Watch out for Eibel Performance!!!

If you live in the Tampa Bay area, and need to have any service work done, think twice about using Eibell Performance. I brought my Ferrari there.... BIG MISTAKE! I was charged almost $8,000.00, and the car ran worse after I got it back than it did when I brought it there. I was initially quoted $2500.00 to $3000.00 to repair the problem that I was having with the car, as well as having the oil changed and converting the A/C. He ended up replacing the plug wires, all of the fuel injectors, cam sensors and timing belts. None of this solved the problem. I brought the car back several times, and was finally told that there was nothig wrong with the car, and that the problem was, that I didn't know how to drive the car. I suppose I looked as though I just fell off of the turnip truck. The A/C worked briefly, and when I brought it back I was told that one of the fittings must have a small leak but that it difficult to determine because of the location of that fitting. I later found out that there was a huge leak in the condenser. I also found out that the fittings on the compressor were changed, but the oil was not and the compressor essentially imploded. It ended up costig me an additional $5000.00 for a new compressor as well as replacing the whole system as it was contaminated by metal fragments from the "implosion". I finally brought the car to an Itlaian car specialist, in Oldsmar, FL. Literally, in less than five minutes, he had the car running flawlessly just by making a slight adjustment in the fuel injection system.

I recently ran into another gentleman who brought his Lamborghini Diablo to Mr. Eibel. He had a very similar experience. He was also charged almost $8000.00 and was initially quoted substantially less. His car also ran worse after getting it back.

In my case, I was not notified of any of these price increases in writing. Mr. Eibel claimed that I authorized all of this additional work over the phone. How convenient.

 

I wasn't really sure who to report him to, or if I did, would it do any good? In retrospect, I suppose that I should not have paid him, however, at the time, I felt as though he was entitled to be paid for the work that he performed. Unfortunately, I assumed that the Ferrari needed to have all of these repairs performed only to later find out that a simple adjustment to the fuel injection system would have corrected the problem. The A/C situation was just gross negligence on his behalf.

 

They tout themselves as being european car specialists. I asked a long time patient, that is a domesic car mechanic, if he knew of anyone in the area that knew how to work on Ferrari's. He actually suggested Eibel Performance. Bob Ensor, who did an excellent job, had worked on the car prior to this. Unfortunately, Bob was forced to close his shop, and I wasn't able to get in touch with him to find out who he recommended.