While i used to live in the bay area, i used two shops
for my vanagon mechanic needs (both in Berkeley):

1) Karmakanix
2) BusLab

Out of the two, Karmakanix had much more convenient
hours, did good work, but communication was a little
bit off, and whenever you stopped by, it always took
forever (but you get to know that steve is a good
guitar player :-).
BusLab, led by Marco and Steve (a different one),
seems a tightly run ship by a couple of guys truly
interested in your van, and who are honest.  They have
 done a bit of work on my van, and all of it turned
out quite well.  Additionally, while i was building my
engine, they took time out of their busy schedule to
help me out by finding random small bits at what i
have to imagine was a $$ loss to them.  Overall great
people and i highly recommend them.  Tell them Damon,
the new canuk, says "Hi!".

Hope that helps,
-Damon

> I'm planning on keeping my bus for a long time and I
> need someone who
> can do everything, on time, and actually do the
> repairs requested.
>
> So please share your opinions.
>
> Regards,
> David  in Oakland

=====
'84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX (wow... it actually works!)

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