Dubsquared — Local services in Arlington

I own a 2001 Audi TT Quattro Roadster. I am extremely happy to find a shop that I can trust to work on my car. (I just wish that they worked on makes other than VW and Audi so I could take my wife's car there as well.) They treat my car as if it is their own and I couldn't ask for more.

I ran across Dubsquared when I had an APR performance program installed. I returned when I went ahead and performed the regular maintenance of replacing the timing belt (early as we know the original timing belts are known for early failure...). I had shopped around and Dubsquared had the best pricing. They also replaced a CV boot and some bushings on the suspension that they found were bad. They gave me options and explained the advantages & disadvantages of each.

While making these repairs, they found a brake line leak. They patched the leak with an epoxy patch on their own (no charge) and then informed me of what they had done and gave the option of replacing the line if I chose to do so.

I recently had a failure in a coil pack (again, they told me that they could replace one, but it would be the same labor cost on my car to replace all four...my choice). They also diagnosed a braking problem that another person had told me would require replacing the whole ABS block...turned out to be a sensor beginning to fail...which they diagnosed correctly.

Finally, my A/C stopped cooling...Texas...Dubsquared diagnosed the problem as it was found the compressor casing was cracked open. The compressor was replaced and, upon testing (yes, they tested it for an extended period rather than just saying, 'hey, it's ready' and me having to bring it back) the compressor failed. Long story short, it was a rare problem that I researched ('Black Death') and found occurred on Fords, Chevy, Honda....but could not find Audi/VW occurrences. Dubsquared spent days taking apart my whole system and individually flushing every component. I did have to replace the condenser, but Dubsquared worked with me, offered to help out with a rental (which I refused as they helped in so many other ways), and charged me a fraction (about a third or less) of the work actually done.

I read up on this rare problem and found people spending thousands of dollars only to finally have to replace the ENTIRE A/C system...'Black Death' is what it is called online. Dubsquared kept apologizing for the length of time, as they had never seen this before...(years of being the top mechanic at the dealership, training, certifications, and finally having their own shop)...and yet, took 'ownership' and I was the one to benefit.

I know this is a long review, but the guys at Dubsquared have made that big of an impression on me. I have given out cards to those I know...even had a fellow employee convinced to choose a VW over another vehicle just because it is that important to find a great, dependable, and trustworthy mechanic that will treat a vehicle as his own.

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Tyler & James provided the best experience I have ever received in the automotive maintenance and repair industry. 11/10 would recommend and will return for anything my car needs.

Full disclosure, I have been a DubSquared fan since the shop was first opened. The previous owners car and mechanical capabilities were very well known throughout DFW in VW / Audi circles and the current owner was a friend who actually took me for a ride in my first APR tuned Jetta and he had done some work on my MK IV GTI. I knew the quality of work he did and the quality of work he expected so it made picking DubSquared as my initial choice pretty easy knowing that his name was attached to the shop. That being said, it had been over 15 years since I had done any business with them. It's good to know that things only got better with time.

I recently purchased a 2024 Audi RS3 w/ 5k miles on it from a local dealership. The car had some aftermarket work done, ECS intake and AWE exhaust, but I wasn't sure if anything else as I had been out of the tuning world for a while. The dealership tried to tell me "it only has aftermarket intake" but I knew that wasn't the case and knew that the experts at DubSquared would be able to give me the more comprehensive insight that I was looking for.

James worked patiently with me and and around my complicated work travel schedule to try and find me the earliest appoint possible even when it looked like my appointment might cause them to stay later on a Friday than normal.

Tyler came out to the waiting area before he started working on my car to introduced himself talk with me face to face about my reasons for bringing the car in. He gave me great advice regarding some of the "particulars" related to maintenance on the RS line, and answered every single question I could think of before he started work on the car.

When he was done not only was I emailed a full report and pictures of everything on the car that was inspected, but Tyler gave me his feedback directly and answered even more questions for me.

Absolutely an incredible experience, if there was any question in my mind about who I wanted taking care of my dream car, this experience eviscerated it. Thank you DubSquared, I will continue to be a...

I would recommend this place to anyone, but especially Vw/Audi/ European car owners. Every time I've been called or emailed, they respond quickly. I have even called or brought my car in, and they have always been honest in giving me advice on what could be wrong, and tips on things that I want to do myself. They want the best for their customers, and it really shows. If there is work I need done on a vehicle, this is the first place I call.

I recently had an electrical issue, after installing an aftermarket sound system, I couldn't figure it out so I brought my car here. They were honest in telling me that it would probably be more cost efficient if I continued to trouble shoot the problem myself, and gave me tips and advice based on their experiences. I ended up being able to find the problem myself, based on the information they gave me, and saved a lot of money in doing so.

Another time, I had brought my car in to swap my APR 93 octane tune for a 91. I think I was also getting an oil change. I asked about swapping out wheel spacers while my car was on the lift, and they were more than happy to help. Little did I know, that there wasn't an open lift, and he had gone through the trouble of jacking the car up and swapping the spacers out individually. He even offered up personal spacers that he had, to swap for a couple of mine.

Also, everytime I have called last minute to swap out tunes in my car (before a long trip, staying somewhere without the right fuel, etc.) they get me in very quickly.

This review is long overdue, but this shop is highly rated for a reason. So for anyone that is wondering, you should %100 give Dubsquared a call. They will even give you some cool stickers if you...