Pablo is the Grandfather I never had.
I have a new phone and I didn't have his number saved. Well to be honest I never saved it, but I know what it looks like when I see it. The point is that I always end up looking for his number when I need him (shame). That's how much he feels like family.
As I'm searching Yelp for his number, I see his 5 star reviews. I'm reminded of the years he's worked on (for what was a long time my only car for a family of 5) my car that has now 221,000 miles (all by me). He's always been there, and always charged humble prices. I've wanted for a while, just to go give him a tip for always being a saving grace. Be gives his customers the full treatment, he's funny (a real jokester), lots of stories, and genuinely asked about your family.
I've always changed my own brakes, rotors, and have replaced more than a few pieces under the hood, but for stuff requiring a lift.....PABLO to the rescue! He's done a lot of work on my car. Control Arms, Alternator(didn't need a lift lol) sway bar links, stuff with the axel, brake issues beyond pads and rotors, belts in wired places, and many other. Oh, I remember one time concerning something...... don't remember, he said "I can fix it for you, but there's a recall, it's better to get it fixed at the dealership for free"
He is the Mom & Pop of Auto Shops, I could write a small book talking about him. Oh, one more quick story.....He was working on my car, I'm watching him, and my phone rings. He goes "Uh ooh, that's momma calling you," I go "My wife doesn't call me." I went, picked up my phone and.... Mommy, lo and behold! It was Momma!.
He does great work, I've never had to get something that he's done redone. I don't have my scale up, but since it's 5 stars, You know.....the Shop is BANGIN!!!
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