Thank you Ese a.k.a akaEsCo01

**jrok24k** · 10-12-2009 04:05 PM

I went to him today for some things i needed to do for the car and he did it with reasonable time and for a good price! A real stand up guy who treats you as if he has known you forever. If you guys need anything done give him a call :)! thanks alot bro! Post up if you have had anything done by him

**Sandeman** · 10-13-2009 06:38 AM

im gonna see him in the spring with either a spring-shock combo or coils... either way, he seems to have a great rep!

**jdmnomore** · 10-13-2009 08:46 AM

do not reccomend

**akaEsCo01** · 10-30-2009 07:49 AM

Thank you gentlemen

**laia4** · 10-30-2009 09:28 AM

I might need help to do the brake. PM sent

**laia4** · 11-16-2009 08:08 AM

He helped me do the front brake pads/ rotor change and bleed it in a cold rainning night...(well we did it in the garage....). He did a great job and he is a trustable guy. If need anything other thing done, will see him again. Thanks.

**Sales@RAI** · 11-16-2009 08:36 AM

I heard he does engine swaps in parking lots with his eyes closed!

**akaEsCo01** · 11-16-2009 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by Clint@R.A.I.

I heard he does engine swaps in parking lots with his eyes closed!

One handed lol

**Sales@RAI** · 11-16-2009 10:15 AM

15 beers deep

**YoungGentleman86** · 11-25-2009 07:28 AM

yeah ese is great man and def a stand up guy.

**sinned** · 12-18-2009 08:53 PM

Just had my non-sport springs swapped out for sport springs by Ese and he did a great job. I would recommend him for suspension installs. He finished the job just under 3 hours, FYI.

Dennis

**nananana4k** · 02-26-2010 06:56 PM

Ese has done a few jobs for me. His work not only comes off as professional, but he's an all around cool guy to talk to and hang out with. Man knows what he's doing and does quality work. Highly recommended.

**plainaudiguy** · 02-28-2010 09:10 PM

Ese is a stand up guy and a hell of a mechanic. He will see the job through to the end. He did some work on my A6 in the past and went above and beyond what I expected. My only complaint was how he talked down on my C class benz LOL.

**akaEsCo01** · 03-01-2010 09:22 PM

Lol, what's up Rodney. I took it all back when you tolg me it was an AMG, still sucks cuz MB never made it in stick. Thanks for the kind words guys.

**plainaudiguy** · 03-07-2010 10:11 PM

Ese I'm cool man. A little off topic but I'm probably leaving the Audi world for a bit. Wifey's B5 A4 has 150K on the clock and needs more than she's worth. My A6 has needed a torque converter for over a year now, and inspection is due in May. It has 160k. Wifey will drive the C32 as her main vehicle now. I may see if I can get my A6 to pass inspection without paying the 2grand for the torque converter. In the meantime, I picked up an '07 MB E550 4matic this weekend. Hopefully the 4matic treates me good like the quattro did. If you decide to work on Mercedes vehicles, let me know.

**akaEsCo01** · 03-08-2010 05:59 AM

I love the E-Class, if I wanted an automatic, I'd be looking for one of them. I have been trying to get my mom to get an E for the past few months since she is undecided on what to buy. Good luck with it, I have done some work on MBs before so hit me up if you need something. What are you doing with the B5, PM me with the details, my little bro is looking for a car.

**dbc112** · 05-14-2010 11:04 AM

Hey, funny I found this thread. I was just getting ready to write a thank you post to Ese for his work on my B6 S4. Now I know forum reviews are hard to judge by. Some can come off cheesy, some as a scam. But I can honestly say, Ese's work, attitude, personality, is first class. Stand up guy, good spirits, etc. Absolutely recommend 1000%.

**Sublimize23** · 06-05-2010 12:33 PM

He just did my timing belt and water pump in my 1.8T A4 and did an awesome job! Price was very reasonable, but most noteworthy is that I dropped my car off at about 8PM, then the next day at 10AM it was ready! Ese is a super nice guy with real skill. Thanks again! See you on the slopes sometime, haha.

**akaEsCo01** · 06-14-2010 12:11 PM

Thanks guys, I'm still available for anything you need.

**seph** · 06-21-2010 07:01 AM

Ese did my timing belt job this past weekend on my 2002 A4 3.0. My car had a timing related code and i didn't want to drive it so he volunteered to drive to my location (~2 hours) which i gladly paid him extra for. He was really good about accommodating my needs and he did an excellent job. Unfortunately a couple cheeseburgers and some drinks wasn't enough to cover the work =]. Thanks again Ese, outstanding work.

