I had previously recommended Karmakanik in Berkeley as a good shop run by an experienced vanagon/syncro mechanic, with reasonable rates. Allow me to withdraw that endorsement and say that I have heard of unpleasant experiences with the shop as of late, including from a friend whom I sent to Karmakanic. His van sat unworked on for months, when it was finally worked on, the interior was trashed and some of the work was never done and some was done poorly. Another person reported an apparent botched drive shaft rebuild attempt. Maybe these were isolated experiences, but the one involving my friend was truly hideous, so I feel i have to warn people since i used to sing the shop's praises. |
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