I am amazed by the honesty of our mechanic. There are times he could easily take advantage of us, but he doesn’t.
I was somewhat sure that our van needed new brakes before going to Utah, but it didn’t according to him.
The check engine light was on because an intake valve was sticking. To correct this problem, it would probably take a lot of labor adding up to around $500. He could have told me it would damage the engine. I wouldn’t know. But he told me to head to Costco and pick up a box of fuel treatment made by Chevron to see if that would clear up the problem. It started to run a little better and the light turned off, then it turned back on. He still said that it wasn’t affecting the engine. We should be fine to drive to Utah.
I thought we were due for a transmission service. Again, no. He said it had been done recently enough.
After weeks of agonizing over how much all of our repairs would cost us, I picked up the van and paid $30 for an oil change and road inspection! Can you believe it?
It’s a far cry from the time we visited a shop I will not name and they were trying to convince us we would be facing certain death if the tires and brakes weren’t replaced immediately, plus some other repairs I don’t even remember. Another shop lied about a belt needing to be replaced. A second opinion revealed that it didn’t. It wasn’t cracked at all.
Because of this man’s honesty, he has more business than he can handle, so he is opening a shop at a second location I refer everyone to him. I’m so grateful he is wise enough to recognize that honesty is the best thing for a business. One might decide an immediate pay off is better, but one moment of dishonesty can damage their reputation so badly, it hurts them in the long run.
We are strongly considering moving and for the first time, “I don’t want to move away from our mechanic” became a factor. Is there anyone you would like to praise for their honesty?
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