All I know for sure is: Don't go to the VW dealership in Santa Monica,
they're a rotten bunch of @$$0000s!!!!  I have only had mediocre to bad
experiences with garages here in L.A., period, and especially the
Vanagon... I hear , though, that Bug Alley, somewhere around Broadway
and 20th , in Santa Monica are real VW-Lads, I have only seen their
garage at night, as I happened by and took a look, and there were
truckloads of Vanagons standing in their yard. I asked my friend about
them and he says they had a real good reputation for VWs. I also hear
that as they fix your van, they also hook you up with some pimp stories
about hippie outings back in the days...don't schedule too many
Hollywood tete-a-tetes for that day, maybe, as you'll have trouble
making them.
That's pretty much all I know, but it'll be my next spot for a tune up.
Let me know what you find out...

Greetings

Choreboy
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