Pb European Service

02/14/2026

In local news: New Hampshire's vehicle inspection program is now suspended until further notice.

(Perhaps we should title this part two?)As of late afternoon on Friday, February 13, 2026, New Hampshire's vehicle inspection program is now suspended until further notice—this according to the State's Office of Attorney General.That means inspection stations, like ours, are no longer authorized t...

02/02/2026

Thank you, All, for your concerns; no, we did not explode, as someone asked. 💥 The issue is about a mile up the road from us.

We do hope all involved are safe and remain so.

Edited to add: pictured is what we can see from our location.

📸 credit: Doug Neff-Pauly

01/28/2026

"Should I stay, or should I go now?
If I go, there will be trouble
And if I stay, it will be double
So ya gotta let me know
Should I stay, or should I go?"
—The Clash

A lot of customers are asking about New Hampshire's State Inspection program—is it staying? is it going? News today is reporting that inspections, both safety and emissions, will remain for now (see news article in comments).

Our state inspections remain $40.00 for both safety and emissions. That said, free inspections are better than cake! and as such we'll continue to offer inspections ON THE HOUSE, both for vehicle inspections that pass and for customers whose vehicles don't pass, but who choose to complete necessary services with us.

Contact us today to schedule your Volkswagen, Audi, and Volvo's NH State Inspection.

"Should I stay, or should I go now?If I go, there will be troubleAnd if I stay, it will be doubleSo ya gotta let me knowShould I stay, or should I go?"—The ClashA lot of customers are asking about New Hampshire's State Inspection program—is it staying? is it going? We hardly know what is going o...

01/21/2025

Volkswagen’s “most popular non-vehicle part”

In 2017, the auto maker sold more currywurst than cars.

10/06/2024

Have you heard? We're now (officially) servicing Volvo! Contact us via telephone, text, or email to schedule your vehicle's service.

Have you heard? We're now (officially) servicing Volvos!One of our fabulous customer's Volvo XC 60. (Thank you, Shannon!)A couple of Volvo customers have slipped through our doors over the years and we've enjoyed servicing their vehicles. Our experience doing so is the same as our experience servici...

09/27/2023

We’ve moved! We are now located at 234 Amherst Street in Nashua—about a mile and half from our previous location. Call today to schedule service for your Volkswagen and or Audi or stop by and say hello!

We are Volkswagen, Audi, and Volvo service specialists with more than thirty years of experience.

06/09/2023

Between servicing customer’s vehicles, we have fun riding tandem!

09/22/2022

Double rainbows over Pb after a day of downpours.

04/01/2021

Camshaft wear is common, specifically cylinder head wear, which can lead to oil pressure issues. To help combat the wear and for noticeably improved performance overall, we recommend adding LIQUI MOLY MoS2 at every oil change. While factory recommended service is 10k miles between oil changes, we highly recommend getting your vehicle's oil changed every 5k miles, but if you tend to drive your vehicle further between those oil changes, you'll definitely want to consider using the lubricant additive to increase engine longevity.

03/22/2021

Upon recognizing that the vehicle not only took longer than normal to start, but also drove sluggishly, the vehicle owner's daughter who was driving the vehicle at the time, decided, very smartly, not to continue to drive it, and instead the vehicle was towed in thus preventing further damage.

When we ran diagnostics we found that the timing was indeed off and that the chain had hopped -39.99 degrees.

It is important to have your vehicle serviced regularly for oil changes—every 5,000 miles and with the correct oil. Doing so is the best preventive maintenance of timing chain stretch and hop.

Be sure to check our website’s service articles for more information (link in comments).

01/05/2021

Clutch time! Pictured at the top in both pictures is the old clutch disk and at the bottom is the new. This is the wear surface of the clutch that causes it to slip when it gets too thin.

07/23/2020

We fix issues caused by others. Someone stripped this drain plug and couldn’t get it out. We got it right out! 👍