Trusted TDI Mechanics - By State

[carolinagolf]

For those on the NC coast there is German Speed Merchants in Wilmington. Good volume of TB work, very familiar with VW issues, have the VW scan tool and know how to use it. They currently are racing a MkV GTI so they are VW committed and not adverse to performance and quality third party parts. www.germanspeedmerchants.com 910-791-4844 6016 Market St Wilmington, NC 28405

 

[BrandonH]

Just the company info is needed

What does it take to get a shop added to the list? One of the 5 techs I listed on the last page in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia responded to a new TDI owner in the thread listed below after the owner was upset after finding out about an estimate and everybody who read the whole topic came out thanking the tech for his good job. Here is the link to the thread:
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=154247&page=3&highlight=cfvw

All I need is their info...
company name
physical address
telephone fax numbers
even an email
website if they have one

 

[BrandonH]

Added to list page 15

For those on the NC coast there is German Speed Merchants in Wilmington. Good volume of TB work, very familiar with VW issues, have the VW scan tool and know how to use it. They currently are racing a MkV GTI so they are VW committed and not adverse to performance and quality third party parts. www.germanspeedmerchants.com 910-791-4844 6016 Market St Wilmington, NC 28405

added to list:

[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]German Speed Merchants
6016 Market Street
Wilmington, NC 28405
Parts: 910.799.7920
Service: 910.791.4844
E-mail: gsmwerk@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.germanspeedmerchants.com/
[/FONT] MAP

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[BrandonH]

Added to list page 15

I've had good luck with Mike @ Peoples.

3250 Rt 9W
Highland, NY 12528
845 691 8989

www.vwpeoples.com

Aded to list.

Peoples II
3250 Us Highway 9w
Highland, NY 12528
Tel: 845-691-8989
Website: http://vwpeoples.com/
MAP

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[G60ING]

All I need is their info...
company name
physical address
telephone fax numbers
even an email
website if they have one

For Will Paton, Greg Morrel, Jeff Manning, or Dave Morrel at Checkered Flag VW in Virginia Beach:

Checkered Flag Volkswagen
3025 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 490-1111 (ask for VW Service)
Website: http://www.checkeredflagvw.com/en_US/ServiceApptForm_1.chtml



For Paul Smyers at Casey VW in Newport News:

Casey Volkswagen
12943 Jefferson Ave
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1236
Map: http://caseyvw.com/Information-Directions.aspx
Website: http://caseyvw.com/Department-Service.aspx

 

[BrandonH]

For Will Paton, Greg Morrel, Jeff Manning, or Dave Morrel at Checkered Flag VW in Virginia Beach:

Checkered Flag Volkswagen
3025 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 490-1111 (ask for VW Service)
Website: http://www.checkeredflagvw.com/en_US/ServiceApptForm_1.chtml



For Paul Smyers at Casey VW in Newport News:

Casey Volkswagen
12943 Jefferson Ave
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1236
Map: http://caseyvw.com/Information-Directions.aspx
Website: http://caseyvw.com/Department-Service.aspx

added to list:

Casey Volkswagen
12943 Jefferson Ave
Newport News, VA 23608
(757) 988-1236
Map: http://caseyvw.com/Information-Directions.aspx
Website: http://caseyvw.com/Department-Service.aspx

Checkered Flag Volkswagen
3025 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
(757) 490-1111 (ask for VW Service)
Website: http://www.checkeredflagvw.com/en_US...ptForm_1.chtml

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[bbadanov]

Alaskan Mechanic?

I can not make any sense of the name of the Alaskan mechanic. How about a little help, anyone?
Thanks.

 

[Matthew_S]

I can not make any sense of the name of the Alaskan mechanic. How about a little help, anyone?
Thanks.

Must be this guy: http://forums.tdiclub.com/member.php?find=lastposter&t=171626

 

[synth3mesc]

Fred Petrella (F&P Auto)
Route 819 Hunker,Pa (724)-925-6456

Does great work for a fair price, highly recomended

 

[storx]

You can add me to the list, I have a vag-com and a lot of the VW special tools to work on them. I also have access to an air lift for more difficult jobs. Cell 252-675-2693
New Bern, NC

 

[robmacf]

RJ Motors
37 Edgewater St. (Kanata)
Ottawa, ON K2L 1V7
(613) 831-2273
www.rjmotors.ca

Highly recommended.

 

[ACHTUNG TDI]

northern NJ mechanic

hevster1, a TDIclub member
Columbia, NJ (near Delaware Water Gap)
Knowledgeabe, thorough, reasonable prices

 

[BrandonH]

Added to list page 15

Fred Petrella (F&P Auto)
Route 819 Hunker,Pa (724)-925-6456

Does great work for a fair price, highly recomended

F&P Auto
Route 819
Hunker, Pa 15639
(724)-925-6456 Fred Petrella
View Maphttp://maps.citysearch.com/map/view/8654690

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[BrandonH]

Added to list page 15

RJ Motors
37 Edgewater St. (Kanata)
Ottawa, ON K2L 1V7
(613) 831-2273
www.rjmotors.ca

Highly recommended.

