Hi.
I have been quoted around $800.00 for a tune up service and check this seems excessive i am only going on previous cars i have had.I have been told maybe it is because they have never worked on these cars and do not know anything about them.
Can anyone recommend a mechanic who knows about these and does not charge a fortune.

I'm not sure what suburb you're in, but call Rick from Bowden Motor Repairs. He's the only guy that ever works on mine these days and always does a great job.
https://www.facebook.com/BowdenMotorRepairs/

Thanks i will phone him 

so dave i assume you have a stand alone ecu in your car as the standard ecu isnt tuneable...$800/$1000 is pretty much the going rate for a dyno tune

If it's not going on dyno for that price, it's drug money!

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agree 100% carmikey if it not going on a dyno its not getting tuned imo

I don't think the OP meant an actual performance tune, just a "tune up service", which I'd assume most mechanics would just replace spark plugs, air filter, oil etc...which in this case the quoting mechanic was obviously taking him for a ride.

i would do that for a cartoon of beer :)

That's very high, With a standard ECU the mechanic should check for fault codes, check timing is set 10 BTDC, check distributor cap, Ohms test spark plug and coil leads, replace plugs, test fuel pressure, check all vacuum hoses, AFR Check.
This is not $800 worth of work.
 
If the fuel injector have not been clean in it's life time, I would get them cleaned.

The tone of the post is misleading.  Most likely due to not knowing how to correctly word it, but thats OK - not everyone is technically savvy. :)
 
If i recall correctly, the car has some pretty serious mileage on the clock (somewhere around 290k?), so it's highly possible that a cambelt/water pump change might have been listed on the 'service' quote.  In which case, that price is very reasonable.
 
I think more clarification of exactly what the 'service job' would entail for $800 is required, before anyone can give an educated/accurate answer.