Elite European in Jasper, GA

Anyone have any experience with them? I talked to Ashley for a while today, she seems knowledgeable. Relatively new place but seems to have some experience behind them.

 

Ugghh. I try not to let those things influence my decisions as everyone has a right to have their opinions, but yes, that is a definite turnoff...

 

Btw, it's not surprising as I think she came here from Cali, but now residing in a small GA town, she might find that it may be somewhat damaging...

 

Politics aside....received an estimate for a complete fluid service plus SDx scan for around $1400. which is about 350 less than FoA

 

Understood, but I still do 90% of the work on my car myself, and figure a once a year fluid service and onceover at a dealer or experienced indy should keep her healthy and me from spending a lot of unnecessary $$$, so I'm not too concerned about the fluid service at this shop...not to mention FoA is a longer and more frustrating drive, and they typically have a wait of a few weeks. Mike from there was extremely helpful when I was conducting my search though, they seen like a great operation.

 

Just FYI I will be taking my 360 in for annual service and diagnostics scan next Friday to Elite European in Jasper. I have already toured the shop and talked at length with the owner, Ashley. She definitely knows her stuff and has a decade of experience working on Ferraris. Will report back with my experiences.

 

My appointment is set up, but out of curiosity, how much did he charge you for fluid service?

 

There's no mechanic less experienced than me and I've been working on the car for the past year. In fact, I've found the car to be extremely DIY friendly, much more so than my Corvette in fact. This place is much closer and I don't have to brave the Atlanta traffic in my car, even though it's still over an hour away from me. I did a lot of research on the mechanics that work there, talked to them face to face, toured the shop. It's a fluid service so I'm not extremely worried about it as far as complexity. They have the right equipment and I also like the aspect of having an intimate place that I can establish a relationship with. As stated above, I do 90% of my own work but I won't be foolish enough to think that there won't be something over my head one of these days.

 

Went very well, the full fluid service took about 6 hours but she kept it overnight to do some diagnostics and fixed a few small things (on a saturday morning) that were causing issues, which was greatly appreciated. Also provided a decent discount on a rental ($35) so I could still get around.

They are technically closed on saturday, but i went and picked up the car with full report on all the diagnostics, which was an immense help since I had no way of doing any SD2/3, etc.. she also knew I am a DIY'er and seemed like she had an interest in helping out, rather than just trying to get me back in the door. She definitely knew her Ferrari stuff and had the passion for it, and by the end of it, I came out under $1500..

Plus, there is a great southern cookin' place right across the street.

 

Wish I woulda have known, I'm a sucker for some chili mac...I'm sure I will have an excuse to make my way over there soon..