Shop Update! V12 Century Twins and a Returning Resident!

[@TheLawndryman]

You know you have a reputable shop when you service vehicles from out of state!

[@majicdude88]

Or a KZbinr shop

[@jon-yp5tz]

Shoot I'm trying to plan a drive up from NC to have my GS430 cam seals done!

[@cccalifornia7206]

This is probably the only Toyota, Lexus repair shop I would trust!!!💖😉👍

[@RCTVAccount]

I can see why people would spend the money to bring their car and fly out. I have five used Toyotas and I am only 4 hours from the shop and I have been tempted to bring a car. Instead, I have found an honest independent mechanic in my area that does an exceptional job where I can leave a car for a week or two and he takes care of everything. Good luck to everyone.

[@jblfamily02]

@@majicdude88 TRUSTED yt shop

[@DJG37S]

This is what happens when you have a person who is honest and does honest work, you will have business from all different parts of the country.

[@pedrofernandez8729]

The tech I like to use has a mobile service and getting him to fix my car takes days of waiting and if the car is not running and you need it, then you're out of luck and have to go somewhere else.

[@oldskool1979]

Well uts also because car dealer service departments are awful as well as total incompetence from many private shops...

[@DJG37S]

@@pedrofernandez8729 well this is why you save up for a backup car. Between my wife and I, we have 3 cars for that very reason. We didn’t go into debt to buy 3 cars. Instead saved up for 4 years to buy a cheap emergency Corolla in case our car needs to be in the shop or down.

[@Kahuna_550]

Bro turned into his own dealership

[@artsisland1683]

The amazing thing, so impressive, is that he is aware of the status of every vehicle in his shop. He is brilliant.

[@CorgiDaddy]

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only person who loves their older 20+ year old Lexus or Toyota.

[@Sam-go3mb]

I'm sure there's more than a few of us here who do crazy stuff like repaint some never-seen bracket deep in our 20th century Toyota on the weekends 😅and then I wonder why I even bother when the damn Aisin carburetor plays up for the 3rd time in a month

[@golferpro1241]

My Lexus RX330 AWD is 21 years old with 50,300!😊

[@xoxo2008oxox]

I do not miss my 1995 T100. Sure, it made it past 250K and still reliable for the next owner. But T100 was an underpowered, incapable work truck.

[@faisalyousuf820]

Thanks! الله يوفقك، يا أحمد. أنا لست ميكانيكي،و لكن استمتع بمشاهدة فيديوهاتك. أتمنى لك كل التوفيق والنجاح!

[@hanko5750]

Stacking 'em up!!! From out of state, out of state, out of state ... That goes to show the quality of TCCN shop!!!! Way to go AMD !

[@wayneschenk5512]

Customers want things done right they found the right mechanic.

[@Reaper-3000]

Now that's some crazy parking skills!

[@vmpgsc]

Holy Hannah... That's a lot of cars. You're so well-regarded people are shipping you cars from out of state -- amazing.

[@CanopyFlyer150]

Amd walks backwards into the office after seeing all the cars: "We're going to need a bigger shop." He says in terror.

[@markbriggs5531]

Don't work too hard my friend. Don't get stressed. You're supposed to enjoy your work. Sit down and work out your ideal work schedule e.g. what time you start work, what time you finish and go home and see your family. YOU DESERVE IT! 🙂

[@mateuszleszczynski513]

Seeing your work and dedication to Toyota/Lexus cars, makes me want to ship my car from Europe to US just for regular service 😊

[@famemolto]

That is a packed shop! I really enjoyed the tour. Thanks for posting.

[@GboTee]

This is one person I would love to meet before I die. This is a great example of not judging people by their countries of origin. Thank you, Sir, for all you do to make people happy.

[@ericmilliot5807]

I love this channel for videos like this one. I love the mini rant towards the end about being busy but not over-working your employees is truly wonderful to hear. As a previous Toyota tech, I agree with and appreciate all the advice you give to your viewers. Keep up the great content and hope you have a great weekend!

[@jayjaynella4539]

Been following CCN since the plandemic and I have never seen the shop so full like this.

[@muthannamajidi8187]

Man I am proud Iraqi when I watch your videos knowing you are one too. You are awesome

[@octavioromo1115]

Love my Toyotas & Lexuses… all I need a technician like him!!!

[@MiguelPerez-w7z]

As an owner of three Toyota's in California, I wish I could find a Toyota service technician like yourself. The stealer ships are out of control in California. Keep up the great job.

[@thugblaster303]

They exist, keep looking.

[@charley95sheridan44]

There's a guy out there in Cali who has a channel on KZbin called Waltnasty, give him a look. I think he works at a Toyota dealer.

