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Kent 
Where in Kent?
We have needed somewhere in Kent for so long.
There are a couple of places in Kent. One isn’t bad, but the prices!
The other charges for work and when it doesn’t fix the problem you send the car elsewhere. Then the report comes back that the parts you paid to have fixed at the first garage haven’t been unbolted for years.
As a result, many of the Kent owners have had to travel outside the county to get their cars maintained.
Leven was one of the favourite places to go, but the queue was always far too long.
Dan will do well here.
Will there be a grand opening?
Where in Kent?
We have needed somewhere in Kent for so long.
There are a couple of places in Kent. One isn’t bad, but the prices!
The other charges for work and when it doesn’t fix the problem you send the car elsewhere. Then the report comes back that the parts you paid to have fixed at the first garage haven’t been unbolted for years.
As a result, many of the Kent owners have had to travel outside the county to get their cars maintained.
Leven was one of the favourite places to go, but the queue was always far too long.
Dan will do well here.
Will there be a grand opening?
Thank you Pete for the good luck message!
It's true, I have left to set up my own workshop in Aylesford, Kent. I aim to have the unit up and running soon and will be back on here asap with further news of the grand opening plus contact phone numbers.
Hope to see you all soon. I will be at Silverstone with Dean Cook, whose car I prepare, on the 10th August for anyone who may be travelling up there.
Cheers
Dan
It's true, I have left to set up my own workshop in Aylesford, Kent. I aim to have the unit up and running soon and will be back on here asap with further news of the grand opening plus contact phone numbers.
Hope to see you all soon. I will be at Silverstone with Dean Cook, whose car I prepare, on the 10th August for anyone who may be travelling up there.
Cheers
Dan
Edited by Taylor TVR on Saturday 2nd August 21:17
Taylor TVR said:
Thank you Pete for the good luck message!
It's true, I have left to set up my own workshop in Aylesford, Kent. I aim to have the unit up and running soon and will be back on here asap with further news of the grand opening plus contact phone numbers.
Hope to see you all soon. I will be at Silverstone with Dean Cook, whose car I prepare, on the 10th August for anyone who may be travelling up there.
Cheers
Dan
It's true, I have left to set up my own workshop in Aylesford, Kent. I aim to have the unit up and running soon and will be back on here asap with further news of the grand opening plus contact phone numbers.
Hope to see you all soon. I will be at Silverstone with Dean Cook, whose car I prepare, on the 10th August for anyone who may be travelling up there.
Cheers
Dan
Edited by Taylor TVR on Saturday 2nd August 21:17
was there not a TVR dealer in Aylesford?Uncle Fester said:
The other charges for work and when it doesn’t fix the problem you send the car elsewhere. Then the report comes back that the parts you paid to have fixed at the first garage haven’t been unbolted for years.
Uncle Fester, is this a place you wouldn't DREAM of going back to or is it somewhere else?S6PNJ said:
Uncle Fester said:
The other charges for work and when it doesn’t fix the problem you send the car elsewhere. Then the report comes back that the parts you paid to have fixed at the first garage haven’t been unbolted for years.
Uncle Fester, is this a place you wouldn't DREAM of going back to or is it somewhere else?AFAIK when Dan opens the number of TVR specialists in Kent will increase by 50%. So it shouldn't be hard to figure out.
If you hint the mods will close the thread, especially as your barking up the wrong tree.
This stops people telling what actually happened.
If you want names, use the PM system.
It's a long story and I won't have time to tell it all for a couple of days.
Some of the workmanship was dangerous.
S6PNJ said:
Uncle Fester said:
especially as your barking up the wrong tree.
I appreciate your time in putting me straight as to how the various PH rules work
Hopefully in time we will all get to learn just what happened with whomever it was - I guess I'll never know.YHM
I bought my Griff relying upon a report by a well known TVR inspection service. The report and phone calls to the inspector said that the only two faults were the air conditioning didn’t work and one wishbone needed replacing in the near future.
On the way home from collecting the car it developed a misfire and I phoned my RO for advice. He gave me the name of a TVR specialist in Kent. The following day I took the car in.
For the next few months it was in and out, mostly in. Each time it was returned with a hefty bill and a claim that it had been cured. I was losing confidence, but the alternative was to go elsewhere and start again. Others persuaded me to persevere with this specialist.
Whilst it was there I had the suspension fully rebuilt. Two wishbones were replaced; the others were sand blasted and powder coated. Polybushes and drop links were added. I asked that all suspension joints be checked and replaced as necessary. I also asked the shocks and springs be inspected. Finally the suspension was to be set up correctly.
While it was being done I spoke to James Agger. He had looked at the car with a view to buying it. He was adamant that it needed shocks and springs. I told the specialist this, but he was adamant that it didn’t need them.
When I got it back, it handled like a space hopper on ice. So I finally gave up on this specialist and sent it to a well known TVR suspension expert. His report was absolutely shocking. The wishbones had been powder coated without removing the adjusters. These were seized by the powder coating. It was therefore impossible for the suspension to be adjusted, although this specialist had charged me for doing so.
The shocks needed replacement and the springs had gone soft and settled beyond legal or safe limits. Some of the ball joints that had been refitted were dangerously worn. One front wheel was touching the body on full lock. This was because one front wheel had been toed in, but the other had been toed out. Finally there was the matter of an accident with a welding torch on a wishbone. The anti roll bar mounts had been replaced. In welding them on, the specialist had blown a hole and covered it with powder coating. There was much muttering of words like cowboy, lethal and the like. I was truly lucky to be alive.
