> I would have sworn I saw an email on this list recently that
> mentioned a Vanagon-knowledgeable shop in the Santa Monica,
> California, area.  But when I searched my archives, I couldn't find it.
>
> So, any recommendations?
>

There's always Bruno over at German Car Service at Olympic and Cloverfield,
which I've heard mostly positive reviews.
<www.german-car-service.com>
Probably not cheap though. Then there's Swiss Motors on Sepulveda, and
they're DEFINITELY not cheap, as they specialize mostly in Porsche. They do
have a cool yellow air-cooled Vanagon with a Porsche engine in it parked out
front.

> But while I'm here in Venice, I thought I'd visit good local shops
> and maybe have some minor work addressed.
>

A few years ago I would have recommended "Jack", a guy who worked out of his
driveway in Venice. He rebuilt several Vanagons for my friends... but
unfortunately Jack made the mistake of trusting a hydraulic jack a couple
years ago and got crushed to death. under the front end of a Vanagon. NEVER
TRUST A JACK!

--
John Bange