timing belt - Boston area

[Mark J. Besso]

Brian....arrogant?  I'm going to be as polite as possible, Brett, and 
consider that an "expert opinion" on the subject.

Brian can, at times, be boastful and maybe occasionally [seem] a bit over 
confident.  Many, many years ago he actually worked for Dick Shine.....when 
the shop was still in Millis, MA.  If either of them seem arrogant when it 
comes to servicing Audi's & VW's I'd have to say they've earned the right 
to.  Between the two of them they're responsible for some of the fastest, 
most reliable, and consistent Audi & VW racing cars in the region!  Through 
their myriad racing-customers they've had the opportunity to learn what 
does/doesn't work and use that knowledge to service the cars the rest of us 
rely on for normal transportation.

I've known both of them for over a quarter century!  Currently I'm living in 
CT, and don't have either of them service my car, but I'd have no hesitation 
whatsoever in referring someone to their shops.  If I were still in that 
area they'd be the first two places I'd consider for ANY work I didn't 
handle myself.

~Mark
(On my 4th Audi & 27th Volkswagen)



On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 23:56:36 -0400
  Brett Dikeman <quattro at frank.mercea.net> wrote:

  
  On Apr 1, 2008, at 4:33 PM, Mario Pinto wrote:
  
> Can anyone recomend a competent reasonably priced shop in the Boston 
> 
> area for a timing belt change on a A4 1.8t ?
  
  SRS VW (Walpole?) and Krafteworke (http://www.kraftwerke1.com) in
  Braintree. Chris specializes in, and is very well respected for,
TDIs-
  but he's very much an old hat at anything VW/Audi.  He was a pleasure
  
  to work with when my 200q20v needed some work and SRS was booked
solid.
  
  Steer well clear of Brian's Garage.  He's extremely arrogant, a
  quality I do not find valuable in my doctors or mechanics, for
similar
  reasons.
  
  ~B
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