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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Does anyone out there know of a reputable shop in or near Austin Tx (or a good set of experienced ears that could drive her to to take a listen)? My 99 A4 has just over 70K and is begining to make a few undesirable squeaks and other "noises." Performance still seems fine but I am concerned after reading all the threads about transmissions, etc, and would like to know what if any scheduled maintenance needs to be done (plugs, wires, etc). Sorry for the long thread and thanks for any advice or suggestions..
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 02:04 PM
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Give William Rector a call at Corvette Palace. He will be able to point you in the right dirction. #512-339-1961 Good luck
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Howdy neighbor. Have you tried the SW section? I think there's a couple of guys that's had some good experiences with local Chevy dealers.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 03:43 PM
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I've used Corvette Country because that's where I bought mine. Don is a nice guy and explains everything to you. Bought a warranty so I haven't had to be too concerned about price. Haven't compared them to anyone else.

I also got the following recommendation over on the C4 Forum:
If you need any performance tuning or mods, contact Jim at ccstuning.com Their shop is halfway between Pflugerville and Hutto. He dyno tuned mine for me. I've coordinated a dyno day for the local vette club on July 9th. Stop by if you're not busy.

Good chance to get her on a dyno and see what turns up.

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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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Thank you for the information! I will be calling both on Monday...
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Old Jul 9, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Few people in San Antonio, shoot me an email and we can caht
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