Bradan Mondial T major service.

This thread is performing exactly how it should, a gentlemen discussion, albeit a heated one at times, about a major service and what one can and should expect when entering into one, filled with a great deal of information for others to use or not use down the road. I certainly have learned a lot from it. I may have expected too much.

I'll end it when it comes to a conclusion, good or bad but when the time comes but it should remain open.

At the moment we are at a crossroad. It’s my move, and I will decide which direction I take this. Again, Dan @ Bradan has offered to make good but only if I send it to him, if I choose a different shop, I’m on my own. Good of him, I’m just not sure if it’s good for me.

 

Nothing should take that long to get completed

 

No kidding. If somebody had my car all summer, I'd be kicking some ass right now.

 

What a Fiasco

 

This may actually sound bad, and don't take it the wrong way Mondial lovers out there, but have you consider selling it and taking a loss on it? Maybe Braden or one of the other service places will buy it. Sometimes its better to find one without so many problems. You've must have spend over 50% of the cost of the Mondial by now.

Just offering another option...

Ace

 

Well it didnt have all these problems before i bought it and the ones it did, i paid to have them fixed, so i thought.

I'm not selling, even if i have 100% the purchase price in it, and yes, i do have 60% at the moment, so whats another 40.

i dont know, maybe i'm wrong, but i thought having switches and the fuse box replaced would give me working switches and working lights.

 

I can not understand comments like "sell it and cut your losses" after all it is just a blinking car with electrical diagrams that surely any experienced auto electrician would follow even blindfolded, it is not black magic, all your dramas should be fixed quickly and efficiently, is a qualified auto electrician doing the work? If not get one, as they will solve your dramas in no time flat.

 

Ha! It's obviously not as easy as that as we would not have so many pages of posts here. Add on to that the "Ferrari tax" and you're looking at some serious money. Chasing gremlins can be fun in your own garage but I don't need to tell you how expensive it can be when it comes to having other people chase them. It's your money but at some point, you have to put sense in front of passion. But I'm still hoping that these are the last issues for you for a good long time.

Ace

 

Only if the wires connecting them are intact, the computers controling them still have the smoke in the box and a few dozen other variables.

This is not difficult, other things are........ not this.

 

Etch that one on my gravestone...

 

If a Cardiologist botched your heart surgery, how much faith would you have in that same doctor to correct it?

IMHO

Joe

 

I guess that's the debate right now, is whether the surgery was botched or totally unrelated problems. I can see probable cause on both sides of the problem.

Ace

 

The cam-seal was replaced as part of the "major" completed by Bradan last month. The cam-seal now needs to be replaced again. The engine will need to come out for this.

This is far from unrelated, in my opinion.

Joe

 

Its really too bad that the OP decided to start this thread and blow their horn. Its really too bad that the second the owner had problems the OP didn't post here and start a conversation about how their going to help this dude thats out on a road trip with a kid.
Bad press.

 

..depends, if you are a 3 pack a day smoker with diabetes and grossly overweight, blaming the surgeon for a poor outcome of your CABG procedure is ridiculous. Working on these cars is not rocket surgery, however the underlying electrical is weak, GCK definitely help but it's just one link in the chain... No knock on Bradan, but stay local especially for the electrical stuff.

 

Hardly an accurate or even remotely close analogy, but to continue the absurd, at 16,000 easy miles my car was and still is an Italian opera singer with a slight cough and all she needed was a little patience and someone who gives a damn about her well being, to take the time to make her sing gracefully once again.

Back to reality - I paid big to have that done, and considering the time and money spent, I thought it was, but it took me, a complete Ferrari novice to make it all work, with just a volt meter and a handful of fuses. Whats not working is the switch and solenoid that almost caught my car on fire one month from when it was put it by the heart surgeons.

 

Hey Ted, You are on the right track. You found a sleeping beauty and kissed her back to life. That switch and solenoid are $1500 worth of Ferrari gold...or nearly the same damn thing in every late model Hyundai. The choice is yours. Common sense or money for nothing. Just like health care...the pros are essential but you have to stay informed and make your own decisions.
dave

 

That’s the issue with electrical problems. You can’t predict when that little bit of corrosion on a connection or stress on a wire will cause things to go haywire especially on a 20 year old car.

 

Have you read this entire thread? The OP is the shop that did all the work and posted step by step all their acomplishments. Check out post #28;

The excuses for this service need to stop!

Joe

 

15000+ views on this thread? wow! I bet that is something neither the OP Bradan or Ted expected to come out of this. Clearly lots of people watching. Hopefully this story has a happy ending!

 

Dave are you saying that a hyundai solenoid would work for my engine hatch? If so, got a part number or a year? PM me if you want

 

Sorry Ted, I don't know what I was talking about. However, a quick internet search for custom pull solenoids will find several generics rated up to 45 pounds that ought to do the trick for around $30.
When one of ours eventually goes bad you can be sure I will make one of these work. With a customisable pull it shouldn't be too hard to install and who's gonna know?

dave

 

My mechanic found one in a hot rod magazine for $85 and was able to rig it to work to open my trunk. Silly to spend 'Ferrari $' for a part like that. To each his own, however.
Rob