There is a Vee parts store in El Cajon on Magnolia Blvd. right near the
Santee border.  (I live in Santee)  I've used them in a pinch for oil
filters and other parts and they are knowledgeable, however, they are more
expensive than mail ordering from Volks Cafe or Bus Depot but are great for
what I need now.

Debra Clark
Santee, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark" <guruvinnie@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 3:30 PM
Subject: san diego parts suppliers

> I went to Discount Foreign Auto on 30th at El Cajon...
>
> Its a VW parts shop... the guy tried to sell me an oil
> filter for an air cooled 2000cc... it was a mahle OC
> 28... good thing I knew better... I won't go back
> there... if I can help it... they don't sell oil
> either... strange
>
> Went to Vee Parts in National City...  first guy to
> answer the phone gave me wrong directions... second
> guy go it right...
>
> They had the right oil filter OC 108 (please don't
> tell me I've got this screwed up... I've had mechanics
> that have put on golf oil filters... just being
> nervous...)... they had the spark plugs I like...
> W7CCO (some places only stock W7CC)... and I bought a
> trannie kit (screen and 2 gaskets: paper and
> rubber).... they mentioned that Dan the Syncro man
> came in now and then... that he was a nice guy....
>
> Then I went to World Wide Auto.. and they had Kendall
> oil... and Redline oil... but they're didn't carry
> Redline Synthetic ATF (equal to dexron IIe) and I
> couldn't find that anywhere in san diego... so I ended
> up buying it at McKenzies in Orange County/Anaheim....
> bit of a pain... but I did notice Redline High
> Temperature ATF at Santa Ana Speed (by first and
> broadway)... 35 dollars a quart... wow...
>
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