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Forum => General Smart Chat => Topic started by: Coverman on July 18, 2017, 04:28:43 PM
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The independent in Leeds has closed down leaving me with no independent Star Machine operator nearby.Anyone have an answer to this?
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there is scott auto tech on dolly lane who is a merc specialist
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It is Scotts who have closed down
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thats news to me cos last time i was there... i was at MOT city last month and i do recall scott auto tech being open for business.
there is BM auto care in pudsey
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B&M in Pudsey have a Star machine but do not have software for Smarts
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Juist rang the Herbie Hospital who were neighbours of Scotts. Confirmed Scotts haves closed down
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B&M in Pudsey have a Star machine but do not have software for Smarts
Eh ? I've not seen a Star machine that hasn't got the suite of all the MB
range of vehciles (such as Unimog to name but one rare type) on it !
Thats not to say it will have, but then I guess it depends if they've
subscribed to the whole lot. I'll ask and see what info I can find re
the Star and the options available and post up whatever I can find.
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apparently herbie hospital have shut... or changed names or ownership
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Herbie Hospital were answering their phone yesterday, but who cares, all they did was confirm that Scott Autotech have closed
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you could try MOT city. they have a snap on modus which works just the same as the mercedes gear.
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The Snap On machine will talk to a Smart but it wont reteach the automated manual transmission clutch.
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really?!? thats not the impression i was given by the owner... and the snap on rep that comes round
there are different levels of snap on diagnostic machines and the modus model is the all singing and dancing portable version
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of course the sales man will say it does it :P
just like those who say they can map a brabus
JJ
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I can confirm that the SnapOn 'Modus' is not capable of doing
what an MB Star can do, in fact; in capability terms; it can only
achieve about 1/8th of the level of diagnosis and actions of the
MB Star...and it most certainly cannot do a clutch re-teach for
any of the Smart model range.
How do I know this...
The guy who developed was an old friend of Rob at S2smarts, and
he visited Rob with the finalised pre-production test model of the
Modus, as he asked Rob if he wouldn't mind organising a few Smart's
to try the machine out on, to see what it could do and how it fared.
At the time, the cars provided were one of Rob's 450 (ForTwo's),
a Roadster, a 451, and a 454 CDI AMT that I owned at the time and
were at S2 and available.
Testing soon showed up the vast capability differences between
the machines, which was quite surprising as the SnapOn was a big
step up from previous machines not only in capabilty but also; dare
I say it; the price of it as well ! It had to be honest fared really well
according to the guy on every other make and models from other
manufacturers, but it had not done well on the other vehicles of
the MB range that it had been tested on.
So, as per Problemchild's previous post...
of course the sales man will say it does it :P
just like those who say they can map a brabus
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Any further info on Star machine (Smart capable) owning independents neraer to Leeds than Birmingham(120 miles)? Car needs a service etc NOW
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just book it into merc for an A service
JJ
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BIG Performance has a branch in Huddersfield now. Sure if you give Ian a call he'll have the details 07702948467
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a "branch" :P
doesn't say on the website - where in huddersflied is it?
and does he have STAR?
JJ
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I have spoken to Adam at the Huddersfield branch of BIG Performance,07835 184815, and was surprised that he couldnt give me a price straight away for a service.I awit his return call.Apparently he does have the Star machine.Thanks for the contact lil Smartie.
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Can we stop saying "branch" as that leads people to believe this is a garage network...... its not
But from experience that sounds about right for BIG performance service.
Doubt you will be able to get an address out of them either :(
I'd be very interested in their ability to provide a star set up too as for this type of "company"
Good luck
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Are you implying that i wont get expert service from BIG?
Would I be better off to go to Birmingham?
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I'm not implying anything
Did you get a price and confirmation of star capability?
JJ
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Yes, I got a price,£130 for an A service plus £65 for a clutch reteach. and a claim that they have a Star machine in Huddersfield.
The guy works from home for smaller jobs, but has a unit as well apparently.