[Babydragon]

I just moved to the Loop and need a good mechanic nearby. I use Anthony at A&L and gear heads in glenellyn but both places are a bit too far. Can someone make a recommendation?

[dbworld4k]

Welcome to the 312! I live in South Loop

I've used A-Spec in Schaumburg and Bavarian Motors just west of downtown.

[J-Spec Dan]

you could try LukeG Werkshop out in Lombard.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1060940

[Babydragon]

Originally Posted by dbworld4k

Welcome to the 312! I live in South Loop

I've used A-Spec in Schaumburg and Bavarian Motors just west of downtown.

I've heard good things about A-spec. I need a place that's open on Saturdays.

[bloppitybloop]

My car is currently at A&L. I live 2 hours away but nobody in the Madison area would put rep bumpers on.

[sirdaft1]

I've gone to both A-Spec and LukeG. I heard that A-Spec is undergoing some changes and that they are not open for business at the moment until they reopen with a new name. And LukeG is legit. Not sure if he's any closer to you since he's not far from Glen Ellyn.

[Cloud9blue]

Originally Posted by sirdaft1

I've gone to both A-Spec and LukeG. I heard that A-Spec is undergoing some changes and that they are not open for business at the moment until they reopen with a new name. And LukeG is legit. Not sure if he's any closer to you since he's not far from Glen Ellyn.

What's going on with A-spec?

[Game]

Originally Posted by J-Spec Dan

you could try LukeG Werkshop out in Lombard.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1060940

I second Luke as a mechanic.

[J-Spec Dan]

Originally Posted by Game

I second Luke as a mechanic.

He take care of your E92?

[Game]

Originally Posted by J-Spec Dan

He take care of your E92?

Yup! He was a pleasure to work with. Definitely knows his stuff.

[vwetish]

I had used A-Spec and was very disappointing.
Therefore I recoment these two:
Fast Lane in Albany Park, Alex 773 965 7305
and BTR in Evanston, Bart 312 560 1563
Awesome people!
Good luck.

[sirdaft1]

x2 ^^^

Luke is legit.

[J-Spec Dan]

Originally Posted by LukeG

Please feel free to contact me. 708-465-9053 or l.gronski@comcast.net

You can check out ChitownM for many reviews. I'm a supporting sponsor on that forum and under LukeG Werkshop the "welcome" thread is full of reviews. I have inquired about sponsorship on this forum with no reply as of yet.

Thank you all for the recommendations!

Here's the link on ChitownM:http://www.chitownm.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=67

And Luke's Turbo E36 M3 build: http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=284646

[Babydragon]

Getting my suspension parts in next week. Already talked to Luke. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction guys.

[mrgarciainc]

Ive been using bavarian for my E39 M5 for a couple years now. They treated it well so far. Im new to my E90 and hope I dont need a mechanic for a while. Also I am not sure if they do performance work or not.

http://www.rnbavarian.com/

[asus389]

I second http://www.rnbavarian.com. They are legit.

[Babydragon]

Bavarian seemed like a good option. The only down side is that they do not install customer purchased parts.

[Babydragon]

After some recommendations from post members I ended up taking my car to Luke Gronski in Lombard. He pretty much replaced my entire suspension with Koni yellows, new shock and strut mounts, sway bar bushings, control arms, etc etc you get the picture. Luke did an awesome job and I would recommend him to anyone. He's a true BMW enthusiast as well, and you can tell he has a love for the brand and takes pride in his work.