Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:50:40 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: Santa Rosa area mechanic and smog shop
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yeah, that's it Rick Auto.
Couldn't quite think of Rick's name.
that's just for smog checks, not vanagon repairs of course.
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil.C
To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Santa Rosa area mechanic and smog shop
Thanks for the rec, Scott. That must be Rick's Auto? Forestville is about as far as Fort Bragg for me -- closer than SR. -Phil
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
Phil,
for smog checks I used to go to a shop in Forestville.
it's an American car type shop...........about two blocks south of the main downtown area.
got smog checks there for years on VW vans when I needed one.
That's within range of Galula more or less.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
formerly of Sonoma County, Ca.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil.C" <imapit@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: Santa Rosa area mechanic and smog shop
Thanks Jim. I'm up in Gualala, which is also 2 hours from Ukiah. -Phil
On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Jim Cochran <mxsailor@gmail.com> wrote:
Try the Harmony Garage in Cotati.
Where do you live?
Jim C
86 Westy "Vanilla"
71 Van
San Carlos, Mexico
On Oct 31, 2008, at 9:52 AM, Phil wrote:
Vanagonians, I'm looking for mechanic recommendations in the Santa Rosa, CA
area for my 87 westy. I have reviewed the list on RoadHaus and found only
1,
with 1 review in 2006 -- a positive one for MB German. While 1 good shop
is
enough, I was just hoping to hear some confirmation or other recs.
I do my own maintenance and light wrenching, and the van has been reliable
and trouble-free in return, but it has a smog test in its future and I
would
like to have a more experienced expert at hand in the event of a no-pass.
Speaking of emissions testing, I would also welcome any preferences for
smog
test shops in the Santa Rosa area. I'm 2 hours away on the coast, so my
van
has been exempt from testing over my 7 years of ownership. Thanks very
much.
-Phil