I have a SA 408 in my BDR. It's got 8k miles on it now. When it was delivered, it had an
oil leak.
They answered my calls promptly and even gave me Bill's cell phone number to work through the issue and get the car on the road in time for an event I was planning on. It still leaked but not bad enough to stop me from going. Then on the drive to the hotel the distributor failed. Came apart inside. I was fortunate enough to find someone that had an SA motor sitting in his shop and he gave me the distributor to use. SA sent him a new one.
I took the car to SA to have them fix the
oil leak and the graciously took care of it.
The engine had a small water leak coming from the water pump. The valve cover gaskets gave me problems. That seems to have been taken care of now. There was a stripped
oil pan bolt.
My engine now has over 13k miles on it. After the initial issues, it has been flawless. Great power, very streetable and runs like a dream.
JMHO