Nicaragua
Asked a guy along the Panamerican for a mechanic because we were overheating since Honduras. He drove me over to this place where a mechanic came out and said he'd come by our hotel (Panamericano) to check things out. His name is Luis. I have his friend Gabriel's number for WhatsApp 50587301159. Did some diagnostics, added some coolant, went for a drive. Then we returned to this shop where they took out the radiator, drove it 30 km away to another town where it got cleaned (and they epoxied a hole), and returned and reinstalled it. Seemed professional and patient with my horrible Spanish. Gave us the number of a friend in Managua if we wanted to get a new/used radiator and told us to call him back if on our way to Esteli we broke down. A lot of guys in the shop but we left our van there all day and no issues. Cost for spending all day doing this was 2000C - seemed pretty cheap.
He's a Honda buff.
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Just wanted to follow up saying it's been a few months and we're now in Bolivia and the radiator had held up.
Report Check-InAsked a guy along the Panamerican for a mechanic because we were overheating since Honduras. He drove me over to this place where a mechanic came out and said he'd come by our hotel (Panamericano) to check things out. His name is Luis. I have his friend Gabriel's number for WhatsApp 50587301159. Did some diagnostics, added some coolant, went for a drive. Then we returned to this shop where they took out the radiator, drove it 30 km away to another town where it got cleaned (and they epoxied a hole), and returned and reinstalled it. Seemed professional and patient with my horrible Spanish. Gave us the number of a friend in Managua if we wanted to get a new/used radiator and told us to call him back if on our way to Esteli we broke down. A lot of guys in the shop but we left our van there all day and no issues. Cost for spending all day doing this was 2000C - seemed pretty cheap.
He's a Honda buff.