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May 23, 2010 2:12 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork
Moved here for my new job and I would appreciate some pointers - we haven't got a garage yet and the wife's Cherokee needs some work.

If anybody could recommend any of the following I'd much appreciate it:
- A decent bodyshop. I'd like good quality work but I don't need a restoration place. Cherokee wants the drivers door and a wing sorted out, plus some paint
- A good 'general' mechanic for servicing work etc.
- Maybe a Corvette specialist...
I'd rather pay a few more bucks and get good work, plus we tend to be loyal customers. And with the E36 M3 vehicles I tend to buy, that might just keep them in business .
May 23, 2010 3:50 p.m. billy3esq SuperDork

Can't help you with shops, but driving down to Reno for the Harrah museum would be worth the trip.
May 24, 2010 8:41 a.m. 81gtv6 HalfDork

+1 to ^. I will ask my FIL if knows anyone out there, but I think his knowlage will be mostly in the Reno area.

You are going to love the roads out there, the mountains are a great place to play.

when you get settled check this place out: Bodie, California

"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:navigation, search Bodie — Ghost town —

BodieLocation in California Coordinates: 38°12′44″N 119°00′44″W / 38.21222°N 119.01222°W / 38.21222; -119.01222Coordinates: 38°12′44″N 119°00′44″W / 38.21222°N 119.01222°W / 38.21222; -119.01222 Country United States State California County Mono Founded 1876 Government - None
Elevation [1] 8,379 ft (2,554 m) Population (1962) - Total 3 Time zone PST (UTC-8) - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7) ZIP code 93517 Area code(s) 760 Website Bodie State Historic Park

Bodie Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District California Historic Landmark #341 Bodie, California, as seen from the hill, looking towards the cemetery Location: California Nearest city: Bridgeport, California Architectural style(s): Various; Southwestern U.S. frontier-style, late-19th to early-20th century. Governing body: State Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966[2] Designated NHLD: July 4, 1961[3] NRHP Reference#: 66000213 CHL #: 341

Bodie is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States, about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe. It is located 12 miles (19 km) east-southeast of Bridgeport,[4] at an elevation of 8379 feet (2554 m).[1] As Bodie Historic District, the U.S. Department of the Interior recognizes it as a National Historic Landmark. The ghost town has been administered by California State Parks since becoming a state historic park in 1962, and receives about 200,000 visitors yearly.[5]" Very cool.
May 24, 2010 9:25 a.m. Carson Dork

I have nothing to add other than Carson City is a pretty good name for a city if you ask me and you'll be met with some blank stares if you take your Jeep in and say the "wing needs some sorting."
May 25, 2010 3:25 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork

Been to Bodie a couple of times already and the Harrah museum is on the list, too...

I'd rather drive to Reno for a known good shop if necessary than trying to find one by trial and error, but if that's the way...
May 26, 2010 8:30 a.m. 81gtv6 HalfDork

My FIL said he used this place in the past and liked it: http://diamondautobodyreno.com/

I would guess it is not too pricey knowing how tight he likes to hang on to his money.
May 26, 2010 11:25 a.m. BoxheadTim Dork

Thanks, I'll check them out!
May 26, 2010 6:05 p.m. GTwannaB New Reader

Do you locals know anything about the Virginia City Hillclimb in NV? Ferrari and Cobra club sponsored - Sept 2010?

http://www.opentracking.com/virginia_city_hc.htm

http://www.opentracking.com/virginia_city_hc.htm
May 26, 2010 6:46 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork

I'm currently trying to ignore that it exists as I haven't got a suitable vehicle .