Foreign Car Werks

I want to thank Billy Egenton for always being helpful.
He is very knowledgable when it comes to Volkswagens, and
he has helped me out many times.
Kudos Billy!

Gone here a couple times when I received not so great news from the dealer. Skeptical of the dealer’s diagnosis, I came for a second opinion. In terms of ‘big jobs’ this is the place to go to for saving money and getting the work done right.
Minor things like oil changes or tire rotations are probably best left to the dealers, because you can capitalize on coupons and it will be cheaper. But for buying parts, or getting an honest diagnostic test and recommendations, Foreign Car Werks is your best bet.

Will recommend to go. Genuine Parts and right price. Owner very informative.

I took my car to Bill after several mechanics suggested that I get rid of my Jetta. Well, After checking my car Bill was honest and genuine. He fixed my car and after many miles later my STILL RUNS GREAT. Thank you BILL we need more mechanics like you. He did not take advantage of me for being a female and not knowing anything about cars.

I bought a 66 VW Beetle and realized it needed some repair in various areas. I searched for someone who specializes in VW Bug repair. I came across Foreign Car Werks which was in my local area, so I decided to give them a call. They were very helpful over the phone and I scheduled an appointment to bring in my car and have some work completed. We agreed for me to bring in the car on a Tuesday, so I drove my car to work that morning so I could swing by and drop it off at FCW that evening and this is where all the headaches began.
I was greeted by Bill and immediately told, we don’t have time to work on your car this week, due to being short staffed and that I should have called before dropping it off. OK, it was an inconvenience, but fair enough. I made an appointment to drop it off the following week. I bring it back the following week and I was told «Its going to take some time to get this work done». I was thinking oh man its going to be a month, so I asked how long. Bill told me a week. I thought. OK that’s not bad and even told him he could have an extra week since I didn’t need the car that bad. He was very appreciative. When I called to check in on the status of my car towards the end of the 2 week period, I was told nothing had been done to it and in a very abrasive manner, as if I had done something wrong. I snapped back a bit and said OK, well when are you going to start on it and was given the Short handed excuse again and told that they need to work on cars that they can get in and get out to keep money coming in. I was told to call back on the next Tuesday and Bill would let me know if they had time to work on it… I was not happy, but I agreed.
I called back that Tuesday (2 weeks from the day I dropped it off) and was told that they had adjusted the carburetors which made me happy, but that was only 1 thing done on a list of 3 – 4 items. Nonetheless, I went to go visit Bill and was told that they would get the other items taken care of. since he had at-​least performed the work on the carbs, I was skeptical, but agreed. I left the car there another week and a half, and when I called back to check on the status… Nothing else had been done, except cutting my battery tray out and placing the new one in, which wasn’t even welded in… only screwed.
I wanted the car back, because there was too much time gone by with very little done and an owner (Bill) who wasn’t very apologetic over it. I went to go pick up the car and had every intention of bringing it back after the holidays to complete the work, especially since I now had a battery tray that was just screwed in.
I was charged an arm and a leg for adjusting carburetors (which still aren’t running right) and half price for cutting out the battery tray and screwing the new one in.
So I get ready to get in my car and Bill tells me be careful with the brakes in that car, they very bad (they had told me during the time my car was in there, that there was a leak in one of the drums, which I had never seen). I thought about it what he said, but the brakes weren’t perfect when I brought it in (but at least there were brakes). I get in and start driving and realize very quickly the car had NO brakes… Only an emergency brake!
So not only did I leave my car there for 3 – 4 weeks and get hardly anything done to it, I also came home with ZERO brakes which is not how I drove it in!
Sorry for the long review and I would have rated them a little higher, but Bills attitude is what really put me off, especially when you start asking questions about when the car will be finished. Check reviews on Yahoo also. This isn’t just me.

Foreign Car Werks is a local shop that caters to Volkswagens of all ages and types. The owner, Bill, is a true Volkswagen enthusiast. His dedication to the restoration of classic models can be seen through his numerous restorations. On two separate occasions, my husband and I have brought in our well loved 2001 VW Jetta to the shop with the expectation of heart attack inducing bills. As a former Domestic car owner, I am quite familiar with the $ 1,000 «oil change». However, Bill is honest and remains truthful in his work on the car. We have only had positive experiences and look forward to using Foreign Car Werks, again.