Mechanic Help in NoVA Area?

MrBuhl
MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Hey All -

Anyone have a good mechanic they trust in the Northern, VA (Sterling, etc) area? Need some help with the wife's car before she sells the SDA's to pay for new A/C compressor & condensor! :eek:

Thanks for any help

Ed
VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
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Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

Polk SDA1c modded
Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
SACD Marantz DV8300
Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
Yamaha YP-D6
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited April 2006
    What type of car, year, problem? May be simple fix.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2006
    Do you listen to Pat Goss, ala 106.7 WJFK, on the weekends Mr. Buhl?
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • Beekyman
    Beekyman Posts: 150
    edited April 2006
    I know its not in Sterling but my mother and I have entrusted all of our car repairs to the same mechanic for the past 20 years...ask for Tony of Professional Auto Care in Woodbridge, VA. He provides quality and professionalism at a very reasonable price. I live in Front Royal, VA (over an hour away) and I still take my cars there to be serviced!
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    Source 2 - Parasound D3 Universal Player
    Source 3 - Parasound Tuner T3
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    Speakers - Martin Logan Vista
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    edited April 2006
    Hey - Thanks for the tips fellas!

    98 Mazda Protege with 105K on her. Fried clutch in the A/C Compressor banging struts are bottoming out. (A/C no longer produced in two piece - must buy whole compressor I have been told) and it does need struts all around admitedly.

    I am a fair shade tree mechanic (did brakes, shocks, full leaf sping suspension kit with lift and transfer drop on my Jeep by myself) so I think I could do the struts given the time - but they want $2200 for everything here and hell, the retail blue book isn't even that on the whole car!

    I know the A/c will be top dollar - I am just plain pissed to be told that $220 worth of struts (of course I checked) are going to cost me $1200 including parts to install. BULLS_ _ T! That's like the $600 brake job scam.

    OK - Rant is over now.

    Thanks for the help - keep em coming if anyone has experience with the struts or a reasonable mechanic.
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    edited April 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    Do you listen to Pat Goss, ala 106.7 WJFK, on the weekends Mr. Buhl?

    No - What time is he on? Will check out.
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited April 2006
    Goss' Garage with Pat Goss on WJFK

    NEW: For Live Streaming... http://1067freefm.com/pages/1851.php

    Every Weekend
    Saturday: 12 - 4 pm
    Sunday: 11 am - 3 pm

    http://www.goss-garage.com/
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited April 2006
    May want to check with your local parts store, Auto Zone, etc, they may have access to the Junkyard database. Swap it out, new O-rings, pull a vac., put $12 worth of R134a and you are good to go.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
    edited April 2006
    Polkersince85 wrote:
    May want to check with your local parts store, Auto Zone, etc, they may have access to the Junkyard database. Swap it out, new O-rings, pull a vac., put $12 worth of R134a and you are good to go.

    Hmmmm... you may be on to something here. Hadn't thought about used parts, thanks!
    VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
    VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
    Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000

    Polk SDA1c modded
    Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
    Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
    A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
    SACD Marantz DV8300
    Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
    Yamaha YP-D6
    Soundcraftsmen PCR800
    Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
    Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
    Pho-700 Phono Pre
    Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's






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