here is the info about a san diego mechanic my cousin sent me.
good luck,

Sudhir H. Desai                         1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu            1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4
sudhir_desai@geocities.com              1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6
ICQ# 8255956
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889

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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 14:38:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: Sameer Shah <sbshah@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Reply-To: sbshah@ucsd.edu
To: Sudhir Desai <cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu>
Cc: "M. Ryan Fryar" <fryarm@EOU.EDU>
Subject: Re: Good San Diego mechanic?

I don't know about a mechanic specifically for vanagons. There are a
couple of VW dealerships around here where I get my routine jetta work
done, including Metro Volkswagon/Audi on Kettner and Grape (their phone #
should be in the yellow pages if you visit S.D.), but I can't guarantee
they work on Vanagons... I can get you that phone # by tomorrow; I don't
have it with me at school. Because it is a dealership, it may be a bit
pricey. But their work is very good.

Another option might be to email this one guy Vic Ahmed, at Z & S inc. in
anaheim california (hour north of S.D.) His email address is
IndianVic@aol.com. He specializes in used VW sales, so he might be ableto
hook you up with one of his Southern California buddies who checks
vanagons out for him. As long as you let him know you are NOT interested
in buying  a car, just in a mechanic, hopefully he will be straight with
you.

Sorry i couldn't give you more help,
Sameer

On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Sudhir Desai wrote:

> ask my cousin sameer shah. his e-mail address is sbshah@ucsd.edu
> he has a jetta, and if he doesn't know, he should probably be able to
> refer you to someone who would know.
>
> another place to check is in the www.vanagon.com webpage under repair
> shops.(i think thisis where it is.)
>
> good luck
>
>
> Sudhir H. Desai                               1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6
> cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu          1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4
> sudhir_desai@geocities.com            1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6
> ICQ# 8255956
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889
>

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Sameer Shah
sbshah@alum.mit.edu
sbshah@ucsd.edu

4435 Nobel Drive, #48
San Diego, CA 92122

(619) 677-0339

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