. . "TMK Automotive seemed like with the reviews I've seen on Yelp that they would be an honest mechanic, and Tim is very honest. He will tell you exactly what he thinks, and will be extremely up-front with you in regard to what he believes is wrong with your vehicle.\n\nMy car busted a few hoses and wouldn't retain coolant, so I had to get my vehicle towed to the closest shop. Of course, to avoid per mile charges with towing -- I looked for the closest place with good reviews in Gilbert, and I decided on them. When Tim called me to tell me the price he wasn't exactly sure how much labor they'd need to do and mentioned that they may need to take out the starter to get to the hoses and gave me a price range. \n\nWhen I go to pick up the car, I'm confused because the $15 part that was replaced turned out to be a whopping total of $355, which includes the cost of towing the vehicle to their shop. I'm new to the valley from Michigan, and was used to a $35/hr shop rate from my normal mechanic, so needless to say I was slightly peeved when I found out it was much more than that in Arizona.\n\nTim's an honest guy. He will tell you in detail everything you need to know about the choices you make in regard to your vehicle. After all their motto is, \"We Advise, You Decide.\" They are very good at advising you what to do, but I definitely was a little bit taken aback by Arizona per hour labor costs. Compared to the averages, TMK is slightly on the high end, but at least you know exactly what's going on, as opposed to some shops that BS you and give you the runaround. Even after the fact, when I needed more repairs done in the long run, Tim advised me to get a certain problem fixed first before I worried about a less pressing one.. He took time out of his day to call me and tell me that. Most mechanics won't do that."^^ . "2012-03-08T00:00:00"^^ . "3"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . .