WARNING: Lord Greville aka Chris Greville

[tigratechnz]

Lord Greville, Lord Fulke-Greville, Chris Greville are just a few of the names he uses.
I am writing this to warn any other Vauxhall fans who may be unfortunate to have dealings with this guy. I will tell you my story in the hope that no one else the same experience dealing with him I did.
I live in New Zealand and I am building a Tigra Grp A maxi rally car. There are not many parts in NZ so I buy a lot of net in UK and most transactions have gone without any problem. A year ago I was looking for a Quaife gearbox and diff, Mr greville advertise a full Quaife sccr gearbox a long with a gear change and bronze turret. I contacted him and after many emails and phone calls I purchased the lot for 2000ukp. Mr Greville took payment and offered to box it up for shipping. I arranged shipping to NZ and 8 weeks later it arrived. I opened the case and it all looked to be there BUT something did not look right with gearbox, it was not the one in the pictures on advert and the ones he sent me. I opened the gearbox up to find it was a bog standard F20 and the only thing Quaife was the bronze turret. The gear lever and shaft was nice but I could have bought a quaife unit new for a 1/3 of the price I had paid. Well that pretty much stalled the project as I do not have money to buy another gearbox. My day will come I will be back in UK soon and I will pay him a visit and have it out face to face or maybe F20 to face. Anyway you have been warned and if you want to know more google him- not a nice guy.

[Dom]

Is it this chap ?

LloydGeorgeFriends's blog

[Dom]

Appears he's back in the nick .......

Chris Fulke-Greville back in jail for 12 months on deception charges | Conchaser's Blog

[Giles]

I actually met him years ago at Brighton Speed Trials. Must have been earlish 2000's. He was sprinting his Astra GSi in the event - which was actually pretty quick.

My friend and I spoke to him and I even talked about buying some throttle body parts off him. Seems like luckily I didn't.

Had his mobile number in my phone up until a few years ago, although probably long ago he changed it.

I feel sorry for you tigra. Risky business buying blind. Doubly so when having stuff shipped overseas.

[MattJ]

thats odd, i remember him doing a clinic thing with Dave Walker years ago in CCC. Had a MK3 Astra on tb's etc

[Giles]

Yeah. Think I rememeber that too.
The Astra was a very well sorted car.

[Ed]

It just takes one c**t like this, to ruin the trust needed and put people off when dealing with genuine internet traders.

And with his articles in CCC, you'd be forgiven for thinking this guy could be trusted. Feel for the OP.

[Davey j]

Never trust a human being OR animal with eyes THAT close together!

[Pitstoppete]

this guy is an utter jockey, I feel for you fella down there in NZ. he's been all over the telly a few years back, that was in between trips away at the no star hotel.
He bought his title somehow
He had a susposedly ex Jeff Allam BTCC Cavalier which was basically a scrapyard shell with one bit of real touring car on it. the guts of which made it into the mk3 astra iirc.

Lord scum.

[t45_ste]

Thought i recognised the name. He broke the astra on pistonheads. Was on there for months. Sure i once emailed him for some photos of parts they all looked a bit ropey.

Having read them articles the guys a first class thwaite! Glad i didnt buy from him.

[Violet]

I was stung once but not again. I feel sorry for you NZ-man.

Check out his face:

[Astra1]

Are you talking about the Blue Astra that is out at most weekends at most circuits.

[Astra1]

Yeah. Think I rememeber that too.
The Astra was a very well sorted car.

I bought an all steel engine from this guy and I was pleased with it,in fact Chris said it was chucking out 252bhp and when we did a rolling road it was showing near 270bhp and I have the same engine in my car after three years of hard competition.

You cant always believe the gripers,especially those from down under who come from criminal stock themselves.

[Davey j]

Has Greville been released from HMP?

[N1ova]

You cant always believe the gripers,especially those from down under who come from criminal stock themselves.???