Looking For An Indy Shop In The NY/NJ Area

[chilliwilli]

Originally Posted by jayjay04x5

I have been looking for a good indy for a couple of days now then saw this thread. Al of Bay Diagnostic seems like a very knowledgeable guy.

I bought oem 87s last week and need to have them balanced and aligned, called at least 5 indy shops here in NJ and all of them told me to just bring it to the dealer. Delear qouted $120 to balance 4 tires + $199 for the alignment. Yikes!


Im bringing my X on saturday to Bay Diagnostic and will let you know about the results. Quote is around $150 (balance+alignment oem specs)

Wish me luck.

Yeah...Al drives an X5 so he's quite familiar. Let him know that Wil with the black 4.6is sent you

[jayjay_dee]

Originally Posted by chilliwilli

Yeah...Al drives an X5 so he's quite familiar. Let him know that Wil with the black 4.6is sent you

Wil, will do that.

Originally Posted by NyMench

When you have them balanced make sure they are balanced on a Force-Feedback Hunter machine....
Hunter Engineering Company, Leading Manufacturer of Automotive Wheel Service Equipment

I think he mentioned they have it. Wil, can you confirm that?

[Ldiggs910]

Originally Posted by chilliwilli

I recommend Bay Diagnostic in Brooklyn - 718.615.0705...i've been using them as a dealer alternative. Ask for Al, he's the head tech, he drives a Dinan-modded 4.4i.

Im so going here the next time my primary indie doesnt have a tool to fix something.

[chilliwilli]

jayjay04x5...sorry can't recall if they have the hunter machine. If they don't have, i'm sure they have an equivalent. They're well equipped and as i mentioned, the head-tech (Al) is an X5 fan.

They've been getting lots of business recently from owners that are FED UP with NYC stealers.

[rmani]

have you ever been to bimmerclinic in elizabeth, nj? the owner, bill knows just about everything about bmws and has built his own track cars. i have a few friends who swear by him and the fact that he's an active member of bimmerforums makes him all the more reputable. i plan on bringing my car to him as soon as i find some free time.

[jayjay_dee]

Originally Posted by rmani

have you ever been to bimmerclinic in elizabeth, nj? the owner, bill knows just about everything about bmws and has built his own track cars. i have a few friends who swear by him and the fact that he's an active member of bimmerforums makes him all the more reputable. i plan on bringing my car to him as soon as i find some free time.

No, but if you share the contact information, i might...

thanks.

[cowboynj]

Originally Posted by antonnyc

I have been looking for a while but have not been able to locate a decent Indy Shop.......

Anyone out there?????

I am willing to drive 100 miles if I had too. I am located in the New York City Area.

I've used these guys since 1987! I buy my cars at Morristown BMW (off lease CPO cars) and service with Ron and Gary.

They just saved me $1800 in work the dealer said I needed. I took it to them and before the Enterprise guy came to pick me up, they determined that the $700 I was about to drop in their pocket was unnecessary.

[flyingmachine]

Originally Posted by cowboynj

I've used these guys since 1987! I buy my cars at Morristown BMW (off lease CPO cars) and service with Ron and Gary.

They just saved me $1800 in work the dealer said I needed. I took it to them and before the Enterprise guy came to pick me up, they determined that the $700 I was about to drop in their pocket was unnecessary.

what kind of work did they(Europcar) perform on your X5? do they have BMW diagnostic tool(such as gt1)? is owner or technician BMW trained?

[jayjay_dee]

Originally Posted by rmani

have you ever been to bimmerclinic in elizabeth, nj? the owner, bill knows just about everything about bmws and has built his own track cars. i have a few friends who swear by him and the fact that he's an active member of bimmerforums makes him all the more reputable. i plan on bringing my car to him as soon as i find some free time.

Rmani, thanks for this lead, i read the whole thread about Bimmer Clinic on Bimmerforumns and wow almost 100% positive feedback...

Unfortunately Bill can only work on my X on the 20th or later (fully booked), i cant wait that long...

[rmani]

Originally Posted by jayjay04x5

Rmani, thanks for this lead, i read the whole thread about Bimmer Clinic on Bimmerforumns and wow almost 100% positive feedback...

Unfortunately Bill can only work on my X on the 20th or later (fully booked), i cant wait that long...

hey i'm glad you found the thread! I'm sorry it took this long to get back to you but at least you have his info now so that's good. if you can wait i honestly would he's pretty close to you and does the best work