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dennis waller · 25th August 2006, 11:45 AM

has anyone got any suggestions as to where to take my gtr to get the blowing at the turbos looked at as i dont wana strt takingit apart to find i cant fix the problem, needs to be sensibly priced as have a kiddy on the way, and needs to be in kent????

tarmac terror · 25th August 2006, 03:41 PM

Hi Dennis, not sure about Kent but Abbey Motorsport are in Oxted, GT ART are in Brighton and RK Tuning and a couple of others IIRC are in Essex. I warn you now though, the words 'Sensibly Priced' and 'GTR' invariably DO NOT go together

. All things being equal I would take it to a specialist (even though they are often more expensive per hour than Back Street Motors) as, being experienced, will probably find the problem quicker. Perversely, this could actually work out cheaper E.G 2 hours (specialist) @ £80/Hour versus 3 hours (non-specialist) @ £60/Hour.

Hope this helps a bit. Good luck with junior when it comes

TT

White_R32 · 27th August 2006, 02:48 PM

Go to RK he is a specialist in skylines and charges about £45 per hour, why spend over the odds?

sloathy · 27th August 2006, 03:16 PM

I agree with with white R32, RK is very reasonable and very knowledgable. Not Kent but not that far either.

leggus · 27th August 2006, 04:15 PM

I actually have an issue with this particular job..

I think, an experienced outfit could do the job in around 5 hours.. it took my mate who's the mechanic at a Subaru garage 7 hours, first time he'd ever undertaken swapping Skyline turbo's.

Someone who's done the job many times, and knows the ins and outs could, theoretically get it done in 5 hours max

£45 per hour multiplied by 5 hours doesnt make £450 plus VAT that some places are asking

And apparently £450 is cheap to do this job..

Do certain places up the labour costs on a job such as this because its a bit of a b*stard?

£45 per hour labour should mean just that IMO, regardless of what the job is.

matty32 · 2nd September 2006, 11:11 PM

take it to Gareth at Newera, his near your way, cant go wrong

my GT-R never goes anywhere else ,

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25th August 2006, 03:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
tarmac terror New Users Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hampshire, but Scottish through and through! Posts: 2,638	Hi Dennis, not sure about Kent but Abbey Motorsport are in Oxted, GT ART are in Brighton and RK Tuning and a couple of others IIRC are in Essex. I warn you now though, the words 'Sensibly Priced' and 'GTR' invariably DO NOT go together . All things being equal I would take it to a specialist (even though they are often more expensive per hour than Back Street Motors) as, being experienced, will probably find the problem quicker. Perversely, this could actually work out cheaper E.G 2 hours (specialist) @ £80/Hour versus 3 hours (non-specialist) @ £60/Hour. Hope this helps a bit. Good luck with junior when it comes TT

27th August 2006, 02:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
White_R32 Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 35	Go to RK he is a specialist in skylines and charges about £45 per hour, why spend over the odds?

27th August 2006, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
sloathy GTROC Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: HERTFORDSHIRE Posts: 491	I agree with with white R32, RK is very reasonable and very knowledgable. Not Kent but not that far either.

27th August 2006, 04:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
leggus GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 1,936	I actually have an issue with this particular job.. I think, an experienced outfit could do the job in around 5 hours.. it took my mate who's the mechanic at a Subaru garage 7 hours, first time he'd ever undertaken swapping Skyline turbo's. Someone who's done the job many times, and knows the ins and outs could, theoretically get it done in 5 hours max £45 per hour multiplied by 5 hours doesnt make £450 plus VAT that some places are asking And apparently £450 is cheap to do this job.. Do certain places up the labour costs on a job such as this because its a bit of a b*stard? £45 per hour labour should mean just that IMO, regardless of what the job is.