You can not afford a vanagon or a british sportscar if you do not have
or can not afford a live-in mechanic!

jim henry
84 westy

Tom Young wrote:

>Sorry, I can't give you a name of a mechanic in Chicago, but it sure sounds
>like the dealer really doesn't want the job and will only do it if he can
>make an "obscene" profit.  I guess that's why so many Vanagon owners end up
>being their own Chief Mechanic on their vehicles.
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
>Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Michael Martens" <mikeym@AMERITECH.NET>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 7:09 AM
>Subject: head gasket replacement
>
>
>>A dealer I live near in Chicago wants $3300.00 to replace
>>both head gaskets on my 1991 vanagon.  I have seen quotes
>>as low as $300.00 per side listed here.
>>What's going on!!  Would some kind and knowledgeable
>>member of this list give me the name of a place in Chicago
>>to get this done for a more reasonable price.
>>By the way, the $3300.00 did not include new heads.
>>
>

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Jim Henry
Durham, NC
85 gsl-se
84 gsl-se
lot of parts from 85 -se
84 volkswagen westfalia camper
95 aurora
96 olds 88 ls
97 geo prism lsi  - wife's car