looking for an Altanta mechanic mildy competent ... was(Re: Fifthgear or no fifth gear)

[Brian McGarvey <brianm@zbt62.eastnet.gatech.edu>]

Seems like you have the same problem that i do.
I took the roc that Sean is buying to an unnamed mechanic for some simple
repairs. Admitted I wasnt paying in cash but in parts. specifically _all_
the running gear from an 88 16V rocco. the 16V motor plus trans.
In that trade I wanted the following.
1) rehang the exhaust... this was done.
2) tack weld the back deck support that tore ( non-frame element ) this
was done.
3) fix the idle on the rocco. (very low idle I don't know howto adjust
it.) not done. 

tha man had it 3 months.. ALL summer. And when i got it back was I
hot. But because he is the only VW one that I have found besides the
man that autox's roccos at the VW dealer near 285/75 northside. I didnt
complain. plus I have no place to put the parts if i demanded them
back... I moved. not much room for parts in a dorm.

Hell If I knew more about the fuel injection and howto work on it I would
do it my self. For the rest of the car I can do most of my own
work. brakes, ignition, basic engine work. pulling and dropping major
parts. what ever... but i cannot do the fuel delivery system at all. 

Hey I got an idea. since I dont do anything but drink on the weekends what
say we VW owners get together for tech training sessions / car fixin every
now and again.

BTW I will be VW less until i get rid of my cuurent daily driver. (1990
ford probe ... will be financing my next VW. hopefully a corrodo or a
sweet 16V)





 On Tue, 28 Nov 2000,
Michael Abatzis wrote:

> i'm still looking for a good (hell, mildly competent) mechanic in the 
> atlanta area. it kills me when i know more about my car than they do. 
> someone who does this for a living should know more than me. that simple.  
> btw, anybody on the list in atlanta? seems that everybody is in CA or BC or 
> somewhere else cold and close to canada (Mn, rochester).
> -michael
> 88 16v scirocco
> 
> > > Just my useless ASE certified experience talkin here but, your mechanic
> > >  sounds like he's rather ignorant as to what trannies DO and how they do
> > >  it. The bottom line is you have a 5th gear and its in a close ratio
> > >  gearbox.
> >
> >
> >Good call.  Whenever a mechanic says something like that to me, I just walk
> >out the door.  I have seen some work "pro" mechanics have done to VW's... 
> >not
> >always pretty.  Not to say I don't trust most mechanics ability to work on
> >VW's... you just have to be very very careful.  My favorite thing to do, is
> >watch the tire people jack up my car from the floorboards.  It just warms 
> >my
> >heart I tell you!  and it is so great that they accept your advice, like
> >"NO!!! thats not the frame!!!"  or "STOP!!!"
> >
> >Put it this way:  I have had 4 Sciroccos.  3 MKII's, all of which have
> >floorpan damage.
> >BTW:  no damage happend on my watch!
> >
> >Ben
> >86 8v
> >84 8v
> >
> 
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