I live on Vashon Island and absolutely love it, but the biggest challenge I face is getting my…read morewheelchair van serviced quickly. If my van isn't running, neither am I. On a whim, I took a chance on Defiance Auto after finding him on Yelp in Ruston -- a young MOBILE MECHANIC. The gods must've been smiling, because he turned out to be polite, efficient, knowledgeable, and even took the time to research my unusual issue. Hands down, he's the best mechanic I've ever worked with. His prices were more than fair, too. This young man makes thirty veteran mechanics look like Goober Pyle from Mayberry. All I can say is, "Goooooolllllleeee!" Give this hardworking guy a try. You will not regret it. He will come to Vashon. his name is Mick Svoboda of Defiance Auto (253) 999-8531 Defianceautoworks.com

Mick is a great guy! Drove out to my home (Not Close). Quoted me for a small amount of work…read more.. Ended up that my truck's electrical fix was not as easy as we thought. This man, stuck to his guns, fixed my, truck and really surprised me that there are still good honest mechanics out there! He came through massively and I will always be using his company! Thanks Mick

I took my 2500 duramax in here a few months ago to have new tires and rims placed on it. I asked if…read morethey were compatible to which they said yes. I get the tires replaced, they do an alignment and they pull my truck out, nearly an hour and a half longer than they told me it would be. Before I leave, I tell them that my TPMS isn't showing any readings. The guy tells me to drive it a few times and the sensors should restore. So I take his word and leave. Of course the sensors never restore and NOW I have an ABS error and a trailer break error as well as a shaking wheel when going above 50mph. So I call and make another appointment. They tell me that the ABS error and trailer brake error had nothing to do with them, but to bring it in and have it realigned. These errors have NEVER shown up until the moment they pulled it out of their garage for the first time. They look at it again and tell me that they reset the sensors and everything should be working fine, and that they've redone the alignment. Again, I leave the store without tire sensors working with the promise it will work after a few drives. Of course, the sensors never return but the alignment is better. I call once again and make another appointment. This time they tell me that the TPMS needs to be replaced, after I was told that everything was compatible on the first tire change. They tell me it's going to cost me another couple hundred to have the TPMs done. They did end up giving me a discount, so I had them install the TPMS anyway. As well as fixing the alignment for the THIRD time. Again, another 1.5 hours longer than they said. Finally, my TPMS works, my alignment is good, BUT my trailer brake system and ABS are still showing errors. I took it to another shop and it turns out they did break my sensors during install of the new tires and rims. WHICH THEY DENIED HAVING ANY PART OF. AVOID THIS SHOP AT ALL COSTS. They don't respect your time, they charge more than any shop in the area, and they deny when things are caused by them. I went in for a tire and rim replacement and ended up going in 3-4 times to have things redone. Take it to someone else. If you're a woman who drives a truck they'll treat you like you're incompetent. I've been told by other shops that they've stopped recommending this place because of their frequent unnecessary repairs, overcharging, and damaging vehicles.

The cost of items to be repaired was astronomical and the other items listed that they added on as…read more"recommended" were over inflated as well. I feel this business only cares about profit. Not to mention they took a few clips out on the front hood portion to access the radiator and failed to reinstall them. I know it's only a minor thing but complacency like this only leads to bigger problems down the road

If you're looking for a shop you can ACTUALLY trust, look no further! I came in feeling skeptical…read moreafter a bad experience with another local shop, but Toni and Brandon immediately made me feel at home. It's rare to find a quality shop open on weekends these days. While I waited in their comfy lobby, I actually enjoyed chatting with the team. It felt more like catching up with friends than sitting in a mechanic's lobby. They are 100% transparent. Brandon only noted a repair I already knew was coming up and never pressured me to spend more. They truly love what they do and care about their clients. Definitely turning into a regular here! (Side note: Enter the parking lot from Washington St to find them easily!)

Honest communication. The cost and length of service was fair and reasonable in my opinion. In…read moreone instance labor wasn't charged for an install. The issue was totally resolved; the car runs better BUT: my formerly very very stiff clutch is now smooth like butter! I don't know enough about mechanics to know the how/why, but that clutch is great and the car drives as it was meant to! Thank you so much guys and gals.

