Berkeley Auto Repair

Felt like i was in good local "small" business hands...Nino was genuine and Terry is a hoot!

They got me in the same day I called and had me out the door in less than an hour.

Thanks guys for getting my r32's suspension sorted out. I just had a set of Bilstein HD's and new set of Falcon tires put on. It really made my day to have my car feeling like it wanted to go through some corners again. Next stop will be a Haldex controller and some new rims. Thanks again guys, great service, super clean shop and good advice, especially if you are wanting to do some upgrades. If you don't know/ care about the difference between mediocre and great performance, you should go elsewhere. Griffin doesn't do Mediocre..

These guys blow the local Audi dealer out of the water. They are friendly (even though I have a 99 Audi) almost always have what I need in stock even when the dealer doesn't, and don't seem to mind helping me self diagnose. Simply the best around!!

They rule

For the last several years I have been coming back to Griffin Motorwerke. Not because Curly and Terry are fantastic people who are fun to talk about performance upgrades and other gear head stuff, and not because of their unmatched knowledge about VW/Audi/Porsche/MB. And not because of their amazing new repair facility, I keep coming back because of the whole package. They have done wonders to fix many cars I have owned, including a Hyundai Tucson and Subaru WRX. More importantly, they also built my Audi B5 A4 from the ground up, complete with mods, and they continue to work on that same car for the current owner! Recently they took my MK6 GTI that had a problematic stock clutch, that started slipping at 16K, researched the best solutions for repairs/upgrades, and then installed a new SPEC Stage 2 clutch and Wavetrac LSD. I have to say that I am excited to go back for the next round of performance mods! Griffin Motorwerke is a fair, honest repair/upgrade shop. The prices are competitive, and the mechanics are fantastic. You would be hard-pressed to find a comparable shop in Northern California.

I've taken my car, an 07 Audi S4, into Griffin Motorwerke twice. The first time I had a warped valve cover gasket. I talked to Curly on the phone, and he clearly knew what he was talking about and offered the best price of the half dozen shops I called. The work was done quickly and held up. A year and a half later, my car had more issues - it was misfiring, so I brought it in again, with little notice, and they diagnosed and repaired it in a couple days. I've been really with their service, and Curly's always been very friendly and helpful. Their prices are very fair and they don't try to sell you on unneeded repairs.

*Honesty* My first car was a 1988 (yes 88!) VW Rabbit GTI. Griffin did some modification /enhancements, and the regular tune-ups on it back then (I reached over 250K miles on that car). I now have a Cayenne, and only allow Griffin to touch it for the regular maintenance, tune-ups, and brakes. Terry is a straight forward guy who knows his stuff as well as his team and their work. Enough said - 5 stars

One of those places which leaves you spellbound! I had to get a few mods done for my VW GTI. The job was done with utmost perfection and in a timely manner. Although my assignment was small compared to what they do generally, Terry stayed back late in a Saturday afternoon (when they are generally closed). Apart from the job on my car, talking to Terry was quite a learning experience for a amateur enthusiast like me. The man carries a lot of experience and loves to talk! Stories of his personal experiences left me overwhelmed! The store is stuffed with all kinds of performance add-ons you could think of. I am definitely coming back here for all future mods to my car! 5 stars :)

It's been a few weeks now since Griffin Motorwerke's installed Recaro seats into my VW Westfalia - Specialist M-Grey. Thanks to the team at Griffins, I can say without question the seats are great and exactly what I was looking for! Minor plus: I'm a dog person, wasn't sure how to keep the dogs off the new seats, but the seat fold forward -- NICE!