[WRichieX]

Hey guys, as the says, I'd appreciate recommendations of Indy Shops that you guys have been to and have had good results. I need my thermostat and Waterpump changed. I'd like to use my 3rd party warranty so preferably shops that will work with you on 3rd party. Thanks.

[unjukeable]

whats the 3rd party warranty? I had max care and took it to the dealer and they dealt with everything....

[WRichieX]

Originally Posted by unjukeable

whats the 3rd party warranty? I had max care and took it to the dealer and they dealt with everything....

I can't remember what company it is. I have to check when I get home. I took it to the dealer and they tried to tell me that they need to charge me 4 hours of labor @ $140/hr to "figure out what's wrong" Even though I pulled the code and know exactly what's wrong. I'd like to avoid stealerships at all costs. I did take my car to an indy shop (won't say who as I know many people have had positive things to say). They said they would work with my warranty and they would take care of it. However, 2 months later I have never received a call from them and I've followed up with them at least 15 times. every time, they say they need to call back the warranty and see what's up. I think they just rather not deal with the warranty which I know could be a pain in the ass.

So, I'm looking for another that people have had success with.

[skeetx3]

If you're still looking for a reputable shop, I would check out NCA Motorsports in Morton Grove right off of Dempster. I've taken my car to The Werk Shop, Browns Motor Works, and a few other places but none of them compare to the service you'll get at NCA. They get it right the first time without all the guessing on trying to "figure out what's going on." I think they deal with 3rd party warranties too. I drive all the way down from the Wisconsin/ Illinois border because of Tony and Jesse because they really know their stuff. Plus after they're done they do a walk around with you on your car and show you the parts they've replaced. They'll let you know what they think you should be on the look out for as far as preventative maintenance too. You can tell they take pride in their work, at least I could. Plus they don't try and bend you over like the stealerships do. Anyways check them out for yourself, you wont be disappointed.

[mkPOTO]

A-spec tuning

[DUI Elite]

Zima Motorsports in Bridgeview

[WRichieX]

Originally Posted by skeetx3

If you're still looking for a reputable shop, I would check out NCA Motorsports in Morton Grove right off of Dempster. I've taken my car to The Werk Shop, Browns Motor Works, and a few other places but none of them compare to the service you'll get at NCA. They get it right the first time without all the guessing on trying to "figure out what's going on." I think they deal with 3rd party warranties too. I drive all the way down from the Wisconsin/ Illinois border because of Tony and Jesse because they really know their stuff. Plus after they're done they do a walk around with you on your car and show you the parts they've replaced. They'll let you know what they think you should be on the look out for as far as preventative maintenance too. You can tell they take pride in their work, at least I could. Plus they don't try and bend you over like the stealerships do. Anyways check them out for yourself, you wont be disappointed.

NCA is pretty close to me. Definitely giving them a call. Appreciate it.

[tambat]

good info in this thread. OP.. dude you gotta stop parking in the same spot when it rains bro! 3 flooded cars in a row? thats terrible

i have a buddy in glenview whose entire street turns into a mini river when it rains bad. gotta watch that weather forecast.

[WRichieX]

Originally Posted by tambat

good info in this thread. OP.. dude you gotta stop parking in the same spot when it rains bro! 3 flooded cars in a row? thats terrible

i have a buddy in glenview whose entire street turns into a mini river when it rains bad. gotta watch that weather forecast.

Haha. I'm in Des Plaines. First flood was in 09. No one expected that. 2 cars gone. Last year, I was in NY on business. However, the neighbors were very informative. lol. I wasn't even let into my neighborhood when i got back for the next month. All cars were in the garage. Terrible indeed. Attached is the picture of what my neighborhood looked like last year.

[tambat]

i remember the floods in 09, those did a lot of damage to this entire area. hopefully you don't have to deal with that again!

[Cloud9blue]

Originally Posted by skeetx3

If you're still looking for a reputable shop, I would check out NCA Motorsports in Morton Grove right off of Dempster. I've taken my car to The Werk Shop, Browns Motor Works, and a few other places but none of them compare to the service you'll get at NCA. They get it right the first time without all the guessing on trying to "figure out what's going on." I think they deal with 3rd party warranties too. I drive all the way down from the Wisconsin/ Illinois border because of Tony and Jesse because they really know their stuff. Plus after they're done they do a walk around with you on your car and show you the parts they've replaced. They'll let you know what they think you should be on the look out for as far as preventative maintenance too. You can tell they take pride in their work, at least I could. Plus they don't try and bend you over like the stealerships do. Anyways check them out for yourself, you wont be disappointed.

