Bakersfield Area Help

[nferguson]

Is anyone in the Bakersfield area that can help me Vag-Com....willing to pay. Also looking for some local Audi owners anyways.

[dr. brian]

I have the guy for u! E-mail Don at [email protected]

He is the only certified Audi tech within 100 miles of kern county and works for our Audi dealership. He does all the work on my car. I live in Bakersfield as well always looking for fellow club members and non Audi club members. My ride is a 03 A4 1.8TQ Tip, Dolphin Gray, APR Stage 1+, APR snub, APR R1 DV, Hotchkis RS4 H-Sports f&r, factory sport suspension. You can e-mail me anytime at [email protected]. We do need a Bakersfield group. Don will hook you up in any way he can. He is doing my 53K service, timing belt/water pump with pulley, oil change, ect. for a fraction of the cost of the dealership. Tell him Dr. Brian told you about him.

[Undisputed]

I'm in Bakersfield. I've been lurking on this board for a long time. I just got my Audi on 6/3. I work out of town so I'm gone quite a bit but it'd be great to get together for some drinks or something.

[nferguson]

I'm glad there are other Audi enthusiast in Bako. I will have to send him an email and see what he would charge. Thanks for all the help...and we need a Bako area Audi group to start up. Ya drinks would be cool sometime. Just shoot me an email [email protected]

[clcsocal]

Hey, don't know if any of you are still following this thread, but of you're in the area, there is a GTG in Canyon Country on Thursday night the 17th. http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220568

[Undisputed]

I'd go but 9PM is too late for me. I gotta be at work at 5:30AM. Actually, it's not too late, I just have a long way to drive to get to a bed...or sofa..or whatever. lol.

[FlyingGuy]

yo guys. couple of us S4 guys in town. i gotta nogaro blue, stage 2. im around. just got work done at Wicked yesterday. good stuff.

[Undisputed]

nice to see that there are more people up here that are on the forum.

[xonetruthcrewx]

I no longer have an Audi so no Audi GTG for me, but I have vag com and can help out if needed. Also, the Audi dealership in Bakersfield is a joke. The entire service department at Family Motors is a joke. I have had to unfortunately deal with them a couple times and I wouldnt let them touch either of my cars with a 10ft pole. Seriously. Fuck Family Motors.

[FlyingGuy]

Family motors = FAIL!

i dont mind the people at the audi dealership, i check out the new stuff from time to time. and Jessica, the sales chick, is sweet eye candy


B5 S4

[dr. brian]

Jessica is surely someone who needs her hair pulled! If anyone needs something done call Don first. The stealership is a joke and Don battles them all the time. He is the most skilled in our area period! E-mail him at vwtech121@yahoo or call his cell at 557-5829. We did go hit golf balls last saturday and anyone else want to hang out, hit golf balls, or have drinks while chekin out chicks please e-mail me at [email protected]

[bakerstech]

What happened with your car at Family Motors? Was it a VW?

[dr. brian]

Don, I will be at Riverlakes driving range tomorrow at 9am for my girls' golf lesson. I have half price cards for the driving range.

[bakerstech]

Sweet! I'll have to pass tomorrow. I'm headin for Ventura after work for the weekend. Maybe next weekend.

[xonetruthcrewx]

Yeah, it was bullshit with the GLI. I bought it used and just before I bought it, it had a little over 9k worth of work done to it. New engine, turbo, clutch, brakes, radiator, all sorts of shit. Basically some kid really fucked it up (told the parents it was stolen) and the parents took it back, repaired it out of pocket and then sold it.

After that i came across a few things that the "techs" decided to mickey mouse instead of replace. Such as these two hoses.

This is the small hose. Shit melted so bad, no air flow can even pass through it.




This is a hose with some heat shrink tubing. The hose is so fucked. What the fuck were they thinking?



Then I had the engine speed sensor go out a week after I bought it. Engine overheated to the point of death and this sensor which plugs directly into the block was not replaced. Car even had the 16706 code when I bought it. Whatever, I paid for it out of pocket and fixed it myself.

Then as soon as i had that fixed I had a coil pack go out. No biggie, common failure. So as I swapped one out I decided to check the spark plugs. I figured they should be new though right? New engine, new spark plugs. Wrong! They put the same god damn plugs from the blown engine into the new engine. Seriously, what the fuck? They were even the original plugs. Car had 52k miles on it.

And let me say something about Alfredo Topete. You know, the service advisor. He is a complete douche bag. I went down there and brought all this to his attention. He remembered the job 100%. He said, "My guys wouldnt do something like that. That must of happened after we fixed it." Come the fuck on. Shit like that dosent happen unless there is MAJOR problems. Major failures. Fucking retard.

I even had a platinum 7yr/100k mile warranty on the car. Did I transfer it? Nope. I would rather pay out of pocket for any repairs that come up and do the job myself rather than take it back to those fucks at Family Motors. (I also let the 30 day warranty transfer deadline expire. Oops!)

