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Finding a good body shop or mechanic that actually knows what they're doing is a real hassle in the US and particularly in Indiana. Even the dealers are garbage in my prior experience. I used to live in Indy ~15 years ago and not so many choices as in the northeast. The big Porsche dealer in Indianapolis took 3 months once to fix a clutch. The RR dealer in Zionsville was equally inept. Took them at least 2 tries to fix anything. I hope things are better now.
I ended up having to drive or have the Porsche towed up to Lafayette to Walter, an old German fellow who really knew his stuff. Unfortunately, he wouldn't touch a british car. Hope the old fellow is still around and had a good retirement.
Well what can one say Sam, you not the only one & Im sure not the last, Its no different here in the UK, When I purchased my first Ferrari the dealers were rubbish I then found an independent Ferrari specialist who tunes track cars, fantastic man even the dealership sends cars they cant fix to him ... even now the chap who looks after the Bentley is an independent specialist I see cars there from the deanship & even Aston's they cant fix ...
I was wondering if that was a 'global' issue. Sorry to hear that it seems to be. Fantastic on the Ferrari guy though! Dealer prices for labor locally on those are tremendous.
I've managed find good local independent shops and a great body shop here in NJ. Thanks to there being so many in this area and a lot of folks using yelp and other ratings, it's been a bit easier out here. Some of the dealers here are OK too, thankfully.
I was wondering if that was a 'global' issue. Sorry to hear that it seems to be. Fantastic on the Ferrari guy though! Dealer prices for labor locally on those are tremendous.
I've managed find good local independent shops and a great body shop here in NJ. Thanks to there being so many in this area and a lot of folks using yelp and other ratings, it's been a bit easier out here. Some of the dealers here are OK too, thankfully.
Yah not all are the same mate, some actually do know what they doing ... An example on price, to do the belts on the Ferrari every 3 years dealership £4500 my guy £1500 ... ...
Small update: The one place that pissed me off yesterday just called and said he called the dealer in Chicago on Rush st ( I’m thinking Gold Coast Bentley) and THEY told him that they was not going to look up all the listed parts and waste their time unless they are going to buy the parts from them (sounds damn close to what he said to me yesterday) so he’s stuck as of what to do. But I can drop the car off and sign that they will be doing the work and we can move forward. 🤦🏾 Amazing how people think others are slow or fools and don’t do research.
Small update: The one place that pissed me off yesterday just called and said he called the dealer in Chicago on Rush st ( I’m thinking Gold Coast Bentley) and THEY told him that they was not going to look up all the listed parts and waste their time unless they are going to buy the parts from them (sounds damn close to what he said to me yesterday) so he’s stuck as of what to do. But I can drop the car off and sign that they will be doing the work and we can move forward. 🤦🏾 Amazing how people think others are slow or fools and don’t do research.
Maybe they think Bentley owners are either retired & passed it or sit behind a desk in there Armani suits looking at spreadsheets to know anything about cars ... Lol ...
Question for anyone that has replaced their bumper with any aftermarket. What/how did the shop secure your parking sensors? I noticed the kits/aftermarket ones do not have the supports for them.
Side note: Man....someone must be scooping up any and all Supersport bumpers on the net. I can’t find one let alone one that I like. I really want something with fog lights tho.
Last edited by TeamJones1962; Sep 26, 2019 at 01:57 PM.
TJ ... If its DRL's you want these can be incorporated into the bumper by any good bodyshop, go on-line like ebay (mr8888) has given you a good link, there are lots to choose from ... a few examples
Last edited by Rico.Adams; Sep 27, 2019 at 08:52 PM.
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