Date:         Mon, 1 Dec 1997 22:31:11 -0800
Reply-To:     Gail Fitzpatrick <redwood@SPEEDLINK.COM>
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From:         Gail Fitzpatrick <redwood@SPEEDLINK.COM>
Subject:      A Vote for the Volks Cafe; was: Re: 89 Wolfs/Newbie ??
Comments: To: Marna & Mike Evans <manx@CATS.UCSC.EDU>
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At 09:13 AM 11/30/97 -0800, you wrote:
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>I am ready to take the van to my local VW mechanic (the buzzer is driving me
>crazy), but know I will have to spend some dough.  I would really like to
>have some idea of what the problem could be before I see the shop so I don't
>end up replacing stuff that doesn't need it.  Any suggestions on how to
>chase this down?  BTW, I have a dynamic sensor if someone needs it.


Hi Marna & Mike,

Welcome to the list!

I'm not one of the list members with any technical info to speak of.  But
thot you might be interested in hearing that, lacking confidence in any VW
mechanics i knew of here in Sacramento, i took my '87 Westi to Kyle Wade at
Volks Cafe in Santa Cruz, from whom i had seen posts here on the list.  He
had offered helpful suggestions to questions from a few listees, and also
offered reasonable prices on parts.  I contacted him ahead of time, and he
quoted me very competitive prices on the parts i needed then, and labor
perhaps 1/2-2/3 of what had been quoted by the local VW dealer [which would
also have charged 2-3x for the parts].  The work was performed as agreed,
and there were none of the little [or big] unanticipated costs being tacked
on for this or that, that i have come to expect over the years.

I'd rather have a mechanic a lot closer to home, and Kyle even gave me a
lead on someone here [which i haven't yet fully pursued].  But if i don't
find someone here, and my van is driveable, i wouldn't hesitate to go back
to the Volks Cafe.

So, if you can't solve the problem yourself, or need parts, you might want
to give Kyle a call.  [Kyle Wade  (408) 426-1431 OR  (408) 429-9424]

Good luck,

Gail