Noble ownership??
Discussion
On the verge of taking the plunge, "a few irons in the fire", to coin a phrase.
Just wondering how you guys find ownership, servicing/warranty work etc.
Noble specialists are few and far between, so when it comes to servicing how far do you have to travel, do you make a day of it.
What about if you have a warranty from a dealer and something wants seeing to, but it means a trip of hundreds of miles, ( and maybe the car can't be driven ),is this a viable option.
Do any of you guys use a specialist garage close by, or do you only trust the people that are supposed to know about these cars.
My car will be a weekend toy, so probably do no more than 5k miles a year, i can cope with travelling to get it serviced once a year, ( I'm sure someone could use it as an excuse to have a day out shopping ).
But it's any other possible work that might want doing that could become a 
.
Just wonder how you guys cope.
Steve.
PS. Won't put me off ownership, just curious.
Just wondering how you guys find ownership, servicing/warranty work etc.
Noble specialists are few and far between, so when it comes to servicing how far do you have to travel, do you make a day of it.
What about if you have a warranty from a dealer and something wants seeing to, but it means a trip of hundreds of miles, ( and maybe the car can't be driven ),is this a viable option.
Do any of you guys use a specialist garage close by, or do you only trust the people that are supposed to know about these cars.
My car will be a weekend toy, so probably do no more than 5k miles a year, i can cope with travelling to get it serviced once a year, ( I'm sure someone could use it as an excuse to have a day out shopping ).
But it's any other possible work that might want doing that could become a .Just wonder how you guys cope.
Steve.
PS. Won't put me off ownership, just curious.
I've had the benifit of being just down the road from Roush for my whole Noble ownership. It helps having their / Mounttune's race engine in the car, and the fact it's the only place in the UK to have the GT serviced.
Geography obviously has some part of the arrangement but not solely. If I was further into east anglia I'd probably have Kerridges do the day to day work, but Roush would always be the port of call for big changes. One point is I'm not sure if Roush are taking on any more cars now for general servicing. Maybe Yellowshed will give more on the current situation.
Geography obviously has some part of the arrangement but not solely. If I was further into east anglia I'd probably have Kerridges do the day to day work, but Roush would always be the port of call for big changes. One point is I'm not sure if Roush are taking on any more cars now for general servicing. Maybe Yellowshed will give more on the current situation.
I have taken this one step further as I use an M12 as a daily driver. I take the view that (like the TVR I had previously)
- many of the parts are from other cars and
- servicing/repairs is a matter of using people who care about their reputation.
The M12 is such a fabulous piece of kit that its worth the extra faffing about.
Life is about experiences. Go for it.
- many of the parts are from other cars and
- servicing/repairs is a matter of using people who care about their reputation.
The M12 is such a fabulous piece of kit that its worth the extra faffing about.
Life is about experiences. Go for it.
I have had my GTO-3 for nearly two years now and have loved every minute of it.
Like people have already said there are plenty of companies out there willing to work on a Noble. It's just a case of finding one with a good rep and that cares about your car. I have been really lucky in that I have become friendly with Matt and Bruntingthorpe. He certainly knows his way around a Noble and I trust him 100%. In fact I trust that much that I am willing to drive the 110 miles for my servicing. When my gearbox went he very kindly drove down and collected it on a flat bed
Anyway, just go for it, you wont regret it.
Good luck
James
Like people have already said there are plenty of companies out there willing to work on a Noble. It's just a case of finding one with a good rep and that cares about your car. I have been really lucky in that I have become friendly with Matt and Bruntingthorpe. He certainly knows his way around a Noble and I trust him 100%. In fact I trust that much that I am willing to drive the 110 miles for my servicing. When my gearbox went he very kindly drove down and collected it on a flat bed
Anyway, just go for it, you wont regret it.
Good luck
James
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