9 months in the shop because of Gintani. $70K to fix their work.
I bought my Aventador SV in perfect driving condition — had a full PPI done, everything checked out. The dealer sent it to Gintani for a new clutch and Alex recommended adding fuel pumps and pulleys to bring it up to speed. I said sure. That was September 2025.
What was quoted as a 2-3 week $48k job turned into 5 months at their California shop. During that time I was ghosted for days and sometimes over a week at a time, given fake completion dates every single week, and even flew to California to pick it up only to be told it still wasn't ready. First delivery attempt — car wouldn't even start. Had to send it back. Second delivery months later — two days after getting it, I'm bringing it to their Florida shop with ESC faults and gearbox issues. They fixed it, it worked for about a week, then I'm stranded on the side of the road.
Car sat in their FL shop for another month. All they told me was it was a throttle body issue. Couldn't even fix that — said they didn't have the right tool. Then Alex refused to speak to me entirely.
I pulled the car and brought it to an independent shop. They found a leaking meth tank, leaking turbo system lines, a rear main seal oil leak, a leaking timing cover gasket, a starter that needed a full rebuild, and an E85 system that wasn't properly set up to support the fuel demands. The independent shop described the install as "not so clean" and said they're essentially starting over with the ancillary parts of the turbo system.
Estimate to fix Gintani's work: $50,000-$70,000.
9 months of ownership. Maybe a week of actual driving. When I posted about my experience on social media, their team pressured me to take it down. I have everything documented.
I wanted to love this build. The car looks incredible. But the experience has been the worst of any business I've ever dealt with.