by Walt Fortney | Mar 21, 2019
It’s been awhile since our last blog post, and for that, I do apologize. Everything is happening so fast, we’re busy, and it’s just seemed non-stop. We try to make time for ourselves also, but that isn’t helping the poor little neglected blog...
by Walt Fortney | Feb 15, 2019
We’ve been busy, as evidenced by the lack of entries on our blog, which we can’t thank you all enough for. But, it seems every day in conversation, we tell customers certain “features” we have or services we offer that we haven’t made...
by Walt Fortney | Jan 19, 2019
Just wow. There aren’t alot of words to describe it. We’ve been in business for a tick over two weeks now, and, well, wow. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a bad “wow”. Quite the opposite, it’s actually a very good...
by Walt Fortney | Jan 6, 2019
I’m not afraid to admit it, I love it. More than any human should probably. As I sit in the shop at 8pm on a Saturday evening, right as I finished cleaning up, I sit down and think to myself – “Self, why are you working until 8pm on a Saturday...
by Walt Fortney | Jan 3, 2019
Well, we did it. We survived day one. I’m sure every technician, at some point in their career, dreams of opening their own shop. I can imagine it’s a small percentage that actually pursue it, and a way smaller percentage that actually succeeds. I also bet...
by Walt Fortney | Dec 29, 2018
You’re picky about your cars, we all are. We know what we like, and we know what we want. So, what do you do if the car you have isn’t exactly what you want? Or if the car you want isn’t even manufactured/imported into this country? Now, that’s...
by Walt Fortney | Dec 29, 2018
We’ve been here exactly 16 days now. Sixteen days. It’s almost hard to believe, time is just flying by. The short and the skinny – I threw my back out hardcore with the move, to the point I had to be carried in the house at one point. Both the house...
by Walt Fortney | Dec 10, 2018
Of course, it was bound to happen. Three days before we hit the road to begin this new chapter in our lives, Mother Nature decided to take a 20″ dump on us. I guess we’ll take this as a final cold, and yet still beautiful, good-bye. I’m sure a few...
by Walt Fortney | Nov 23, 2018
Hello and thanks for visiting! I’m Walt, U.S. Army veteran, automotive enthusiast, VW/Audi master technician, and founder of Walt’s Garage (previously known as Bennett’s Automotive). Tony Bennett’s father started the business in the 70’s, and then Tony took over and...
