Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 18:19:37 -0700
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Who works on your Vanagon?
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The only thing that I farm out is the alignment and transmission work on my
Vanagons. The local Kal-Tire does the alignments and I will be sending a
set of gearboxes to AA Transaxle in WA State very soon.
Kal-Tire has monkeys running the show there, most monkeys have been there
for a while so they know what they are doing. I am always present when they
do the alignment and I have always been more than happy with the results.
AA Transaxle is not run by monkeys rather people who know a lot more about
transaxles that I ever will. I have recommend them to many people and
people always thank me for the recommendation afterwards.
Personally I would try to find a local guy who know import vehicles and to
try to stay away from the franchise places that are run by monkeys. The
little guy doesn't have the big corporation to fall back on when they screw
up so they usually know what they're getting into before they start.
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
http://www.fastforward.ca mailto:sales@fastforward.ca
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Larry Petty
Sent: October 14, 2003 1:17 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Who works on your Vanagon?
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"
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