The suspension expert supplied a set of Nitrons and springs, repaired all the damage, replaced what needed it and set it up properly. He transformed the handling from space hopper to Karting.
The car went to have the misfire cured. Every single thing that was found wrong was something that I had paid the first specialist to check. He had passed them as good. The distributor, battery, alternator and AFM were replaced and everything was set up. It ran very nicely, but every once in a while it would cut out briefly. It didn’t happen often. Maybe not for a few hundred miles, then it would do it several times, before it would vanish again. It would pick the most inopportune moment. Part way through an overtaking manoeuvre the engine would die. Hard acceleration was often associated with it.
Carl Baker had said he thought it was a loom fault and I needed to replace the engine loom. I had had the loom checked at the Kent independent. I was in a take-no-prisoner’s mood. I decided to replace everything. So I had a new custom engine loom made for an Emerald ECU and gave the fitting job to a well respected firm.
When the engineer fitted it he found the loom fault, just as Carl had predicted. It was down the back of the engine block. The Kent specialist had said that he had checked in just this place. Someone else had mentioned they sometimes go there. So I had specifically had that checked.
I questioned the guy who fitted it. He remarked that the parts he needed to remove to gain access hadn’t been unbolted for a few years and therefore couldn’t have been checked.
In addition I have become aware of problems other people have had with this Kent independent. To be fair though, when he got overspray on my car he did clean it off.
I had hoped that when he hurriedly left his last premises, it would mean that he was out of the business of working on TVR’s. Unfortunately it seems he has reopened in new premises.
With this standard of service, you can see why we are crying out for someone good in the area. Dan has chosen his location well. The amount I spend on my Griff alone will guarantee Dan success. I just hope he drives the other independent out of business.
Dan, can you do an oil change next weekend please?
On the way home from collecting the car it developed a misfire and I phoned my RO for advice. He gave me the name of a TVR specialist in Kent. The following day I took the car in.
For the next few months it was in and out, mostly in. Each time it was returned with a hefty bill and a claim that it had been cured. I was losing confidence, but the alternative was to go elsewhere and start again. Others persuaded me to persevere with this specialist.
Whilst it was there I had the suspension fully rebuilt. Two wishbones were replaced; the others were sand blasted and powder coated. Polybushes and drop links were added. I asked that all suspension joints be checked and replaced as necessary. I also asked the shocks and springs be inspected. Finally the suspension was to be set up correctly.
While it was being done I spoke to James Agger. He had looked at the car with a view to buying it. He was adamant that it needed shocks and springs. I told the specialist this, but he was adamant that it didn’t need them.
When I got it back, it handled like a space hopper on ice. So I finally gave up on this specialist and sent it to a well known TVR suspension expert. His report was absolutely shocking. The wishbones had been powder coated without removing the adjusters. These were seized by the powder coating. It was therefore impossible for the suspension to be adjusted, although this specialist had charged me for doing so.
The shocks needed replacement and the springs had gone soft and settled beyond legal or safe limits. Some of the ball joints that had been refitted were dangerously worn. One front wheel was touching the body on full lock. This was because one front wheel had been toed in, but the other had been toed out. Finally there was the matter of an accident with a welding torch on a wishbone. The anti roll bar mounts had been replaced. In welding them on, the specialist had blown a hole and covered it with powder coating. There was much muttering of words like cowboy, lethal and the like. I was truly lucky to be alive.
The suspension expert supplied a set of Nitrons and springs, repaired all the damage, replaced what needed it and set it up properly. He transformed the handling from space hopper to Karting.
The car went to have the misfire cured. Every single thing that was found wrong was something that I had paid the first specialist to check. He had passed them as good. The distributor, battery, alternator and AFM were replaced and everything was set up. It ran very nicely, but every once in a while it would cut out briefly. It didn’t happen often. Maybe not for a few hundred miles, then it would do it several times, before it would vanish again. It would pick the most inopportune moment. Part way through an overtaking manoeuvre the engine would die. Hard acceleration was often associated with it.
Carl Baker had said he thought it was a loom fault and I needed to replace the engine loom. I had had the loom checked at the Kent independent. I was in a take-no-prisoner’s mood. I decided to replace everything. So I had a new custom engine loom made for an Emerald ECU and gave the fitting job to a well respected firm.
When the engineer fitted it he found the loom fault, just as Carl had predicted. It was down the back of the engine block. The Kent specialist had said that he had checked in just this place. Someone else had mentioned they sometimes go there. So I had specifically had that checked.
I questioned the guy who fitted it. He remarked that the parts he needed to remove to gain access hadn’t been unbolted for a few years and therefore couldn’t have been checked.
In addition I have become aware of problems other people have had with this Kent independent. To be fair though, when he got overspray on my car he did clean it off.
I had hoped that when he hurriedly left his last premises, it would mean that he was out of the business of working on TVR’s. Unfortunately it seems he has reopened in new premises.
With this standard of service, you can see why we are crying out for someone good in the area. Dan has chosen his location well. The amount I spend on my Griff alone will guarantee Dan success. I just hope he drives the other independent out of business.
Dan, can you do an oil change next weekend please?
supergrass said:
Dan whats going on at Silverstone on the 10th?
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