Came here on a reference from fellow Yelper Taylor F. I called Greg and he quickly gave a run through of the cost and likely source of my problem (an "on" engine light). I needed to fix it quick so I could run my car through emissions and then update my registration. I was told there was a $90 charge for running a diagnostic to find the area where the problem is (this system does not tell what the exact problem is). This $90 was in no way a deposit toward further work (Greg was very clear about that).That seemed sort of steep just to hook my car up to a computer that kind of tells someone where to start looking for an issue, but what the eff do I know about cars? Not much, which was why I avoided dealing with this engine light issue for about ....oh, a year and a half (what?! I have a Honda!)
The business is only open 7-5 M-F, which presents a problem for any person with a job they use their car to get to and work pretty much those exact hours. When I mentioned that, Greg asked how closely I worked to their location and offered a drop off service. Since Taylor gave him such glowing reviews, I decided there was no need to call around for a better diagnostic charge: a $10-20 savings here wasn't much compared to knowing that going forward with any work on the car would be honest and reasonable. So I scheduled an appointment for Monday morning (it was a Friday early afternoon when I called).
Quickly and easily dropped my car off with Greg (who seemingly answers the phone, runs the counter and does the mechanic work??) He was great in person -- just normal and laid back. Never condescneding or sleazy-salesy (as, in my experience, mechanics are wont to be toward women. Or maybe they're like that to everyone, but in any case, Greg was not). By mid-morning I had an answer: a leaky gas cap. He would order one and replace it same day and even offered to run it to emissions for me all by 3p. It would be $12 for the cap and the normal $27 for the emissions test. Amazing! (Due to the schedule of the person giving me a ride to pick up my car, I had to pick up before he could take it to emissions for me, boo, but good to know, would have been great to skip a trip down there myself.)
Got my car, and it wasn't for another week, when I would gas up again, that I noticed he also fixed a bent latch that made my gas tank door a bitch and a half to open and close. Yay, Greg! Thank you for being an honest and awesome mechanic and putting the ladies who feel awkward/wayward/out of place in this arena at ease. I will happily recommend this place to any friend.