Thanks Stephan, I wish I had thought of this Saturday. One shop listed, Euro Pros, is fairly close to my daughters college campus. So is Casey Volkswagen and we all know about dealers!! I found reviews of Casey VW on line that pretty much said "stay away"! In the end I ended up towing the NB back to N. Virginia to my shop up here, Progressive Automotive, in Hamilton, VA. It's looking like a plastic piece in the cooling system , right off the head, and has two (temp?) sensors connected to it, has cracked. I got down there too late Saturday (5 1/2 hours to make a 200 mile drive!) to have any chance of getting any part I might need. I'll keep this place in mind for time-if there is a next time for her Beetle! I've now spent 3 times what I paid for the car in repairs-luckily I only paid a grand for the car! Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> The listing of Repair Shop Reviews at roadhaus.com lists a half-dozen
> or so in the Tidewater area, including the Bug House mentioned below.
> There are two or three on the Peninsula and more across the water.
> Good luck.
> Stephen
> --- On Sat, 10/13/12, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> From: Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Attention All Newport News/Virginia Beach Listees
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8:39 PM
> Contact Frank @ The Bug House. Parts and Service, dunno if he works
> on Water Bugs, but he's been around since 1983 and may know someone in
> the Virginia Beach, VA area you can trust. Been dealing with him
> since 1984. A real good guy.
> --
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> On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 3:53 PM, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> > Anyone know of a decent VW shop in the area? This is for a 1998 New
> > Beetle not a Vanagon! Thanks! Jeff
> >
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> > Jeff Stewart