Chris;
        It only took one experience with a crooked mechanics like this to
make me learn all I could about the repair and maintenance of my cars.
The only thing I hate worse than working on my cars is throwing my money
away at a place like AA*CO; my first and last experience with "auto
mechanics".
        I emphasize maintenance, it is a good place to get your feet wet
and maintenance is like the proverbial "apple a day".

Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis    <Kernersville,NC
86 VW crewcab;60 356B Coupe
Go to neksiwel.20m.com for pictures of my cars and some Vanagon tech
stuff. More to come.

On Wed, 31 Jan 2001 17:48:09 -0800 Chris D'Amico <chrisdamico@YAHOO.COM>
writes:
>dear list,
>i need some advice on what to do with my 89' wolfie
>weekender. long story short. bought vechicle 14 months
>ago for $5,500. (orange county, ca.). within the first
>year i have sank another $5,000 into the car (rear
>brakes, recharge ac, new ecu, repack rear cv boots,
>tune ups, new tires, reseal the tranny, and of course
>the dreaded head gasket job that cost me $2200. ......

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