Look, I'll be straight with you - this shop wasn't built on some grand business plan or fancy investor money. Started out in a single-bay garage back in 2007, just me and a toolbox that'd seen better days. Used to wrench on anything that rolled in, but kept finding myself drawn to the European stuff - BMWs, Audis, the occasional Porsche that somebody's cousin swore "just needed an oil change."
Turns out there weren't many shops around Burnaby willing to dig deep into these machines. Most places would hook up a scanner, scratch their heads, and send folks to the dealership. That never sat right with me. These cars are built different - they need someone who actually gets what's happening under the hood, not just throwing parts at check engine lights.
Spent years building relationships with suppliers in Germany, took every certification course I could find, and yeah, made plenty of mistakes along the way. But each car taught me something new. That 2003 M3 with the mysterious misfire? Taught me about VANOS systems better than any manual ever could.
By 2015, we'd outgrown that little garage and moved to our current spot on Boundary Road. Brought on a couple techs who share the same obsession with getting things right - not fast, not cheap, but RIGHT. We've got the diagnostic equipment that most indie shops won't invest in because it's expensive as hell, but you can't properly tune a modern engine without it.
These days we're known for the tricky stuff - the jobs other shops don't want to touch. Pre-purchase inspections where we actually pull wheels and get under there instead of just kicking tires. Engine rebuilds on vehicles people said weren't worth fixing. Electrical gremlins that've been haunting cars for months.
We're not trying to be the biggest shop in BC. Just the one you trust when your car matters to you as much as it does to us.
