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Old 08-14-07, 06:49 PM
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Default Need good shop in Fort Lauderdale area

Does anyone know of a reputable independent shop around Fort Lauderdale? I'd like to save a little money over going to the dealer, plus JM and Countyline are far from my home near downtown.
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Shop for what??? Please specify
Old 08-15-07, 10:05 AM
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repair shop for service on my LS430
Old 08-15-07, 04:46 PM
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hm i know a guy "Renntech". does mainly bimmers, but he loves cars. he upgraded my friends 02 civic. amazing job.
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This sucks. I have only found one repair shop in South Florida that has a lot of experience or specializes in Lexus cars, and its all the way down in friggin' Kendall (Lexauto). There has got to be a good Japanese or Toyota/Lexus specialty repair shop somewhere near Fort Lauderdale that would have the knowledge of adjusting the air suspension on my LS430. I also need an alignment, and I'm not letting just anyone do it, since I paid $400 to replace a part that an incompetent shop messed up while doing an alignment.

I don't want to go to JM or Countyline since they will shake their heads when I ask them to level out my lowered suspension or set the camber to 0 degrees. Idiot at JM tried to blame my wheels for a misalignment. Why do they always do that? Got aftermarket wheels? That must be the problem! It's gotta be those "fancy" wheels and tires ya got there! Morons.

Someone please lead me in the right direction!
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These guys are in Hollywood, do installations for TireRack, Road Force 9700 computerized equipment, and know their stuff..

http://www.tirerack.com/installer/In...2&y=12&place=1
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The best shop around is Eric's Wrench in Delray, just off I95. Worth the drive. They are former JM Lexus Service managers. They are honest, fair priced and they know the cars.
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Just took the car to Eric's today, he's a nice guy, seemed knowledgable and honored my requests for the specific work I wanted performed. Thanks for the tip!
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