Date:         Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:25:36 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: six guys update
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Yep, if the van part of the trip has to end at least Las Vegas offers a
lot of transportation options.

I wish them well and hope for the best but a gas station seems an
unlikely place for any real problem on an old Vanagon to get fixed on a
reasonable basis. Maybe it will be something simple and they will be
honest enough to deal with it fairly.

If parts are needed a gas station is unlikely to have or get many of
them before the weekday parts network is open. That makes it seem better
to just wait till a real VW shop can do the work. I understand that time
pressures may argue for a roll of the dice but snake eyes are a looming
possibility.

I broke down myself in Vegas some years ago and needed a tranny fast for
a BMW325. Though I called all around to find a shop with experience and
who had the part available and said they could do it right away, they
still managed to string me along and fleece me as best they could
knowing I was in a bind.

Mark

Edward Maglott wrote:
> That sounds like a dubious diagnosis. Better to get it to a shop with
> in-depth specific vanagon/aircooled VW knowledge.  If it really is
> something really bad, Amtrak serves Las Vegas and can give the six
> guys a scenic tour of the backyards of America all the way back to
> the East Coast.
>
> Edward
>
>
> At 06:57 PM 6/20/2009, you wrote:
>> Well they are in a repair shop at the Sinclair station on
>> 1175 east flamingo rd.
>> in las vegas
>> The shop reccomended by a few members was Meyers service, but they
>> closed the garage at noon today, so no luck there.
>>  the initial diagnosis is plugged fuel injectors. The mechanic is still
>> looking at it and I don't know what he proposes to do to repair or
>> further diagnose the problem.
>> The boys seem to be waiting around alot.
>>
>>................