Hey guys, I just moved here from Arizona, where I had to say goodbye to my honest indy mechanic for my wife's TDI Q5. We just rented a place in Falls Church, but are staying in Silver Spring for the week. Today the "Brake Pads!" warning came on (though I didn't lose breaking pressure or notice any difference in stopping distance). I just had a complete brake job done 6 months ago with Akebono / Textar pads and new rotors from whatever was OEM (Bosch, I believe). Wearing out seems premature. I'm also aware the sensors can be glitchy. I'd like an honest mechanic to take a look and not tell me I need new everything when I don't.

So... does anyone have a recommendation for SILVER SPRING (4 Corners, Kemp Mill) and / or FALLS CHURCH / ALEXANDRIA area?

Hey guys,

I'm new to the area, got a job in Ashburn so I'm moving up from Dallas, but I was curious if anybody know of a good place to be able to work on a car? I got an apartment but was hoping there was a place out there like a rent-a-bay for more involved work.

Thanks!

good car, too big for me https://www.ebay.com/itm/405089241326

I have tint on my reverse part of my tail lights and I have a usual spot that always passes me but they just failed me so now I gotta find a new place, anyone know? Springfield ish area pls

Selling my 2000 Toyota MR2 spyder and want to take it to a nice, low-trafficked area to take some pics. Suggestions?

Thanks

Does anyone know a good place to wrap my car. I was looking for like jade or midnight purple

Does anyone have a tuner recommendation near nova. I have a 2017 WRX

imam tek 19godina plata mi varira od 1500-2000KM nemam nikakvih troskova osim sto roditeljima pomognem oko racuna ali to je nista planiram si dignuti brzi kredit da isplatim za 3godine za auto ali ne znam da li je to pametno

Daughter (20) has moved to Florida for job. She has established residency in FL. She is visiting this summer, and. I want to give her the car, and she will drive it to FL.

1. Can I gift the car to a Florida resident, or do I have to sell it?
2. I don't want her to register the car in VA once gifting - only to for her to re- establish registration in FL after driving back. How do we manage the timing?
3. What about insurance? The new insurance will be in her name. Can she buy insurance before returning to FL?

I moved from VA to CO in 2021 and VA is requiring proof of auto insurance for May 2021. I did have insurance during this time but DMV is requiring that I provide a Declarations page dated within the past 30 days or a letter of insurance verification. State Farm is saying that are unable to generate a dated Declarations page for an inactive policy and that the best they can do is provide a letter of experience. Does anyone know if VA DMV will accept this? Thanks!

Anyone know of a shop that could rebuild a RHD Nissan steering rack?

Does anyone know of any good (metal) fabricators in the DMV? Im looking for someone who can cut and reweld a centerstand for a motorbike and make some misc brackets.

There was a question about this already but it was three years ago so I don’t know if anything has changed. I just moved to the area and I was looking for a self-service car wash.

Do you know of any or have a suggestion for a auto wash if there isn’t one.

I currently live in Bailey’s Crossroads.

Virginia Tech researchers are recruiting participants for a research study (IRB-19-1077) about commuting experiences.

Participation will consist of:

• Completion of an online opt-in survey (approximately 30 minutes)
• An eight-week daily survey period (two approximately 10 minute online surveys per day; Monday – Friday)
• Two in-person appointments in Manassas of approximately 4+ hours long (note that these are drop-in appointments and participants do not have to present the entire time)
• Installation of in-vehicle video and driving performance recording equipment in your personal vehicle during the daily survey period
• Wearing of a wrist-worn device tracking physical activity and sleep during the daily survey period

Participants may receive $80 - $500 depending on the extent of their participation.

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Full details, eligibility info, and contact info here: https://support.psyc.vt.edu/studies/commuting-experiences-study

Please email wsrlab-g@vt.edu if interested

This might be a dumb question but I’m very new to VA and I’ve recently received property tax on my car. I got the sale tax exempt on my title (I got the old used car for free from my family) but the property tax won’t be exempted from that? Thanks.

I saw the post with the list of cars and coffee, but wondering if anyone knows if those are still active? Any other good ones or other good meets? Used to be really into meets before I moved, but I've only been to a few since I've been in VA. Got some fun stuff to bring out and want to meet some folks. I live in Woodbridge if anyone knows anything nearby, I'd appreciate some info.

Hello, somebody knows who has the best windshield dealer in virginia at wholesale price?

Thanks

So I am going to be moving to the area from Nebraska in the next month or so. Where I am at now, a lot of the apartment complexes have attached as well as detached garage. My previous apartment (before purchasing my home) had decent detached garages where I could work on my vehicles; got in trouble for using power tools on the weekend and when a lot of people are home but most things were feasible.

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I'll be hopefully only living in my new apartment for a year before purchasing a new house, but does anyone know of any apartment complexes that are pretty nice and good (when it comes to maintenance requests) and also have detached garages? I will be working in Sterling so I drove around and checked out several places in Reston, Fairfax, Herndon, Chantilly, Sterling and Ashburn. Much to my surprise, a lot of places did not have detached garage options. I found a few but it seemed like most places either had no garages, car ports or private parking garage structures. I wouldn't mind parking in a private parking garage but I would hate to not be able to work on my vehicles or have a place to store my winter/summer tires and tools.

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Any suggestions would be much appreciated, even if it's just management companies to stay away from.

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Thanks!

So I am looking to buy a motorcycle from a private seller and everything is in order including the seller having the Title in hand, but apparently in VA you can't just walk into a DMV to have the title transferred to the buyer and notarized, which I need to have in hand in PA in order to register the bike in my name.

Do any of you know of another LEGAL way to have this title transferred to me? Would a motorcycle/car dealership be able to do it? Booking appointments at the DMV is WEEKS out at best, and who knows if he will hold the bike that long. I would be willing to drive down early to middle next week so this is the only true hold-up.

Thanks!

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EDIT: Answered by VA DMV -- they told me the title does not need to be notarized, and to refer to their website which indicates the sections on the title that the buyer and seller must fill out before the title and vehicle go to the buyer. Cannot speak to anything beyond that as where the vehicle will be registered may require different requirements when you actually register the vehicle.

Need help finding a tire shop near Norfolk, VA that stretches tires, called a couple places and they thought I was being funny

Last Saturday, a very loud clicking sound was coming from the engine of my 2016 R/T. When I checked the codes, it threw out the following:

1. P0300 - Multiple Cylinder Misfires
2. P0344 - Camshaft Position Sensor Intermittent
3. P1DD2 - Torque Request Signal denied
4. U1424 - Implausible Engine Torque Signal received
5. P1DD2- Torque Request Signal from TCM denied

So I took it to the dealership and they couldn’t figure out why. I asked if maybe I need new spark plugs, they said, “no and because we don’t know what’s going on, but we noticed your oil indicator was low, get an oil change and come back after 1500 miles or if the check engine/sound comes back before then.” ....😑.... My last oil change was in December and I’ve only driven 4K since then but they also didn’t see any leaks sooooo idk what to do.

These could potentially be some serious issues so “idk” isn’t the right answer. Please help 🙏🏼