Parisien, many thanks for the link, it's not in English, or German, but there's an "international" section, so i'll drop a line. This will help me, cause hiring a mechanic with an sd2 in the bag, could save me, without needing to travel. On the other side, a trip to Italy is always attractive...
As for what Loz's said, there used to be expensive cars per capita head BUT, the services were/are too expensive. I don't have to repeat the usual behaviour of most Greeks (work less, gain/steal much...). Here, Ferrari and Maserati are two seperate companies/ services, because the Maserati agent here, is a close friend of Mr.#2 or #3 of Fiat Group. Therefore, the Maser agency belongs to him, and no official workshop may open without his permission... This is why there is no official fan club, despite the fact that there are thousands of ghiblis, quattroportes and 3200/4200.
I wish i could say the same "Petrolheadism is virtually part of the school curriculum", but i cann't...