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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Lava Soap Giveaway on FACEBOOK!

Lava Soap Review

Hey everyone! Thanks for playing in the Lava Soap giveaway. I did a Lava Soap Review a while back. When they asked me to review the soap, I asked them for something to give away to you guys. Well they came up big. Here are the important details GIVEAWAY ITEMS 1 bar of Lava Soap […]

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What A Day As A Mechanic Looks Like ~Time Lapse Video

Auto Mechanic Time Lapse

Happy Wednesday everyone. Today we have a little mix of the automotive podcast, and Shop Shots. Many of you asked me to do a time lapse video of a day at the shop. So I hooked up the GoPro and gave it a try. I am really looking for your input on this video. Here […]

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How VW Coolant Bottles Fail ~ Video

failed VW coolant bottle

Hey everyone! As you all know, Tuesdays are failed VW part day. Today we are looking at failures of Volkswagen coolant bottles. This has been happening since the start of VW having a coolant bottle. Failures of this VW part comes in a few different forms. Luckily this is an easy DIY, and pretty cheap […]

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Viewer’s Questions ~ Podcast Episode 36

Automotive Podcast

Happy Monday everyone. I hope that no one has a “case of the Mondays”. It shocks me that people don’t get that movie reference these days. 🙂 Today is episode 36 of the Humble Mechanic Podcast. I may have called it episode 35 in the show. On Monday shows, I take your questions about all […]

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The Future of Automotive Technicians ~ Episode 35

Future Of Auto tecs episode 35

Happy Friday everyone. I hope that you had a great work week. Today we go a little out there, and talk about the future of being an automotive tech. Some of you may think that I am going a little off the deep end in today’s automotive podcast. But, stick with me and I think […]

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