[tcb] Re: OT Service Companies
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 12:13:35 -0700 (PDT)
There are a few good people left in the world; not many, but a few.
Fortunately
for us many of the good ones drive old Volkswagens.
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From: Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, May 4, 2012 1:43:04 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: OT Service Companies
If anyone remembers when Tyler had brake problems we took it to Toby at
Metaphysical VW on Lamar just south of Airport. After I pulled the wheels
inside
his shop, he played with the adjustment for about 15 - 20 minutes and the
brakes
worked great. When Tyler asked "How much?" he said "Oh 10 bucks". Most places
you can't even drive on to the lot for $10.He is an old hippy that really knows
VW's. and from my experience doesn't try to rob you in the process.
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 8:46 AM, Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Yeah, I just had an experience with them too.
>I won't bore you with the details but they tried to sell me a new gauge
>cluster
>for $1,000 in my 11 year old Nissan. I was like, no thanks.
>If ever anybody in Austin finds a truly awesome mechanic, please share the
>info.
> Preferably on the north end of town.
>
>
>On May 4, 2012, at 8:38 AM, Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dave's.
>>
>> Gives me more faith in the other shop. Or no shop at all.
>>
>> Duncan.
>>
>> On May 4, 2012, at 8:26 AM, Eric Woodall <ericthomaswoodall@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Is it the place that's pissed me off so badly, or the one that I recently
>>>started going to? Are the initials EAI?
>>>
>>> On May 3, 2012, at 10:58 PM, Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I blew out a brake line a few days ago while driving around country roads
>>>> near
>>>>Rockdale in my wife's '92 Camry, which she recently inherited from her
>>>>folks. It
>>>>was fun driving home using the emergency brake. Reminded me of being a
>>>>teenager.
>>>>
>>>> Sad to admit such an old car has technology newer than my skills but it
>>>> does.
>>>>So I took it a shop highly recommended by a list member (Eric, you know who
>>>>I
>>>>mean).
>>>>
>>>> They replaced the corroded brake lines (it came from the NE) and
>>>> discovered the
>>>>radiator was cracked and replaced it. They said these were the most
>>>>important
>>>>things, among other problems.
>>>>
>>>> I asked them to list the other problems. Items listed included rear brakes
>>>> and
>>>>cylinders, which I can do.
>>>>
>>>> I bought new, OEM recommended, most expensive shoes and the cylinder
>>>> rebuild
>>>>kit. Well, when I pulled of the wheel, there was MORE THAN 50% of brakes
>>>>left
>>>>and the cylinders were not leaking. I went to the shop and called them on
>>>>it.
>>>>Fortunately I mic'ed them because they asked.
>>>>
>>>> They explained the cylinder rebuild was recommended based on mileage
>>>> (okay) and
>>>>apologized for the error on the shoes.
>>>>
>>>> Just goes to show it is worth knowing a little bit.
>>>
>>
>
>
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