Horizon....

hugerr

[leetvr]

One word "HORIZON"
Ive taken both my Tivs there and they never let me down. Worth the drive trust us, we cant all be wrong.

[griff50tvr]

I'll second, third, fourth ..... that .... HORIZON!

[brummiewedge]

Dyno Torque in B'ham, does all kind of V8's and doesnt care what badge is on the bonnet, the rate is still decent.

[tvrchim]

Horizon like i said before and everyone else, i took my car there for a tune up they set the mixtures did some fault finding and found the fault overall in there about an hour and a half cost £40.00 inc vat , Then they said they would order the part i needed only a vacume advance, and pay when i next bring it in never been there before and they didnt know me from Adam,you wont do better than that so worth the extra drive i would say.

[alanw]

Horizon - Mike top banana!! Serviced and nitrons fitted, 2 visits, prices excellent. Also had new alternator fitted during service, got car home approx 25 miles away & alternator started playing up. Phoned Mike, he arranged to pickup car on low loader free of charge.

Can't fault service or prices!!

[FlipFlopGriff]

Also Adrian Venn who is 10 minutes from Power. Treats your car like his own. No big fancy kit but knows his stuff. Owned at least 40 TVR's and been around as long as I have owned TVR's which is 16 years - not many can say that.
FFG

[Podie]

I used Silverstone Performance for the 48k service on the Chimaera, and they're currently chucking in a free MOT

Never used them, but also heard good things about Horizon.

[Andy JB]

Without wishing to douse other recommendaions I wouldn't use Horizon again from personal experience. Try Sportmoive near Stoke, Ian is very helpful with reasonable rate.

[Gaffer]

Al 450 said:

over_the_hill said:

I'll add a vote for AutoTune. Always found Mervyn very helpful.

Will call Horizon for a quote but it's the wrong side of Birmingham for me, Torque TVR is too far away for me really as well as my Tiv is my daily driver so it's looking like Autotune and £180 saved to go towards some new dampers. Mervyn has a courtesy car as well.

TVR servicing costs really bug me as it's not a complicated car so it really shouldn't cost this much. I guess you could argue that due to the nature of the car there's a lot to check, does this explain the 6.5 hours labour for each service? However friends with Boxsters, Z4s and even a Ferrari 355 all pay less for their servicing...

You can drop your car off at 1am if you have too at Torque, Ian also has cars available for you to use in the meantime.

If you want to wait, please bring a sleeping bag, some dinner, although there is a chinese and a chippy near by (expressos are part of the service to keep you and Ian awake) and warm clothes (its gone cold again at the garage). You may also want to let your better half know you may be gone for some time and they don't need to put in a missing persons report Wine Gums are also appreciated

Claire

[cln1]

www.torquervt.co.uk