LA Performance?

[Ruffels]

anyone heard of LA performance

i recently bought an r33, and on the back window it has a sticker with

"la performance" written on it, i assume this is where the car had work done or servicing, i figured if the people there know the history of the car etc or anytihng like that, then i might aswell take it back to them if i need stuff done, but first i thought i should see if anyone used this workshop, and if so are they any good?

cheers

-Ruffels

[Restless 33]

i've seen that car i think...or at least another car with the sticker. the fone number was 95630077

The car looked good when i saw it if it's the same one, good buy.

hope that helped

[Ruffels]

yeah thats the phone number on the sticker

was this the car?

allthough it probably would have had different plates when you saw it

or could have been another car alltogether,... so anyone used these guys?

-Ruffels

[Restless 33]

not the car i saw but very nice ride mate.

someone must know wat they are like

L.A. Performance

50-52 Downing St Oakleigh 3166 (03) 9563 0077

[JAPCAB]

YES. I all too unfortunately know what they are like.

LA performance is run by this guy lambros. He has his brother there George but he just sits around all day, and knows nothing about cars although he'll let on that he does.

They have an apprentice and the apprentice dave does all the work on the cars. His prices are cheap and you get what you pay for, which is shit quality work. Lambros will try to rip you off and spin shit to you. He'll sell you whatever he has in stock (which isn't much anyway!).

Lambros doesn't know shit about Jap cars, you bring him a car with your problem and he looks it up on the internet and says 'ohh i'll have to find out give me two days'. They are slow workers as well.

One time i was there and this guy rocked up with an r32. He had booked it in for a Dyno session. I was waiting there, and they just ****ed around with his car for like an hour, and then said na na they weren't going to do the dyno for no reason. The asian bloke who owned the r32 jumped in his car and pissed off. I had went down to get something simple like an exhaust changed , booked an appointment and i had to wait about 3-4 hours.

No one has heard of L.A performance because there has been no good work coming out of that workshop. Places like ICE, Racepace, Genesis - people spread the word about the great level of work and QUALIFIED mechanics working magic on people's cars.

My two cents - take your car somewhere reputable, where the ppl know their shit. You pay a few extra bucks - but believe me your car is worth it.

[JAPCAB]

want to hear more??

[Ruffels]

lol i'd love too

yeah well i know my roadworthy for the car was done there

and certain things wernt replaced,, like the windscreen (has a chip in it)

and a few other things got past (not that i mind that much)

but from those stories above i probably wont be taking it back there

actually now u say that name... lambros was the one who imported my car

because i know the previous owner and he said his mechanic imported it for him

hope my car isnt el-dodgio

-Ruffels

[pooski]

I take my car there and have never had a problem... they hare honest and have saved my heaps of cash by getting second hand parts rather then just copping out and buying new from nissan. Yes he tries to sell you everything but they are wogs so its to be expected. As far as a garage goes they are good, they are not a performance shop so dont expect a giant range of brand new jap parts in boxes. If you want cheap no bullshit service and tune then they are good...

People shouldnt bag a place because they made them wait or because they eavesdropped on another customer. Personal experience with the service being provided (ie. parts fitted to YOUR car) is the only measure that should be considered!

[BenA31]

interesting to read the above comments, i have heard only good things about them, but have had no personal experience with them.... so don't know what to believe.

[silva33]

Yes he tries to sell you everything but they are wogs so its to be expected

Sorry but I dont see the connection between 'Wogs' and 'Sales'......

[JAPCAB]

bah its not a performance shop. 90% of the cars he services are just regular cars like 10 year old plus holdens/fords etc. Fair enough he does the odd jap car but hes a shit mechanic. You tell him to do stuff to your car, and he only does what he feels like. I went there a few times and i stopped going there. All he does is servicing.

Yes its cheap, but i prefered to spend the extra money and go to chasers/genesis. At least there i didn't get ****ed around. Lambros is a bullshit artists and he knows nothing about tuning. He can change parts etc and that crap, as far as tuning goes he knows nothing. He told me that my stock ECU could be 'tuned' without adding any extra chips etc. Also he claimed that I could run 25psi on my r33, i thought that was funny since i had a stock turbo. One of the times i took my car there i needed my car raised, i had tein coilovers and he fkn wrecked the suspension, he had it in a vice with a blowtorch n shit on it, he butchered the screw on metal things. I wouldn't take my car there.

[mook1]

One of the times i took my car there i needed my car raised, i had tein coilovers and he fkn wrecked the suspension, he had it in a vice with a blowtorch n shit on it, he butchered the screw on metal things. I wouldn't take my car there.

that sounds nasty..! i hope you didn't pay him...