Me And An Unfortunate Series Of Events...

[HOSTILE]

For those down south I have had work done at various places that have been good:

1. Boostworx at pasadena... shaun is good with reasonable prices (has dyno too)

2. ATS marion rd... bill does great work with turbos

3. MC Doyle crash... at Edwardstown has done much work on three diff cars for me (paint and panel)

4. Southern Hi tech Dyno ... south rd St. Marys... John does good tunes.

to name a few...

[REdgtst]

Its a dodgy industry mate.. You have to expect these sort of things when people are selling and flogging off dodgy cars.. and trying to make a buck.. Half the importers out there buy shite cars and fix them up themselves because it is cheaper.. THere are not a great lot of reputable importers around, do your homework some of the more expensive ones are generally a bit better: you sort of have to pay a couple of g's extra to get a half decent car that hasnt been flogged around.

Tip: your next car check that all the bolts are standard around turbs. exhuast and all that : it will enable you to know whether it has been used as a race car in japan or something and then returned back to stokc to try and get more doice out of it: Ie the thrashed out hunks of junk with after market parts are what most the importers are after because they are cheaper than a stockie in good condition and will make there money from reselling those after makret parts: its just busuniess

Be careful Peoples

[bixby]

Totally agree!! That was why I hired a good mechanic to look at the car before I bought it. Just making sure everything's ok.

[savage GTR]

Sorry to hear that Ifc. Hope it works out for you mate! So much for family businesses......they're probably imbred, do they walk on all fours??

Yeah there seems to be a lot of 'shonky' workshops out there! I had to spend over $600 to find out that my $85 coil was stuffed, that was at a certain "auto centre" in Woodcroft, starts with an A?(A for Adam's) Anyway they replaced my AFM spent 3 hours labour to find out the problem was what I told them in the first place. They said it was 99.99% AFM problem. So they replaced the AFM and drove it home when 2 minutes down the road it started mis-firing again. Anyway 3 days later get my car back and forked out total $585 for replacement AFM, 3 hours labor and coil. Bastards! Now it doesn't start properly in the morning ever since, takes 2-3 times to start, coughs and splutters then runs ok! According to them it runs 'perfect'. What a joke! Where are all the good mechanics gone??

Was it dyno-tuned ? If not there's your answer.

[JiN_MaN]

hopefully they havnt moved to port road and renames as

Kansia Motors or sumthing like that right next to Mazda Motors on Pt Road

no im being Frank

i dont know wot FBI guys look like and they could of easily rented another place and be trading as Kansia Motors, now these guys are of italian type ethnicity and well its a small world with many shonky operators

but certainly wasnt being sarcastic

correct for insurance

incorrect for inspection, they do pre purchase inspection on any car

the guy who bought my R33 called RAA to inspect my car, which they come to me and check the car out in my garage.

From what i seen they did a great job, very decent report

http://wWW.KANSAIAUTOMOTIVE.COM

is owned by Terry, who used to work in JMS

Yes Kansai is Terry Volholmus, He came to our Dyno Day a little while back, top bloke and has some killa deals. Definatly has nothing to do with Fedral Beanheads Incorporated!!!

Just to go over this, and clear up any misleading information.

Kansai Automotive is run and owned by Terry Volholmus and is no way related to FBI. It annoys me when people jump to conclusions about an issue they don’t know all the facts about.

Madaz - Don’t jump to conclusions, you obviously know nothing about Kansai Automotive as they have been established for quite some time. I have bought parts from them and both Terry and Ryan have helped me many times. You have pulled this conclusion from thin air, maybe next time you should think about your actions before you lash out and punish some body of actions they never had part in. Kansai Automotive has been a huge stepping stone in getting drifting off the streets and on to track, as they are the people who brought you Port Gawler and I hardly see your remarks a fitting reward for a company that has done so much for us.

[Madaz]

Just to go over this, and clear up any misleading information.

Kansai Automotive is run and owned by Terry Volholmus and is no way related to FBI. It annoys me when people jump to conclusions about an issue they don’t know all the facts about.

