Bug shop in town. :-(

About 1 1/2 years ago I talked to the owner of what is probably the only Bug shop in the whole state. You may remember me posting his statement about the condition of the heater channels not being important because Beetles weren't made to be driven in cold weather. (Yeah right! It never gets cold in Germany!) He just looked at me like he didn't have a clue when I mentioned the strength of the car depending upon the heater channels.

Well just for the heck of it I thought I'd call him to see what he charges for an oil change and a valve adjustment. He said about $50. When I asked him how long I'd have to leave the car he said they could do it while I wait!

Yep, I can drive 15 miles on the interstate, pull the car into the shop, and they can adjust the valves right then!

Now am I wrong or aren't you (ideally) supposed to wait overnight to do a valve adjustment or was Muir just being anal retentive? It seems that even if you do it according to the Bentley manual (with a fan cooling the engine down first) you're still talking about 2 or 3 hours at best, right? 2 or 3 hours is not 'while you wait' in my book.

I'm now convinced more than ever that if anything happens to my Bug it's all up to you folks, Bentley, and Muir to explain to me how to fix it. Thanks people.

Dan '73 SB

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Dan Smith
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why would you be paying someone to do one of the simplest things on your car??? and paying them $50 no less?

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VWGirl

For some it isn't simple or not desirable. For others it is just plain not allowed where they live. I'm moving out of a place next week that doesn't allow ANY work to be done on vehicles on the property. Even AAA has to TOW a car OFF the property to jump it or change a tire. Yes Virginia, places such as these DO exist.

Sneaks

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Sneaks

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 18:45:23 -0400, "VWGirl" ran around screaming and yelling:

very nice vwgirl...easy to you, or to the original poster? that was an excellent and informative answer...now *this* is what we miss when you are gone... Joey

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Joey Tribiani

If only we were all as perfect as VWGirl

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Peter Cressman

It all comes down to time and expertise. $50.00 is not that much if your assured piece of mind.

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BugBum

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:04:17 -0400, "Peter Cressman" ran around screaming and yelling:

now keep up peter...i have been nominated as "perfect", "god" and an "expert" today....these people are funny... Joey

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Joey Tribiani
*pops popcorn, leans back in recliner, waits expectantly*

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:04:17 -0400, "Peter Cressman" , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

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travis

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:27:28 -0400, travis ran around screaming and yelling:

while you are kicked back with your popcorn and beer, with your wireless laptop, shoot me an IM... The Perfect Expert God

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Joey Tribiani

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:28:15 -0400, Joey Tribiani , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

Hey, is that God talking to me on RAMVA now!?!? :-P

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

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travis

LMAO

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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 00:46:04 GMT, "\(O\\|/O\)\(.\\~/.\)" , who was sitting in a corner eating his Xmas pie stuck in his thumb and pulled out a plum and began to run off at the mouth like so:

Yeah, the whole thing really is funny. Joey hands out a lot of sh*t but he sure gets a lot of it back, too. From my perspective, though, he also hands out some good information with those heaping plates o' sh*t, and the plates o' sh*t he gets back are usually loaded with just

100% pure sh*t. And that's all I got to say about that.

-- Travis (Shaggie) '63 VW Camo Baja...

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travis

I'll have to watch for more of his posts then. They are becoming entertaining... And there is some kind of knowledge hidden too? Wow!

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Ben Boyle

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:03:18 GMT, "\(O\\|/O\)\(.\\~/.\)" ran around screaming and yelling:

you will see *no* useful information from me...just ask around...i have been nominated as official ramva troll(along with another fellow), i have been called every name i had ever even heard of, and few new ones....i have been told my opinion is flat out wrong, irrelevant, and plain unwelcomed here....its a soap opera for sure...i won't miss it.... Joey

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Joey Tribiani

Why didn't you respond to her by private mail and save us the grief of your friggin useless retort. I'd do the same but you have no email. You are nobody.

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J Stafford

It is even easier if it is _your_ $50 and not mine. :)

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J Stafford

So, that's a rationalization for bad behavior? Why can't be helpful without expecting everyone to kiss his ass? Because nobody is' that friggin hard up for his help. It's a leveling thing.

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J Stafford

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 20:22:30 -0500, snipped-for-privacy@stafford.net (J Stafford) ran around screaming and yelling:

John you know my email...don't bullshit us...you sound kinda hypocritical... Nobody

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Joey Tribiani

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 01:27:49 GMT, "\(O\\|/O\)\(.\\~/.\)" ran around screaming and yelling:

nothing to see...john knows i don't give a crap what he thinks...he is a mutt that has to try and hump my leg every chance he gets... Joey

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Joey Tribiani

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