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I was going to say: “Very Carefully.” 😉
My guess would be the same as any other high-end marque, like a BMW, Mercedes or Porsche certified Tech….
As much schooling and as much relevant experience as you can get your hands on. Then, maybe. Even on an AMG Mercedes the cost of replacing brakes can be equivalent to the cost of a low end new car. You’re more of a surgeon than a technician at that point.
Creep around the internet and find someone talking about working on expensive cars and then just ask them.
I’m pretty sure all of the high end manufactures have their own certifications and training programs. I know that UTI offers manufactures specific training programs. I don’t think they have programs for the really high end stuff like Ferraris or Lamborghinis but they offer Mercedes, BMW, and Porsche so that would be a good place to start.
Hope this helps
I know a Mercedes tech that worked for Jaguar for 20 years. He simply applied at Mercedes. Your best bet is to literally get a job at a dealership changing oil and show that you can perform competently and they will move you up slowly.
The thing to remember is that supercars and hypercars are still just cars – they are nuts and bolts and hoses and screws and clips and connectors. The main differences are the stratospheric cost of the parts, and frequently much higher labour costs because the nature of the vehicles often means that jobs can take much longer – access is typically terrible and it wouldn’t be unusual to have to pull the entire engine to perform a plug change. But then, if you can afford the car in the first place, you should be able to afford the maintenance costs!
Sure, there will be special $$$$ factory tools you need to do this job or that job, and I hate to think how much a (say) Ferrari factory diagnostic scanner system costs, but then that holds true for pretty much all cars. Sometimes you can find a way around using the factory tool and sometimes you can’t.
The higher-end nature of the clients of supercar/hypercar dealerships may mean that they’re pickier about who they hire as technicians in terms of personal appearance etc, but at the end of the day, a supercar tech is still a tech. The only difference between them and a tech working at the Chrysler dealership next door is the manufacturer-specific factory courses they’ve been sent on.
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