We started with the truck but have now taken all of our vehicles here. Will has been so amazing in…read morehelping us with the truck, the tractor, and the 4 wheelers. I think what makes the most difference is how honest and willing to help he is.

The Strange Auto Barn took my 1955 Ford F100 truck and did a Manual to Automatic transmission swap…read more They did all the fabrication and modifications the right way. Everything was done above my expectations. Every last detail was taken care of.

I started off with several quotes for a brake job on a 2021 Nissan Sentra. Spencer reached out…read morewith one and after reading his reviews, I chose to work with him. He let me know he was licensed, certified and insured. Once he mentioned this, I did ask a few of the others that sent me a quote if they were and suddenly, they became unresponsive. Spencer took the time to explain what my car needed, the time, and the cost. He updated me every step of the way. I asked him for quotes on a few other things my car will need in the future and again, he provided quotes for each and detailed the process and what his work included. Spencer has my business for life. I have already recommended him to several family members and they are eager to work with him.

Had pads/rotors replaced on my 2019 4runner. Second car I have had Spencer work on. Upfront…read morepricing. Shows up on time. Quality Work completed quickly. Can't recommend Spencer enough.

car was sideswiped took it in for paint and wheel repair very professional, really great…read morecommunication they didn't do anything without talking to me first.

I want to thank Specialty Auto body for taking on the project of helping me and fixing my grandmas…read moreold 1996 Buick. After someone damaged the front end of my car it was worth fixing because the car had low miles at 40,000. Specialty Auto body worked with the insurance of the person who damaged my car and gave them a fair enough price to approved fixing it. I really appreciate that Specialty Auto body cared enough to help me because it took a lot of time and effort to source the parts on their end and wasn't a simple task. They were upfront and honest about the process from the beginning that it would not be a quick turn around and that there would need to be some patience on my end. They followed through, and managed to do it in a reasonable amount of time. Also, the quality of the work is very well done and I'm so glad to see my car restored to its original condition! Thanks a million to Jeremy the shop owner and his son Ryan! You're two of the good ones out there with good hearts. Also, it feels good to support a local family owned business versus going to some shop who just works for the insurance companies, and basically just totals you car and don't really care about you at all. I got really lucky this wasn't the case with Specialty Auto Body. They were there to help me and not screw me like another shop would have. Anyone I know that needs body work I will send your way! So grateful to you guys! Sincerely, Malia

It's always hard to find a local dependable honest mechanic, but I may just have found it with…read moreCoopers. The New Manager, Lance was upfront with the costs/delivery times and coopers have met them. I enjoy the outreach by coopers and the communication from all its employees, they were able to get me in the next day for a broken mirror and quickly solved the issue. All in All A+ service from a local company.

Went in for an alignment. All that was done- handful of pictures and told me they can't do it…read more Handed me a $200 bill for doing nothing.. thanks

So my car wouldn't start. And if you had this problem know you're thinking right away, now what am…read moreI going to do? I called a couple of storefront type repair places and neither one of them could get me in for a week. It was their only answer but it wasn't a good answer for me So I called these guys, they were here within half an hour, diagnosed what was wrong with my car, went and picked up parts, had me up and running within 45 minutes total. Nice guys, reasonable I would think so, if I have issues I will call them again.

Always gets the job down fast and efficiently would recommend to anyone kind and friendly makes you…read morefeel like a friend came over to work on it

Our 2014 Lincoln had a leak that we couldn't find the source. Within a day, he was able to find…read moreseveral leak origins and took care of all of them! He was reasonable with his diagnosis cost and the turnaround to fix it! I wouldn't hesitate to call him for any future problems.

Let me start off by saying, Larry is the only one in Pierce county that diagnosis a auto water…read moreleak. He is very friendly, professional, knowledgeable and honest. I have taken my van to multiple different places that couldn't diagnose or wouldn't diagnose my issue. They have taken my $ even though they had no clue what my issue was. While Larry was unable to actually fix my particular issue, he knew exactly where the source of the leak was and advised us with his professional recommendations. I appreciated Larry's honesty and would do definitely business with him in the future.