Run!! Don't walk!! away from these bozo's. They will cost you, even
cause damage that cannot be fixed. I took my 88 GL into a similar place
once for oil change, filter and lube. The dude (dud) there wanted to
know where the engine was! they were scarey!!

Lots of list vendors carry these parts, most of the time at better
prices than dealerships. Check them out.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

bueses wrote:
> Just got back from Midas after taking my 84 Westy in to have a loud exhaust
> noise checked out.  The manager says the exhaust pipe before the "heat
> sensor" is rotted out (imagine that after 22 years!), & that Toyota says
> they are NLA, & very expensive!  No Sh#t Sherlock!
>
>  Nice guy, but when I assured him the vehicle was made by VW, he tried to
> reassure moi, that Toyota also made one!  In any event, he then called VW to
> get one, but couldn't accurately describe the offending part to VW so they
> were gonna fax him a cut sheet of the exhaust system so he could tell them
> which part we needed!
>
> Dam, I know I should run run run from these clowns, but should I have the
> local VW dealer replace it?  They have been almost as idiotic as the Midas
> guys, & I avoid them like the plague.  Is this a VW dealer only part or do
> any of our list friendly vendors carry the oem parts that I can install or
> have my favorite vw mechanic do it after I break off the studs?
>
> Pax,
>
> Tom B.-& just after I "bragged" that my vanagon went 6400 miles w/o any
> issues!
>
>
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