[@DavidNgo86]

Yeah

[@DavidNgo86]

@@charley95sheridan44 where in CA does he live?

[@FadedRoseStoriesFairyTales]

I have a great repair shop in Santa Barbara that helps keep my 25 year old Sienna safe and running great. It takes about 5-7 days to get an appointment.

[@joeotto775]

Only problem I have with this video is it wasn't long enough. Love these videos. More shop updates always please! Take care of yourself AMD. We all appreciate you and TCCN team 🙏

[@rightlanehog3151]

AMD, Despite the collection of great and mighty Toyota/Lexus vehicles from far and wide, I have to say my favourites are the simple red Matrix 9:35 and the blue Tacoma which embody the classic value-for-the-dollar Toyota philosophy. 🤩🤩

[@stevelemay4143]

I’m in Rhode Island and when my 99 landcruiser needs its next timing belt I will make a trip out there. Love the videos and seeing a great mechanic who’s honest thriving. Great job god bless!!

[@mopiktm9480]

Hard honest work comes with more work to the point that you grow beyond control of business. 😮

[@kevinwall6497]

Wow, that is a lot of cars packed in there. Job security!

[@Bugholeexcalibur]

The yellow on that Lexus looks amazing.

[@tectorama]

You are fortunate to have customers who are happy to be without their cars for long periods.

[@cuttheknot4781]

The number of out of stste vehicles says it all - bravo, bravo...my favorite person.

[@johngaither9263]

I remember commenting about how, in pretty short order, you were going to wish your shop was two or three times larger. This was before there were any cars at all inside and you were still considering what you were going to do the floors with. Trouble is a bigger shop would only cause that much more problems for you.

[@ozarklife9996]

Spend time with those kids of yours.

[@ivargo-cv2cz]

Now I know why he likes to talk in videos... Otherwise he would not catch a breath! Amazing shop!

[@timj41]

It's great to see that you have good customers who understand the limits and respect you and your team by not having unreasonable expectations. Equally you have great respect for them also.

[@ethanacton408]

Saw century in the title and ran over to the video. Always love updates on this beautiful car. The century definitely one of toyotas greats

[@timj41]

I bet the RX is a bad relay lol 😅, I'm not a mechanic but a great guy taught me to take the time to properly trouble shoot and diagnoses parasitic battery drain 😉

[@kevinyoungM14EBR]

I am very happy to hear that you and your team are super busy, and I am also happy that after everything that happened in '23 & '24 my Tundra truck should not require any major service or repair work for several years.

[@WARXion]

As a Century owner, can't wait to see the detailed videos, I have so much to fix on it this year!

[@gregrussell5374]

AMD, your business is a model of how things should be run . Good job! Additionally you are a godly man, blessings flow to you and it shows. I commend you sir. Thank you for sharing your work.

[@wtt8914]

Love the workshop update tours. Keep up the Great work TCCN Team.

[@adrianocarotenuto498]

Dear Mr AMD you are the best! Congratulations from Brazil. I decided to buy a 4th generation Prius based on your videos and I am very happy with Prius. The next time I go to USA, I would like to visit your shop and thank you for the valueable advices about the car maintenance. Best regards!

[@riceburner4747]

WOW! A lot of cars/work! I wonder how u cram all those vehicles with such close tolerances. And, AMD, how and the heck can you REMEMBER what all needs done on each car??? You are an awesome boss to your employees & so thoughtful. Makes great employees/great work! 👍🇺🇸

[@mechanicMase]

I wish my shop was this busy.

[@Matttruck]

I love this channel. I've learnt quite a lot. I'm in New Zealand. I've got a Toyota Aurion (2015). 3.5 V6 (version 3). I've had it since it was one year old. Drove it consistently for 3 years, (went from 42,000km to 151,000 km) kept up good, simple, regular servicing. It's been pretty much parked up since (I have a company car). I can't part with it. Unfortunately, I haven't run it for quite some time. I haven't changed fluids for a while. My thoughts are to actually get it towed to my good service centre (they're honest, knowledgeable and caring too) to have all fluids done and a good look over. I've just finished watching your LS400 video and saw that when you dropped the oil and transmission pan, lots of sludge due to moisture from infrequent fluid changes so, that's why I don't want to start my car. I might get my service agent to clean those too. Battery is good. Always keep it charged well. Any other suggestions from you or the viewers are welcome. Thanks so much to you and your team for your efforts.

