I also have this same shop work on my westy-Very reasonable & honest volks!
Ian doesn't do credit cards but does take checks-I forgot my check book &
had run up a $450 bill for a new BD propane tank & install, change out O2
sensor rusted in, etc., & he said I could just mail him a check!  I went &
got cash from the ATM, but I don't know too many shops that would let you
drive off w/o paying?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-hate those sudden failures

On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 7:07 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:

> Also there are shops out there who are not so honest, I just read about a$
> 250.00 repair bill for an accelerator cable replacement. No offence
> intended!!
>
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>
> On Sep 7, 2012 5:57 AM, "Dake Collins" <wuwe423@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry for the confusion & lack of clarity - here's the best I can do to
> state what's gone on: I lost 1st & 2nd gears with no warning. The shop said
> that (as I had observed) everything feels & sounds good but no 1st & 2nd
> gears. They pulled the tranny out of my parts van, put it in my daily
> driver - works like a charm. The question remains - why the sudden loss of
> some gears with no symptoms?
> And no, I don't have deep pockets (my limited income is from my veterans
> disability pension), the shop knows this and, to the best of my knowledge,
> they have always treated me honestly and fairly.   Based on some of the
> responses I got I guess I shouldn't be posting until I learn some more.
> Dake
> '84  Westy
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>  From: Pat <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Sent: Thursday, September 6, 2012 11:15 PM
> Subject: Re: transmission problem - resolved
>
>
> For those of us who like to learn, fixes with no details are frustrating
> indeed.
>
> -----Original Me...
>

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Tom Buese