It has also been a headache with them when I had to deal with some TSB's on the Touareg. Simple shit yet they cant keep it simple and take care of business.

[dr. brian]

Looking inside the bay I know they have a bunch that work on the VW side. Don is pure Audi, only master Audi tech the dealership has.

That really sucks dude! So, did you buy the car at the stealership or just took it in for service?

[bakerstech]

Sorry that all that happened! I kind of work there, BUT I'm the Audi tech! Don't work with VW or ALF. But I see ur point about him! He is only in it for one thing...$$

But If you need some helf with your cars I can help you out on the side. I also live up in Tehachapi.

I work here, but can stand the way shit is run...its a fu^%ing zoo!

[xonetruthcrewx]

That really sucks dude! So, did you buy the car at the stealership or just took it in for service?

Bought it private party. Never took it to the dealer for shit. Never would. I am more of a tech than 99% of the so called "techs" there. I do all work myself. Only reason i have gone to the dealer lately was just to raise shit.

Sorry that all that happened! I kind of work there, BUT I'm the Audi tech! Don't work with VW or ALF. But I see ur point about him! He is only in it for one thing...$$

But If you need some helf with your cars I can help you out on the side. I also live up in Tehachapi.

I work here, but can stand the way shit is run...its a fu^%ing zoo!

Thanks for the offer. But the only person I trust with my cars is myself. You understand. Don Todd Right? Pretty sure we know some of the same people. I went to school with your brother. Not friends, but know each other.

[dr. brian]

Don, looking at ECS Race N75, is that what you were telling about or a wastegate actuator? I so want to buy this now! Easy to install?

[bakerstech]

Right on. Yea. I feel the same way with my F-150. I hate taking it in for recalls, I've seen the people that work there, not impressed.

If you have any questions hit me up.

[email protected]

[FlyingGuy]

i just dont like stealerships. havent had any bad experiences or anything.

audi=

....now to finish my stage 2 setup.....

[xonetruthcrewx]

Don, looking at ECS Race N75, is that what you were telling about or a wastegate actuator? I so want to buy this now! Easy to install?

Dont buy it. The car wont like it. Keep the stock one. If you want more power, time for a bigger turbo.

[dr. brian]

so, was Wicked cool? he posts allot on Audiworld forums. what flavor is your stage 2?

[FlyingGuy]

ya. hung out at the shop and it was kool. real chill dude. knows his shit. there was like 5 s4s just layin around. a couple k04, and rs6 turbo'd, and a gt kit one. too good. got some preventative maintenance done.

i gotta 6spd 2001.5 s4. nogaro blue with sport interior. GIAC chip.
gunna hopefully have an exhaust fabbed up somewhere local (im not all for droppin 1k on exhaust) and gut my dp (with major help from my buddy) custom exhaust is kool with me. let my turbos BREATH.

k03s are still runnin strong. when they fail.... its off to k04 or better....

whats everyone elses ride?

[dr. brian]

2003 A4 1.8TQ Tiptronic, Dolphin gray, Sport suspension, APR Stage 1+ w/stage 2 software, APR DV, APR snub, Hotchkis RS4 H-Sports f&r. Majority done by my good friend bakerstech.

[xonetruthcrewx]

I used to have a 04.5 A4 Avant 1.8tqm. It was very built. Sold it to a fellow AZ member "LunamarA4". There are pics and specs of the car floating around still. Just look for my other posts. Sold that 3 years ago this coming November. Then I built a 4Runner. Did a lot of rock crawling and hardcore wheeling. It was good times. But then I decided I missed having a car too much and that 11mpg in the 4Runner sucked ass, so I sold it. That was back in April. Now I have a 04.5 Jetta GLI which is damn near stock for now. But its not bad in its stock form. I also have a 05 Touareg on 20's. I color matched all the lowers and threw a roof spoiler on it. Its cool. The Wifes rig for the most part.

Someday I will start modding heavily again. I got big plans as usual. Just gotta stop buying guns. Shit is expensive and I just want more and more. Haha.

Heres a few pics of them all for good measure.

[dr. brian]

Sweet pics! what brake set up did you have on the Avant? I dig nice brakes!!!

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say your gonna be the one we need to party with!

I think you could probably help bakerstech blow up his rice he has sittin in his yard....Fun times....i'm thinking all of us need to get into a little trouble.

[xonetruthcrewx]

Yeah, the straightedge guy is definitely the one to party with.

As for the Avant, STaSIS ftw! 14's up front and their rear BBK as well. I miss that car so damn much.

[dr. brian]

I do like Stasis. I guess having the ugrades and having a warranty is pretty important at my stage in life. Wanting it all, performance, driveability, and more importantly..reliability.

I can't wait to ugrade my stock binders!

[xonetruthcrewx]

Dont worry about the warranty, just mod. There are always ways around things. I have never worried about a stupid warranty. One way or the other, I will get shit covered if needed. Just gotta know the right people and have the right contacts.