Great shop near Alexandria for Lotus work? - LotusTalk

MikeinAlexandria · 07-13-2009, 05:55 AM

I have been doing a fair bit of maintainance on the Elise myself, and most is relatively easy. But I'd like a shop to flush my brake fluid and coolant. Of course Criswell can do this, but they are far away, and it would take most of a day to get up there and back. Anyone with an Elise deal with a local shop here in Alexandria? There are plenty of German-focused places, but I haven't heard of any that work on the Elise.

lotusforsale · 07-13-2009, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeinAlexandria

I have been doing a fair bit of maintainance on the Elise myself, and most is relatively easy. But I'd like a shop to flush my brake fluid and coolant. Of course Criswell can do this, but they are far away, and it would take most of a day to get up there and back. Anyone with an Elise deal with a local shop here in Alexandria? There are plenty of German-focused places, but I haven't heard of any that work on the Elise.

Not in Alexandria, but Ferrari of Washington may be close enough to you.

85 Turbo · 07-13-2009, 08:07 PM

I have my brake flush kit from Rennsport. You are welcome to use it.
Bob

madden · 07-13-2009, 08:22 PM

hey I need the same stuff done, if you find a good place PM me.
I went to Ferrari of Washington a couple weeks ago to get some stuff done and it all went great. I was thinking of bringing it back to them

kestrel74 · 07-14-2009, 06:56 AM

Funktion Auto

MikeinAlexandria · 07-14-2009, 07:15 AM

FOW and Funktion Auto are almost as far away as Gaithersburg. How are their prices? Come to think of it, I can call one of my friends who knows Walid (owner of Funktion Auto) and see what they can do.

Bob, might take you up on the brake pump. Was it a difficult job? How did you cycle the ABS to get fluid through it?

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MikeinAlexandria Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 457 Images: 5	Great shop near Alexandria for Lotus work? I have been doing a fair bit of maintainance on the Elise myself, and most is relatively easy. But I'd like a shop to flush my brake fluid and coolant. Of course Criswell can do this, but they are far away, and it would take most of a day to get up there and back. Anyone with an Elise deal with a local shop here in Alexandria? There are plenty of German-focused places, but I haven't heard of any that work on the Elise. __________________ 2005 Elise in Racing Green with the touring pack 2007 MINI Cooper S in Sparkling Silver 2001 BMW Z3 Coupe in Sapphire Black (sold) 2002 MINI Cooper in yellow (sold) 1996 BMW Z3 Roadster (Racing Dynamics version) (sold) Founder of the Racing Green Confederate

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MikeinAlexandria Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 457 Images: 5	FOW and Funktion Auto are almost as far away as Gaithersburg. How are their prices? Come to think of it, I can call one of my friends who knows Walid (owner of Funktion Auto) and see what they can do. Bob, might take you up on the brake pump. Was it a difficult job? How did you cycle the ABS to get fluid through it? __________________ 2005 Elise in Racing Green with the touring pack 2007 MINI Cooper S in Sparkling Silver 2001 BMW Z3 Coupe in Sapphire Black (sold) 2002 MINI Cooper in yellow (sold) 1996 BMW Z3 Roadster (Racing Dynamics version) (sold) Founder of the Racing Green Confederate

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madden Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern, VA Posts: 614	hey I need the same stuff done, if you find a good place PM me. I went to Ferrari of Washington a couple weeks ago to get some stuff done and it all went great. I was thinking of bringing it back to them

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