Bruce is a bad guy. He sold and installed two motors for me that he "rebuilt" onsite for two Vanagons that I owned. He completely lied. Neither was rebuilt. One had a knock immediately. He tried to tell me that it would go away after about an hour of driving. Guess what? It didn't. It needed to be rebuilt again... which he dragged out for many months. The second had a leak within a week. He's a disaster. Just go walk around his property, his shop, and his office and you'll see what a mess he is. He wouldn't return calls and is a horrible person and mechanic. GO ANYWHERE ELSE!!
We had Bruce put a rebuilt engine in our 74 Beetle. Service was great, he did a great job explaining what was done and helped my son and I diagnose and fix some other issues on our own. Bruce and team have been great about doing some minor adjustments while the engine is breaking in. I took him and his staff a gift for service over and above what I am accustomed to!
They ran codes on my car to diagnose the problem. They were busy just like every other mechanic but they took the time to address my issues. I would love to give them more of my business but hopefully I don't have to
Brought in a Volkswagen that needed work. A 3 week job turned into a 4 plus month job and still needs a couple things fixed. You can tell They don't double check there work and everytime I came to check on it there was always a excuse for why it wasn't done. Honestly I took my car here because it had some good reviews but after taking it there and seeing the work done and how slow they are I would never take my car back here again. Plus the owner is barely there
Complete nightmare. I had them do an engine rebuild because it was the cheapest option. The owner Bruce fronted as a man into meditation and mindfulness. I had to pay Valleywagon Works 5 thousand dollars to fix a rebuild that left my van on the side of road. After trying to work with Bruce with intentions of getting them to fix the problems they had created and charged me 6 thousand dollars for he outright refused and turned the other way with zero accountability. The world would be a better place without people that take advantage of each other for money. Save yourself the heartache and go somewhere else.
I trust this place implicitly for all repairs on my Volkswagen Vanagon. These are vehicles that require specialists and you cannot find a better specialist then Tassi. On top of that they are very reasonable and their pricing and have an incredible depth of knowledge on Volkswagen.
I drove an old VW van up from Mexico City, so finding parts can be difficult. They were really helpful and had the parts I needed. And if they had the parts for my old van, I am sure they got what you need also. If I ever need more serious work done on my old van, I will come here for sure!
ps: they were cool friendly people.
Bruce was a life saver as we were broken down and traveling... we called and told him our troubles. He was able to fit us in and get us rolling again. Thanks for the help!!
Would not recommend shady place and just a headache to deal with and they use very subpar parts customers are not well taken care of and work is rushed and not done well
Bought a van from them with a list of all the work they claimed had been done,... it hadn’t. Loose electrical connections, leaking transmission, alternator bracket broken, ( bolts had been glued into the block) no new tune-up parts. Well, partly my fault for wanting a pop top cheap. About 4K later it’s a daily driver that keeps me “wrench happy”, and learning.
Be careful about checking their work, such as fiberglass putty verse metal rust repair, replacing all the screws, bolts, and panel fittings.
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This place is specialized in Volkswagen only.
That been said... they used to know how they worked and the people who work the shop are somewhat knowledgeable to these vehicles... the owner Tassi does not work on these vehicles there...
I got quoted on my VW Vanagon that it needed a new motor... NEW MOTOR!!!...
My regular mechanic was out of town and that is why I decided to give them a try... when my mechanic got back he took a second look and said that one of the cables was not connected properly and that is why the motor was driving rough, A CABLE!!!
They might be able to get specific parts that other places might not have, but I would have expected a better inspection on my vehicle instead of just saying it needed a new motor( the car was there over night so plenty of time for inspection ).
I'm pretty sure the Tassi folks are angels walking on earth! It's hard to find honest, genuine AND fair mechanics anywhere. I only take my beloved CC to Tassi. Highly (understatement) recommended!
Bonus: Tassi is conveniently a 2 minute walk to Bart! Perfect for dropping off your car and heading to work.
Been taking my superbeetles here for 20 years or more. They are fair, fast, and really know and love aircooled vw's of all types. They don't get testy if you work on them yourself like some places do and will even offer advice if you get stuck once they know you! Wi) do onlyas much or as little as you ask them to.
A must for people like me with rusty old clunker bugs that always have a laundry list of issues most of which just haveto wait for the moneytree to grow. And they won't make funof you or ask why you bother ( like everyone else does) they all have projects too...they get why you love your old putt putt! It aint fancy but then neither is your volksie!
Tassi knows volkswagens...and they are very reasonable people. No one is perfect, but Tassi comes as close as you can get for car mechanics. The helped my son a whole lot when he had just moved to SF and started having typical issues with his old VW wagon...I visited with them and they were nice very down to earth folks...highly recommend them and hope they never change.
Parts! Knowledge! Opened his doors to me on Monday, his day off. Also allowed me to cut a custom hose length for one of my breather valves. Highly recommend.
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