On 5/31/05, phlogiston@ispwest.com <phlogiston@ispwest.com> wrote:
> i recently relocated to oakland and as my van is in dire need of servicing, i am looking for a new garage.  previously, i had taken my westy to stephan's autohaus in sacramento, and i absolutely love stephan and his garage, but i figure that is an awful long drive from the bay area and it seems like there _should_ be a garage that good around somewhere.
> 
> i looked on the list of repair shops on vanagon.com and found a few in berkely... generally i try to avoid anything associated with that town, but i could put aside my prejudice and trust a berkeley mechanic if you guys have had good experiences there...  specifically, has anyone used autometrics or griffin motorwerks?
> 
> are there any other places around the east bay that aren't on the list that i should be considering?  i'm willing to drive a bit to get to the right mechanic.
> 
> thanks.
> 
> Ben.
> 

The guys at the Bus Lab in Berkeley (Marco & Steve) have a very nice
clean shop on Blake Street. I've met both guys a few times in the past
two years or so. Heard only good news about them on this list. I also
know one of their suppliers who tells me they are very competent. The
person making the comment is someone I have known and trusted with my
own VW's for close to 10 years.

-- 
BenT
<information above is deemed reliable but not guaranteed> =)