Ill second that, the buslab in Berkeley is fantastic. Id avoid griffen like the plague though, unless you need some big rims or a carbon fiber dash kit.
BenT Syncro wrote: >On 5/31/05, phlogiston@ispwest.com <phlogiston@ispwest.com> wrote: > > >>i recently relocated to oakland and as my van is in dire need of servicing, i am looking for a new garage. previously, i had taken my westy to stephan's autohaus in sacramento, and i absolutely love stephan and his garage, but i figure that is an awful long drive from the bay area and it seems like there _should_ be a garage that good around somewhere. >> >>i looked on the list of repair shops on vanagon.com and found a few in berkely... generally i try to avoid anything associated with that town, but i could put aside my prejudice and trust a berkeley mechanic if you guys have had good experiences there... specifically, has anyone used autometrics or griffin motorwerks? >> >>are there any other places around the east bay that aren't on the list that i should be considering? i'm willing to drive a bit to get to the right mechanic. >> >>thanks. >> >>Ben. >> >> >> > >The guys at the Bus Lab in Berkeley (Marco & Steve) have a very nice >clean shop on Blake Street. I've met both guys a few times in the past >two years or so. Heard only good news about them on this list. I also >know one of their suppliers who tells me they are very competent. The >person making the comment is someone I have known and trusted with my >own VW's for close to 10 years. > > > |
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