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Old 01 June 2017, 07:55 AM
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Default Powerstation in Tewkesbury re-opens

Plum Crazy Performance have taken over the old Powerstation site in Tewkesbury.

http://www.powerstation.org.uk/

Nice to see it open again, even it its not the original crew
Old 01 June 2017, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by The Hoff
Plum Crazy Performance have taken over the old Powerstation site in Tewkesbury.

http://www.powerstation.org.uk/

Nice to see it open again, even it its not the original crew
It says Dirk and Rich have recently incorporated within PCP, so it is the original guys.
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So Powerstation goes bust couple years ago due to "lack of business and high costs" and now the same guys run a similair business from the same location ?

All seems a bit weird to me but hey ho, if they still do good work then nice to have the local tuning place back open
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I won't be spending £3.3k on a stage 3 rolling road tune up on a standard engine! eek
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Anyone know if they stayed open?

The website is for windows now....
Old 15 October 2018, 10:59 AM
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Didn't last long by the look of it!

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/c...filing-history
Old 15 October 2018, 01:25 PM
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That's a shame.
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Its no surprise tho, why would the same company charging the same prices at the same place be any more successful than its last named business ??
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Originally Posted by The Rig
Its no surprise tho, why would the same company charging the same prices at the same place be any more successful than its last named business ??
True that......

From what I heard they weren't that good anyway
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We just need Superchips to make a come back now for a full 90s revival!
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And TurboSystems
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TBH I was just interested in having a dyno day there
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo69
TBH I was just interested in having a dyno day there
when marks dyno is up and running properly @ thwaites i will be asking him for a dyno day
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Powerstation was always very good for dyno days.

I've tried a few different places in recent years, but the setups are always less than ideal.

No disrespect to Mark, but I wouldn't take a group of 25 cars there, they'd never park!
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo69
TBH I was just interested in having a dyno day there
If you were happy to drive go tewkesbury, couple more miles down the m5 is gloucester, a place near quesdgeley does dyno runs for £40
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo69
Powerstation was always very good for dyno days.

I've tried a few different places in recent years, but the setups are always less than ideal.

No disrespect to Mark, but I wouldn't take a group of 25 cars there, they'd never park!
lol true although 25 may be too many for most places really, i would say 10-15 would be ideal @ thwaites
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At some point in the next 12 months I am going to arrange a Dyno day at DSA in Aylesbury Bucks for one of the facebook groups I'm admin for. Can always add people from here when it gets going.
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Cool - I arrange yearly dyno days for the OverclockersUK Motors forum too.

So for those interested in a "slightly less" Subaru orientated forum, please feel free to join:

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/forums/motors.14/
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Can I bring my Toyota RAV4?
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Originally Posted by Dave Y
Can I bring my Toyota RAV4?
haha. Yes you can mate. I'll even take you out in mine.
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The service I received at PS was less than ideal...
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo69
That's a shame.
Its breaking my heart

absolute bunch of w@nkers

What goes round
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Originally Posted by sivo
Its breaking my heart

absolute bunch of w@nkers

What goes round
lol i agree

my 1st impreza had their porsche brake kit on and i needed new pads for them not long after buying the car so i rang them up and they said they dont keep the pads on the shelf as they are not a popular item, fair enough i could handle that. when i asked how long to get them in they said they would have to wait for 10 people to require new pads so they could bulk buy them as it wasnt financially viable to buy just 1 set.

****ing idiots.........
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bizarre, the likes of AS Performance simply machine them as required............




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