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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Saying Goodbye to My 2005 VW Passat

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Volkswagen Routan Tranmission Problem

I have posted a few pictures of this battle over the last few weeks. The guys of a automatic transmission, and the VW Routan downed for several weeks. Now the the car is finished, I can tell the whole story. Some of the details are a little fuzzy. I was the 3rd mechanic involved, and […]

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Shop Shots Volume 20 Insider Pictures of Automotive Service

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Time to get over “hump day” with some Shop Shots. All right, it’s time to get rollin~   Check out the button on the far right. It says “GTI”. As you can imagine, that is not a normal button on a GTI. In this case, that “GTI” button was a push button start. Kinda cool […]

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Should You Buy An Extended Warranty For Your Car, An Auto Mechanics View

It is the same old story. This car is a great car that will never break. But you need to buy a warranty “just in case” If you have ever bought a car, you know the pitch. You have sat in the finance mangers office with they tell you how much you “need” that warranty. […]

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Diesel Exhaust Causes Lung Cancer According To WHO

Last week The World Health Organization labeled diesel exhaust a ” carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)” Basically the WHO is saying that diesel exhaust is as bad for you as arsenic. ARSENIC, really? The WHO is telling people that diesel exhaust is more harmful than second hand smoke. The way the story has been presented […]

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Crazy Automotive Concerns, You Can Not Make This Up Round 2

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Last week I told you about a few Crazy Customer issues that we have had. Well, as luck would have it, we got a few more. Let me just be clear that I am not really picking on these customers. It is all in good fun. Customer States that with the  windows all the way […]

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