Recommend me a supercar specialist
Recommend me a supercar specialist
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Patrick-Peter

Original Poster:

240 posts

104 months

Tuesday 9th May 2017
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Currently have a car in at an independent specialist for clutch and engine out service along with a few miscellaneous faults to be fixed but not feeling that it's going to be a repeat business with them therefore I am looking for a specialist that I can trust to be my main ""go-to" place to get things fixed and serviced etc.
My car is going to be needing lots of money spent over the next decade whilst it's in my ownership.
Whilst I think the specialist mechanic where my car currently is in is a decently experienced car nut guy- I just don't think the business overall is inspiring.

I am based in London and Cambridge.
Car is a Murci.

Recommend me a supercar specialist and why.
If any of you know an Ed China type that works for free - that would be even better.

trickywoo

13,450 posts

251 months

Tuesday 9th May 2017
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Are Carrera Sport still going?

They used to be the main Lambo independent in the south but I can't find anything on google.

WDISMYL

235 posts

108 months

Tuesday 9th May 2017
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I second that too.

Mike Pullen at Carrera Sport. He serviced my Diablo for nearly ten years. Completely trustworthy and very well known in the trade.

I haven't been in touch with him for a couple of years because I sold the car but I assumed he was still in business?

work number was 01444 455100

Ferruccio

1,886 posts

140 months

Tuesday 9th May 2017
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Call Craig at Lamborghini Pangbourne.

Yipper

5,964 posts

111 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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PM the guy with the 250,000 mile Murci on here.

May be wrong, and don't want to put words in his mouth, of course, but fairly certain he uses BHP Bucks near Aylesbury (and possibly some others).

http://www.bhpmsport.com

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=16...

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/we-drive-a-25...

Spindoctor

843 posts

221 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Backdraft in Milton Keynes
SBR in Watford
Barr Tech in Cambridge


johnnyreggae

3,116 posts

181 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Grimaldi Halstead have previous positive mentions

Bunsen

32 posts

120 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Buckinghamshire High Performance near Aylesbury

TSS

1,136 posts

289 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Grimaldi in Essex, he's worked on my cars for years. He does the modern Murciélago / Gallardo stuff too.

Patrick-Peter

Original Poster:

240 posts

104 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Thanks for the suggestions. Had googled prior to writing this thread but was curious if there were owners preferred one specialist over another etc.
My Murci has been in for 4 months coming up to 5 months now and yet still not sure if its been serviced or clutched yet.
I know Full major engine out and clutch install is not a quick job however not sure why things are taking this long. There was a few faults that I can appreciate took several weeks to try and diagnose as my problem-child lambo decided its going to behave its self whilst they were trying to fault find.

Ferruccio

1,886 posts

140 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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That's a timetable for a pretty full rebuild..........??

markiii

4,153 posts

215 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Christian Lewis Northampton

NoPaddleShiftForMe

167 posts

118 months

Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Bunsen said:
Buckinghamshire High Performance near Aylesbury
+1

Mike Brown

585 posts

208 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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Would be interesting to knowing who the company is that you are dealing with , it might help others make an alternative choice.
Appreciate you can't name and shame and rightly so, but a gentle clue?

Patrick-Peter

Original Poster:

240 posts

104 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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As my car is still there maybe i should wait till after i get it back before i pee in their cornflakes.
Will say that their name has been suggested in this thread more than once.

johnnyreggae

3,116 posts

181 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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Patrick-Peter said:
I know Full major engine out and clutch install is not a quick job however not sure why things are taking this long.
Have you tried a face to face discussion between you and the current location for both to better understand the issue ?

Patrick-Peter

Original Poster:

240 posts

104 months

Thursday 11th May 2017
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Yes i have been several times to talk in person with the specialist who does give you confidence in knowing his stuff and is a car nut and have no doubt that he will do a good job.
There is a fair amount involved and was expecting a month or a tad more for the whole works to be done originally (ordering parts from Italy, labour and fettling along with discoveries of other things that get found needing to be addressed etc) but it has taken much longer.
I can only assume that its down to being overbooked or understaffed or both.

andysv

1,356 posts

248 months

Sunday 14th May 2017
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I have been to most of the garages mentioned above during my 22 years of V12 and V10 Lambo ownership and for routine services I still go to the MD however for anything else that is not straightforward my 670 only goes to Jason at F1 Performance. This guy is absolutely superb and gets me vote though I realise he may not be well known on this forum. I am glad that I have found him.


Mike Brown

585 posts

208 months

Sunday 14th May 2017
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Why don't you settle the bill so far and take the car somewhere else, I know I would, five weeks and they haven't even begun work on it!

Mike Brown

585 posts

208 months

Sunday 14th May 2017
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Why don't you pull the out from them, settle the bill , and take it somewhere else, five months and it's not started on yet!
That's a joke.