Major Serivce Due - need some advice

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Hi everyone,
I am owner of a 2011 Bicolore - and need to put a major service on the car. So far the book is full of main dealer stamps, however I am considering using an independent specialist - in this instance BDM motorsport. These guys race Gallardo GT3's so seem to be a very well respected indie - and Mark seems a very nice chap.

The major service with BDM is over £1k cheaper than Lambo directly and I know they are anal when it comes to their work. Do you think it is worth going down this route? How much value is placed on a main dealer stamp...?

Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

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thank you very much for this information - this is very helpful. I don't tend to keep my cars for long, I was thinking of maybe selling it in the summer, however I certainly wouldn't look to sell to Lambo directly as I don't know if they wouldn't offer a competitive price - I would use the traditional routes - specialists, auto trader, maybe even some form of brokerage service so the car goes to an enthusiast - who hopefully knows the value of using some of these very good indie's. I have never taken my cars outside a dealer network before, but given the savings plus the fact that when you talk to some of these indie's they really know their stuff and are seriously passionate about their cars - I have always wanted to give it a go...

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thank you everyone for your feedback. It is a difficult one to call i have to say. I think at this stage i am willing to pursue this service with the specialist & see how it goes. i am so anal about my cars, i love to see the same passion coming from the people who work on them to, and i always get a good vibe from the well known indie workshops. Very genuine and honest guys most of them seem to be,

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70proof said:

Whilst a car is in production, worth going main dealer as you get software upgrades etc which arent necessarily a recall.... So for the gallardo, someone like backdraft way to go, main dealers don't race any cars lol, so I would say bdm have more gallardo experience

Hi there, thanks for your feedback - have you used Backdraft before on your car? i get a very good impression from them, but wanted to see if anyone else had any experience with them.

Cheers.