In a message dated 98-06-10 13:29:47 EDT, CanineWolf@AOL.COM writes:

<<
 Hi all,

 Well today I went to Hendrix VW in Middletown CT and had a very bad
 experience.  I had told the guy that I had an 87 VW Vanagon Syncro...I
 specifically told him it was a syncro just like Mike Jones which he has
worked
 on.  He said he understood and when I asked him to do the starter he quoted
me
 a price of 50 bucks well I questioned that with are you sure your talking
 about the syncro?  You do realize some people say that you have to lower the
 tranny to get the starter out.  He said yes and so I made an appointment for
 today.  Well after driver an hour to get there and waiting around for an hour
 and a half waiting for him to have time to put it on the lift he starts
 working on it and has the stupidity to say to me ...."I did not realize this
 was a syncro"  I told him that I specifically said it was on the phone..and
 then said that he's worked on Mike Jones and mine is the same.  Then he tried
 to tell me that Mikes Starter is set up differently.....I dont believe that
VW
 changed the placeing of the starter on the 89 syncro did they?

 It is just getting to me that mechanics can just quote you a price and then
 tell you they can do the job and then totally revoke everything they said and
 tell you that you were wrong!!  If a mechanic does not know anything about a
 syncro why dont they just tell you instead of lyeing to you and playing guess
 work.....I could play guess work myself but I wanted a professional to do it.

 Thank you for listening to me and I hope no one else has experiences like
this
 because I left there without my new starter because he didnt have enough time
 today.  Anyone know any shops around the CT and Mass area that have done
 starters on Syncro's.  Thank you .

 Tim G
 87 gl syncro(166k)
  >>
HI Tim, come and drive to Seattle ( Bellevue VW ) , and I'll do it for
you.,,,,,,,,,,,,
 They obviously screwed up and forgot about the syncro setup, but it doesn't
mean they aren't capable of doing a starter.  Good Luck.
 Michael Modl. 87 syncro.