[V8] help me please!!!

[Greg Furstenwerth]

I cannot give my recomendation to Autohaus Vick when they did work on my 
old audi they put on the wrong exhaust and it promptly broke would not 
replace it. Never gone back since then I dont know maybe I got some 
jackass to do my work but they will never get my buisness.

Greg
93 V8Q
North Bend, WA

Justin Bowers wrote:

>All,
>
>I live in the Seattle area, and specifically on the eastside (Sammamish),
>when I last had the timing belt done on my V8, it was done by University -
>primarily because they were fair in their pricing AND the gentleman that did
>my timing belt had done the job on a significant number of V8's and was
>extremely well versed as a master tech on the V8's since his early
>participation in their US introduction in late '89.
>
>I have no idea if he is still there (but I'll find out soon as mine is due
>again for a timing belt change), but I would suggest that it is important to
>find someone that has completed this procedure in the past before agreeing
>to fork over the dough to have the job done.  I've heard many stories of
>mechanics that were willing to give it a shot only to find that the customer
>ended up paying a lot more to an individual that found the job to take them
>way longer then the suggested "book" time.
>
>If you are on the eastside/Bellevue area it may be worth giving a call to
>autohaus vick which can be found at http://www.autohausvick.com/ I know
>they've completed timing belts on V8's in the past and although I've had
>very little work done by them, they have always been fair and have a solid
>reputation, not to mention they've been around for nearly forever.
>
>My $.02,
>
>Justin
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
>John Bysinger
>Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 8:24 PM
>To: Weights187 at aol.com
>Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: RE: [V8] help me please!!!
>
>I took my v8 to Buttera Motors in Bothell to have them inspect my timing
>belt, I cannot honestly say if they'll be cheaper than any others, but they
>were certainly very friendly and willing to make an effort to keep costs
>down.  I ended up not having the timing belt done as they stated that it
>still had a good 30k miles left on it.  Also they did not have a specific
>tool needed for the v8, but would have split the cost of it with me had they
>ordered it (somewhere around $120 for the tool iirc.)
>
>I would definately recomend the experience I had with them, but since I did
>not shop around I am unsure if there is a less expensive shop nearby.
>
>Their address is 14235 100th Ave NE Bothell WA, 98011  425-821-1222.
>
>-John
>'90v8q
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: v8-bounces+john=bysinger.net at audifans.com
>[mailto:v8-bounces+john=bysinger.net at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
>Weights187 at aol.com
>Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 11:37 AM
>To: v8 at audifans.com
>Subject: [V8] help me please!!!
>
>
>My roaring beauty has reached a milestone in her life. (64,000 miles)   It
>is
>time to change the dreaded timing belt.  I have heard drastic tales  of
>super
>expensive rubber belts and I am trying to avoid that nightmare at  all
>costs.
>Please, Please send me some advise on quality service places in  Seattle.
>University Audi quoted me at 1,200$ and said it may cost more if they  see
>other
>problems (which they somehow always find). I am no millionaire. I also  need
>to do something with the breaks, either new pads or the UFO conversion. I
>need
>to find a capable shop that I can sink some serious cash into but won't
>stick me on outrageous labor costs. HELP!!
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