Modern Specialists Inc

I moved to Boulder three years ago — I was lucky enough to stumble upon Modern Specialists and I’ve been going back since.
Scott and his team are always helpful, whether it be on the phone or in the shop. They’re always willing to offer advice and answer any questions.
Scott even gave me a jug of coolant once when I was having coolant issues. Quality shops are hard to come by.

I was always extremely pleased with the work that Scott and his team did on the couple of MB’s that I had — all pre-​Yelp days (I know, it’s been a while.) It says a lot that Modern Specialists has been around all this time. I called today, after 10 years away. Not only did Scott remember my car, but he also gave me excellent advice to get me back on the road. Happy as ever. Thanks!

Rolled in from out of town. Windshield washers quit on me on the road. Stopped in to let them have a look. Scott and Ben investigated and found a simple fix. Sent me on my way, no charge, even after I offered to pay them anyway. I’ll pay this one forward. My son has moved here, has an older Audi A-​4, and now has a reliable mechanic!

I had a great experience with the team at modern specialist. Being new to boulder area, I was having problems finding a garage/​mechanics I could trust.
I have a 2003 A6 4.2 and tried the folks in Niwot and they cost me lots of money on ‘trial and error.’ Would not recommend them.
Over past year, My car has intermittent starting issues and went to Unilocal to find a new team. To make a long story short, using Unilocal I decided to call MS.
From the first call, Sid made me feel comfortable with their expertise. i did plenty of Audi forum research, and Sid added additional insight.
I brought my car in, met the owner (Scott?) and gave him my self diagnosis. Then Ben the technician called before starting any work — he told me what the codes read and I gave him the go ahead to do the work. Airflow sensor and temp sensor.
Ben fixed a problem that two other garages missed on.
I am a happy customer and will return. From my first conversation to work completion, I am very satisfied and MS has exceptional customer service and execution.

A former coworker who had a German car recommended Modern Specialists to me about three years ago for service on my VW. I’ve been taking it there ever since, as well as my wife’s car, for both routine maintenance and unexpected repairs because they are
* skilled
* honest
* reasonably priced
If you’ve got a German car (VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes), I can’t recommend these guys highly enough.

I apparently needed to have my front brakes replaced. I brought my 750li here since i was less than impressed with the local dealership. I got what I thought was a great price ($ 400-​ish dollars), so I had them do the work. Very friendly and the owner was patient with my other kind of anal requests (I’m kind of particular about car repairs and getting taken by mechanics).
Brakes get done and there is a knocking sound when I hit the brakes at certain speeds, which I found unacceptable. I call the owner, bring the car back in, and they take apart the brakes and find no problem. I drive the car again, hear the knocking again, and call the owner back the next day. He asks if I could come in when the mechanic who did the work was on his break, which I did. The mechanic rides with me and doesn’t hear the knocking, so he drove the car and then heard what I was hearing, and told me that he thinks it was a coating that the manufacturer puts on the brakes that will come off in a few days. If it’s still there in a few days, let them know again. I say I’ll give it a few days and see how it is. The next day, no more knocking, so it was apparently the coating.
The bottom line — 1) the owner never lost his patience, and continued to do what he had to do to make me, the customer, happy 2) the mechanic spent 25 minutes of his break time to help me out 3) I walked away a happy customer.
I am very aware that they could have just as easily brushed me off, as many places do once you pay the bill. Kudos to Modern Specialists! If I still lived in CO, they’d be my go-​to mechanic, hands down! The bad thing is, now I have to find another go-​to place…

On the recommendation of a friend, I visited Modern Specialists almost 3 years ago for my Audi and have been a loyal customer ever since. These guys know their stuff, are extremely professional, do top notch work, and are all around pleasant to do business with.

These guys are great. My M3 is 22 years old and tends to suddenly hit a serious prolem with no warning. Every time these guys have fixed it quickly and inexpensively.

Saw their reviews online so called them for a Pre-​Purchase Auto Inspection on a BMW I am buying sight unseen shipped to Phoenix. Talked to a really professional gentleman named Scott (Owner), he said he was busy for the next few days, I told him how I was closing the deal in a few hours so he told me don’t worry about it he will go check it out. He got back to me within 2 hours telling me that the car was very clean and drove well and that he would not have any reservations buying this vehicle. The car is already a BMW Certified Pre-​Owned so I did not need to get the works just needed a road test and visual inspection for peace of mind. After dealing with these guys I really do understand why they are rated so well. I am glad this is the first place I called. If I had to deal with a mechanic in the Boulder/​Denver/​Longmont area these guys would be it. And after all that, here is the kicker, the BMW dealership was a few blocks away so he did not charge me a dime. I even offered to buy his shop/​team lunch and he would not accept. That alone tells me that these are trustable and stand up guys.

I have an Audi TT and the only Audi dealer in town has less than friendly prices, plus they’ve left me sitting for *hours* in their lobby for a simple oil change. SO, for my 40K mile tune up, I took it to Modern Specialists and saved a ton of $$. I took it back for a minor repair, as well, and was quite pleased.
They’re honest and reliable and won’t take your last dime.