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Date:         Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:20:49 -0600
Reply-To:     Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Fast German ruined my dash, now what?
Comments: To: Leon <korkwood@WSHOST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <opri03hsfu8e4rwi@mail.wshost.net>
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Here! Here!!


Your description of events is exactly the reason I do as much work for
myself that I can (99%).




>If they did such mess in front i can only imagine what is hiding inside
>bell housing...
>Over 20 years ago i took my 64 Bug to replace clutch. 3 months later throw
>out bearing
>fork broke 30 miles from home. Took Bug back but they were very happy to
>tell me 90 day
>warranty expired.This time i decided to do it myself...
>Sure enough their "new" clutch was not new at all and i ended installing
>new clutch kit myself.
>This and couple of other "professional jobs" provided plenty of motivation
>to become my own mechanic.
>Contrary to some people believe the higher  bill doesn't reflect higher
>quality. Bad mechanics are very consistent in how they "fix" things...




Chris Mills in TN
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