I don't know how they do it, but Mitch and his guys are good, cheap, a... read more I don't know how they do it, but Mitch and his guys are good, cheap, and fast. My 2006 GMC truck would give me all kinds of fits when I drove it. It would run great, then die, then barely run, then be great again... It was really frustrating! My local shop said it could be several possibilities, but wanted to start by doing a tune-up and go from there. I wasn't impressed with their guesses; I wanted a solution. I went online looking for a better deal. I found Shaw Auto Service and gave them a call. I told the guy on the phone what was up and he was honest about it - he said he didn't know, but they would figure it out. Keith came out later that day, did about an hour of testing, and told me I needed a fuel pump - guaranteed to fix my problem, he said. Well, when he got to the fuel pump he found a bad wire and fixed it. I got to take the $250 pump back to the store, just paid for his time, and haven't had any problems since. Just awesome!
A friend of mine recommended Nicks Wrenches to me. Said he was the bes... read more A friend of mine recommended Nicks Wrenches to me. Said he was the best and honest too. I had a 1994 Toyota 4Runner in need of repair. It was constantly running hot and I couldn't take it anywhere without carrying a jug of water with me. I didn't have much money so I kept putting having it repaired off. Finally, I broke down and called Nick. I took it to him and got a sense that he was indeed an honest man, hard to find now days in the mechanic field. Not only is he honest, but he knows a heck of a lot about cars. He ended up having to replace my radiator and a few other things. It ran great after that and I felt he gave me a very fair price. After that, with my SUV being so old, I kept having to take it back for other various repairs. The last time I drove that SUV was when I took my ex husband to the airport. He was moving to San Francisco. On the way back, my SUV broke down. Nick had someone tow it to his shop. I forgot what it was this time but he repaired it. When pulling out of his shop, my brake line broke. This was the end of my beloved 4Runner. Nick was in the process of re constructing the brake line when he told me it was best if I sell it because it was starting to be one thing after another. I took his advice. Nick let me keep my truck at his shop until it sold. He also lent me a car he had that he occasionally lent out to customers so I could get back and forth to work. My truck finally sold. I will be forever grateful to Nick and all he did to help me. I have a new car now, but I know if I ever need any work done, he's the one I want working on my car. Thank you Nick for all that you did to help me. I will always be grateful!!
I own a '03 Saab 9-3, and just as it was time for my tag to be renewed... read more I own a '03 Saab 9-3, and just as it was time for my tag to be renewed, that wonderful little "Check Engine" light came on during my afternoon commute. So, as usual, I made an appointment over at the dealer to get things checked out. I figured as long as I was there, I'd get the oil change and the free inspection done; I had some work to do anyway. After awhile, the service advisor comes over and says, with the most pleasant look on his face, that they will be "more than happy" to take care of the problem causing my light to be on, and, by the way, your water pump is also leaking a bit... the total? $1200 for the light and almost $1100 to do the pump. You folks better be completely ecstatic if I were to have both items done! I said I'd think about it, paid $120 in diagnostic fees, plus $65 for the oil change, and went back to the office to consider how I could blow the car up while having it look like an accident. Instead, I shared my troubles with an associate who suggested I try Craig's List; I figured it couldn't hurt, and Shaw Mobile was the only ones I saw that listed Saab as one of the cars they worked on. I called and spoke with Mike, who seemed ok (but anyone can "sound" ok), so I made the appointment to have him come to the house the next day. He diagnosed a bad connector to the sensor which made it look like this thing in the engine was all messed up (so I don't worry about proper names - shoot me). But he fixed the connector for the diagnosis fee of $60 plus $30 labor, and then gave me a quote of less than half of the dealer on the water pump.... Guess who did the pump??? Everything turned out great, Mike did an awesome job, and the "stealership" got an earful from me later that week. I'll always use Shaw Mobile from now on; and that other place? They'll never see me again!
