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| - This isn't the closest mechanic to my house. Hell this isn't even the closest Aamco to my house. But this is the Aamco that will be getting my business from now on.
My oldest daughter was about to take her road test. A/C in her car went out. I'd heard that Aamco did free A/C diagnostics, and we were close to this one, so we stopped by. I expected a long wait, or to have to make an appointment and come back. They looked at it right away. They showed me where they saw the issue. Told me they needed to get parts, and they'd call me with a quote.
Got the call, dropped the car off the next afternoon. Picked it up early the following morning, with ice cold A/C blowing.
But that's not even the best part (BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!).
Today was my daughter's road test. And her driver's side window wouldn't roll down. That had never happened before. They told her she couldn't take the test if the window didn't roll down. I tried do do what I could (which wasn't much). We happened to be pretty close to the Aamco, so I figured what the heck... drove over real quick. Asked if they might be able to do me a favor and look at it.
Popped the door panel off, bypassed the switch, and got the window rolled down. No charge. Told us to come back after the road test and he'd get it back up. I told him that wasn't necessary, but he insisted... especially because the forecast calls for some rain over the next day or two.
So she did the test (and passed!), and we headed back. Once again, popped the door panel off, bypassed the switch, and rolled the window up. Once again, no charge. Said he was happy to help, and congratulated my daughter on passing the test.
Who even does that anymore? Who gives away services for free just to be nice? Not nearly enough people/businesses do. It wasn't even the fact that they didn't charge us. It was them understanding that we were in a bind (road tests are by appointment), and making the effort to help out. There were other cars up on the lifts. They had other things to do. But they understood that we needed some help, and time was a factor.
I can't express my gratitude enough. Today was a big day for my daughter. And it ended well. But it could have ended very differently than it did. The biggest reason that it did not go badly? The folks at this Aamco.
Thanks again. See you soon.
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