Porbug Repair

since taking ownership of my ’91 Vanagon w/​stock 2.1L, George and Jason have been my «go to» shop. from oil changes that I’m too lazy to do myself, to an oil leak, tune-​up, and then some hesitation issues… George took care of me. fair prices and on-​time. one time I had my van flat bed delivered from DT Seattle for a no-​start problem and when he got it it started right up and he could not replicate. is he that good? ;)
When diagnosing the hesitation issues, he road tested and swapped his own working parts in to diagnose the failing part. I don’t think he even charged me for that time switching parts in/​out, just the time for updating the actual bad part.
Provides the replaced parts for inspection and explanation, gives breakdown of estimates accurately, and mentions other issues that can be addressed but allows me to decide if/​when to have him work on it (or me DIY.)
overall, highly recommended. George will always be the first place I call.

Porbug is the best. George is a straight shooter and will tell you what needs to be fixed and always does it right the first time. (Which I value much more highly than how someone answers the phone) He and his son have done multiple things on my 84 Westfalia and I’ve always been satisfied. You can take your VW here with the utmost confidence

Called these guys and was answered just «hello», not thanks for calling Porbug but just hello. Asked a question and was given a very short answer. I would think a business would actually want your business. But sounded like they didn’t care at all that I called. So whoever answers your phones, you should teach them phone etiquette. At least. So just off that alone, I won’t be taking my Porsche there. Nice job guy. Not!

I have gone to Porbug several times since I had a Subaru engine put in my1985 VW Westfalia Vanagon camper and although George calls it a Frankenstein, he and his son have provided me with prompt and courteous service with accurate estimates every time. Their shop is the cleanest and most organized one I have ever seen. I give them the highest recommendation possible for all things VW.

After trying just about every other VW shop, I found George. His range of knowledge, attentiveness, competence, and fairness have done wonders with my ’89 van and my peace of mind. May George and Jason last as long as my van.

I wish I had found George and Jason’s shop when I first began restoring my 1970 VW bus, I would have saved a lot of time and money. My bus has seen work from other shops in the area and these guys are the best, most knowledgable, and most reliable. Their shop is clean and efficient; the work they’ve done has always gotten done right and on time.
Above all, though, these guys are honest. They have not hesitated to take responsibility for my vehicle. Jason once drove out to restart my bus in heavy traffic after I left the shop. After some thorough diagnostics (which they refused to charge me for), the fault proved to be just the condition of my battery. They ended up staying late to install a new battery and an ignition relay when I expressed concern about the sluggish start it’s always had. Since then, it always starts like a new vehicle. And this is just one of many stories I could tell of them going above and beyond as well as finding the real problem and the best solution. In fact, after finding these guys and having them do the work, my bus runs like new.
Plus, all at great prices, they have sourced parts for me or had parts on hand and directed me to the best parts people around for my 40+ year old VW.
But really, one of the best things I can say about the family-​owned shop with the funny name, is that before I took it to them, (and I’ve read and had people tell me that old buses always do this so just accept it) I had to deal with the drip marks of ownership of an antique VW bus. Now I’ve got no drips.