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| - I have a crazy noise coming from my car, I thought it was the brakes. I brought my car here to have these guys take a look at it. (We brought our other car here a few weeks ago to get fixed and they seemed to have fair prices) I also needed an oil change.
I brought it over to make an appointment but they don't take appointments, the owner took a quick look at it to see if he could tell if it needed brakes, his lifts were full so I told him I'd come back in the morning. I brought it over and they looked at it. I thought they would tell me I needed new brakes right away or I was going to die.
They looked at and told me my car is just making a scary noise and it's nothing to worry about, they said they didn't want to "fix" a car that didn't need to be fixed. WHAT??? Are you for serious?? A mechanic who is honest? Get out of town! They told me that I could bring my car in again in a couple of months and they will check the brakes for me.
They found a few other things wrong with my car, it's old, so it's to be expected (none of them responsible for "the noise".) But there was no pressure and they didn't make me feel like I am driving a death trap. They priced out what needed to be fixed for me too, so I know what I am in for.
I thanked the owner for not fixing something that didn't need fixing. He said his philosophy is, a car is a mechanical device, they are going to break, and when they do, that is when he will fix it. You hear so many horror stories about mechanics not being honest and fixing things just because or "breaking" something else so you need to come back to get your car fixed, so it's refreshing when you find a mechanic who tells you, "I'd give your car to my mother and let her drive to California in it." (I hope he likes his mother!)
This place is sandwiched between two other places, Midas and American Auto and Tire. So make sure you go to Zip Zap Auto!
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