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    Does anyone know of a good vw mechanic in melbourne? i need to have a few things looked and some diagnostics run. I have been to both volksaffair in south melbourne and volkspower in burwood and in general i was fairly happy with both. However I am interested to find out if there are any other mechanics that people would highly recommend based on their work and customer service. Also someone with reasonable prices for parts (i am not saying that the above mentioned dont provide all of these, i just want to know if there are others around that i dont know about).

  • #2
    James @ Audvolks. Top guy. If i wasnt a Mechanic myself, id take my car to him.

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    • #3
      my mechanic is pretty good...

      mark - auto cure
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      MK4 GTI|REVO|4BAR ADJ FPR|APR FMIC|APR R1 DV|TURBO INLET PIPE|KONI|WHITELINE|CUSTOM CAI + K&N|2.5" TB + HI FLOW CAT| ECS DOGBONE

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      • #4
        Originally posted by FknDubbin View Post
        James @ Audvolks. Top guy. If i wasnt a Mechanic myself, id take my car to him.
        i'll give james a try. should i say who had recommended him?

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        • #5
          PM sent!

          You wont regret using Audvolks.

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          • #6
            yeh james is good too he did my computer and fpr

            MK4 GTI|REVO|4BAR ADJ FPR|APR FMIC|APR R1 DV|TURBO INLET PIPE|KONI|WHITELINE|CUSTOM CAI + K&N|2.5" TB + HI FLOW CAT| ECS DOGBONE

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            • #7
              Hey Dre let me know how you go... have you found any decent chips for the 4motion yet ? I want to get rid of the emissions control lag... it sucks !
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              • #8
                You wont regret using Audvolks.
                Well I went to see james on thursday and all I can say is a HUGE thumbs up. You know how very rarely you just get the feeling about someone being 100% genuine, well thats james down to a tee. He absolutely loves his VW's an Audi's (doesnt work on anything else) and is one of those blokes that will take on a job that he knows is not worth his while just because he loves what he does. I was in his shop for at least 30 min even though the place was full and while he ran the vagcom we chatted (or more he explained in detail and i listened) about a number of issues that i was having, he pointed things out on a similar car he had up on a hoist and if the place wasnt full im sure he would have had my car up there in a flash. So he booked me in for this week and gave me an estimated quote on what i needed fixed (already half of what i have been quoted elsewhere) all the while repeatedly refusing any sort of payment for his time and the diagnostic.. please dont get me wrong, im not goodbloking him because he didnt charge me, i would be happy for him to charge more than anywhere else just for him to be working on my car, as I know he will treat it like his own. thanks a million fknDubbin
                Last edited by dre211; 01-10-2007, 01:25 PM.

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                • #9
                  Yeh I spoke to him on friday dre, seems like a great guy.

                  ARe you getting your whine fixed and are you coming to the bay cruise this sat ?
                  Audi B4 80 Q V6'94 Race Car !! KEGGED
                  Audi B4 80 V6 Avant'94 Only one in the country that I know of !!! KEGGED
                  Subaru Forester XT'06 Genome Exhaust/Car-PC/Boost Gauge/Oettingers !
                  --VW Bora V6 4mo'01 Gone

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by dre211 View Post
                    Well I went to see james on thursday and all I can say is a HUGE thumbs up. You know how very rarely you just get the feeling about someone being 100% genuine, well thats james down to a tee. He absolutely loves his VW's an Audi's (doesnt work on anything else) and is one of those blokes that will take on a job that he knows is not worth his while just because he loves what he does. I was in his shop for at least 30 min even though the place was full and while he ran the vagcom we chatted (or more he explained in detail and i listened) about a number of issues that i was having, he pointed things out on a similar car he had up on a hoist and if the place wasnt full im sure he would have had my car up there in a flash. So he booked me in for this week and gave me an estimated quote on what i needed fixed (already half of what i have been quoted elsewhere) all the while repeatedly refusing any sort of payment for his time and the diagnostic.. please dont get me wrong, im not goodbloking him because he didnt charge me, i would be happy for him to charge more than anywhere else just for him to be working on my car, as I know he will treat it like his own. thanks a million fknDubbin
                    Glad i could help!

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                    • #11
                      I also spoke with James yesterday regarding REVO chip and doing my 90k service + waterpump/cambelts.
                      Seems like an extremely knowledgable guy and very helpful over the phone regarding a couple of other questions I had BEFORE i even booked my car in!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by qsilverza View Post
                        Yeh I spoke to him on friday dre, seems like a great guy.

                        ARe you getting your whine fixed and are you coming to the bay cruise this sat ?
                        i have come to the conclusion that the whine is due to the gear being slightly worn and a number of people much more knowledgable than me think that replacing the oil in the gear box might just about get rid of it so thats going to happen in the very near future. The reason that i am going to see james is because my ABS and ESP sensors have been playing up a bit lately. Regarding the cruise, unfortunatelly i will be away this weekend so i wont be able to make it but i hope you guys have a great time there.

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                        • #13
                          Thanks Mate,

                          Heads up, I have ordered and recieved some Redline MT-90 Gearbox oil for what I think is a fairly decent price. If you would like the link to the place I got it from, send me a PM.
                          Audi B4 80 Q V6'94 Race Car !! KEGGED
                          Audi B4 80 V6 Avant'94 Only one in the country that I know of !!! KEGGED
                          Subaru Forester XT'06 Genome Exhaust/Car-PC/Boost Gauge/Oettingers !
                          --VW Bora V6 4mo'01 Gone

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by FknDubbin View Post
                            James @ Audvolks. Top guy. If i wasnt a Mechanic myself, id take my car to him.

                            Just wondering if i could grab James @ Audvols' details off someone?

                            Cheers

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by hutchjnr- MTM GTi View Post
                              Just wondering if i could grab James @ Audvols' details off someone?

                              Cheers
                              Here it is
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