just wondering if any one else gets nervous in leaving there car at garages to be worked on, i took my escort cosworth to paul hills at engine advantages last thurs to be worked on, i know it will be looked after but ive never left it anywhere before and all i want to do is fone paul to see how its going but i dont want to hastle him, what a nitemare does anyone else feel like this or is it just me???????????????????

 

I used to but I have no found a tuner that I trust 100% without any reservations. (Rob @ SCC Performance) I am more than happy to leave any of my cars with him and his chaps.

With certain other tuners (no names to protect the guilty) I was always worried about coming back to find a new dink or scratch that wasn't there,

 

i know what u mean mate i try so hard to keep my car in perfect condition i just dont want somebody else to ruin it for me?

 

I only let two people work on my car. You could take it to any old cowboy and they fuck the work up and ended up ragging the crap out of your car.

But when these people do work on my car i trust them 100%

Tuner trust is hard to find if you've had a bad experience in the past.

 

who are they?

 

Harvey Gibbs and Steve Crooks.

 

who's steve crook, who does he work for?

 

im glad im not the only one who worrys then????

 

yep know how u fell dont think you have any probs with paul

i only trust a selected few,and being as one of them has let me down recently the list has shortlisted now its just paul hills and jano oddkidd

 

in answer to your question... No.

 

i think it should be fine at pauls but cant stop worrying, i know it sounds sad!!!!!

 

Bloke in Ipswich who works at a garage called LPS. Very sound bloke www.lpsauto.com

He also has a cossie (400ish) T38 + greys....He's always got time for me if i've got a problem and always answers his mobile. He's done lots of work on my car and never had an issue with him.

Plus they are 10 mins up the road which is very handy cause Harvey is nearly always booked up and it's 100miles away.

 

Im the same mate,the second its out of view i start getting paranoid thinking its getting stripped ect

Just relax,when you get it back you'll wonder what you were worrying about Well...unless theres kerbed wheels and a big dent on the door or something.. Just kidding

 

thats not funny mate but i know what u mean, i took it to pauls because ive heard hes good, i live on the isle of wight so i took my car up on a back of a truck and it took about 3 hours to get there and a boat journey so i just hop its going to be worth it, fingers crossed!!

 

sideways dan are you the guy that bought rizlas escos?

 

yes iam mate y is that, how do u know that????????????

 

i know rizla he said u was going mad with the car what are you doing?

 

whats he said about it then?

 

just u was spending the natinal debt on it lol

 

well since ive brought it i think ive spent about Ł15000 if not more. since ian had it ive had 19" supperleggares fitted gaz coilovers 380mm ap 6 pots up front 330mm ap 4 pots on the rear with ap rs200 mechanical handbrake caliper fitted, ive just fitted a very big spec engine to it with air to air injectors etc etc, ive got a new t34 with a .63 exhaust housing ive just brourght a marham shaft to be fitted to so i can run a bit of aggressive anti-lag, ive had a set of defi gauges fitted a secs monitor front and rear strut braces, my private plate went on to it, a new ap racing 6 paddle clutch and b&m quickshift kit, adjustable front tca's twin headlights rs500 grills, lots of other bits and bobs, the list grows and grows!!!

 

no wonder you worry... check the paranoid feeling...

 

I will be puttin my cossie in the hands of a tuner that comes recomended up here in coldland and i admit i will be nervous of the fear of it gettin hammered about etc ,it may only be a sierra cossie to some peeps but its my sierra cossie that i sweat my nadgers of to own it as a toy !!

Im pretty bad for spotting a young mechanic etc et cand my first words with any car i own is ,ur not letting little shitty arse drive my motor thats an order if u want my business

 

its a small world?

 

sounds awesome well done mate i look forward to seeing it at the shows

 

your cars your car at the end of the day its your pride and joy, noone can abuse it apart from you!!!

 

i done alot of shows last year in it i done the ford fair etc etc, but i didnt do much this year because i took it off the road in july to start working on it ready for the shows next year plus im trying for a magazine feature.

 

i never leave my car

seriously im not bothered tbh in leaving my car BUT i would like a chip with a 3000 rev limit so when i did leave it i know they aint gonna rag it

 

i know what u mean mate? ha ha.

 

i got the same feeling at the moment mate my cars just gone to the sprayers i want to go and watch it 24/7 but i cant and i cant phone him cause i feel like a bloddy idiot!

 

thats exactly how i feel mate, good luck with your car though mate!!

 

sidewaysdan

No disrespect mate, I know its not about "how much its worth" etc...


Paul Hills has built some of the most expensive and high spec Yb engines in the UK.

He has worked with and for the best companys in the world!

If they have trusted him with their Big budget builds and had results like they have, im sure you have nothing to worry about!!

 

i know what your saying mate, but its still my car, im not doupting his workmanship etc, ive just never left my car anywhere before, and its all a little bit dawnting thats all, but thanks for your comments!!

 

true. had me fingers burned in the past.

If the guys are straight up and dont mind u sittin round, or continually poppin in or phonong it seems a good sign...if not, dont go back

 

i used ea once, when i got the car back the bonnet release was messed up and basically broke, and a pair of sunglasses had gone missing, i dont know what happened, i never mentoined it either , but i dont think i will go back to ea ...

no hard feelings , just dont wanna take the chance no more

 

I found a great tuner by accident, really cheap too. But, nobody's perfect, I drop round sometimes and there's customer's cars outside unattended, keys in the ignition, engines running...

 

Dan stop being a big girl

 

I only let 1 person fix my car when I break it and 1 person tune it

 

i cant help it mate i worry to much, its my pride and joy?

 

It's your car and you have spent alot of money on it. It would be unnatural if you weren't a little apprehensive.
My car is 5000 miles away from where I am till February and it is being restored.
I have nothing but full confidence in them though

 

Cant recommend them enough, they fully rebuilt my RS2000