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March 2024 by Henry & Alice Ting
My friend's dad was selling his low mileage, 1 owner 2009 GT-R, and needed a favor to park it at my house "for a while." I was allowed to drive it. Eventually, I began to fall in love with it. The power, the handling, the praise from fanboys whenever encountered. I really wanted this car.I researched and read on the GT-R Owners Forum that S P Engineering was a GT-R specialist. Even their website showed "Turbo Alex" with Jay Leno. So far, all good.I made an appointment for a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) via their email and website. When you call their tel#, the outgoing message will tell you to email them, so don't expect to speak with live person. "If you can't email or access their website, you aren't a good fit as an S P Engineering clientelle."I dropped off the car before they open at 9am, but had to wait for their gates to open. The young man, Clemente slightly late, but very apologetic and courteous. Hey, it's LA traffic. He took my key and said Alex will reach out to me when the PPI was done. The PPI should take about 4 hours.When I returned, Alex greeted me at door. He was so cool. Nice tats, cool guy. Non-assuming. I wish we could switch careers. What a cool job to work on GT-Rs, Porsches, Lamborghinis and Audi R8 (V10 lambo engines.)HONEST ASSESSMENT: Because Alex and Clemente are GT-R specialists they gave me an honest and thorough assessment. It was not the report that I was hoping for. They photographed the damages and gave me recommendations of what servicing and repairs needed to be done. Not including the paint job, the service and parts estimate were about $18k total. So what I thought was good deal on a low mileage, carefully maintained GT-R, was actually, a lonely and neglected GT-R, needing a lot of TLC and money. Like an abandoned stepchild.So its a hard pass in this 2009 Premium. In retrospect, I'm glad I didn't spend $60k on car that needed another $18k to bring it to its glory and potential. Thanks Alex for the "tough love" and honest assessment. Now let's look for a good, late model 911 Carrera GTS, or 2017+ GT-R Nismo (wink.)
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May 2023 by Charles Spinola
Never picks up the phone and never returns emails. Please fix this problem.
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February 2023 by Andrew Simmons
I ordered an AWE front mount intercooler through SP in October 2022 because the price was tough to beat. They accepted my money immediately and yes, I am aware that the AWE units are made to order and take time to process (6-8 weeks). As it got closer to Christmas 2022, I asked to get a status update. I got an email back that they had lost the order and offered to process it right then or refund my money. I opted to have them refund my purchase. It's now February 2023 and have not heard back from them regarding my refund. I tried forwarding my concerns to every email I could find listed on their website, as the phone number is an automated message that says to go visit the website for email support. I don't feel like I have many other options at this point, but perhaps a bad review will force someone to finally reach out.
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December 2022 by Matt C.
Best GTR shop with nothing but great customer service! Thanks SP for waking up the GTR for me!
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September 2022 by Nadia Ines Garcia
I had a great experience with SP Engineering. My GT-R needed new brakes, rotors and an oil change. David and his team did great. They updated me when parts arrived, when they were working on the car and when it was ready for pick up. I am very picky with my car and SP Engineering made me feel like I had nothing to worry about. Thank you again David and the SP Engineering Team!
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July 2022 by William Cheng
I have known Alex and his team for 7 years now. They do the best work and are honest people. Quality and safety first!
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April 2022 by lennard lopez
I was referred by my friend Alan to take my car in to SP Engineering and I purchased the SPE700 package for my 15 GTR. I have to say that I had a GREAT customer experience. When I dropped off the car I was greeted by David and Alex. Alex was nice enough to give me a tour of his shop and show me what projects he has going on. David kept me informed with photos on the status of my car. He also managed to secure the injectors which were on backorder from the manufacturer. If he hadn't secured them then I would have to wait 3-4 weeks to get my car back. About a little over a week later the car was ready. Alex was there and he sat down with me in my car and told me the do and don'ts, what the buttons do, and gave me information on maintaining an E85 ran car. The only complaint that I have is that they are about 250 miles away from where I live. But overall, Alex and David are real nice guys, very professional and very knowledgeable of the GTR platform. I'll definitely go back to them to do all my maintenance and maybe future upgrades.
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May 2021 by Jason K.
THE GT-R experts. David helped me remotely address several issues with a car that was coming out of long-term storage with fuel that was stale for 18 months. Drained all of the fuel the most effective way (underneath rear seats) and ensured the car ran smoothly with no CEL/Codes. Will be going to them for scheduled maintenance again. I have been to auto shops where their knowledge and expertise translates to arrogance and bad customer service. My car is 100% stock but was treated with the utmost respect and all of my questions were promptly answered. Thank you David and Team!
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May 2021 by Lin Doung
Honest and friendly service.
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April 2021 by Sanchit Keni
I ordered a Speedometer Cable for a Nissan R32 GTR from their website. The item came earlier than expected and in perfect condition! Very smooth transaction. Would shop here again!
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January 2021 by Erin A.
Alex and his team are awesome people! Best service, Great prices! Only place taking my GT-R!
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January 2021 by Jarrett Valenti
No better place for your GTR than SP. David took great care of me and always answers my d*** questions. If you're in the hunt for who to trust with your baby, stop looking and call the boys at SP...
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August 2020 by Thomas L.
I just have to say, outstanding work. The mechanics here are awesome. David was great, in explaining everything that was going on and the steps that were being taken. I originally brought my 2009 R35 in for a bell housing job, due to that annoying rattle that happens on the older models. I first went to the dealership for my bell housing but they wanted to charge me $10,500 for the whole job. The bell housing itself cost about $1,700. So you mean to tell me they charge $8,800 for labor. Lmao... yeah right. Then I took my vehicle to a Mom and Pop mechanic, where I had other things done to it, they were pretty good..... Unnnntill I mentioned my bell housing to them. They told me" Oh we dont have our own Labor pricing, so we have to go with the dealerships labor prices. Lol... riiiiight. So they tell me its gonna be $10,000. So I said, thata just what the dealership quoted. I came to you guys cause I believed you would be fair. Guess not. Then they offered to bring it down to $9,900. Told them to pound sand., well not really, I just said that okay and left. Never to return lol. Then I found SP engineering and they told me the bell housing job would be $3,800 parts and labor. It was like heavens gates opened up and the angels began to sing lol. Anyway back to what I was saying earlier, David recommended other things to be done and yeah it came to quite a bit of money, but it was well spent. My June, (Gtr-R35), thats her name; drives like when I first bought her 5 years ago. Excellent work guys. I will defintely be coming back for routine maintenance, I finally found a reliable GTR mechanic. I would definitely recommend you guys to everyone I know. Outstanding work guys, thanks again.
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December 2019 by Delbert Linares
Awesome place.......real professionals
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March 2019 by 4x4dirt
skilled mechanics here, get ready to pay, but you will not regret it.
