Richmond Auto Repair

Need a few ideas of things to do around the Richmond, VA area for Christmas? You might like a few of these. And Happy Holidays from all of us here at The Euro Shop. The Tacky Light Tour -- December 7 Billed as one of Richmond’s most famous holiday traditions, the Tacky Light Tour allows you to relax as someone else takes you on a 3-hour tour around some of the best-lit homes of the area. The bus is BYOB.  Friday, December 7, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Other dates are available. $35. Includes snacks. Departs from Target - White Oak, 4521 S. Laburnum Ave, Richmond, VA 23231 Gingerbread House Party -- December 8 A fun event for the kids, this gingerbread house party boasts a pre-assembled gingerbread house with an assortment of building materials to play with. Candy and other edible building materials will be provided. Saturday, December 8, from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EST at Crosscreek Nursery, Richmond VA. Maymont Mansion Holiday Tours -- throughout December Maymont Mansion will be ... read more

September is a busy time around Richmond, with tons of events and festivals you can attend! Here are a few of our favorite festivals.  Flowers After 5: Flowers After 5 is a terrific way to relax at the end of the day. This event has been going on at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden all summer, but there are still two Thursday events left for you to attend. There’s live music, flowers of course, and more! Note that the September 13th event is also a Fidos event, which means that your dog is welcome, too! Stone’s Throw Down in RVA: This festival on September 8 includes independent craft beer with a full day of music! Proceeds benefit the James River Association, Neighborhood Resource Center of Greater Fulton, Virginia Trail Foundation, and Venture Richmond.  Mathews Market Days Festival: This free, two-day event is held the Friday after Labor Day. This yea ... read more

Engines need motor oil, but they need the correct motor oil — one that protects them while operating. Because anything less than that means you’re driving toward serious and expensive repairs.  Motor oil quality in North America has fallen behind engine development, notably with the introduction of Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) and Turbocharged Gasoline Direct Injection (TGDI) engines. If you own a BMW, MINI or Mercedes vehicles, chances are you have a GDI or TGDI engine. Here’s what The Euro Shop believes you need to know.   Smaller, More Powerful, Turbocharged Engines Are Now the Norm Fifteen years ago, most automakers began shifting engine production to GDI, and more recently, to TGDI powerplants. Both engine types are downsized, but more powerful, more fuel efficient, and exhaust fewer emissions. So why the shift? First, the engines greatly help automakers to meet the challenging 2025 regulatory fuel economy requirement for 54.5 mpg. I ... read more

Touch Your Roots and Free Your Soul Four Richmond-based road trips to dazzle your visitors   Richmond, Virginia  — located in the crux of American history and culture — is within the day trip to explore on your own, or with visitors and friends. From scenic parkways to historical landmarks and living museums, to sand and surf, to our nation’s capital, so many delightful sojourns await the curious. If I had company coming to Richmond for the first time, here’s are four very different day trips I’d plan to wow them: Mix and Mall It Trek — Make this road trip an overnighter. Head out of Richmond on I-95 to Fredericksburg — you know, the town where George Washington grew up and slept — and book a B&B for the night. Park at the train station and switch travel modes to ride the rails to Union Station in Washington, D.C., which is a short hop, skip or jaunt over to the National Mall — America’s most-visited national ... read more

At The Euro Shop, our auto mechanics run like a well-oiled machine, no pun intended. We play on each other strengths to deliver honest, accurate, and thorough auto repair to BMW, MINI, and Mercedes-Benz owners throughout Richmond, North Chesterfield, and Midlothian. While we are servicing your car, we enjoy listening to a variety of music. Kelly Shelton, the owner of The Euro Shop, is an avid music lover, so we couldn’t help but dedicate this blog to the top regional music festivals near Richmond. We are fortunate to have many music festivals happening near Richmond, North Chesterfield, and Midlothian. Some of these festivals may require some driving time, but our auto mechanics would be more than happy to make sure your BMW, MINI, or Mercedes-Benz is ready for the road trip. Here are the top music festivals in Richmond: Richmond Jazz Festival: This festival brings over 10,000 jazz lovers together for the chance to listen to 20 local and national jazz bands fro ... read more