My name is Charles. I am a Volkswagen technician, and have been a mechanic, a grease monkey, and a car enthusiast for many years. I started this site mainly to connect with my customers in a way that I can’t in the shop. However, it’s my hope it can also serves as a community forum to share information, impart a little wisdom, and have a little fun. Let’s get started.

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Parting out my 1998 Volkswagen Jetta MK3

Selling a car

This post is for showing the parts that I have for sale. I recently picked up a 1998 Volkswagen Jetta. I bought this car for the engine. The VR6 will be swapped into my Cabby, project Luv A Dub. The Jetta is pretty much a piece of junk. There are some parts that are in […]

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A New Addition To The Humble Mechanic Fleet

Mk3 VR6Jetta Auto Mechanic

As you all know, I have been working on a 1988 VW Cabriolet called Project Luv A Dub. When you are working with a car that is 25 years old parts can be tough or expensive to come by. So instead of hunting down things part by part, I was looking for a donor car. […]

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Get The Most Money When Selling Your Car, Advice From An Auto Mechanic

Selling a car

It’s Friday! I hope you all had a great week! Today I wanted to give everyone some pointers for selling a car. For most of us the day will come when we want a new car. When that day comes we have a few choices for dealing with the old car. Trade it in to […]

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Sometimes Fixing Cars Just Goes Wrong

Volkswagen Cabriolet Humble Mechanic

There are time when fixing cars, that no matter how hard you try, things just don’t go right. Today I want to tell you all a story about fixing cars, helping a customer, broken parts and trying to make it right. Okay, here we go. A couple of weeks ago, my service manage called me […]

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Shop Shots Volume 24 Insider Pictures of Automotive Service

Auto mechanic Shop pictures new VW wheels

It’s time again for Shop Shots! The behind the scenes look at automotive service. As an auto mechanic, I see some crazy things from time to time. This is your chance to see the crazy things too. Okay, let’s get down to business. You are looking at the bottom of an oil pan on a […]

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