Garages recomended Non UK

France

Fully Loaded Cali Atelier Mecanique, Bruno Servouze. 1 Rue Du Pont - 37150 Civray De Touraine Tel - 02 47 23 94 11

He does not speak any English, but is good at drawing pictures and thinks French cars are sh!t.

Nearest town is TOURS, based on the river about 5km from Chenonceaux.

Campsite Le Moulin Fort is 5 min down the road (English owned - very, very helpful). He knows his VW's.

I know some mechanics, but this guy I can only describe as a 'Doctor' in mechanics.

When I went to collect the van it was together as far as the head was back onto the block. I got a bit worried but he assured me it would be ready 'very soon' and gave me a beer.

It took him 'on his own' just 2.5 hrs to build the engine back up. Pump, fuel pipes, belts, cables, rocker cover, water pipes, turbo connections, air filter, oil filter, re-fil oil, re-fill cooling, electrics, power steering hydraulics, exhaust down pipe & back box. Fire up, run & check bleed radiator, and anything else i forgot

I paid him up and gave him all the tins of Banks's beer out of the van i could find! I was going to give him my pork scratchings but thought he may think the Engish as 'very' strange so thought better of it