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Old 04-17-2017, 01:11 PM   #1
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Mechanic recommendation for Northern Virginia?

Hello all, I've been reading the forums here for about a week in preparation for my bus purchase. I'm happy with it so far but before I dig to far into the conversion I wanted to have the drivetrain, suspension, and electrical checked out by someone with greater knowledge.

Any recommendations for a good shop or independent in the Northern Virginia/Maryland area. I'm located in Fauquier County VA near the intersection of I-66 and I-81 so bonus points for close to home.

Thanks for having a great place for people interested in bus conversions to gather and chat. What a wealth of information this place is.

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Old 04-17-2017, 01:37 PM   #2
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Many of the bus barns send their buses to Brittania or other trucker shops for service. Stop by your local bus barn and find out where they send theirs.
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Old 04-17-2017, 03:45 PM   #3
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Thank you for the great suggestion. Unfortunately I already called the local school district and all their stuff is handled internally by county employees. Their recommendation for an outside shop didn't pan out.

I planned on expanding my search to neighboring counties tomorrow but I thought a post here might be advantageous too.

Surely someone in the vast D.C. metro area has a good independent to recommend!


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