Madaz - Don’t jump to conclusions, you obviously know nothing about Kansai Automotive as they have been established for quite some time. I have bought parts from them and both Terry and Ryan have helped me many times. You have pulled this conclusion from thin air, maybe next time you should think about your actions before you lash out and punish some body of actions they never had part in. Kansai Automotive has been a huge stepping stone in getting drifting off the streets and on to track, as they are the people who brought you Port Gawler and I hardly see your remarks a fitting reward for a company that has done so much for us.

b4 u come stepping up with a whole heap of hate i suggest u lern the english language a little better let me highlight my orriginal post

hopefully they havnt moved to port road and renames as

the word hopefully isnt saying that that buisness is in fact FBI... in no way shape or form was i jumping to conclusions thats for you to do

i hardly see my remarks as doing any damage u need to be aware in this day and age a buisness cant shut on friday known as name A and open its doors on monday know as name B

[HR-32]

Was it dyno-tuned ? If not there's your answer.

Na wasn't dynoed, next time will take to a place that has 1. It wasn't running badly overall it just missed every now and then, still had good power. didn't think it needed a dyno thought it was a 'parts problem'. Anyway i have learnt my lesson. :

[Nozila]

Anyway 3 days later get my car back and forked out total $585 for replacement AFM, 3 hours labor and coil.

3 hrs labour to replace a afm and coil pack??? WDF

seriously some car enthusist either dont know their cars or are gullible, i aint taking a shot a you im just stating the obvious. no wonder why workshops charge an arm and a leg, they think we dont know any better and unfortunately that is the case sometimes.

i know of only three 'workshops' that are the bees knees in adelaide and wont fcuk you around.

[ross80]

3 hours is about right if your undoing all the blots with a swiss army knife in the dark!

[HR-32]

Yeah your probably right should of got a workshop manual and done it myself, it do have the tools, laziness can be expensive!

[platinum]

I just don't take anyone in the automotive industry on their quotes/time estimations.

I have had my car off the road for 9 months, just to rebuild an engine and have the engine bay resprayed. I tried to choose the BEST and most reliable people to do the work (and payed good money), and while I have no complaints about the quality of work, the time taken was crazy.

My most recent experience, have been told 3 weeks in a row my car would be ready, and promised it would be ready the week before easter, then told it would be ready last week (before easter)... hadn't even started the major part of the work when I went in there, and it's been there for close to over one and a half months just to wire it up and bolt up a gearbox.

Previously, it took me 4 months to have a bare engine bay resprayed, and again, it was promised to be ready and had to 'extend the deadline' 8 times in a row (yes, 8!).

Engine rebuild, took many months to happen and was told "it'll be ready next week" a heap of times.

It's strange, I tell every new mechanic or auto person about these experiences and they generally laugh and say "oh we aren't like that" - but guess what happens.

Anyway, hope you get your car back soon, terrible experience by the sound of it.

[Madaz]

^^ but all in all is it primo work done on ur nisslais ')

[ross80]

My car is a headache at the moment but when it goes right it is worth having. Very costly hobby we have however gentlemen.

I think my next car will be a really late model 34 and I wont (try not to anyway) alter it to much apart from a exhaust and a stereo.

[Nightcrawler]

lol at the R34 comment ross80 .... that is what I said

[L3nny]

hmm 1st post.

I just don't take anyone in the automotive industry on their quotes/time estimations.

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Previously, it took me 4 months to have a bare engine bay resprayed, and again, it was promised to be ready and had to 'extend the deadline' 8 times in a row (yes, 8!).

Engine rebuild, took many months to happen and was told "it'll be ready next week" a heap of times.

It's strange, I tell every new mechanic or auto person about these experiences and they generally laugh and say "oh we aren't like that" - but guess what happens.

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I've found with most tradebased industries (mainly within this state) it is not a question of their abilities but their professionalism when it comes to time management and job scheduling. Unfortunately its a nature of the industry where most will quote and grab the work just to have the work coming into the door, and then worry about how to get it done on time.