It was with great regret I have had to put my ///M to bed for the winter, the past two weeks driving has been the best experience I have had since I have owned this vehicle. The drive back from Abbotsford was remarkable, what a difference your tune made. The quick response and added power are incredible, especially over 4000 rpm! I finally have the car I originally purchased back, and then some. Your recommendation for the “Alpha-N” conversion was perfect.
Please send my thanks to the guys in the back who helped out with the parts fabrication and of course to Dan for the expert tune!!
I've already recommended you and your crew to anyone and everyone that asks me about my car (and it does draw a fair amount of attention). You can always tell when a business really cares about what they're doing by the excitement generated amongst the staff in house and their dedication towards a single goal. It's very apparent that you and your team are all focused towards the same goal by your expert no-bull*hit knowledge and the fact that you can deliver exactly what you've promised (something none of the twenty or so other "tuning shops" could even pretend to do).
I appreciate your dedication and look forward to doing future business with you.
Thank you,
Les Bown
Digital Lifestyles
www.digilife.ca
A desperate M3 has driven 900km from Calgary, Alberta for some much needed tuning. The customer is the third owner of the car, and imported it into Canada from the US. When the car was a baby, it was shipped over to Germany where the original owner was stationed for 8 months. While it was there, the owner decided to let Hamann juice up the car. He brought it back state side and was eventually sold. Our client purchased the car and loved how it felt. Nothing like any other M3 he had driven. The power - the response - the handling, all to die for.
Here is where the lovely story takes a dive. In order to import a BMW to Canada, one must bring the car to a BMW dealership for a "letter of admissibility," and a Federal Inspection. With a cost of $500 for a simple letter and $500 for a basic inspection, BMW Canada also charges absurd amounts for the Gauge cluster to be changed to KM/h and to turn on the Day time running lights.
All of this can be done by a BMW repair shop, but BMW won't issue a letter of admissibility without having the car come to a dealership. The customer had all the work performed at his trusted BMW garage, and when he brought the car to BMW, he demanded them NOT to flash the ECU in fear of losing the tune. Uneasy with leaving his car with BMW Canada, the customer was worried they wouldn't listen. Sure enough, when the customer picked up his car, he knew right away they flashed his ECU. The car was not the car it used to be. With multiple check engine lights now on, the car running like a bag of pigs, no one in the Calgary area could help his situation. All the shops suggested ripping everything off and going with a Dinan set-up.
Luckily, our customer stumbled upon one of our Calgary dealers and was referred to us. Now it is up to us to have this car back in tune, and ready to go for the long drive back to Calgary. Stay tuned for progress.
