About Elledge Auto

Meet Dave, aka “Painter Dave”

A lifelong car guy and Volkswagen enthusiast with more than 35 years of hands-on automotive experience.

Dave at work at Elledge Auto in Riverside

The Man Behind Elledge Auto

Cars Have Been Part of Dave’s Life Since He Was 12

Dave has been working on cars since he was 12 years old. Over the years, he became known as “Painter Dave” in the custom Volkswagen scene, a nickname many longtime enthusiasts still recognize today.

That same hands-on experience is behind Elledge Auto today. Dave brings decades of real-world knowledge to Volkswagen and Audi diagnostics, carbon cleaning, major timing work and general automotive repair.

Known as “Painter Dave” in the custom Volkswagen community

35+ years of hands-on automotive experience

Volkswagen & Audi specialty experience

Diagnostics, timing work, carbon cleaning & complete mechanical repair

SINCE 12Working On Cars

35+ YEARSHands-On Experience

VW ROOTSCustom Volkswagen Scene

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Family Shop

Future Tech In Training

Cars are already becoming a family tradition around the shop. The next generation of Elledge Auto is getting some early shop time.

Future Tech 🔧

Future Elledge Auto technician spending time in the Riverside shop — The next generation of Elledge Auto is already getting shop time.

From Custom VWs To Elledge Auto

A Reputation Built By Doing The Work

Long before Elledge Auto was a website or a sign on a building, Dave was building and repairing cars. His background in the custom Volkswagen world shaped the attention to detail that still carries into the shop today.

Elledge Auto specializes in Volkswagen and Audi and also works extensively with BMW, Mercedes-Benz and other makes and models. Whether the job is diagnosing a drivability problem, cleaning carbon buildup, tackling a timing belt or timing chain job, or handling general mechanical repair and maintenance, the goal is the same: understand the job, do it correctly and treat the customer’s car with care.

If you knew him as Painter Dave, you found the right place. Painter Dave is behind Elledge Auto in Riverside, California.

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