Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:37:33 PDT
Reply-To:     "Cort, Joel" <Joel.Cort@USA.XEROX.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Cort, Joel" <Joel.Cort@USA.XEROX.COM>
Subject:      Re: Rochester, NY shops...
Comments: To: "Vanagon@VANAGON.COM" <Vanagon@vanagon.com>,
          "arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM" <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM>
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Alan,

Good luck with your 88 GL.

There are two reputed shops in the Rochester NY area that specialize in VW.
The best one to take your find and ask them to check it out is:

CDI Inc.
7494 Victor-Mendon Road   (AKA. Route 251 south of the Victor exit on the NY
Throughway)
Victor NY 14564
Phone 716-924-3598
Fax 716-924-2493

the other is shop is also a Sunoco gas station:

Sutherland Service Center LTD.
9 Monroe Avenue
Pittsford, NY 14534
Phone (716) 381-5619
          (800) 724-1195

I have also heard of a VW shop in AVON NY.
south of Rochester on Highway 390 but I do not know the name or Phone#

Hope this helps.

I also wanted to provide these two shops to Karl Bloss to add to the VW shop
list
but I should probably check with the shop owners if they want free
advertising and endorsements on our list, first.

Joel Cort, wannabus also
Soon to be with 89 Westy Syncro
Currently with 91 Subaru Legacy (AWD)


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From:   Alan Bosch[SMTP:arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM]
Reply To:       arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM
Sent:   Tuesday, July 21, 1998 10:10 AM
To:     Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Rochester, NY shops...

After several months of searching, I have finally found a '88 Vanagon GL
that looks good, drives well, and seems mechanically sound.  I say seems
because the present owner does not know the extent of any previous work
done on the vehicle - if the heads were done, steering rack replaced, etc.
Present owner has replaced hoses, belts, a/c compressor, and other assorted
maintenance.  Owner says vehicle is a "California" Vanagon.

So, two questions:

1)  I assume the difference between a California Vanagon and a 49 state one
would be the pollution and emission control stuff.  Is there any way to
tell one from the other just from looking in the engine compartment?  Just
want to keep this guy honest.

2)  Does anyone know of any Vanagon friendly VW shops in the Rochester, NY
area?  I want to take my find to one for a once over, just to be sure.

All help appreciated.

Alan Bosch, Wannabus
Presently:  '92 Passat CL
Formerly:  '69 Bug, '71 Bug, '73 Bug, '82 Rabbit L, '82 Rabbit Diesel, '83
GTi, '88 Fox GL Sport, '94 Jetta III
"...fahn, fahn, fahn, auf der autobahn..."