Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2001 10:44:29 -0800
Reply-To: steve@SYNCRO.ORG
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From: Steve Schwenk <steve@SYNCRO.ORG>
Subject: Re: [Syncro] Re: Karmakanik in Berekley
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I don't know what happened. I had him do work several
years ago and I was impressed, and the price was
reasonable. Then i went back not too long ago to drop
some springs off, and he had an apprentice kid doing
the work and the shop seemed to be overflowing with
stuff everywhere.
Oh well. It's too bad. People have been warned.
oskidbear wrote:
>
> Steve et al,
>
> I went to Steve at Karmakanik last year to have him look at my syncro.
> My engine seized the next day... he had not noted any problem.
>
> I am certainly not blaming him for the seizing, just noting his lack
> of notice to an impending disaster.
>
> I towed it out of there over to my regular air-cooled guy (Rodger and
> Tim at Berkely Auto repair for VW) who did my TIICO conversion.
>
> An interesting note: The tow truck driver said he tows more cars away
> for Karmakaniks than he does to it...
>
> He's now working out of German Auto Salvage on 4th street and driving
> a customer's very trick, high-top syncro camper with SA starburst
> wheels.
>
> Regards,
>
> Happy Solstice
> Jack
>
> --- In Syncro@y..., steve@s... wrote:
> > 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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