Entries by Charles

Advice For New Drivers, Beyond Drivers Ed

Happy Friday everyone. I have something very different and awesome for you today. As you know, my good pal Rusty and I have been doing a show together for the last few weeks. It is basically us chatting about many things in the car world. I am still playing around with some of the scheduling […]

Tool Review VW Connector Release Tool from Schwaben

It’s Thursday, so it is time for another tool review. Today I am reviewing the Schwaben Connector release tool for VW and Audi Connectors. I picked this tool up from ECS Tuning for about $15. Initially I was concerned that it would damage the connector. I have used it a bunch of times, and it […]

Shop Shots Volume 81 Insider Pictures of Automotive Service

Happy Wednesday everyone. And because it’s Wednesday, it time for Shop Shots! This week we are moving out of the shop, and to an Oktoberfest. On Saturday, the folks at Black Forest Industries hosted their annual BFI Oktoberfest. If you are a social media person, check out the hash-tag #BFIOktoberfest. There are some great pictures […]

Episode 9 Customer Pay VS Warranty Work

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today on the Automotive podcast, we are talking about work! We dive into the differences between: Customer pay work Warranty work, from the manufacturer. Think bumper to bumper new car warranties Extended warranties. This would be a warranty you purchase separate. Many techs have a strong opinion about doing warranty work vs […]

Episode 8 Common Car Repairs and Patten Failures

Happy Monday everyone. Today on the automotive podcast, we are talking about Common Car Repairs and Pattern Failures. This topic came in from Brain on YouTube. As a dealer tech, this is really the world I live in. Not only do we see tons of broken VWs, we see the same VW problems over and […]

Talking Cars, Being a New Automotive Tech

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope that your week is off to an awesome start. Today on the Automotive Podcast, I am joined by Rusty from BenchRacingGarage.com. We are talking about being a new Automotive Tech. These shows Rusty and I do are a blast. I hope that you guys enjoy them. Normally I post the […]