That's awful On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 11:46 AM, John Bange <jbange@gmail.com> wrote: > > I would have sworn I saw an email on this list recently that > > mentioned a Vanagon-knowledgeable shop in the Santa Monica, > > California, area. But when I searched my archives, I couldn't find it. > > > > So, any recommendations? > > > > There's always Bruno over at German Car Service at Olympic and Cloverfield, > which I've heard mostly positive reviews. > <www.german-car-service.com> > Probably not cheap though. Then there's Swiss Motors on Sepulveda, and > they're DEFINITELY not cheap, as they specialize mostly in Porsche. They do > have a cool yellow air-cooled Vanagon with a Porsche engine in it parked > out > front. > > > > But while I'm here in Venice, I thought I'd visit good local shops > > and maybe have some minor work addressed. > > > > A few years ago I would have recommended "Jack", a guy who worked out of > his > driveway in Venice. He rebuilt several Vanagons for my friends... but > unfortunately Jack made the mistake of trusting a hydraulic jack a couple > years ago and got crushed to death. under the front end of a Vanagon. NEVER > TRUST A JACK! > > -- > John Bange >
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