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RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

BillB — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:05:29 GMT

Hi,
Thiel's Import Auto Service, 14 Saltonstall St, Canandaigua, NY 14424
(585) 394-5580
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Bill Boudway

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

robertplattbell — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:42:05 GMT

Anyone know a good mechanic in Syracuse, Auburn, or Ithaca?

I do most of my own work, but my neighbor, he needs help.

Burdick BMW is beding him over the parts counter, big time.

Suggestions?

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

ExAlfa — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:51:26 GMT

I can vouch for CDI in Victor, too. I've never been surprised, disappointed, or frightened! Great quality work by mechanics that not only know cars but seem to care about the quality of their work. They know bone-stock cars and understand tuner mentality as well. Most of the cars they work on are Audi, BMW, Merc and Porsche. I've seen Alfa's ('cause I LOOK for Alfa's), Triumph, Subaru, etc..

Great alignments with knowledge of lowered cars, able to mount 18" wheels without touching the wheel, accept drop-shipped tires, get parts overnighted when necessary, and there is a nearby Enterprise.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

Z3SPDDMN — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:14:22 GMT

Stay the hell away from Macs II.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

S Schultz — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:40:01 GMT

I can vouch for Fountain, I drove KONI with them in 07, and have a great personal relationship with the new owner of the business. Jeff is a first class, knowlegable guy that can help you with your BMW.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

cretinx — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:56:15 GMT

Universal Imports REALLY knows their stuff, and they're fast.

Of course, they're also expensive - you get what you pay for.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

Wepps — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:06:31 GMT

It's been a while since I've owned a Bimmer and I'm glad there's a thread about mechanics. I have not forgotten that I'm hedging a super-fun to bomb around town in for some really quirky mechanical probs. I have two questions:

1. Does Ekstens have the equipment to reset those [annoying] service lights?

2. Does anyone know their labor rates? I can assume they're better than the authorized dealerships.

Glad to be driving a BMW again,

- The new guy

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

JOEBURKE — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 07:42:49 GMT

I have had good experiences with Scott Parks at CDI in Victor. I have gone to Scott for over 20 years and have had only one minor issue. He won't recommend work that in his experience isn't required.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

bottlecape30 — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:45:52 GMT

Ekstens Autoworks is the place to go

I have never had a good experiance with Universal imports my self and have never know anyone to recommend them.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

SHR — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:29:33 GMT

Ekstens is the place to go; I have also had a bad experience with Macs. I had Macs install 4 new tires on my wife’s Volvo V70 at 40k miles when they made me aware that 3 of the 4 wheels were damaged and claimed that these very expensive and well maintained wheels were improperly cast at the factory or someone scraped the wheels against a curb. I asked them to show me the damage and once outside they were unable to find any damage on any of the 4 wheels. They then said that the damage was on the inside of each wheel and they refused to guarantee their work. I pointed out that they just claimed that someone had damaged the wheels against a curb which would be impossible to damage on the inside. The conversation became ridiculous, when I challenged the cashiers opinion one of the mechanics got in my face and threatened to take me outside to settle the conversation. At that point the owner stepped in and apologized for his employees’ poor behavior and begged me to reconsider continuing to do business at Macs. He offered to refund my money however I refused to accept, paid the bill, and told him I’d not be back.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

Gurak — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:17:33 GMT

Fountain Motorsports is at 1744 Route 104 Ontario, New York 14519. (585) 857-3096.

www.fountainmotorsports.com

While they have been racing E46 330is in GrandAm Cup / Koni Challenge for the last 3 years, they recently have changed ownership and begun to offer general repair along with their tuning / dyno / and race prep services. The new owner, Jeff Bock has an admirable level of integrity in his approach to repairs and people.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

idickerson — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:35:27 GMT

Another vote for Ekstens. Honest work, very knowledgeable, and they support our chapter. How can you go wrong?

Ian
'76 M2
'01 325xiT
'02 MCS

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

root — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:24:10 GMT

I've had one bad experience at MacsII, perhaps it is not representative. But since it involved brakes, after paying for 1 hr brake diagnostics, hearing "all is fine" and finding out a month later that the inner pads were shot to the metal (and having to pay for new rotors), I wouldn't go there again.

OTOH, i've heard nothing but good thing about Eksten and Phoenix.

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

tromeo — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:03:47 GMT

Universal Imports is in East Rochester, on Linden Ave., which runs from Rte 441 to Whitney/5 mile line Rd. It would be on your left, turning right,from rte 441, maybe half a mile or so. John Holtz has a fellow named Ludwig, who worked at Mt. Read BMW with another German mechanic nemed Heinz, some 25 years ago, when Mt. Read BMW used to have "tech. sessions"., on a Saturday every now and then. I had an Atlantik blue '74 2002 back then and went to Mt. Read frequently. I've been to Eksten's on a few occasions and was pleased with them.

Tim

1969 Neue Klasse BMW 2000 (you got it, the vintage boxy 4 door!!)

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

p60151 — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:12:47 GMT

Thanks for all the info. I had heard about Eksten's frrom someone at work too. Anyone had any experience with Universal Imports, in Perington I think, or Performance Auto in Webster?

Anyone know if having certified BMW mechanics at a garage is a good thing to have? I guess john holtz has them but that was no guarantee of a good shop.

Thanks again,

-p

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

E46323i — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:28:56 GMT

Hello p60151,
Here's two:

[b]Ekstens Autoworks[/b]
78 Bennington Drive
Rochester, New York 14616
(585) 621-8200
Ekstens owner Larry Eksten (owner) is very knowledgeable in Foreign and Domestic automobiles. (He was a crew member winning IMSA team in the late 1980's.)

[b]Macs ll[/b]
3301 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Rd
Rochester, NY 14623
(585) 272-7700
http://www.macs2.com/
I've had simple mechanical work done at Macs, tires mounted and some body work. One of the owners is a fellow track enthusiast.

Hope that helps,
Cheeers,

RE: Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

m3jim — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:16:13 GMT

Everyone has their own favorite shop. Mine is Ekstens. They are off Dewey, up in Greece. 621-8200

Good BMW mechanic in Rochester, NY area

p60151 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:40:47 GMT

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone can recommend any good BMW mechanics/garages in the Rochester, NY area. I was bringing my car to the dealer here, (john holtz), for regular maintenance and any issues/problems, but the quality of work done there was very poor. Any recommendations would really be appreciated.

Thanks,

-p