Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:31:33 -0800
Reply-To: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM>
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From: Brent Christensen <bpchristensen1@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Any Recommended VW Shops in the Dallas Area?
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David:
Are you moving to Dallas, or just going there to get a Vanagon? I was very
close to moving to Dallas a few months back, and posted a similar question
to the list - the responses I got were so discouraging that I decided not to
move to Dallas after all, and take a lower-paying job here in my home town.
(Well, the Syncro was a contributing factor at least...) :-)
The feedback I got fell under the following categories:
1. What the HELL are you moving to Dallas for, are you crazy??
2. There are no shops in Dallas that know anything about Vanagons.
3. There are no Vanagons in Dallas.
4. There is no place to USE a Vanagon (for camping) within 400 miles of
Dallas.
5. "I took my Vanagon to the dealer once, and they weren't sure what it was,
even though they were the ones that sold it to me 10 years ago..."
There are List members in Dallas; maybe they can offer some help:
Chuck & Kirsten Huber <Antiscian1@AOL.COM>
Yi-Ruey Wei <ray.wei@US.PWCGLOBAL.COM>
Here is a direct quote from Yi-Ruey's e-mail to me regarding Central VW:
"...Central VW is the largest dealer in town. But they screwed my Jetta and
Syncro several times when these cars were still under warranty. And I still
remember when my Syncro
developed the head leak 4 years ago, the service manager of Central VW
told me that HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE! and that made me missed
the "free" head replacement offered by VWoA at that time..."
Pretty discouraging, I know. Good luck to you!
Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy "Klaus"
Santa Barbara, CA
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of David Maguiness
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 1999 7:36 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Any Recommended VW Shops in the Dallas Area?
I may be finally close to buying my dream VW van, but before forging ahead I
need an independent opinion from a shop in the Dallas, Texas area that
really
knows Volkswagen vans. If anyone has a recommendation, please p-mail me.
The van is in Plano, and has had some work done at Central Volkswagen. Any
opinions about Central VW would also be appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
David Maguiness
Indianapolis, Indiana