[@donk499]

God bless you, Mrs CCN, and the whole team. I know too well the stress of wearing all the different hats you must wear doing the day in an attempt to stay ahead of all the projects. An impossible task for sure. Don't get down on yourself, the simplest of projects (in and out/drop off/wait) are the ones that go south messing up the day for the rest of the work that is supposed to get done. Not to mention waiting for the parts, only to have the wrong ones arrive. It must take about an hour just to clear all the cars out of there in the morning so you can work. And oh yeah, the never ending phone calls that go to voicemail, as the cars that are actually complete and ready to go pile up in the shop! Get some rest yourself! Remember that people come from far and wide to your shop, don't underestimate the trust we have in you. Your customers understand that things rarely go as planned, and that even the most routine service jobs can easily turn into week (months) long projects. I just bought my used 2016 Highlander, really like it so far. Have already had it in to get the transmission serviced, gearbox fluids changed, next are the spark plugs/throttle body service. Had the torn leather seat fixed also at a very nice little upohlstery shop the next town over. Spending alot of time reading the owner's manual, too many electric gadgets....So far, love how effortlessly the V6 propels the vehicle, and how smoothly the 6 speed transmission shifts.

[@2fast4all]

The ultimate JDM/Land Cruiser/LS shop.

[@chuckq54]

Success brings stress unfortunately 🤷‍♂️ You are going to continue to run out of space because of your success…it’s almost impossible to find decent, honest and dependable people in any trade…of course they are out there, but you will spend hours and 💰 searching for them…my hats off to your success 👍👍

[@luisrivera496]

You the best I’m fallowing before you open the new shop and now shop is full very successful bless you you are great mechanic always watching you videos thank you for all the advice 👍

[@redditor001]

damn glad to see that business is booming. congrats

[@jerryq1000]

You have EARNED that success! Enjoy it!

[@sm400]

After 30 years working on my own ...i came to conclusion...the cars are easy.....the people more complicated.....

[@realfreedom5029]

I love these videos Ahmed, thanks for sharing. May the LORD continue to bless you my brother! You all do a wonderful job my brother, both times I have brought our cars there you have been wonderful.

[@onenikkione]

Good to hear that you are not asking/requiring your coworkers to work more hours.

[@c.c.5472]

Hey AMD, lots of cars = lots of trust. Good on you! Take the time for yourself and your family, in no time the kids will be gone and you’ll wonder where the time went. Cheers.

[@StuartGuyan]

Make time for you and the family too thats important

[@TheCRTman]

2025 has started out super busy everywhere. Love to see it.

[@ShilohScotty]

Wow! Your shop is packed to the gills! Love you and your shop/show. I watch all your stuff.

[@mohammediqbal4926]

The stress is the main problem in car workshop. I ve done for over forty years.very rare things go to plan.from things leaking to broken bolts and seized bolts that can take hours if not days to remove.I always said to myself I should a been a Brickey.at least the pay is good and the bricks don’t make noise like engines do when you have put it together.

[@Mr.Who2001]

Centuries are superclass especially that very model

[@Robert3.1415]

I like your videos. I don't know where you find the energy for everything you do, but nice. I like the nice twins side by side. God bless you all. Amen.

[@joegreen7616]

I like he says this car is completely done just waiting on some odds and ends…lol.

[@maddydog]

AMD with as many out of state customers you get, you could open your own hotel for people to stay while waiting for their cars, and it would be more income

[@rightlanehog3151]

Yes!! TCCN Hotel, Resort and Conference Center is the logical next step. 😉

[@kiromanev1310]

I love your attitude!

[@garsocks]

Ahmed is a great guy long wait times, since he's the brains of his shop. You get a repair at dealership prices, but we trust him.

[@GregoryGlessnerViolin]

That is a beautiful Avalon!

[@frankm7707]

That Century is a museum piece.

[@ghzhammer]

Yet I drive it everyday and enjoy it greatly “I own the black one”

[@donaldholder2434]

@@ghzhammerit is nice but is it expensive to keep it serviced compared to Lexus? What is the fuel mileage? 15mpG?

[@ghzhammer]

@ 12 ish mpg city heavy Chicago traffic and 19/20mpg highways depending on speed. Insurance is 74 a month full coverage and tccn handles all the service but nothing to crazy so far I would say overall costs are similar to a Lexus tho I need to plan as parts take some time tho I go to Japan often as well so I can always bring some stuff with me.

[@Mr.Who2001]

​@@ghzhammerThat is why you own it: you know how valued this thing is in Japan while most dudes don't even know it ever existed ;)

[@Mr.Who2001]

That is why you own it: you know how much this thing is valued in Japan while most folks don't even know it ever existed ;)

[@pericaperko1031]

That yellow is300 caught my eye earlier and couldnt wait to hear about it, such a legend, i am driving my brothers that a good car but its got a lot of rust and its ready to go to grave yard unfortunatly, but engine and transmision even at 360km are in great shape

[@petemedina8446]

Thanks for the update on all your cars you're working on keep up the great work you have a good problem over busy😊😊

[@PrJasonFerreiraMusic]

Thank you for the updates!!! 😊

[@gilmendoza8092]

That garage is packed! Glad to see you guys stay busy and making 💰

[@speedwaypinoy]

Hello Sir, I enjoy your videos so much! God Bless you sir!