**akaEsCo01** · 07-29-2010 09:21 AM

ttt

**dbc112** · 07-29-2010 10:40 AM

Ese just completed a b6 S4 serp belt replacement (full front end removal almost), rear rotors/breaks for me yesterday. This is the second time I have used him for the harder jobs etc.. Again quaility, follow up phone call to see how things were going etc.

**stupidfast31** · 07-30-2010 04:35 AM

ese is the man. he has a couple of threads and they are all well deserved. helped a lot of members glad he is part of the forum.

**akaEsCo01** · 08-04-2010 06:13 AM

Thanks Bekim, hopefully you start modding your car again and come back to see me. I moved farther north now so I am closer

**njpeteo** · 08-04-2010 09:03 AM

I'm going to need a suspension install on my A5 soon. PM sent...

**jrok24k** · 08-04-2010 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by akaEsCo01

Thanks Bekim, hopefully you start modding your car again and come back to see me. I moved farther north now so I am closer

Ese where did you move to?

**stupidfast31** · 08-05-2010 04:02 AM

haha, that sounds good. you were worth the drive in the first place. where are you now? if things go as planned, you will get many calls from me

**Cubes** · 08-29-2010 05:47 PM

Ese you the Man! Thanks for waking up early on a Saturday to replace a Full Timing Belt Kit!

Listen up people! Ese's a great guy and really professional. I was in and out, in less than 2 hours... Once I get the money for a new suspension in, I'll be back..

Thanks again!

**jdmnomore** · 09-08-2010 04:45 PM

Im glad to hear you guys had good experiences.. This fuck did a half ass job on my short shifter and cracked my windshield removing my ecu and left me with a leaky intake manifold and the list goes on. Do NOT reccomend.

**akaEsCo01** · 09-09-2010 05:28 AM

Thanks for the feedback, you get what you pay for... Oh that's right, you stiffed me for the few hundred you owed me after you pretended to be my friend so I would work on your car. I also offered to fix your windshield before you decided you weren't paying because according to you we never agreed to you paying lol. Your leaky intake manifold, JHM and others that installed the intake spacers have both said the whistling will stop once they mold to your setup, which it did the next day. Now your short shifter, I never even charged you for that in the original quote (or the ECU) since we were supposed to be friends but I stayed at your house until two in the morning, when your mom said it's too late you need to shut it down, adjusting it for you so you can go to the track the next day. I'd like to be sorry that you had a bad experience but I think mine was worse, nothing is worse than being betrayed by people you thought you could trust. This is you being malicious but it's cool, especially when you left me great reviews in the orginal post, too bad you can't getrid of the thumbs up. You're a character, play your part, I like how you tried to smile in my face at Waterfest like you are the innocent party. Too many people know what really happened.

**stupidfast31** · 09-09-2010 06:43 AM

I will recommend Ese over and over and over to anybody looking for someone to do work on their car. Looks like you were just trying to take advantage of someone and when things didn't work out, you come on here trying to bash him? Anyone who has ever dealt with Ese knows what a stand up guy he is, how he goes the extra mile for you, and works on their car like it was his own. I'm sorry things didn't work out for you, but accidents happen and Ese offered to fix your windshield til you backed out of paying, the manifold issue is not an issue at all and is common for fresh installs, and he worked on your shifter for no charge. Sucks when ppl will try and get over on nice guys then try to harm their reputation for work. For anyone reading, I will personally vouch for Ese. The work he has done on my car has been of no issue, going on 2 years. I met him through recommendations on here, we aren't old friends and don't have any relationship besides the work he's done on my car. Its just the point of sticking up for a good guy. And if you ever choose for him to work on your car, you will see what I mean.

**jdmnomore** · 09-09-2010 12:28 PM

Laughable. Stupidfast, you dont know me or any of the real story so please dont comment. I wouldve never posted my story publicly but Ese felt the need to comment on a for sale thread of mines in attempt to tarnish my seller reputation on the first item I am ever selling. I dont need to go in to detail I could care less who here knows the truth about what transpired honestly most of it was personal for me.

Ese did crack my windshield and NEVER offered to pay, Joeycuccaro heard my leak removed and reinstalled my intake manifold $200 new gaskets and the job and the leak was gone. (after I was no longer speaking to Ese). On my last job Ese wasnt pleasant at all to deal with such as (losing his own tool and blaming it on me

). After I guess Ese got the hint (weeks later) that I wouldnt be calling in for any future jobs he attempted to bill me w/o factoring in a bunch of botched jobs and when I attempted to explain (windshield) I was told "I dont want any problems." I never considered this guy a friend but that doesnt sound very friendly to me

Lastly I know for a fact Ese ruined a guy on heres motor and never did anything for him. (he told me this in confidence

) and had no remorse for it. I unfortunately know this guy better than most of you and while he tried to post incorrect information in my for sale thread, this is all fact. That is all.

