Tough times

[George Harris]

This really surprises me. In my neck of the woods a good, competent
mechanic who is also cooperative is rarer than hens' teeth. In fact a
qualified mechanic is worth as much as a computer programmer! So much
for my parents advice to get an education and a white collar job!

Maybe the problem is location not the economy?

George

Tony Lum wrote:
> Hi guys,
>
> The lousy economy has finally landed on my front door.  Not me personally,
> but my mechanic, Paul Schenk of German Motorsports has told me he's closing
> his shop in about a month.  Paul's worked on every one of my Audis and I
> consider him a good friend.  An expert Porsche and Audi mechanic, he
> usually did all the heavy duty mechanical stuff like clutches and
> suspensions which allowed me to concentrate on the electrical/electronic
> stuff.  I also chipped quite a few ecu's for him since I have access to
> eprom burners and fixed stuff like the erratic speedos in T44 cars.
>
> He rescued my original Audi, a T43 5000S from the scrap heap when I
> replaced the head.  The original cracked in #4 allowing coolant into the
> combustion chamber.  I took apart the fuel injection system and then I got
> busy at work for about 10 years (!) while the 5KS sat in my driveway,
> driving a adnoH during that time (what was I thinking!).   Paul's shop was
> just several miles from my office so I called him and had the 5KS  towed
> over there.  I told him to check it over and tell me whether it was worth
> saving or to junk it.  He calls me a week later to come over and he turns
> it over and starts it!  That started my fleet of Audis.  First a 4kq, then
> the 5kcstq, the 87.5 Coupe GT and finally the urquattro.  Not to mention my
> Mom's 100 Avant.
>
> He always did great work and allowed me to supply the parts which I could
> often get for less than he could.  He's currently swapping the rear diff
> (thanks Chris) in my urq.  His shop was just down the block from my office
> and I could always just walk down there and BS for a while when I needed a
> work break.  I'm going to miss him.
>
> Regards,
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