ultra tune

[ab56452001]

g'day,tried to post this before,must have stuffed it up !, anyhow,i am thinking of getting a diagnostic check at ultra tune,what are these guys like ?, i would like to know if there's anything wrong with my car not just being told , maybe if you change this , or swap that, and after paying a fortune their still guessing, thanks.......
p.s.
the check will cost 65$,is it worth it ?.

[STEALTHY™]

I say stay away from Ultra tune, VERY far away.


My car went in for a service, ended up costing me over 1000, and being young and stupid, i didn't think anything of it.

Lets put it this way, besides those paid actors saying 'they are that good' i havn't met a happy ultra tune customer yet.



Your better off looking for a decent mechanic who has his own business, not a franchise.

[Morton]

I'll second that. Where do you live, ab? Perhaps somebody nearby can point you in the right direction

[ab56452001]

thanks for reply, i live in salisbury s.a.

[Keesh]

mate, go holden, they have tech 1 tech 2 propper GM diagnostic tools.. i no many ppl that go somewhere only to bring it back to holden worse than the car was.. i had mates at kmart auto look at my car, and they were scratching there heads.. they guys at work take one look and new what was wrong before even doing a computer test.. the older guys there have been working on vn's since they were on the showroom floor so they no there cars..

[STEALTHY™]

Since your in SA, you should go to Danbe Auto. He's on Ween Rd in pooraka (just off research Rd) and they'll have an orange HJ? Ute out front.

You may have seen his VN and LX at HvF day, but anyway, he knows whats he's doing, and doesn't charge a fortune.


DON'T go to any holden place, there worst that the franchises (ultra tune, profux etc)

[1991_Vn2nV]

Holden do nothing themselves anyway, not here atleast. I went to them with a central locking problem, only for them to take it and inform me Hampstead Auto Electrical would be in contact when its ready to pick up. They send all their cars to an auto electrician and then probably charge extra for being the middle man.

[Keesh]

thats strange:S haha small dealership mayb? i no in our workshop they do it all themselves, they have painters come in to paint panels and shit, they have elecs come in if they cant do it themselves.. car washers come to us, metro windscreens come to us.. i dunno if its cause were big or what i dunno.. but thats strange.. we supply the stuff to the mech's in our area so they add there lil bit onto the cost aswell.. but yer places like midas and ultra tune are shit.. u want like the old guy thats been fixing cars since he was 16

[Bravotwozero]

Holden do nothing themselves anyway, not here atleast. I went to them with a central locking problem, only for them to take it and inform me Hampstead Auto Electrical would be in contact when its ready to pick up. They send all their cars to an auto electrician and then probably charge extra for being the middle man.

I know my local holden dealer do this with window tinting. Send their cars up the road to Tint-a-car who charge $300 for a commy (less maybe for trade) then holden slap on an extra $500 for doing nothing.

Back on topic, when I was a young whipper snapper with newly acquired license in hand, I too was cautioned away from Ultratune.

[1991_Vn2nV]

The dealership is Plaza Holden which are one of the bigger dealerships along with Metro Holden, Metro Holden do their own work though.

[Keesh]

also other places wont use genuine parts, i had non genuine pads put in and they fell to shit.. i just had new pads put in and they go great now there worn in.. i dont no about other holden dealers but i no our guys have holden runing through there veins, its us parts guys that ### everything up haha

[STEALTHY™]

i think smaller mechanics are better. The guy i reccommended only uses Bendix for brakes. Although he can use whatever you request. He did my service with Penzoil Oil

[ab56452001]

Hi,thanks for post's,gee five different opinions!!!, i would of thought that ultra tune and the likes would have a tech-1, tech-2 as well,i just want to get a proper diagnosis thats all !!., thanks.........