One thing I love about having a mechanic I trust and frequently use, combined with the effect of…read moreliving in a smaller, rural community, is stuff like this:
My mechanic does NOT normally work on tractors. He's the kind of guy who will offer you advice on your car as you pull up, just by listening to the sounds it makes. He'll be right, too.
And he's honest. I've seen him -- not heard about, but SEEN him -- send back parts which proved unnecessary. A truck driver told him to "just do it, ain't my money," and he replied "We don't need it. If I send it back, ain't NOBODY got to pay for that, or the service."
I already used his services regularly. I won't let anyone else work on my vehicles if I can avoid it. But his actions that day, not to impress anyone, just business as usual -- that stuck with me.
I've always considered his work exemplary and his prices outstanding. When he tells me the cost of something, I believe him. My first experience with his service was as skeptical as my experiences anywhere else, and when the cost was much less, I was worried about the service. But the truck that first time just kept on running, and kept on.
So... as my own tractor saga went, desperate to get it up and running while failing on all fronts, I gave him a call just in case. He laughed and said "Naw, buddy, we don't really work on tractors." There was a pause, and then he said "What's wrong with it?"
I told him, and he said "Call me back Friday. We're backed up right now, but I can make arrangements to come pick it up on Saturday, and take a look at her."
That just doesn't happen much, and it's why I never pass up a chance to brag on him, encourage others to give him business. I believe in rewarding good service with good word-of-mouth and recommendations.
If you live in or near Corydon and you need automotive work done (repair), I could not recommend this guy any more highly. He'll have my business for as long as he's IN business, or until I'm dead, whichever ends first.
