no real knowledge of your car if it's older than
five years.
Welcome to Roberts Aerospace & Automotive, Hampshire and the Solent area's only Nineties and Naughties Maserati and Alfa Romeo specialist.
What you won't find is a gleaming city centre showroom that's all smiles,
high hourly labour rates, and
no real knowledge of your car if it's older than
five years.
What you will find is a small, well equipped workshop with the skills - and most importantly - the enthusiasm for 1990s and 21st century Italian sports and performance cars, in an easy to find rural location between Southampton and Portsmouth.
Both our vehicle lifts are made by the Italian firm of Ravaglioli - perfect for your Italian car, and a Blackhawk body jig for those "oops, what tree?" moments and minor body repairs. However, for major bodywork we would recommend an outstanding local body shop that produces consistently higher quality work than we're capable of.
We have the
very latest Fiat/Alfa Romeo Examiner Smart computer diagnostic system with all
the various accessories as
supplied to official
Alfa Romeo and Fiat
franchised dealers, so can perform all
forms of diagnostics on these cars including resetting airbag lights, debugging
and adjusting Selespeed gearboxes, and so on on cars up to the present day.
Having the right diagnostic equipment for these cars is vital, especially
if there is something wrong as it can pinpoint the problem quickly and
accurately avoiding the expensive "replace everything until it's fixed"
philosophy of the non-specialist garage. If considering using another
independent specialist, ask them if they have this equipment. If they don't,
walk away...
We also have some other diagnostic equipment that is far better at debugging some of the trickier and transient problems associated with older cars. We also have the previous generation Examiner 1 system that is better at diagnosing pre-1999 car and even the very first official Alfa/Fiat dealer diagnostic system for cars from the 80s onwards.
We have an equipment rental service for the dedicated enthusiast . Please see "Examiner Rental" in the menu on the left.
We typically don't supply parts unless we're working on your car - there are more than enough reputable specialists for that, and links to their sites are in the "Links" section of the menu to the left.
We don't sell cars - but, we do help people to buy cars, either by inspecting prospective purchases, or by helping people through the 21st century process of buying a used car, the auction. Click on "For Sale" for more information. We do occasionally buy cars that need work doing to them, price depends on what's wrong with them and how much work they need doing for us to bring them back up to scratch. Click on the "We Buy Cars" link to find out more.
We are retailers of Selenia oil products as recommended by Alfa Romeo, Fiat,
and Maserati. All cars serviced by us receive the correct Selenia oils as
specified in the manufacturer's documentation. Click on "Selenia
Oils" on the menu to find out more.
When your car is serviced please don't forget to order a top-up 1 or 2 litre pack of Selenia oil to maintain the quality of your car. Selenia oil is not available through motor factors, garage forecourts, or Halfords, but only through some main dealers and a very select few specialists such as us.
We can now valet your car using genuine "Arexons by Selenia" car care products - designed to keep Italian cars looking as good as they drive... Please ask for details.
If you have any questions then please don't hesitate to call or eMail us at:
Or call on:
01329 834016 (24Hr Answerphone if no-one is in, or we're stuck under your car)
Or text on:
077 8755 7408 - (Due to a poor signal, voice doesn't really work on this one, so text only please)
Opening Hours are:
9:00am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday 10:00am - 12:00pm Saturday
Although vehicles can often be dropped off or collected outside of these hours by arrangement.
But, please call before coming round as we're usually so busy that there isn't always somewhere to park unless we make some space for you beforehand.
Directions here DO NOT USE GPS! It won't be able to find us as we have a postcode that has been assigned to a number of scattered farmhouses and cottages and most GPS systems will take you to the wrong place.
We're very friendly, won't try to talk down to you or patronise you, and are happy to give advice.
What's in a name? Well, before cars, we did aircraft. And still do, occasionally. So, if we're good enough for Airbus, Boeing, and the RAF, we can keep your Alfa 156 on the road!
Last updated 30 June 2008
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