Date:         Sun, 4 Apr 2010 12:22:01 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Shop in Santa Monica Area?
Comments: To: John Bange <jbange@gmail.com>
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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
>



--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

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