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Litchfield or severn valley ?

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#1 ·
Guys very new to the GTR family just looking for some recommendations Litchfield is closer for me but also hear some great reports about seven valley, need to book the car in for a horrible noise from n/s/f wheel between 5 to 20 mph sounds really bad
also clutch relearn?,full service.. thank in advance .
Paul
 
#5 ·
I have used Andy at AC speedtech and been fairly satisfied.

Also had the pleasure of meeting Amar at SVM recently and he helped me know end with tracing all the service history and paperwork for one of my cars.

He also toured us around there workshop and let us see some old school Ford RS cars there restoring.

Never used Litchfields so would'nt re
ally want to comment other than I have bought ecu tek and dodson products from them.
 
#8 · (Edited)
When SVM quoted this....

Brakes - £312.00 inc vat (Based on 4hrs) - Additional time maybe required - will advise


Yup, thats right, they quoted 4 hours with more time possibly needed to fit some alcon discs. (Re using bells).

How to instantly lose a customer right there.

Litchfield did them for, 90 minutes labor or thereabouts (it got merged into a service and some other things, so probably worked out less)
 
#11 ·
If it's small stuff location is important.
I rate Litchfields but I am not going to drive for 3+ hours for a job that takes an hour or two.

SVM may do good work but the way they have come across on this forum previously means I just wouldn't take my car there.
No matter how good they are. They aren't the only trader I feel like that about though, so it's not a personal thing against just SVM.

I'm just glad we have Kaizer Motor in the South East.
 
#13 ·
Both good, Severn Valley on average slightly cheaper.

Again, I would just go on who's more local. I live 20 miles from SVM so would be a no brainer to take to Litchfield's.

Make sure you get a good relationship with the garage you use and they will help you out where possible and also get to know the car and its history.
 
#14 ·
I do most work on the car myself inc engine and box removal, turbo fitting etc, I have used Litchfields and found them very professional however Im a firm AC Speedtech fan for anything I cant do on the car myself even though its 500 mile round trip, cars there now having a forged motor and clutches uprated.
 
#15 ·
To answer the question out of the 2 - Litchfields, had very bad experiences with SVM. Litchfield's are a great bunch and although I'm not a proper customer, have a good relationship with them.

The other two to consider:
1. JM Imports (Look after my car).
2. Acspeedtech (Great bunch of guys).
 
#21 ·
Sure buy an Ecutek cable if your car has an Ecutek map it takes 5 mins for a clutch re-learn. Make sure the car is warmed up...
 
#27 ·
Having had an extremely poor experience with Lichfield’s I wanted to hear people’s opinions on Severn Valley and found this thread. They don’t sound anything special so am considering AC Speedtech now for the service which is due next month.

Still a bit of a hike from Sheffield but probably a little closer than Lichfield’s.

These guys still rate highly?
 
#30 ·
Having had an extremely poor experience with Lichfield***8217;s I wanted to hear people***8217;s opinions on Severn Valley and found this thread. They don***8217;t sound anything special so am considering AC Speedtech now for the service which is due next month.

Still a bit of a hike from Sheffield but probably a little closer than Lichfield***8217;s.

These guys still rate highly?
I've got a service booked in with acspeedtech in a couple of weeks. I went there a couple of months ago re bellhousing issue and found them to be very friendly. Another gtr specialist told me that I would need new bushes, bellhousing, prop shaft and rear drop links. Got a second opinion from acspeedtech and they advised only the drop links have a slight play and strictly speaking even they didn't need changing immediately. Everything else mentioned by the other gtr specialist was fine and didn't need changing. I will certainly be using them going forward.
 
#29 ·
Threads like this make me laugh (I know it's an old one!) as people never seem to factor in the value of their own time and will spend a fiver to save a quid. All the well known tuning companies have their good, and bad points, so it's all about finding one that you can have a relationship with. They're all businesses, at the end of the day, so are there to make money, not offer charitable services.
 
#32 ·
I have a shop myself and AC built my forged engine as I was between shops, but I would not attempt to build a hi spec 35 motor, my partner Dimitri would do that as well as any heavy trans work. The guys have my motor back due to an unforseen problem nothing to do with them, they are the ONLY shop I would consider using at all no matter what the distance. Without a doubt the nicest most honest bunch of guys ive come across ! On a par with myself and Dimitri :tard:

You will not go wrong with AC.
 
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