I bought a VW from George's that was supposed to take two weeks to get... read more I bought a VW from George's that was supposed to take two weeks to get ready while the "engine was rebuilt". It wound up taking almost two months. The engine died on the way home. After he supposedly fixed it, it still kept stalling and not idling. When I complained he told me that the car was sold with no guarantees and to fix it myself. I got less than 1000 miles on the engine before it blew. When I called George he told me that I could pay him to fix it. When I explained how he sold me a car with a new rebuilt engine he told me tough luck (in so many words). After paying a premium price for the car I wasn't about to take it back to George. I wound up taking it to another shop in San Antonio that has a much better reputation. He disassembled the motor and showed me how it had not been rebuilt and in fact was just a worn out motor that George tried to pass off as a rebuild. I have no idea how he has maintained a 5 Star rating. If you don't believe my review please call and talk to the folks in the VW club as well as various local VW auto parts stores. George's Buggy Shop is infamous. On the plus side his sons seem to be nice kids. I had to fix the repairs they made anyhow myself. At least they were well spoken and polite. So is George until you want him to back up his "work". I've owned over 70 air-cooled VWs, managed a large air-cooled VW parts warehouse, and have worked for VW of America. I've never run across, what I consider to be, a bigger crook than George's Buggy Shop.
hey craig, you sound like a real jerk, talked to trini at cats, great ... read more hey craig, you sound like a real jerk, talked to trini at cats, great guy he said he didnt even charge, you paid for tires, he also said you had taken your bike to alamo city and you said they worked on it previously for the same problem and couldnt find a issue with your motor. you also made up a story that the cut your harness. it sound to me that you are cheap that wants every thing for free, the noise you hear in your engine must be your damn brain rattling. NOW FOR ALL YOU REAL CUSTOMERS GO TO CATS TALK TO TRINI HE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU. HE WILL GIVE YOU GREAT PRICES AND HONESTY THANKS TRINI YOUR FAITHFUL CUSTOMER MIKE
NO stars! Cats did even worse to me than John. First they said here s ... read more NO stars! Cats did even worse to me than John. First they said here s the problem. Cams. (I miked cams they were fine.) Then tesioners, then oil pump, then pistons, then, crank, THEN they claimed they rebuilt entire motor and had it sent to Fergeson s. I CALLED Fergeson s They NEVER saw my engine. That was also his excuse for having my bike for 11 months and three weeks.. He told me bike s ready, detailed, running great and what a good deal I got. The bike was covered in a years worth of dirt, leaks oil, baggs scuffed, AND still has the clattering. His work quality?? He does NOT torque anything correctly, leaves your engine exposed to all the shop dirt and dust. (Not good on a rebuild.) Let s see I have the pictures to prove it! He warped my derby & inspection covers, left OLD weights on my custom mags did not red dot the tires when he mounted them, OVER TIGHTENED my primary chain and wore out the tensioners. The bike shakes down the road. I took it back 3 times only to get the runaround and THEN he tells me.. Oh .. ONLY manufacturer warranty no labor. OH YES! Check this out. I HAD expensive stainless steel bolts and cap covers. It came back with FLAT BLACK and dull ones with no cap covers! Basically bad bolts. (SOME ONE has nice ones?)(He said I cover EVERYTHING for 2 years before he started working on it.) There s even more bad news to this story but my fingers are tired. NEVER go to Cat s!!!
