What Does a Car Service Include? | GVE London – Blog

The dream of owning a supercar is sold to all, yet so rarely do we see advertisements for the joys of servicing. Owning a blade alone doesn’t make you a Samurai—you must sharpen it and take care of it. Not a perfect analogy, but you get it. Servicing keeps your car in top shape and running as it should. In this blog post, we’ll inform those who aren’t familiar with what supercar servicing includes.

Regular Car Servicing and Supercar Servicing 

Supercar servicing is like visiting the doctor for a check-up. They fix whatever isn’t running right, provide solutions to current and potential problems, and ensure you keep moving forward (and backwards, in this particular case) smoothly and safely. For regular cars, it typically includes oil changes, brake checks, tyre inspections, and fluid top-ups. But when it comes to supercar servicing, things get far more specialised.

Supercars, at their core, may just be cars, but the engineering involved is on another level compared to daily drivers. Naturally, their maintenance requirements are equally special.

What Makes Supercar Servicing Different?

Supercar servicing is special, and it cannot be performed at just any garage. It is recommended to only visit a supercar service centre or dealership for any and all issues related to your supercar, but we digress. Here’s why supercar servicing is different:

Special Knowledge and Tools

If everyone could do it, they would—yet they don’t. Supercars are extremely complicated machines, and working on them requires extensive knowledge. McLaren service centres have over 200 specialised tools to maintain their vehicles—tools that aren’t available at local garages, only at supercar service centre like GVE London. Similarly, Lamborghini employs only technicians trained at their very own factory in Italy to ensure they know the ins and outs of the bull.

Expensive, Custom-Made Parts

More often than not, supercars don’t use off-the-shelf parts, as these cars are limited in number. Their spare parts aren’t easily available, including even basic components like brake pads and oil filters. This is one of the primary reasons why they are so expensive to maintain. For example, a Lamborghini Huracán brake pad set can cost over $2,500, while a standard car’s set is only a few hundred dollars.

Read Also: What’s the Average Cost of a Full Car Service in the UK?

High-Performance Fluids and Materials

Everything in a supercar is built for performance, including the fluids. They require specialist oils, coolant, and brake fluids designed to withstand extreme temperatures and pressures. Using the wrong fluids can lead to severe engine damage.

Software Updates and ECU Tuning

Modern supercars rely heavily on software to manage their performance settings and various other aspects. Many manufacturers offer regular ECU updates to optimise performance, improve reliability, and even fix known issues—but these can only be performed using factory diagnostic tools.

Conclusion

Official dealerships have the necessary tools and expertise to properly work on a supercar. However, they do not work with cars that have been modified and are often quite expensive due to their overheads. That is where independent supercar service centre like GVE London come in.

Our facility is a wonderland for car enthusiasts, where we both service and sell supercars. Our technicians are often ex-dealership employees, and we use both aftermarket and OEM parts, depending on your preference. The best part? We provide dealership-level service at a much more competitive price. Furthermore, being enthusiasts, we not only perform the usual repairs and service but can work on customisation, PPF and detailing as well. To know more, hop on a call with us today!