Well, shops work with a limited set of suppliers. Most are very reluctant, often unwilling, to go outside that set. These ARE, despite the attitudes of many on the list, really difficult vehicles, for both owners and shops. One has to have an interest in them for the sake of other qualities they have (and really, it isn't that they are good vehicles, it's that we like certain features), in order to put up with them. Or, one just has to happen to like (take a perverse pride, perhaps), the eccentricities of dealing with them. Dave Mc
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:38 PM , Bernie wrote: > It's not a dealer.It's a good VW repair shop and they just feel there > are > too many parts they can't > get for the Vanagon. > I appreciate all the comments they have been helpful. > Thank you. > > Bernie |
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