jmphegle

Hey Im looking to get a stage 1 tune on my S4. I've got one quote so far from a North Denver Shop and they want $1250 for a unitronic stage 1. That seems a little high to me - can anyone help steer me in a better direction?

thanks

djkyky

I am going to jump on your post because I too am interested in Unitronic stage 1+ for my S4. The closest dealer to me is European Motorworks in Nashville. There is not much information on the web about them. Anyone have an experience with European Motorworks in Mt Juliet outside of Nashville? As with all of you I'm particular about who works on my car.

jmphegle

Im going to be calling another shop regarding the APR stage 1 and getting a quote on that. May go with the stage two depending on the price. I'll let you know what they come back with. Like you - I havent heard much about the Unitronic software.

aTOMic

Hi djky, I have some experience with EM. The owner, Jerry Ashmore, is a standup guy. He founded German Performance Options in Nashville around 10+ (?) years ago; it's got the best rep in Nashville - or used to. He left last year (sold his half) to start EM. It's only been open a month or so officially, but Jerry has what I call third-degree Audi knowledge. That is, he knows modern and high performance Audis to the bone. He has hand-built racecars & trucks (toyletta) and is ASE master black belt whatever; he keeps up with tech (calls himself a "High-Tech-Redneck").

There's a forum, Tennessee Euros, that he is a founding member of. You should join and read some of his posts. He's not above diagnosing and helping new owners / kids / dummies diagnose and repair via the forum, unlike most professional mechanics.

I personally know one guy on here (Awdinut) who was passing through town when his A8L air suspension failed. Flatbedded it to the $tealership (Audi Nashville) who quoted (minimum estimate of) $6000. GPO saved him $4200. (back when Jerry was there). Plus GPO had him on the road in two days - dealers was talking weeks!

HTH,
Tom

Reggie

Who did you call? SCR? Red Ball?

jmphegle

The shop I was directed to reach out to was SCR. I havent reached out to them yet but I heard good things. Have you done any work with them?

Reggie

Yes they are a APR shop and very good. I worked for them for a while at the counter.