Hey thanks, I'm not a guru, I just document everything I do which makes me seem more experienced than I really am.
Hey thanks, it does take a bit of work to keep the website updated and add more material. I do not work on anyone else's car but will sometimes help someone else do a complex job. Te level of knowledge by the true gurus is far greater. The trick is getting you guys to share it
You could print out the DIY and ask them to review it. That price is good. There's a list of mechanics on TDIclub but since it's based on user recommendations, your mileage may vary. I have been reluctant to start a list for two reasons.
One, a recommend shop local to me didn't know what they were doing based off their inability to fix an extremely common problem but got a recommendation. There are other gurus who are quite competent but are guys working out of their garage with no insurance and no license.
Two, for legal reasons, I do not want to publicly recommend any mechanic unless they are a real business. Therefore, any list of recommended mechanics would have to be created and maintained by forum users which goes back to problem #1: How to verify the quality of their work to ensure the high standards of the list? They could get lucky or have a bad day, and the customer often doesn't know if something was done right or not.
