deegingerkid
Beware the Ginger! Vendor
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2011
- Location
- The Left Coast
- TDI
- "Blurple" 2000 New Beetle 5M 2006 Jetta has been SOLD
Hey West-Coasters and all other TDIclub members! Many of you know that Matt Phelan (Matt98-AHU) is so very close to opening his shop in San Anselmo, Marin County, CA. However, we're coming up short on funds. Is there anyone out there willing to give us a hand up? 
Please contact only me for donation questions. Matt is busy enough dealing with the legalities in getting this shop set up. This fundraising campaign is my baby. PM me for my e-mail if you don't already have it. Thank you!
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Diesel Autowerks Crowd funding Campaign
Matt Phelan has been working on TDIs since 2004 when he was living in Michigan. Since 2006, he's been an active member of TDIclub. 2010 is when he moved to California and has spent the last 5 years fixing all types of TDIs, with happy customers all over the state. After a year-long stint for all of 2014 and the first few months of 2015 in a dealership environment, he made the decision to open his own shop.
A rental space was acquired summer 2015 but due to some logistical and legal requirements he is not able to start seeing customers on a regular basis until said issues are sorted out. There are, in some cases, up to a month + wait times for permits. The processes have started, but he is now in a lurch. He is unable to do work at the shop but still has bills piling up and adding to debt already acquired moving in and fixing his own vehicles. On top of that he's also looking at the start up costs for a basic office too. It's starting to look daunting...
Matt (Matt98-AHU) and his girlfriend Diedre (deegingerkid) are humbly asking for your assistance in making not only our dream come true, but yours as well. The Bay Area is an under-served TDI repair market, and we look forward to filling that niche for you.
As a thank you to our donors, we have come up with a reward system of sorts. We've made it possible that people near and far can contribute and feel rewarded.
$5-50 - A handwritten thank you note and photo. Your choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - after we get them made, of course
$51-100 – a free oil change with the proper viscosity synthetic oil and filter at Diesel Autowerks or a $25 gift certificate to your favorite TDI parts retailer. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you.
$101-300 – a 15% discount* on your next labor charge at Diesel Autowerks or gift certificate at your favorite TDI parts retailer (up to $75). A free OEM air or cabin filter with installation. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - *discount of first $500 of labor
$301-600 – a 20% discount* on your next labor charge at Diesel Autowerks or gift certificate at your favorite TDI parts retailer (up to $150). A free OEM air or cabin filter AND a fuel filter and installation of both. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - after we get them made, of course *discount of first $750 of labor
$601-999 – a 25% discount* on your next labor charge at Diesel Autowerks or gift certificate at your favorite TDI parts retailer (up to $250). A free oil change with the proper viscosity synthetic oil and filter. Free air filter and fuel filter with OEM parts with installation. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - *discount of first $1000 of labor
$1000 and up – We'd like to speak to you personally. We consider this a massive donation and would want to reciprocate appropriately.
As another alternative to the tiered gifting above is to pre-purchase the labor on either a Timing Belt or Clutch at the rates we would offer at one of our local Bay Area GTGs. The labor price for any 4-cylinder TDI timing belt would be $350. The labor price for a clutch would be $400. We open 5 slots of each type of job for pre-purchase. These are strictly first come-first served.
We thank you in advance for any support you're able to give us. If thank you gifts aren't your thing or you simply want to donate, just make that clear with the donation. Otherwise we'll assume you want the gifts. Please have grace with us as we fit in the appointments for either the pre-purchased labor or the rewards for donating to us. This will probably be a very busy fall once all the pieces are in place.
All donations can be sent via USPS or PayPal. We will communicate such pertinent information privately. **We cannot take credit cards directly, apologies**
We thank anyone willing to donate to our cause in advance. We struggled with the decision to ask for help, but have had more support from TDI club than we ever imagined. You all are the BEST!
Please contact only me for donation questions. Matt is busy enough dealing with the legalities in getting this shop set up. This fundraising campaign is my baby. PM me for my e-mail if you don't already have it. Thank you!
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Diesel Autowerks Crowd funding Campaign
Matt Phelan has been working on TDIs since 2004 when he was living in Michigan. Since 2006, he's been an active member of TDIclub. 2010 is when he moved to California and has spent the last 5 years fixing all types of TDIs, with happy customers all over the state. After a year-long stint for all of 2014 and the first few months of 2015 in a dealership environment, he made the decision to open his own shop.
A rental space was acquired summer 2015 but due to some logistical and legal requirements he is not able to start seeing customers on a regular basis until said issues are sorted out. There are, in some cases, up to a month + wait times for permits. The processes have started, but he is now in a lurch. He is unable to do work at the shop but still has bills piling up and adding to debt already acquired moving in and fixing his own vehicles. On top of that he's also looking at the start up costs for a basic office too. It's starting to look daunting...
Matt (Matt98-AHU) and his girlfriend Diedre (deegingerkid) are humbly asking for your assistance in making not only our dream come true, but yours as well. The Bay Area is an under-served TDI repair market, and we look forward to filling that niche for you.
As a thank you to our donors, we have come up with a reward system of sorts. We've made it possible that people near and far can contribute and feel rewarded.
$5-50 - A handwritten thank you note and photo. Your choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - after we get them made, of course
$51-100 – a free oil change with the proper viscosity synthetic oil and filter at Diesel Autowerks or a $25 gift certificate to your favorite TDI parts retailer. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you.
$101-300 – a 15% discount* on your next labor charge at Diesel Autowerks or gift certificate at your favorite TDI parts retailer (up to $75). A free OEM air or cabin filter with installation. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - *discount of first $500 of labor
$301-600 – a 20% discount* on your next labor charge at Diesel Autowerks or gift certificate at your favorite TDI parts retailer (up to $150). A free OEM air or cabin filter AND a fuel filter and installation of both. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - after we get them made, of course
*discount of first $750 of labor$601-999 – a 25% discount* on your next labor charge at Diesel Autowerks or gift certificate at your favorite TDI parts retailer (up to $250). A free oil change with the proper viscosity synthetic oil and filter. Free air filter and fuel filter with OEM parts with installation. Plus the hand-written note, photo, and choice of a sticker or window cling as a thank you - *discount of first $1000 of labor
$1000 and up – We'd like to speak to you personally. We consider this a massive donation and would want to reciprocate appropriately.
As another alternative to the tiered gifting above is to pre-purchase the labor on either a Timing Belt or Clutch at the rates we would offer at one of our local Bay Area GTGs. The labor price for any 4-cylinder TDI timing belt would be $350. The labor price for a clutch would be $400. We open 5 slots of each type of job for pre-purchase. These are strictly first come-first served.
We thank you in advance for any support you're able to give us. If thank you gifts aren't your thing or you simply want to donate, just make that clear with the donation. Otherwise we'll assume you want the gifts. Please have grace with us as we fit in the appointments for either the pre-purchased labor or the rewards for donating to us. This will probably be a very busy fall once all the pieces are in place.
All donations can be sent via USPS or PayPal. We will communicate such pertinent information privately. **We cannot take credit cards directly, apologies**
We thank anyone willing to donate to our cause in advance. We struggled with the decision to ask for help, but have had more support from TDI club than we ever imagined. You all are the BEST!
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