nope!... yes, i do live in socal. but i'm in riverside county. and in my city. it is known for all the custom hot rods... alot of very nice custom shops focus only on harley, sand rails, hot rods, or motocross stuff. i have to drive at least 45 min. to be in san diego were the scene is different.
here is another example.... my other passion is BMWs. i have a very modified Dinan supercharged M3. well, the 1st gen supercharger for Dinan is the Powerdyne charger... currently Dinan uses the Vortex charger. but the powerdyne is still used on tons of mustangs. well i needed to rebuilt my supercharger, the internal belt broke. i call atleast 6 shops and got no where. then i just ask if anyone worked on a Powerdyne... i got 3 additional shop to say "Yes, we do!" well, i eventually drove my M3 to one of the "Yes, we do" places. once the saw the BMW.... no, I've never worked on a BMW and don't want to attempt to try it. and then replied try going to San Diego.
i eventually just rebuilding it myself and did a write up on it .... and posted it on the bimmerforms. so Nissan's not so loved around here. This morning i called 3 very popular 4x4 shops. they all directed me to each other. no service at all. they didn't even try to earn my business. they're busy enough with the current demands.
i really enjoy my Nissan but its hard with no support groups. but i will keep digging... i'm sure some one needs my business.
thanks,
coucoui 6