Back to the future: that’s how our VW mechanics described Volkswagen’s new electric dune buggy during some shop talk at our Cincinnati auto shop this week. Volkswagen’s new all electric dune buggy combined the perfect amount of future and retro in one tantalizing combination. It’s...
BMW’s iNext, an electric SUV with an expected range of 400 miles, has moved on to the, well, next stage. The European car company announced the the concept-car at a private event last September and recently debuted a prototype in New York. “Intended as the...
As auto mechanics specializing in foreign cars, we’re car nerds. We admit it. We love the latest and greatest thing. That’s why we’re so excited about all the advancements in electric car technology. Not only is it good for the environment — but, well, it’s...
After Dieselgate, it became quite trendy to rag on Volkswagen. When the scandal first broke, we almost felt guilty being Volkswagen mechanics. But now we can start feeling proud of the brand we specialize in again. The company is trying to make up for the...
Walk into any automobile repair shop in Cincinnati — you can practically smell the danger. Chemicals, heavy equipment, electric tools all have their inherent hazards. How are auto garages regulated? What about these regulations makes them safe? And how can you tell walking into a...
What’s it take to be a car mechanic? We get asked that a lot at our Cincinnati auto repair garage—sometimes by high school or technical students learning about careers, sometimes by customers who are just curious. To put it simply, becoming a Cincinnati car mechanic...
At European Auto Specialists, we’re proud of the car repairs we do on antique, classic and rare automobiles. Vintage car repair has been a cornerstone of our auto repair business ever since we first opened our Sycamore Road auto repair shop in Cincinnati in 2001....
Need to troubleshoot your car problem to see if you need to bring it in to our Cincinnati shop for that check engine light? There’s an app for that — or more accurately several. Our favorite is the Torque Pro. You can see your car’s activity in real time, but you also OBD code defaults, which you can use to determine what kind of problem your car is having. You also get great info on gas mileage, driving habits, etc. The app does eat up a decent amount of your phone battery, so you might not want to leave it on all the time.
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