I’m Charles, helping you keep your VW/Audi out of the shop and on the road.
I’m a Master Certified Volkswagen Technician with over 20 years of hands-on experience fixing VWs, mentoring new techs, and sharing real world advice you won’t find in a manual.
On this channel, I show you how to tackle everything from full engine rebuilds and tricky diagnostics to basic maintenance you can actually do yourself. I break it down step by step so you can build skills, save money, and keep your car running right.
Whether you’re a mechanic, thinking about becoming one, or just want to know what’s going on under your hood, you’ll find straight talk, detailed repairs, tool reviews, and stories from the shop.
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We are live TODAY with our Stage II, fully kitted out VW Golf R thanks to the good dudes @IEtuned ! Check out today's video - real labor of love with everyone involved and always fun to head out west for some go-fast action.
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Tomorrow morning we're revealing the POWER of our new Stage II Golf R, courtesy of @IEtuned ! Set your alarm for 10:30 AM EST, this episode was an absolute blast to make and made for another epic trip out west to visit all our friends in Salt Lake City. STAY TUNED!
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We see it time and time again - $70,000 + German SUV's get nuked to $20,000 on secondary markets like Marketplace. Which begs the question: are luxury SUV's from the likes of Porsche, Audi, and even Volkswagen worth the money? What should you watch out for when buying off the used/auction marketplace? Will we EVER recoup the financial disaster that occurred from the LAST SQ5 we bought?!
All this and more... tomorrow!
Set your notifications so you don't miss a thing. 10:30 EST (also, BEAR DOWN!)
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Is the Mk7/7.5 Golf the BEST generation VW has ever made?
In my opinion... well, watch the video first! Then let me know what yours is...
New video dropping today. I'm gonna walk you through two catastrophic failures of this generation of Golf, throw an ultimate buyers guide your way if you're thinking of picking one up (complete with a red flag scale), and at the end, I made the ultimate tier list with the "Charles" ratings of EVERY generation of Golf.
This is one you won't wanna miss... also y'all know this is just my opinion right?? Go check it out!
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This face says it all. Important video dropping tomorrow and something I have to get off my chest so you can avoid making the same mistakes... ALSO, we have big plans for an SQ5 build. Just maybe not this one. Stay tuned! 10:30 AM EST
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What do you think is the MOST important tool for diagnosing cars today?
Scan tool? battery charger? Scope? A BRAIN? HAHHA
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Just a short time until the preorders end for the black r32 shirt. Let your adhd take hold and order it now so you don’t lose track.
That’s me, I have to also order mine so I don’t forget 🤣
www.8380labs.com/collections/tees/products/humble-…
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It was about 2 years ago we started the RS3 and wide body builds on my wrecked Golf R. So to celebrate I had 8380 put together a dope shirt. I hope to see some of yall rocking this shirt at Wookies, AVF, and online. Also Ethan and I are working on the thing yall ask me about the most, HATS!
These are preorders which will be open for about another week. But dont wait, you'll get sidetracked and forget. LOL at least thats what I would do.
https://www.8380labs.com/collections/tees/products/humble-mechanic-x-8380-golf-rs3?variant=43076748902443
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Normally this time on a Sunday we have a new video to launch. Well today is a reminder of the Caddy or Rabbit Truck 07k swap! I am actually working on the truck today to finish up and dial in a number of things. Including what broke at the end of this video.
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Gear up for this one! A few weeks back, I bought a Caddy truck, flew to SLC with IE, 2.5 swapped it in 3 days, then immediately drove it 1,100 miles.
Might have even struggled more than on the scirocco. 🤣
Should have the full, one part video out Wednesday. SEMA timing has me behind.
I’ve wanted one of these trucks forever. So this is pretty special.
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