Newbie - where to go in Northern VA for a good mechanic? (thank you!)
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Newbie - where to go in Northern VA for a good mechanic? (thank you!)
Thank you for reading -
Should have found this site prior to purchasing on e-bay~
I've been reading the posts for sometime now - what a great forum.
Having a wonderful time in my 99 C2 Tip, but having a lot of little issues.
Can anyone please suggest a good mechanic with a reasonable rate in northern Virgina?
Thank you so much!
Should have found this site prior to purchasing on e-bay~
I've been reading the posts for sometime now - what a great forum.
Having a wonderful time in my 99 C2 Tip, but having a lot of little issues.
Can anyone please suggest a good mechanic with a reasonable rate in northern Virgina?
Thank you so much!
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Did you mean Intersport? They are in tysons. I've used them in the past. Good group and reasonable.
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I remember when they were trying to break into the VW/Audi scene with their chiptuning back in the day. Never quite made it...
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#11
Notice that you are in Springfield. Try German Auto Group in Springfield. Taylor Chapman is an independent that sublets a workshop there and does only P-cars. He is up on the 996/986 cars and has done an engine swap for one of the local track rats. He put a 996 3.4 into my buddies boxster. I use him for any jobs that I can't or don't want to do myself.
http://taylorchapman.com/default.aspx
No affiliation, just a very satisfied customer. Highly recommended, feel free to tell him that I sent you his way. -Paul
http://taylorchapman.com/default.aspx
No affiliation, just a very satisfied customer. Highly recommended, feel free to tell him that I sent you his way. -Paul
#12
It's hard to go wrong around here!
Second the IMA recommendation if you're doing track work; these guys know their stuff.
If you're near Dulles ever/at all, Funktion does good stuff. Similar to IMA, the owner is a track junkie, and a really, really nice guy!
The dealers may be more expensive, but they do have some very good techs, as well. They've been a little slow sometimes, but since I typically get a discount on the work, I don't usually mind. And sometimes they're downright snappy. I remember taking my C2 in for a CEL once and having a new engine freighted from Germany in by the end of the week.
Only questionable experience I had was when I sold my last 911, the buyer did a PPI at a shop right off of Fairfax Circle, can't remember the name. I had to scratch my head a little when I saw some of the things "found"...
Now, if you want a BMW shop to stay away from...
Second the IMA recommendation if you're doing track work; these guys know their stuff.
If you're near Dulles ever/at all, Funktion does good stuff. Similar to IMA, the owner is a track junkie, and a really, really nice guy!
The dealers may be more expensive, but they do have some very good techs, as well. They've been a little slow sometimes, but since I typically get a discount on the work, I don't usually mind. And sometimes they're downright snappy. I remember taking my C2 in for a CEL once and having a new engine freighted from Germany in by the end of the week.
Only questionable experience I had was when I sold my last 911, the buyer did a PPI at a shop right off of Fairfax Circle, can't remember the name. I had to scratch my head a little when I saw some of the things "found"...
Now, if you want a BMW shop to stay away from...
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Thank you All~ Got thumbs up from a biker
What handling...
The otherday, I was taking an exist near the 395-95-495 mixing bowl that curves just about 360..
A sportsbike was in front of me, slowed down before the entrance and gave me a turn around to follow him, he leaned hard and rode as fast as he could around the crurves and I was right behind him with my C2 till we both came out of the exit... The biker was impressed I suppose and came next to the driver's side and gave me a big thumbs up before we went our ways!
A former Ninja rider myself - I love this car's handling!
Aside from blinding accelerations, I almost don't miss my bike anymore.
Thanks everyone for feedback on the shops!
The otherday, I was taking an exist near the 395-95-495 mixing bowl that curves just about 360..
A sportsbike was in front of me, slowed down before the entrance and gave me a turn around to follow him, he leaned hard and rode as fast as he could around the crurves and I was right behind him with my C2 till we both came out of the exit... The biker was impressed I suppose and came next to the driver's side and gave me a big thumbs up before we went our ways!
A former Ninja rider myself - I love this car's handling!
Aside from blinding accelerations, I almost don't miss my bike anymore.
Thanks everyone for feedback on the shops!
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