Maserati specialist near Ipswich/Colchester

[maser sod]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good specialist (not dealer) in this area?

TIA

[Muncher]

What's wrong with the dealer incedentally?

[Popeyed]

maser sod said:

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good specialist (not dealer) in this area?

TIA

Try Grimaldi Engineering in Halstead. I haven't been but they seem to have a decent reputation, however, the prices on their website don't seem too much different to what I've been paying at the main dealer (25% off as the car is over 5 years old.)

[elms]

Maldon - http://www.racecar.co.uk/terryhoyle/

[Muncher]

elms said:

Maldon - http://www.racecar.co.uk/terryhoyle/

I often take parts to there Foskers at Brands hatch also look very good, always lots of toys there being worked on, F40s, F50s, Gallardos, the full works.

[Mattt]

You might also try JD Classics in Maldon, as an alternative to Terry, it's worth a look anyway at some of the machinery in there!

[Troesma]

Do I understand you're not happy with Lancasters @ Colchester...? Strange. Usually their service dept is very good (unlike other official dealers) so unless you have had a serious issue...

Of course you can save some coppers going Indie; Grimaldi has had great revs (ask Nigelo 'bout that) and is in the nighbourhood. Closeness to Eurospares could be a plus.

[maser sod]

Hi chaps,

No dissatisfaction with main dealer, it just happens that I will be in that neck of the woods next week and need a clutch change done at some point soon for my GranSport. Indies can do the work for £1200-1300, dealerships rarely charge less than £1700. There's no indie that can do it in the Bristol area, hence my keenness to avail of travelling to the SE on work petrol expenses!

Cheers

[Jules360]

Have a chat with the guys at Lancasters... a few years ago i need a major service and some other work on a 355.. lancasters quoted £4,100 ... a good indie quoted £2,100, so i booked it in. Lancasters then called me back to remind me i hadn't booked my annual service, i told them why ... they called me back 10 mins later offering to do the work for £2,500 ...

[neil-f]

Lancasters in the past have proved not to be good for me I have had a few issues with them so I travel past Colechester from Suffolk to Joe Macari in London it is a pain but IMO the job gets done CORRECT and when I want it done.