I know I am late to the game on this, but I have to STRONGLY DISAGREE with this...
I have the exact opposite experience of this. The shop owner, Tony, was rude and crude to most of his customers, where the work was overpriced and mostly subpar.

I went early early March this year for some really simple maintenance since my car just hit 30k, which includes brake change and flush, spark plugs, coolant and oil change, steering fluid change, and engine and AC filter change, and OFHG change. The shop/Tony charged me $1000 for labor with $100 for a new ignition coil that they broke when changing my spark plugs (found out later ECS sells the same ones for $50). If they didn't have my car already, I would have drive straight off the lot.

They didn't change the OFHG, since they said it was leaking while it was clearly seeping oil, my coolant was underfilled, while my power steering fluid was way overfilled, wheel lugs are way over torqued (I have to stripped 3 of them when I tried to untighten them later on). Now I suspect that those positive yelp and bimmershops reviews are probably fake or done by friends/relatives of that shop... I really hope there is a special place in hell reserved for people running a shop like this.

[dbworld4k]

^So where did you end up going now for work?

[Cloud9blue]

Originally Posted by dbworld4k

^So where did you end up going now for work?

DIY for stuff I can do on jacks. If not I go to A-spec.

[WRichieX]

Originally Posted by Cloud9blue

I know I am late to the game on this, but I have to STRONGLY DISAGREE with this...
I have the exact opposite experience of this. The shop owner, Tony, was rude and crude to most of his customers, where the work was overpriced and mostly subpar.

I went early early March this year for some really simple maintenance since my car just hit 30k, which includes brake change and flush, spark plugs, coolant and oil change, steering fluid change, and engine and AC filter change, and OFHG change. The shop/Tony charged me $1000 for labor with $100 for a new ignition coil that they broke when changing my spark plugs (found out later ECS sells the same ones for $50). If they didn't have my car already, I would have drive straight off the lot.

They didn't change the OFHG, since they said it was leaking while it was clearly seeping oil, my coolant was underfilled, while my power steering fluid was way overfilled, wheel lugs are way over torqued (I have to stripped 3 of them when I tried to untighten them later on). Now I suspect that those positive yelp and bimmershops reviews are probably fake or done by friends/relatives of that shop... I really hope there is a special place in hell reserved for people running a shop like this.

When I was looking for a shop to do some work, I did give this place a call due to a recommendation from forum members. And I agree with you. The guy was rude as hell on the phone and sounded like he had no interest in me as a customer. I ended up just doing the work myself at home. i don't know what it is about mechanics but majority seem to be this way.

[Cloud9blue]

Originally Posted by WRichieX

When I was looking for a shop to do some work, I did give this place a call due to a recommendation from forum members. And I agree with you. The guy was rude as hell on the phone and sounded like he had no interest in me as a customer. I ended up just doing the work myself at home. i don't know what it is about mechanics but majority seem to be this way.

I think the problem with mainstream shops is that they can get away with a lot of things, since 90% of drivers out there knows nothing about their cars. They just don't give a shit about losing small percentage of customers that can actually notice the crap jobs that they do.

A-spec has been pretty good for all the work they have done on my car. They are just a little hard to get hold of from time to time since it is only a 2 man operation there. Zima seems like a decent shop too.

[sirdaft1]

I'm headed to A-Spec on Friday for a walnut blast, oil cooler housing install and dyno. Planning on both pre and post walnut blast dyno's. Will share my experience and results afterward.

[mkPOTO]

Originally Posted by sirdaft1

I'm headed to A-Spec on Friday for a walnut blast, oil cooler housing install and dyno. Planning on both pre and post walnut blast dyno's. Will share my experience and results afterward.

what time will you be there? I will be there putting my car on the dyno!

[sirdaft1]

Originally Posted by mkPOTO

what time will you be there? I will be there putting my car on the dyno!

No way! I'm dropping my car off tonight (Thurs night), so I'm not going to be there until later in the day tomorrow to pick it up.

[sirdaft1]

Originally Posted by mkPOTO

what time will you be there? I will be there putting my car on the dyno!

Was your M3 already at A-Spec? I was chatting with Sean and Brad for a bit and they said they had an E92 M3 in the back that they were dynoing tomorrow.

[mkPOTO]

Originally Posted by sirdaft1

Was your M3 already at A-Spec? I was chatting with Sean and Brad for a bit and they said they had an E92 M3 in the back that they were dynoing tomorrow.

yup thats me

[Rival]

isnt A spec a RX7 place....

or mainly thats what they work on?

[Cloud9blue]

Originally Posted by Rival

isnt A spec a RX7 place....

or mainly thats what they work on?

The tech at VS went to A-spec after VS closed down last year, so they do a lot of BMWs now.