I absolutely love this place and recommend it to everyone who has a beetle. I have a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle. Very few places will work on my car. I was taking my car to East Main Auto because they were close and worked on my car. They had no idea what they were doing and since I am a young girl who knows absolutely nothing about cars they kept replacing parts that didn't need to be replaced just because they were expensive. I paid 1500$+ there and they did not fix anything. The final time I went there they charged me 1000$+ and told me that they can't fix my car. Well, since they didn't fix anything that I needed my car broke one day. My transmission wouldn't change gears and was literally a bomb that was just building pressure and heat. I could only go 25 MPH! I heard about beetle bug from one of my friends and called him up and he took my car. The guy was very nice and read all my lights on my dashboard and told me exactly what was wrong. It was a Friday so I couldn't get my car fixed that night because they were closed on weekends. I left it there until Monday and beetle bug fixed it! It was a mass air flow sensor that needed to be replaced. That sensor fixed my turbo too that the other place claimed to be a break booster. Beetle bug also made sure other things were fixed too so I wouldn't have another problem like that. I also had a problem the other day as well. I was driving home from school and not even 5 minutes down the road my check engine light started blinking. I was freaking out but my dad suggested to try driving it at least to my house. I started driving and 10 seconds later the check engine light started blinking again and a burning rotten egg smell started coming from my car. I had to drive to the closest gas station that would take foreign cars and they told me they won't even read my light for another hour and a half. I called beetle bug and he told me to come in and he will do it right away. He told me if it was something major he wouldn't be able to fix it right then. I drove it there and he read my lights and found out it was just a coil pack. He put it as his first priority and fixed it in less than an hour. I cannot put into words how greatful I am for this place and I hope everyone goes to him. This place is my savior read more

Beetle Bug III - He is driving my car to see why the gears won't change - Auto Repair Near Me - Hudson, Massachusetts

My 2004 Golf was overheating at highway speeds. I searched for a good, local repair shop in my area using Yelp, which I've been using successfully for a couple of years but mostly to find restaurants. I found Beetle Bug III, specializing in VW with a single but glowing review from Jan L. On the strength of that review I took my car there for diagnosis and repair; I'm very glad I did. Tad listened to my description of the problem, asked some good questions then said that he suspected the plastic water pump impeller had broken. I asked him to check the brakes while he had the car. He called me later to confirm that was the problem. The repair was done and he called when the car was ready. When I picked up the car, he showed me the damaged impeller, he explained my brakes had about 5000 miles left on them and also pointed out that my front tires would need to be replaced soon. He concluded the transaction by stating that their work was guaranteed. Tad and his brother run an excellent shop; I highly recommend them. Tad does it again! The timing belt broke as I was driving to work on Friday morning. I called Tad and explained the problem, he was concerned that one of the systems powered by the belt might have seized to cause the failure and that it might be more than just a problem with the belt. I took my car to him after work on Friday expecting to have to leave it for a few days. When I arrived he came right out to look at the car; he took out the broken belt and checked all the pulleys, none appeared to be seized. He walked away saying he was going to see if he had a replacement belt in stock. He came back a few minutes later with a new belt in hand and some tools and proceeded to install it. A short time later he was done! It was the first time I had had my car repaired while I waited. read more

I brought my 1973 Beetle Bug to these guys for a complete tune-up.. I wish I had found them years earlier as these guys REALLY know what they are doing. They fixed dozens of little annoying things that I never had fixed because all of the other foreign car places I went to wanted to charge three arms and four legs to take care of them and like most humans I only have two of each and couldnt afford to fix the stuff that needed fixing. Well these folks are personable, reasonable and just comforting to deal with. They take the pain out of keeping your car running mint. All I can say is WOW WOW WOW... Forget the big gross dealerships with their latte's and sterile waiting rooms. THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. My bug and I thank you !!! read more

I've always prefered to bring my vehicle to a local mechanic rather than the big dealer. This is why I chose Beetle Bug to service my 2006 jetta. After researching online what my problem was (horn not working, airbag light off after hitting horn), I determined it was a clock spring. I made an appointment at beetle bug and brought my car in. My first impression was that the mechanic and shop was pretty disheveled. But you can't always go by first impression. When I dropped the car off I told the mechanic that I felt there was a problem with clock spring. He diagnosed the vehicle and couldn't find what the problem was and I payed $75.00. He told me that he may not be able to fix it and I might want to consider bringing my car to the dealer. I left figuring I would eat the $75.00 and take it to the dealer. The next morning he called saying that he called the dealer and felt he could fix the clock spring. Supporting my local mechanic, I told him to order the part and made an appointment. So after another $195.00 the horn worked and the airbag light was off, but the steering wheel was crooked which I attributed to shoddy work. Reluctantly, I decided to live with it until I got an alignment. About a week later, the airbag light went off again. This time I took it to the dealer. An airbag harness was disconnected in the steering wheel (the last person to mess with the steering wheel was the beetle bug mechanic). When they took the steering wheel apart, they couldn't remove the clock spring because it was incorrectly jammed into position. The repairs which I directly attributed to the Beetle Bug mechanics incompetence cost me over $300.00. I should have gone with my first impression because my experience with beetle bug was a costly one for an easy fix which I had researched and diagnosed myself in the first place. read more

Great People, old fashioned service (this is a good thing!) and they know these cars inside and out! I live in northern Maine and could not make the drive. So after giving me detailed instructions, they shipped used parts right to my door! Saved me a ton of cash. The advice was free and the parts were cheap!!! Stop by or call, you will not be disappointed! read more