William:  For many of us the van is a HOBBY and I'd no
more hire out its care than I'd send my wife to a gigolo for
"servicing".  Yes the gigolo has the proper "tools" and
guarantees his work and doesn't cost much more, but
this is a life-style issue.  Malcolm

On 17 Dec 2001, at 22:40, developtrust wrote:

> As a newcomer to this list I ache a question for those more
> experienced. If replacing coolant is such a problem why do
> people attempt to do it themselves rather than go to a VW
> dealer where work is guaranteed and they have the proper
> tools. Does it really cost that much at the dealer?
>
> William Polowniak
> Vanagon site
> http://members.home.net/holisticdream/vanagon1989.htm