Sierra German Auto

Jan 2023

Had the pleasure of speaking with Tim. He's a no nonsense kinda guy. Told me what was wrong, gave me a fair quote, and it was fixed. Having a Vanagon, there aren't many experts around. They know their VW stuff, I couldn't even stump them and I've been doin this 35 years. You explain to me how to 'lap valves' after doing 'head work' on over a half million mile Vanagon.. I tried to keep up. I swear. But the ole girl was tired. And she feels amazing after the refresh. If you enjoy Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, bmw etc German stuff. Just swing by. The guy just knows things.

Jun 2022

Just after successfully navigating Sonora Pass, with dismay I discovered I could no longer shift gears on my 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon, and the clutch pedal went to the floor. I made it into Bridgeport and then had the van towed to Tim down in Bishop, feeling relieved that there was an expert Vanagon mechanic within reach of my 100 miles towing allowance from AAA.I was a bit nervous about all the negative reviews here, but I found Tim to be warm and helpful, friendly and communicative. He seemed excited to work on my van, but warned me that he had "ten cars ahead" of mine. Perhaps of note is that I never met him: the van was dropped off by tow truck, and a week later I...read full review

Jun 2022

Just after successfully navigating Sonora Pass, with dismay I discovered I could no longer shift gears on my 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon, and the clutch pedal went to the floor. I made it into Bridgeport and then had the van towed to Tim down in Bishop, feeling relieved that there was an expert Vanagon mechanic within reach of my 100 miles towing allowance from AAA. I was a bit nervous about all the negative reviews here, but I found Tim to be warm and helpful, friendly and communicative. He seemed excited to work on my van, but warned me that he had "ten cars ahead" of mine. Perhaps of note is that I never met him: the van was dropped off by tow truck, and a week later I...read full review