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Date:         Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:57:15 -0400
Reply-To:     "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: What a real VW mech @ the dealer has to says about vanagons
In-Reply-To:  <501dc8150709101154r47cfb840wfe41e49e81f6a042@mail.gmail.com>
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Let's see... For Parts, well I'll stick with Bus Depot, Gowesty, Vanagain... more than 1/2 the cost of the dealer, they know which parts work with your application, they have the parts, and they all support this list!

I needed a new Thrust Washer for my 2.1L, the dealer wanted $38.95! Our friends are over 50% less! If you get your Van fixed at a dealer, not only do they charge you an arm and a leg for service, they charge you FULL price for the parts!

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Donna Skarloken Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:55 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: What a real VW mech @ the dealer has to says about vanagons

My husband forbides me to go to the VW dealership for anything anymore - we've had so many mistakes and appointment runarounds. We've actually trained our local mechanic, a shop that works on everything around town, to work on VWs, letting him take his time, borrow our books, etc. I presently work in Sacramento and when time permits drop off some of our jobs with Stefan's Autohaus. It goes without saying my husband would rather I not buy a new VW, but if I did, won't go near our local VW dealer. I don't know anything about the other dealers in the Central Valley area. The probability of my buying a new VW is slim to none anyway.

Donna, 87 Syncro

On 9/10/07, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > I quote > > > > I am a mechanic at a VW dealership, TRUST ME. you do not want a > > vanagon, we > > will not even take them in to work on!! I heartily recommend either > > buying > > an asian or domestic van, or holding out until "Project M"- our new > > minivan > > arrives next year as a 2008. > > > my question is, with appologies in advance to any real dealership > mechanics on the list, is ... > > would you, as a vanagon owner, believe ANYthing that a dealership > service department personnel tells you? > > i've been driving (and fiddling/working/tinkering on) vw buses now for > 37 years ... since i got out of the army in 1970. vanagons for 28 of > those years or whatever math it makes from december 1979. :) > > and quite frankly, i've yet to run across a vw dealership person who > knew ANYthing about vanagons, much less how to fix them. > > just because someone is a vw dealership mechanic does NOT mean he > knows how to fix ANYthing. he could be the lowest totem on the pole, > and get all the oil changes dumped on him (cause the more senior > mechanics grab all the high-paying jobs so they can maintain their > lifestyles). > > and if the dealerships had known anything about vanagons, we wouldn't > have needed to create this mailing list!!! > > in my damnably humble opinion! > unca joel >


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