[@romanc.5074]

Wow, so many vehicles. Business is great.

[@RRRepeattt]

Thanks!

[@Joe_Murphy-REV_Realty]

You are SO blessed, my friend! God has his hands all over your business. I'm so happy for you. Keep doing what you're doing. One day, I will send you an older UZ Lexus to rebuild, from Florida! I just haven't decided on which one to get, yet. I loved all 3 of my LS400's, but I might get a 2005/2006 LS430, this time. We shall see.

[@awesomusmaximus3766]

Glad to see you doing well

[@roadboat9216]

Wow, you are a very busy person. Always something interesting.

[@wonderboy1998]

You have my dream cars all in one spot...im really a Toyota guy..yall have no idea how much I love this brand

[@kmaxxfagyan5740]

I'd like to see an Alphard in your shop in the future. That is as cool as an LC

[@09baher]

I agree, that LX (white) one is very distractive 🙂 Thank you for sharing! I like this shop, it's always clean.

[@adamgilesconcoursdelegance9302]

Just spotted the yellow is 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛I’ve had my yellow is200 since new nearly 25 years….6 speed manual 87,000kms..I loved it so much.. I left realestate and became the top selling Lexus boy in Australia all those years ago

[@petercharlery5731]

That's the cost of being reputable and honest...people just flock to you, forgetting that you are human and there is so much you can do.

[@rodbtelenetbe]

Wow, how many technicians are employed in that shop. It's huge

[@johnperrin914]

What a wonderful collection of cars!

[@Olympus-my15]

I'd love to take my 2003 Corolla to this mechanic for service and inspection. Too bad he is in Chicago. I love this channel! Keep up the excellent work!

[@ozzy4219]

As always thank you very much for your informative videos !!! 👍👍👍

[@TexasVexes]

Between filming and actually working on cars for customers that’s crazy AMD. Remember to also enjoy the fruits of your labor.

[@rightlanehog3151]

👏👏👏👏

[@christopherclark4774]

Thank you AMD for the blown 2UZ update. I think the owner should buy a lottery ticket if he has that kind of luck!

[@dondonaldson1684]

It seems like your shops are clogged up with several vehicles waiting to be picked up. Looks like you need a secure staging garage for in-patients, out-patients and those waiting for parts.😊

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

Well at some point you may have to expand. Often expansion if it's too quickly leads to poor quality and I'm sure you know that. Hiring people maybe not the best. I've seen this before That's what's the problem when you get a good shop You're busy busy busy and an honest shop you're very busy. You're probably one in a hundred maybe one in a thousand that way. Honest and good

[@perspicator5779]

Yes! Lots of work. Good ptoblem to have!

[@Daniel-RunToRoyal]

We’re all waiting on the white A70 car!! Hopefully it gets an update soon!

[@alvinanthel2757]

the only sad thing is if i want to be another out of state customer to get my Lexus serviced, there will probably be a month long waitlist

[@Razor87FIS]

I'm thinking that your getting more and more out-of-state vehicles because of your increasing reputation based upon your KZbin videos. Great Job.

[@SpaceSpiderX]

The GOAT.

[@brianklamer3328]

Looks really busy in your shop, that's great. Wish I lived closer, would have you service our two Sienna's for the things I'm not comfortable with.

[@f32440i]

Don't let people take advantage of your good nature Ahmed, that customer who is on a long trip using your valued shop space as storage is crazy.

[@ronaldemnace9585]

Wow, a lot of cars to fix..

[@iMax1975]

Ya'll don't room to take any more cars! Gracious!

[@ahmadghosheh3104]

Ahmed, you need to start planning on a new property to buy and setup the massive shop. You squeezed all you can out of your current location

[@TheHord]

Keep up the great job! 🙏🍻

[@kody472]

I thought I was the only person to ever break a cam in a 2UZ!? I drive an 07 GX470. Luckily, it did not bend any valves and got away with just replacing the camshaft.

[@roninbushitoろうにん]

Rubbish

[@raynetrunner2868]

AMD ..another great video, keep up the work. Though your 3rd unit may not yet be looking like your 1st 2, because you use it more as a parking and triage space ..we’ve heard it mentioned enough and would all like a quick look at it sometime ..