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Answer to a common question about VW repair shops

FM Former Member
I found a pretty good archive of places available to take a VW for repair. I posted this in the knowledge section. What I would really like to do is cut and paste it into a seperate section of this website and then you guys could add to it to make a really nice listing of shops and have some reviews of how they do on repairs for replicas with a VW engine. Obviously, this isn't really for me, but I found it so I thought it would be good to share. And maybe even expound on? If not on this site a lot of us could post to this site to make if more complete and even add in special notes for how experiecned they are with replicas and or how much highperformance VW engine work they do?

I know for example the Des Moines Iowa shop listed is the only place left to get work done. It would do if your desperate, but they are very slow and they have little to no experience on HP VW engines. Now if you had something small and pretty much stock they are pretty good.

http://www.roadhaus.com/shops.html
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FM Former Member
I found a pretty good archive of places available to take a VW for repair. I posted this in the knowledge section. What I would really like to do is cut and paste it into a seperate section of this website and then you guys could add to it to make a really nice listing of shops and have some reviews of how they do on repairs for replicas with a VW engine. Obviously, this isn't really for me, but I found it so I thought it would be good to share. And maybe even expound on? If not on this site a lot of us could post to this site to make if more complete and even add in special notes for how experiecned they are with replicas and or how much highperformance VW engine work they do?

I know for example the Des Moines Iowa shop listed is the only place left to get work done. It would do if your desperate, but they are very slow and they have little to no experience on HP VW engines. Now if you had something small and pretty much stock they are pretty good.

http://www.roadhaus.com/shops.html
zumwollzumwoll
Great idea for when one is on the road. If I am in a new town ---like I am moving 100 miles to the hi desert in Bend OR. Terrible place---dusty, hot, traffic, outrageous home prices. NO one shoudl have to live there since it is all of 5 minutes to great fishing and ten minutes to skiing and white water---I plan to adapt. ANyway, I will follow some guy driving driving a nice German air cooled to a Starbucks or wait in the Tru Value parking lot and ask where they get their car worked on. Has always worked for me. As to Des Moines---there are Porsceh clubs everywhere and anyone who can fix a 911 can somehow handle a VW.
BTW, I have used that web site and as to what they said about Eugene OR was right on. They panned one place and it sounded exactly like my experience---arrogant, opininated and overpriced.
FM Former Member
Actually, no, there really isn't anyone who works on 911's in Des Moines. Except for maybe the Porsche dealer, who I happen to know on a personal level, and they don't even have guys with any experience in aircooled engines anymore. It seems the guys with that kind of talent or desire to work on aircooled engines left here years ago, to work in places where these kind of cars still exist in abundance, like california.

I haven't seen an aircooled Porsche anything in Des Moines in years. And honestly only a couple of VW's.
Barry S (Goofycat)Barry S (Goofycat)
It might be helpful if the registry info included the location in alphabetical order of each registrant. I would imagine that registrants would be the people most familiar with local repair facilities, or would assuredly be happy to lend a hand to any Speedster owner who got stranded. The BMW Motorcycle Owner's Assn has put together a book listing all the members (several hundred) who have volunteered to assist anyone having bike problems out on the road. Having this book on several long-distance bike trips has certainly lessened my concerns about breakdowns away from home.
W Williams
Many National car clubs have registries and rosters for owners of like vehicles. The one to which I am a member lists owners with parts,mechanical and electrical expertise, and knowledge of service facilities that will work on the cars. They publish this in a small enough booklet that you can carry in your glove compartment or door pocket. I sure would think we could do the same, make a call for members to submit their local service guys with phone numbers, etc. Sounds like a nice project for someone that wants a gold star.
Barry S (Goofycat)Barry S (Goofycat)
Steve: absolutely alphabetical by state, with phone number, city, distance and direction from the nearest large city, services offered (such as space to work on the car, storage space, tools, mechanical help, coffee and conversation, spare room, and a few others). The caller must offer his BMW Motorcycle Owner's Associaton member's number and that..."any request to use a spare bedroom be regarded as a seldom used privilege, rather than a less expensive way to cross the country." The names offered by those who wish to be on this "help" list are not listed to prevent abuse by any non-member who might happen to come by the list (published in a small bound paperback). The list is to help people on the road who need advice or other help, and should not be considered as an invitation to socialize with other members, unless of course they are invited to do so.

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