RJ Motors
37 Edgewater St. (Kanata)
Ottawa, ON K2L 1V7
(613) 831-2273
www.rjmotors.ca
Map

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[BrandonH]

You can add me to the list, I have a vag-com and a lot of the VW special tools to work on them. I also have access to an air lift for more difficult jobs. Cell 252-675-2693
New Bern, NC

company name
physical address
telephone fax numbers
even an email
website if they have one

 

[BrandonH]

hevster1, a TDIclub member
Columbia, NJ (near Delaware Water Gap)
Knowledgeabe, thorough, reasonable prices

company name
physical address
telephone fax numbers
even an email
website if they have one

 

[KDG]

Folks Cafe (formerly Volks Cafe), Santa Cruz, CA

Had my 03 Jetta timing belt change today at Folks Cafe (at only 70k, but I saw cracks)--listed at the top of this thread as Van Cafe (erroneously). $800. Peter said he wished "someone" would remove the $426 quote. So here I am. He said it might be that price for an early A3 Jetta, but definitely not an A4. They did a great job and it included the water pump change.

 

[timeline]

Jose in LA, CA on Pico, listed trusted mechanic has a new number:
310-915-7600

 

[BrandonH]

updated to list page 15

Jose in LA, CA on Pico, listed trusted mechanic has a new number:
310-915-7600

apparently they have moved as well..
address has also been updated & map provided

Euro-Tech Motors
11407 W Washington
Los Angeles, CA 90066
310-915-7600, Jose
MAP


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[heatherw]

UTAH

Alpine Foreign Repair
341 East 900 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-355-6459

 

[01whttdi]

doc_m on this board.
eric is his name.
he put my injectors in for me really fast and really cheap.
had his own tools, his own spot and Vag-com.
he's in the Langley/Vancouver area
highly recommended
thanks eric

 

[dkuster]

New Jersey:

Mike Hevner ("Hevster1")
Columbia, NJ

 

[BrandonH]

Added to list page 15

UTAH

Alpine Foreign Repair
341 East 900 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-355-6459

Added to list:

Alpine Foreign Repair
341 East 900 South
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
801-355-6459
MAP

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[doc_m]

Duane
Duane's German Autohaus
105-19640 Landmark Way
Langley, BC V3A 7Z5
604-533-4502

He did an stand up job on my new flywheel and would definatly highly recomend him to anyone needing some work done.

 

[BrandonH]

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Duane
Duane's German Autohaus
105-19640 Landmark Way
Langley, BC V3A 7Z5
604-533-4502

He did an stand up job on my new flywheel and would definatly highly recomend him to anyone needing some work done.

added to list:

Langley (Canada)

Duane's German Autohaus
105-19640 Landmark Way
Langley, BC V3A 7Z5
604-533-4502
Map

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[grasshopper]

Florida mechanic listing addition

I would like to recommend my mechanic to anyone needing routine or towed in service to the Sarasota/Bradenton Florida area.

Jim's Auto Repair (and Towing Service)
5693 Sarah Avenue
Sarasota, FL, 34233
941-922-4217

Despite the generic name, Jim specializes in diesels, mostly trucks and fleet service, but has a very loyal following servicing any make and has a regular local group of TDIs. Besides being competent he is far and away the most honest mechanic I have ever met and his front office is also very professional. His shop is very close to I-75 at Clark road and towing and storage are very reasonable (at least to regulars). I have been taking cars there for 20+ years so I may seem biased but everyone in the waiting room always agreed with me.

 

[TornadoRed]

How about some contact info for Roger? I am in Alt and am looking.

DavidBru2 reported that "Roger's cell# is 770-473-4618. He has the shop that Troy and him will be working out of for now."

We need somebody to call and get more info about this shop -- like address, landline number, and what facilities are available.

 

[dkuster]

New Jersey:

Mike Hevner ("Hevster1")
Columbia, NJ

Bump, Mike still hasn't been added to the list.

 

[frankd]

Great TDI Mechanic in Redmond, WA (east of Seattle)

My 2000 Jetta TDI recently had a broken motor mount, which also killed one axle, etc. All fixed superbly by Matthew at ZahnTech in Redmond, WA. He is a very experienced tech, with a wealth of TDI knowledge. I highly recommend! Watch out for inexperienced mechanics who don't know the subtleties of the VW design.

 

[DavidML]

Tennessee Trusted Mechanic

I had the water pump die on my 2001 Golf TDI (105000 miles) enroute from St. Louis, Missouri to Titusville, Florida. I was really reluctant to allow a dealership to look at it for reasons we're all too familiar with, but I didn't have a lot of good options. Prior to allowing any work, I asked if I could speak with the technician. Much to my surprise, they led me out to the shop to meet one of the most knowledgeable mechanics I have ever seen in a dealership. I asked him how he'd do it and he outlined the exact procedure as it is written in the Bentley's (I've since checked) from memory. In just a few minutes he put me at completely at ease for two reasons. First, he was an adult. Many dealership technicians are fresh out of tech school but this guy clearly had been around and was familiar with my engine. Second, he went over how he'd be extremely careful to keep coolant and other fluids off the belt as he was just doing the water pump today and he wouldn't be removing my motor mount. I asked him if he'd let me inspect the timing belt once he had the upper and lower covers off and he agreed- I wanted to see if I needed to do the timing belt right now or could wait per schedule. The best thing was that he seemed to be motivated by my concern for my engine because he not only called me out as I requested, but he called me out once he had the WP out to show me the damage (impeller broken off the shaft as expected) and called me out a final time to show me the timing once he had it buttoned up. It was a hair advanced which is EXACTLY where it was the last time I checked it with my vag-com.

While I don't, as a general rule, recommend dealerships, these guys have proven themselves to me so long as Jimmy Napier is doing the work. I also feel I should mention the service manager, Bailey Thompson, who was able to get me in and out in 2.5 hours on what was clearly a busy day.

Hallmark VW/Hyundai
2431 Gallatin Rd. N.
Madison, TN 37115
615-859-3200


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