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| - I LOVE Richards Auto Clinic! I have been taking my vehicles there for the past 12 years, actually just picked my "truck" up today. I drive my cars into the ground. Literally, I do not have a the cash to just weed through new cars, or replace old ones... I put huge miles on my vehicles...
It started with a 1980/1 Chrysler LeBaron, Petri, the car that couldn't fly... The guys at the shop managed to help keep that thing running for as long as it ran. From oil changes, belts, tune ups, anything and everything Petri needed, he got (Thanks Dad ;)). I would go hang out because I had to have my car the minute it was ready. Which meant for certain repairs, it was ready the same day. Now, mind you, that was a loooooong time ago and I wouldn't recommend just hanging out, especially not in the summer, just wait for them to call and they will... Reuniting with your car will feel so good. HA! It's the truth, because every time I have gotten my car back, it's been great, seriously.
Then it was, the '89 golf... I hated that thing, and it hated me. Massive spillage of some sort, pouring everywhere out of my engine, late one night in west phoenix. Well, Ron and the guys magically fixed that, stupid thing ran for a long while after that too I'm sure, until I decided I'd had enough and upgraded to a 1993 LeBaron, Sally. Man that thing was fast. Anyway, I know for a fact they serviced that vehicle for me as well.
Now, I'm on to a faceless X-terra without a name... I say faceless because it's missing a front end. I want to try to repair that with my son, so I haven't inquired about it at Richards... I just picked it up for a new catalytic convertor, and shocks both of which were desperately needed. Emissions coming around and whatnot, even better, Ron had mentioned it to me some time last year that I would be needing one, I think when I went in for a stud/screw/whatever its called, that Discount Tire couldn't remove when I went in for a tire repair.
However, I will say this, over the past decade and four cars that I have owned, I don't trust anyone else to touch my ride. I must admit that I haven't been anywhere else to see if there is a 'bargain', but, I know the dealership charged more for oil changes than at the shop. My knowledge of reliable, honest mechanics is that its a special trade that one must be skilled to do appropriately and honestly. Well, that's these guys, and they do a kick butt job at it! I have always heard people talking about how difficult it is to find a good mechanic, well, I must have gotten lucky to begin with because I've never had a complaint.
Tell your friends, take your car in for your next oil change just to check them out, I'd call ahead of time though, just as a heads up, or you can probably just stop by and say hi to them they're super friendly.
As for the guard dog... Well, you'll have to check that out for yourself.
I'm a for life customer, and would proudly claim them as my mechanic for any car repair needs, any day!
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