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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Tool Review VW Connector Release Tool from Schwaben

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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 […]

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Shop Shots Volume 81 Insider Pictures of Automotive Service

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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 […]

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Episode 9 Customer Pay VS Warranty Work

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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 […]

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Episode 8 Common Car Repairs and Patten Failures

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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 […]

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Shop Shots Volume 80 Insider Pictures of Automotive Service

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Hey everyone! It’s Wednesday, so that means it’s time for some behind the scenes action. This series is where we look at some of the crazy things that auto mechanics see. Unless otherwise stated, I take each and every one of these pictures. I have a few things to let y’all know before we get […]

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