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The Big Cheese
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 Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:21 am Post subject: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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Is there a shop in Maryland (perhaps near Annapolis) that you would recommend for Vanagon repairs/maintenance? Also, are there any members near Annapolis? It would be nice having a fellow Vanagon owner near by.
Are there any reputable Maryland shops that has repaired seam rust? The sealer in some of my seams are cracking and I need them repaired correctly before potentially driving in it the rain. |
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campism
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| Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:48 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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There's a place at Wye Mills, across the Bay Bridge from you. Lots of Vanagons on the grounds. Dick's, I think the name is. I can't actually recommend the place because it was closed when we found it on the way back from a Canada trip but it sure looks like a VW place.
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The Big Cheese
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| Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 5:51 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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| campism wrote: |
| There's a place at Wye Mills, across the Bay Bridge from you. Lots of Vanagons on the grounds. |
Yup, https://www.dicksautohaus.com/. Thanks! |
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dobryan
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dabaron
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| Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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naptown huh? yeah, taking a trip over the bridge to Dick's might be the best option for having someone else do the work. if i were still down there, i'd offer to drink your beer and offer advice on how not to do things 
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The Big Cheese
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| Posted: Mon May 20, 2019 7:30 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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| dabaron wrote: |
| naptown huh? yeah, taking a trip over the bridge to Dick's might be the best option for having someone else do the work. if i were still down there, i'd offer to drink your beer and offer advice on how not to do things |
There is a place in Annapolis called Tiffs. Apparently, the owner had 4 Vanagon throughout his life and knows them very well. But, it may be worth it just to drive across the bridge to Dick's.
haha exchanging beer for advice would be fair! |
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rsvp
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| Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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Hey neighbor!
Where are in Naptown? PM me and let’s talk Vans. Dicks Autohous is the known place... there's Cabot in ft Washington... but that’s a bit of a hike.
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Gauche1968
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| Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 7:30 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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If you look a further out, Mark1 VWs is in Frederick County. There is also AutoCentro in Rockville. There is a place in Severna Park also, I think.
Alaric H. is across the river in Northern Virginia.
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dobryan
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Gauche1968
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| Posted: Thu May 23, 2019 3:32 pm Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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| dobryan wrote: |
| Gauche1968 wrote: |
If you look a further out, Mark1 VWs is in Frederick County. There is also AutoCentro in Rockville. There is a place in Severna Park also, I think.
Alaric H. is across the river in Northern Virginia. |
Alaric is now in Atlanta... |
So, a lot further out! 
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The Big Cheese
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| Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 4:54 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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| It looks like Dick's is the place to go. Thanks everyone! |
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The Big Cheese
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| Posted: Fri May 24, 2019 4:59 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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Hey neighbor!
Where are in Naptown? PM me and let’s talk Vans. Dicks Autohous is the known place... there's Cabot in ft Washington... but that’s a bit of a hike.
Regards
Steve |
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1988Dokaguy
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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Dick's is good for modern VWs, but he lost all his vanagon techs. I had to find others to fix what Dick's did to mine. Stay away from Dick's.
Ayd in Dundalk has vanagons and buses at his place regularly. He's worked on them for a long time. Joe in Severna Park is also good. |
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E1
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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Cool to see you guys drinking beer and stuff. 
Kinda on topic, we were getting gas in Parker around the time of Buses by the Bridge -- in I think '18. A guy from Maryland came up to bus chat, I mentioned Dobryan and he knew him. Wondering now if that guy at the gas station is one of you on this thread...
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dobryan
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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| E1 wrote: |
Cool to see you guys drinking beer and stuff.
Kinda on topic, we were getting gas in Parker around the time of Buses by the Bridge -- in I think '18. A guy from Maryland came up to bus chat, I mentioned Dobryan and he knew him. Wondering now if that guy at the gas station is one of you on this thread... |
Oh crap! I've got to keep a lower profile....
That was likely Mike and Michele. They live in MD in the summer and in the desert in CA in the winter. BBB is on the way I believe.
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E1
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 9:57 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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That sounds like them, Dave!
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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Just don't search for either that garage or sporting goods at dicks .com (link deliberately broken, NSFW)
My wife tried that site in front of my mother once, and it was an interesting experience.
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E1
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| Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:25 am Post subject: Re: Maryland Vanagon Experts |
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I once tried to buy BigNature .com to sell giant photo prints.
Same. 
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