**stupidfast31** · 09-09-2010 01:12 PM

Like I said, sorry things didn't work out for you. It sucks that you had the issues you say you have. I'm speaking from my own experiences, like you are speaking from yours. I guess we are opposite ends with results. Laugh all you want, theres always 2 sides to a story.

**akaEsCo01** · 09-09-2010 02:38 PM

You are just telling lies now. There are two sides to every story and you are not telling the truth on your end. You are shady and that is just how I feel about it. When I tried to resolve it over the phone you tried to play me. Like I said, people know the truth, including you. You're mad about the sarcasm I posted in your for sale thread and now you want to trash me, typical.

**Sandeman** · 09-09-2010 04:43 PM

Originally Posted by jdmnomore

Laughable. Stupidfast, you dont know me or any of the real story so please dont comment. I wouldve never posted my story publicly but Ese felt the need to comment on a for sale thread of mines in attempt to tarnish my seller reputation on the first item I am ever selling. I dont need to go in to detail I could care less who here knows the truth about what transpired honestly most of it was personal for me.

Ese did crack my windshield and NEVER offered to pay, Joeycuccaro heard my leak removed and reinstalled my intake manifold $200 new gaskets and the job and the leak was gone. (after I was no longer speaking to Ese). On my last job Ese wasnt pleasant at all to deal with such as (losing his own tool and blaming it on me

). After I guess Ese got the hint (weeks later) that I wouldnt be calling in for any future jobs he attempted to bill me w/o factoring in a bunch of botched jobs and when I attempted to explain (windshield) I was told "I dont want any problems." I never considered this guy a friend but that doesnt sound very friendly to me

Lastly I know for a fact Ese ruined a guy on heres motor and never did anything for him. (he told me this in confidence

) and had no remorse for it. I unfortunately know this guy better than most of you and while he tried to post incorrect information in my for sale thread, this is all fact. That is all.

Im gonna vouch for him, honestly JDMNoMore, not gonna say his name on AZ, but he isnt the type to stiff anyone when money and jobs come to mind. Met him through a friend at a GTG, and all i can say dont see him as a bad guy. To conclude, this is the typical a job gone wrong in which the customer and shop didnt have a good experience, now lets cut the shit and move on.
No need to ruin each other reputation, its a juvenile thing to do, lets keep away from ruining another person's FS thread and job review- /thread

**jdmnomore** · 09-09-2010 05:01 PM

Originally Posted by TTMK2_TJ

Im gonna vouch for him, honestly JDMNoMore, not gonna say his name on AZ, but he isnt the type to stiff anyone when money and jobs come to mind. Met him through a friend at a GTG, and all i can say dont see him as a bad guy. To conclude, this is the typical a job gone wrong in which the customer and shop didnt have a good experience, now lets cut the shit and move on.
No need to ruin each other reputation, its a juvenile thing to do, lets keep away from ruining another person's FS thread and job review- /thread

Agreed. Do not reccomend and I'll leave it at that. Hopefully my threads are safe from sarcasm now.

**ThePeoplesChamp** · 09-09-2010 05:51 PM

I went to Ese a while back for the brakes and other small things on my car and I must say he was very professional and prices were good. I wouldn't worry Ese, people know you are a good guy.

**akaEsCo01** · 10-25-2010 10:28 AM

Thank you for your support

(what happened to the I love AZ icon???)

Anyway, holla at me, got some down time before my new car gets here.

**jrok24k** · 11-07-2010 04:57 PM

Ese has done it again! Great service! I had my brakes and b5 perches installed from him this morning. Top notch! Thanks!!!

**erik7** · 11-10-2010 10:51 AM

Not that Ese needs people to stand up for him, all the great experiences speak for themselves. But, Ese has helped me a few times at this point on my 03 2.7T A6 6MT. He did a full timing belt change, replaced my driver's side axle after I bought the wrong one (automatic) and he hunted one down and drove us into PA so I could pick up the right part. He just did the aux coolant pump replacement kit and not everything went swimmingly. He bought the part that broke (a check valve, which I'm sure was brittle due to high engine temps, not because he was careless), came over to my place and installed it. The car still had an issue, which I fixed, and he paid me for the part (which I didn't ask for).

Not all experiences are the same, it is what it is.