Date:         Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:26:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Good collaboration with a mechanic?
Comments: To: "Mark L. Hineline" <hineline@ocotillofield.net>
In-Reply-To:  <2D66624E-BDAF-432E-BF70-BF5FE7E505D4@ocotillofield.net>
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dear letting my westie sleep with other mechanic or letting my westie attend
mechanical swap parties

if i were you i would take scott up on his offer and book a few days off and
drive up to medford  to give your van a going over with him looking over
your shoulder
he is a good teacher .... and if you have any aptitude at all he will likely
be simply supplying you with encouragement ..
i have done several repairs in his yard ... and have discovered many more
problems while there which he had the parts right there to remedy
i r & r the items on my own van ...
sometimes asking him questions ... sometimes getting him to simply give the
repair the once over for quality assurance ...
buy a bentley before you go so you can read up on the item to be repaired as
you go along ...

pay scott for parts and time invested at the rate you both agree to feel
good about ...and every one is happy

friendly word of advice ....
while working at scotts shop you may be subjected to ...
music you may like...
talk about subjects you are likely to have a strong opinion on ...
improvement of your vanagon ... even in parts you did not think required
improvement
sharing meals with dirty greasy fingers and few if any utensils

yours


On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 1:28 AM, Mark L. Hineline <
hineline@ocotillofield.net> wrote:

> I'd like to develop a good working relationship with a VW mechanic:
> someone to whom I can trust jobs that I can't or shouldn't do (I live
> in an apartment complex where working on a vehicle is severely frowned
> upon), but who doesn't get his nose out of joint if I do a lot of work
> myself.
>
> Has anyone worked out that kind of relationship?
>
> I'd like to take my Vanagon to San Diego Westy, if that's the sort of
> place that tolerates owner repairs.
>
> Mark
>



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