Where is your Best Auto Repair Shop??

A site I frequent it CarTalk.com, go to the "Mechanics Files?
customers post reviews. There's also a lot of fun stuff on-line with them and a very funny podcast.

Yeah, the Gen 2 automatic transmission is very picky. If I had one, I'd replace the tranny fluid every 10K miles.

Replacing the heater core on the SHO? Simple. Just remove the entire car around the heater core. It's about $20 for the heater core and $800 in labor.

Kudos to you for replacing the camshaft position sensor and the O2 sensor yourself. With all the tight spaces in the engine bay, there is a T-shirt: "I Gave Blood Today - I Worked On My SHO!"

-97.180765, 32.581629

Youtube and my garage!

4.7 miles under a shade tree.

Did we do before YouTube lol

I have a 2007 BMW and got the dreaded ABS trifecta, read the codes and confirmed. This is common and also afflicts BMW bikes, abs pump (aka dsc hydro) has a flawed design. It's a $4,200 job at the dealer.

Went online, someone posted the entire job. Sent the unit out to ID to be repaired @ $249, with a 5 yr. warranty. I had to buy fluid, some line wrenches, and the dealer software (because air cannot be bled from the pump the normal ways, i.e. stepping on pedal or with a motive bleeder), and a motive. So it cost me just under $500 to DIY, but I also have the software and tools to keep. Someone who already had that stuff woulda done it in under $300.

p.s. if they question is more directed to an outside shop, well in our area, AAA owns and runs its own garages (AAA MidAtlantic) and you don't have to be a member to use them. They seem legit. Otherwise, an indie who allows customer provided parts is another way to cap the costs. Otherwise, seems like costs have no upper bound. A person can innocently drive in for brakes and it's $600 per axle on an ordinary car, or $1000 for an alternator, crazy these days..

"Trusted Vendors" for auto and RV service

Kempin Automotive
5099 Bings Way
House Springs MO 63051
(636) 671-0100
(on Hwy 30 southwest of Saint Louis, MO)

Bessinger's Automotive Inc
528 Indian Warpath Dr
Pacific MO 63069
(636) 271-8083
(Easy access from I-44)

3RRV (Exc++ RV Repair - Excellent and easy appointments)
7819 Missouri 47
Union MO 63084-4224
(636) 583-2244
(888) 733-3778
(Easy access from I-44 exit 240, St. Clair, MO)

Manchester Radiator & Air Conditioning Excellent +++++
811 2nd Street
Manchester MO 63021
(636) 227-5701
(West St. Louis Metro - North of I-44 exit 272 about 4 miles)

Rockwood Automotive Electric
315 catlin Ave.
Wildwood, MO 63038
(636) 938-6726
(West St. Louis Metro - North of I-44 exit 264 about 3.5 miles)

Clinton Auto Service (Automobiles & RVs)
3723 NY-12B
Clinton, NY 13323
(315) 853-5573
(helped us on a trip - saved our vacation

Shelton Collision (Excellent +++
3500 High Ridge Boulevard
Byrnes Mill MO 63051
(636) 677-7277
(near Hwy 30 southwest of Saint Louis, MO)

Bet you never hear this anymore: "I'll get you next time."

When I was about 22, I got ripped off by some old dude likely 35 or so haha (I'm older than that today). Sold me a car with blown head gaskets but masked it by pouring junk in the radiator. Car had no power in about a week, and I ended up buying a used motor/tranny installed at a salvage yard for $900. Well, I drove the car for 8 years! And, it began a friendship, most of the time I went back to the salvage yard to get something fixed, this new friend didn't charge me. His son really was upset all the time, but hey I didn't have much money so I genuinely appreciated it.

He had a sign in the garage: Labor rates: $24/hr. $28/hr. if you watch, $35/hr. if you help

Look at that number...$24? HAHA

I live in Elizabeth, CO and I have used these guys for years. Always friendly and only do what is required.

Tom Greenlee owns the place and is always friendly. Mark and Rich work the counter and are excellent to work with.

Alan

Greenlee's Pro Auto Care
495 E. Kiowa Ave, Hwy 86
Elizabeth, CO 80107
303-646-2886

39.362072 -104.594652

Thanks for your post, I have archived the info and look forward to the POI of repair shops. It's a real crap shoot when you have no personal recommendations during a trip.

Radiator, AC & Auto Repair Shop
517 South Madison
Monroe, GA 30655
770 355-8303

"Best Place In Town To Take A Leak"

Tony's the best, won't ripe you off, knowledgeable and honest.

Wow what a wonderful Idea. Im making a trip to the Boston Area this week and was thinking that it would be great to know some honest Mechanics in the area of my travels. I hope you are still updating this file as it hasnt been updated in several years.

I will update this with the missing ones that I see here.

when someone post here the location, I will update but as you can see no one has posted anything for a while now!

Here is mine
ACE Autotech
9611 Garden Grove Blvd.
Garden Grove, CA
He is a Christian and loves the Lord and his prices are very reasonable. When you see him tell Nick Champion and Jerry Quenzler referred them to you

Mc Grath Automotive Inc
76 Pennsylvania Ave, Douglassville, PA 19518
(610) 385-7897

Small shop tucked away off the beaten track but reputable, honest and trustworthy. Been in business many years.