New Place For Lotus Maintenance Work in New England! - LotusTalk

BealeAss · 08-31-2009, 09:22 PM

Well I needed a steering rack replaced and a few others odds and ends fixed on the Elise so I turned to ACE Performance in Tewksbury, MA. I've known these guys for a few years now and they always did work on my BMW's so I figured why the hell not let them work on the Lotus as well. Their rates are good, mechanics are top notch and their work stands for itself. If any of you guys need work done on your Lotus or other performance cars in the stable I highly recommend going to these guys.

Just mention Corey sent you and you'll be taken care of.

Snowphun · 09-02-2009, 06:58 PM

Did it fix your steering rack clunk?

BealeAss · 09-02-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowphun

Did it fix your steering rack clunk?

Yessir.

Keeper · 09-06-2009, 08:08 PM

I sent an email asking about a brake fluid change and they didn't seem too familiar with the need to change the clutch fluid and cycle the ABS when doing the service. I replied expressing my concern about wanting to make sure the car was serviced by someone who understood what to look out for with an Elise.

Tom was very professional and realizes there may be a learning curve for certain service items. You can speak directly with the tech if you have any concerns about work being performed. Hand them a checklist and it _will_ get done. He said more and sounded very flexible and "trainable."

They have a Corghi Artiglio 50 for tire changes and they can be found online at

Advanced Concepts Engineering - Home Page

Keeper · 09-08-2009, 02:11 PM

I spoke with Tom some more about servicing Eliges and updated my last post.

bobford · 09-08-2009, 05:53 PM

Mine will be at KGA Motorsports in Reading tomorrow for routine servicing. They can also be recommended.

Keeper · 09-09-2009, 03:53 AM

I emailed David at KGA and he didn't seem to be on top of the Elise requirements either. FWIW, he did later admit that he responded too quickly and went into more detail about how he would do it.

I truly hope these shops come up to speed with the cars but without help from owners that may never happen. A shop could go on servicing cars improperly until either an incident occurs or a system fails. I won't recommend a shop until I know they know what they're doing with the Elise.

Maybe I'm overly critical but a service as common and as important as a brake fluid flush should be done correctly. If your tech can't explain how to do it correctly, do you really want to have that tech service your car?

lotusbrakes · 09-09-2009, 06:32 AM

Is there a few specific places people go to do their brakes / doing it themselves?

-G

Keeper · 09-09-2009, 07:44 AM

The brakes are ridiculously easy to change in the front and better than most in the back. I can't see having someone do it. I can change them faster than I could drive to most shops.

08-31-2009, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
BealeAss Dark As Knight Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston,MA Posts: 239	New Place For Lotus Maintenance Work in New England! Well I needed a steering rack replaced and a few others odds and ends fixed on the Elise so I turned to ACE Performance in Tewksbury, MA. I've known these guys for a few years now and they always did work on my BMW's so I figured why the hell not let them work on the Lotus as well. Their rates are good, mechanics are top notch and their work stands for itself. If any of you guys need work done on your Lotus or other performance cars in the stable I highly recommend going to these guys. Just mention Corey sent you and you'll be taken care of. __________________ 05 Starlight Black on Black-Vader Package:Sport/Touring/Black LSS/Black Diffusor/Hardtop/Starshield/Extra Starshield/Leather Console/Tint/HID/Yellow Hi Beams/Micromirror/Carpet Buttons/Stan Shifter Mod/Trunk Bootie/Larini SE/Euro Grill/Fujita Intake/Azenis/ipod mod/4 JL Audio VR525-CXi/Starlight Black A/C Surround/Kemmler Seat Mod/Hardwired V1/Schroth Profi ii ASM/V-FORCE Harness Bar/S111 Harness Hardware/CRDMount/TitanQR/HNT Pad "Stuff sold by the gram is more fun than stuff sold by the pound"

09-06-2009, 08:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Keeper Probably Lurking Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North of Boston Posts: 2,285	I sent an email asking about a brake fluid change and they didn't seem too familiar with the need to change the clutch fluid and cycle the ABS when doing the service. I replied expressing my concern about wanting to make sure the car was serviced by someone who understood what to look out for with an Elise. Tom was very professional and realizes there may be a learning curve for certain service items. You can speak directly with the tech if you have any concerns about work being performed. Hand them a checklist and it _will_ get done. He said more and sounded very flexible and "trainable." They have a Corghi Artiglio 50 for tire changes and they can be found online at Advanced Concepts Engineering - Home Page __________________ -Shawn (2005 Lotus Econoxotic) Uberpost -- things owners should know - common problems/fixes - rattles, squeaks, noises - read the manual - good ideas? - maintenance - mods - reference - abbreviations Last edited by Keeper : 09-08-2009 at 02:10 PM.

09-08-2009, 02:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Keeper Probably Lurking Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North of Boston Posts: 2,285	I spoke with Tom some more about servicing Eliges and updated my last post. __________________ -Shawn (2005 Lotus Econoxotic) Uberpost -- things owners should know - common problems/fixes - rattles, squeaks, noises - read the manual - good ideas? - maintenance - mods - reference - abbreviations

09-08-2009, 05:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
bobford Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 27	Mine will be at KGA Motorsports in Reading tomorrow for routine servicing. They can also be recommended. __________________ 05 Elise arrived 12/2/2004 (Laser Blue)

09-09-2009, 03:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Keeper Probably Lurking Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North of Boston Posts: 2,285	I emailed David at KGA and he didn't seem to be on top of the Elise requirements either. FWIW, he did later admit that he responded too quickly and went into more detail about how he would do it. I truly hope these shops come up to speed with the cars but without help from owners that may never happen. A shop could go on servicing cars improperly until either an incident occurs or a system fails. I won't recommend a shop until I know they know what they're doing with the Elise. Maybe I'm overly critical but a service as common and as important as a brake fluid flush should be done correctly. If your tech can't explain how to do it correctly, do you really want to have that tech service your car? __________________ -Shawn (2005 Lotus Econoxotic) Uberpost -- things owners should know - common problems/fixes - rattles, squeaks, noises - read the manual - good ideas? - maintenance - mods - reference - abbreviations Last edited by Keeper : 09-09-2009 at 07:45 AM.

09-02-2009, 06:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Snowphun All good Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: SE MA Posts: 177	Did it fix your steering rack clunk?

09-09-2009, 06:32 AM	#8 (permalink)
lotusbrakes Brake Guru Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 190	Is there a few specific places people go to do their brakes / doing it themselves? -G __________________ http://lotusbrakes.com Your source for brakes! AIM: bigbrakeparts E-mail: sales at bigbrakeparts.net Phone: 781-347-4237 Snail Mail: 505 Middlesex Turnpike Unit 13, Billerica, MA 01821

09-09-2009, 07:44 AM	#9 (permalink)
Keeper Probably Lurking Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North of Boston Posts: 2,285	The brakes are ridiculously easy to change in the front and better than most in the back. I can't see having someone do it. I can change them faster than I could drive to most shops. __________________ -Shawn (2005 Lotus Econoxotic) Uberpost -- things owners should know - common problems/fixes - rattles, squeaks, noises - read the manual - good ideas? - maintenance - mods - reference - abbreviations

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