Welcome, you have come to the right place.. there are many good techs on here.

Hello, LaylaB.

My name is Rick, one of the full time VW technicians on here...

I am a technician at Eurasian Auto, on Lee Hwy.  Give me a call and let me know the details, what's going on with the car, perhaps i can help. 

cell phone.... 423.315.0100

if i don't answer, often i can't if my hands are full, leave me a message and i'll call you back.

Thanks Rick!  I will probably be giving you a call today!

travisyoung, you guys have always been great to me when I've come out there.  Even my little dogs don't get scoffed at when I have them traveling with me (big bonus, I hate when people look annoyed by them!  haha). I found out through facebook friends that an old friend from high school's grandfather owns the dalton VW dealership, but towing my baby that far out is probably going to be a wee bit more than what I want to have to spend.  Although at this point...hah 

I remember talking to someone who was on hwy 58 too when the problem first started, but of course (my luck) I somehow managed to not save the name or number in my phone.  I just remember getting the number from another mechanic that I somehow found through google which led me to a post on here.

What is really bad is I thought two weeks tops without my car, but now I'm really panicking because we leave for the beach Saturday.  Well we're supposed to...we'll see if that happens now that I don't know what kind of shape my car is in.

I'm no mechanic, but it can't possibly take 3+weeks to put a transmission in a car right?

Hind sight is 20/20, eh?

yeah that's what Max in service was telling me when I called this morning.  Conveniently this guy has my car in pieces now that I told him first thing this morning I needed to come get it to take somewhere else.  *ripping hair out*  as soon as it's done, I'm taking it for a thorough inspection to make sure everything is OK!  For him to have had it for over 3 weeks now.....I worry!  This same guy actually changed the fluid for me when he told me I already need a new one and it got even worse than it had been before.

what would you guys do if I rought it in to have it looked at, just to make sure everything is OK?  I know I can just drive it and hope everything runs smoothly, but I'd feel better paying for peace of mind if someone else looked at it.  I'm pretty sure she's do for a tune-up, but god knows that's expensive too.  agh

thanks for the wishes.  Of course just like every other week this guy said the same thing after he had my car in pieces already, "I'll do my best to have it ready today."  Shocker - it's not ready!  I am so beyond livid that I think there may actually be smoke coming out my ears.  I was ready to have it towed elsewhere today, but he claimed he was already working on it.  Gah!!

ends up (after a lot of crap) that I'd be better off trading her in....  :'(  Now I have to find another used bug at a good price with everything I wanted.  This absolutely sucks....