Date:         Sun, 14 Mar 2004 16:38:38 EST
Reply-To:     Gamercer@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         George Mercer <Gamercer@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Call for Mexico Repair Shop info
Comments: To: roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM
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Mexico never imported the Vanagon or its ilk.  Their factory built air and
water cooled buses.  Any repair will be without any specific Vanagon parts.  I
drove my '85 GL to La Paz several years ago.  I got to Ensenada and was having
a problem with the temp gauge going nuts.  Later it turned out to be a head
gasket leak.

I stayed the night in Ensenada to check the van and build up my nerve.  The
Ensenada VW dealer said he thought it would make it to La Paz (900 miles south
on the Baja Peninsula) and back.

He was right.  It went to La Paz and back.  I kept putting water in whenever
the reservoir was down and babied it to and fro.

Good Mexican mechanics can just about jury rig any repair.  They have
experience making do with what parts they have and don't have.

Good luck with finding lists of repair shops that specialize in Vanagons,
George

In a message dated 3/14/2004 12:52:28 PM Pacific Standard Time,
roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM writes:
Unfortunately we have nothing for Mexico.