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There was a lad on here a few months/year back that had work by them IIRC the car didnt have improved performance and suffered an oil leak of some description due to the "work" they had done on it. Ernie/LAD didnt want to know wouldnt rectify it. They claimed that the fault was nothing to do with them and he subsequently gave up and took the car to rectified and tuned at a company who knew what they were doing.
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rich[182]
Having read loadsa bad stuff about them I was really surprised, well shocked to see a big advert in such a mag, Its not even simply a basic ad promoting the company, It specifically mentions the 200bhp conversion, Ive never heard anyone give them a good word, even non Renault owners
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rich[182]
Yes (In a fashion !)
Thinks its http://www.ladmotorsport.co.ukwww.ladmotorsport.co.uk
If not do a search on google or yahoo
**ps blink this was aimed at danny, you musta posted before I finished writing it !
[Edited by rich172 on 31 December 2004 at 12:19pm]
anyone heard of watch dog.. i know its a bit geeky for a mainstreem tv show to investigate but crime is crime and if they tried could probably find out lots of disatisfied customers and court cases...
even if its only small section of the show. its not like their just bad, it seems they are lying and false advertisng and have been going on for years.
big car mags dont really get into the whole advertising thing they just specify if the mag should have phone sex numbers/images at the back of the mag.
someone should write a comprehensive letter to car mags i.e car modifing ones.. now its alright some spotty teenager wasting money on less power = less speed and less chance of killing themselves but hearing that they fook up the suspension is an accident waiting to happen. This could lead to manslaughter charges..
how do we know knowone has died as a result of this crap suspension work.
BTW i seriously think cliosport should have a tuners sticky topic or advise on the main page i.e GDI, Angelworks and then who not to go see L.A.D < so at least this forum doesnt support them and isnt this the largest clio/renualt forum in the world !
Ahh..LAD!!!....lol..... i know a lot of people tht have used them ,being into the tuning market and being so close,..how the hell they have lasted f*cking 30 od yrs i dont bloody know.... the amount of problems a mate had with his 205 was unbelieve able...
but havent you noticed...how soo many tuners are being taken to court or are in disputes with customers... a friend with an rx is also taking a large name tuning company to court for work that was paid to be done yet in reality has not been completed..and you hardly expected a brand new engine rebuild to piss all its oil out do ya??!!!!??
Althou i think all of those companies that offer a decent service etc..deserve a massive credit....
But LAD must be the worst around!lol.,...
Gord
have they got a website ? if so you could create a new website with an alomst identical address and make sure it came up higher on the list on the google search engine (does anyone type urls anymore ? hehe only if its not on google first).
i know someone who could make the webiste and make sure it was promoted higher up the google list.. then just have a page of testomonies and a small opinion section where anyone could post up their experiences.
exactly clioTuRS....
theres is http://www.ladmotorsport.co.uk/http://www.ladmotorsport.co.uk/ at mo
so http://www.ladmotorsports.co.uk/http://www.ladmotorsports.co.uk/
!!!!
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rich[182]
http://www.ladmotorsport.co.uk/renault.htmlwww.ladmotorsport.co.uk/renault.html
Includes 2 "road reports" post conversion and info on what is claimed to be the work carried out (even if just basic info !)
Dont shoot the messenger............................
CCC were very impressed with the L.A.D. Cup, however, it managed to get a lower % rating than the standard Cup
work that one out
lets face it, any company that HAS to advertise to gain trade isnt a good company to deal with IMHO, places like Hill Power and K-Tec get a lot of their custom through word of mouth not advertising in magazines
What amazes me is that they advertise in most editions of Evo and Autocar - at some cost. They must be getting business from it or theyd stop doing Clio and move on to something else.
*ding!*
Idea strikes! lol
Top Gear have done a modified mini stand off so...
have registered http://www.ladmotorsports.co.uk/www.ladmotorsports.co.uk/
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Jeremy - youre spot on there mate. They must be doing pretty well to keep advertising and to be honest it makes sense.
If you think about the general audience for those sort of mags like Evo, Autocar etc (and I do read them myself as well btw), not all, but the majority of readers are men who buy new cars fairly regularly. Not the sort to get their hands dirty on mods themselves or even who are particularly interested in how their cars work, they just want something new, fast, with a bit of track day mystique and recommended by the mag reviewer as a good drive.
These are the same people who believe that you can see 200bhp out of a 172 Cup by paying someone with a big quarter-page advert £1200 to do the job for you. They dont know really whats done (or not) to their car, and they dont care, and if it doesnt seem to be as quick as it should be, theyre probably too embarassed over their mechanical ignorance or doubt their own driving abilities, to be able to front up to LAD and say, hang on, this isnt right
They are also probably the people who dont come on forums like this, or meet like-minded enthusiasts that much, they get all their thinking done by the mags. Im not slating people like that, most people do want an easy life, they want to pay people to get things done instead of having to put any effort in themselves, and why not if theyve got the money? Only problem is if you get ripped off by people like LAD who know their market and know they can get away with it simply by putting big ads in the mags and looking respectable. I bet a lot of the people who keep LAD in business have no clue that there is any Clio tuning scene beyond Evo mag. And when they come away disappointed, theyve got no-one to turn to, no-one to back them up.
Just my opinion.
The adverts will probably cost £2000 each
