A would avoid Midas like the plague. Back before I knew any better I had them mess up my brakes and overcharge me, and I also had them mess up my exhaust and overcharge me. That being said, dealerships aren't much better. As far as I can tell, finding a good vanagon mechanic involves a lot of trial and error. Try and find a mechanic that actually owns a vanagon. Greg. 82 westy Larry Petty wrote: > I know a lot of us do what repair work we can on our Vanagons. I am > wondering where you go when you are not able to do the repair. For > instance, can Midas do a brake job? Can Sears do a front end alignment? > Is the Vanagon so specialized that a franchise shop will screw it up or > can you rely on them to do miscellaneous tasks like this? My VW guy put > brakes on my Vanagon and screwed them up royally. I'm not sure I want > him to do anything but engine work in the future. > > Larry P. > 87 Westy "Vinnie" > 2003 NBC "Cookie II" > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 9/29/2003 > |
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