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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The State Of The Shop 6 ~ Podcast Episode 82

Hey everybody. Today we are talking about the state of the shop. For those of you that may be new, state of the shop shows give you an update of what is happening right now in the VW service world. We talk about things like recalls, updates, common repairs, and repair trends. Think of it […]

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How VW A/C Compressors Fail ~ Video

Failing VW parts

Today we are back with more failed VW parts. We are right in the middle of a pretty hot summer. With a hot summer comes failing Air Conditioning. One of the most common things we are seeing fail is A/C compressors. We are doing several a week. The most common seem to be on 2.0t […]

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Touring The New Shop and Studio ~ Video

Touring The New Shop and Studio

I AM BACK!! Happy Monday everyone. I am super pumped to be back. I hated putting the show on hold for so long. It was really the only way I could get all the work on the new studio done. I really am having a hard time explaining how much I love this new setup. […]

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Shop and Studio Remodel and Podcast Vacation

Touring The New Shop and Studio

Hi everybody! As you all probably know by now I am in the middle of a shop/studio remodel. This is something that I have wanted to do from the minute that we moved here. I am super excited to finally get going. There is a down side to this. I have to take a podcast […]

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Rally Car Technician For A Day ~ Podcast Episode 81

VW Mechanic

I have been a Volkswagen master tech for several years now. Reaching that level of certification was a goal of mine from the start of my career. I was extremely excited when I achieved that goal, but today it is just a normal part of life. In fact I don’t give it much thought anymore. […]

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