It's good to have you back Margaret!!!

I am convinced that Margaret is the only air cooled VW in the state of Alaska. She definitely gets a lot of looks and I'm not quite sure what to make of them - I can't tell if people are thinking "Man, what a cool bus!" or "How the hell did that thing make it all the way up here from Oregon and what's it still doing on the road?" They are both legitimate reactions - she is dead sexy and it's a miracle she made it up here in one piece. But she does leak more oil than usual now so it was time to take her in.

It probably won't come as a surprise that I was a little shocked to see that there is an aircooled VW mechanic in town and a good one at that. I dropped the van off on Monday and had them look at a variety of things - an oil leak, squeaky brakes, issues shifting into 2nd gear, etc. The next day I give them a call to check in on her and the guy says, "Yep, we already fixed your problems, she's good to go." I was afraid to see the bill - the last time I brought her in to fix an oil leak they ended up having to drop the engine. Thank goodness they didn't need to drop it to fix it this time and the bill was well within reason, even for a mechanic that often charges as much as a Doctor. Woo-hoo! Margaret is road worthy again!!!!!