Wow. Left Edmonton for holidays. We could tell from the bang followed by hissing and loss of power…read morethat we needed a mechanic and some tools. Found S&M on Yelp with great reviews. They took care of us immediately and a half hour later we loaded up the kids and dog and are rolling again. Thank you!!

From the owner: At S&M Diesel & Mechanical in Red Deer, we service all makes and models of diesel trucks. We do…read moreeverything from inspections to full engine and transmission builds, as well as complete overhauls. With our fully licensed technicians, we can customize your truck the way you want it. Our customers feel good knowing that we drive diesel trucks ourselves, so we know every aspect of them. For full truck, engine, brake builds and more, contact us!

I use to get great service here and I felt like they were fairly priced. This is the only reason I…read moregave them 3 stars instead of 1. While the service techs are usually quite nice, I seemed to be "bothering" them that day. I also had a "check engine" light on and asked if they could check it. They did, for $109 (most auto part stores do that for free). I was told that my engine light indicated that I needed some sensors changed out and a tune up - to the cost of $700. I decided to wait as that seemed like a lot of money. I borrowed a friends code reader and all that came up was that my fuel mixture was running a little lean. I was able to turn off the engine light through the code reader and it has not turned back on in weeks. $100 blown for "engine code reading" and $700 save for what I imagine was unnecessary repairs. Hopefully, if I go back again I will have a better experience.

Since my last review, I was contacted, received an apology and something to rectify my negative…read moreexperience, which is something I can appreciate. I was asked why this wasn't something I would take to management, but honestly, I assumed encountering any number of aggressive sales tactics from any lot was part of the hard knocks you receive when making a car purchase. This one was extreme, but still like I said, part of the "experience". I am adding a star in this update for effort. However, I don't know if I am going to take them up on their offer. When it comes again time for me to purchase another vehicle, when I go to check out inventories, I'd like to avoid any pretense. Again, the effort is appreciated. Yelp 30 Day Challenge: 3/30

Phoned the service department on a TSB for the make of my daughters CX9. They wouldn't even honor…read morethe Manufacture TSB 01-010/24. This TSB is a manufacture error right from the factory. I would give them a lower rating if possible. Wayne K.

I had an experience that I want to warn senior ladies to be very cautious about. I had a great…read morefemale sales person, but that's as far as it went. The mechanic they had tried to tell me that my van needed brakes, tires, suspension, and squeaky back doors. What a joke, I had brakes redone and checked,all good, doors don't squeak, suspension is just because I didn't put wd40 on the rubber seals on the doors. Tire are winter tires, because I don't drive it very much, and that is also why the brakes makes a noise, they told me that when I had it checked. They use a material now that if you don't use your vehicle much they make that noise. What they offered me was totally unreasonable, because they thought they were dealing with someone they could pull the wool over their eyes. I would never take a vehicle there for any mechanical condition. Rip off city.

One solid star. Aren't you lucky!…read more It's funny because I was never actually a direct customer of theirs, but their actions nearly cost me the sale of my car to someone else. It will be going through now though, because I found someone who was straight and narrow about his services. In order to buy and insure a car that is 12 years old or older, you have to take the car in question to a licensed mechanic to get an inspection to make sure it's road worthy. So basically anything safety-related, including tires, suspension, brakes, headlights, seatbelts, etc... If it burns oil, if the a/c no longer works, if the fuel filter needs changing... all these things are probably not going to fail the inspection. The prospective owner was told by me, that sometimes the engine light comes on, and then goes off again after a while. I let them know that my code reader was ALWAYS showing as being the O2 sensor. So when it came time for the inspection, the engine light was conveniently on. This fine garage wouldn't sign off on the inspection until this NON-SAFETY related issue was fixed, and it was a hefty bill in the case of this car. Nearly the price that I was selling the car. Then I did some research, asked around and found a guy who would inspect it and not care about a stupid O2 sensor which was NOT significantly affecting the performance of the car (it's killer on gas). The guy who did the inspection today basically told me he doesn't know a mechanic who would have failed that car had they done the inspection required to have the car insured. This was not an out of province inspection. This was just a safety check. The result of me not getting the car sold in a timely manner cost me a week of my vacation, as the sale was supposed to help offset the time off from work. I haven't been on a proper vacation in 8 years, so I have NO problem throwing these guys under the bus as a big "thank-you" (really, the word I'm thinking of starts with F) for their attempt at making a buck. And as I've read in other non-Yelp reviews, I'm sure they "weren't making any money off of me" anyway.

Lucky there even gettin one star took my car There to get…read morethe exhaust welded back to the converter and they said they couldn't do it so therefore he cut it out and put in a resignator when I told him to weld the pipe back together now my car runs like crap I will never go there again and wouldn't recommend them to anyone

Careful dealing with them. I put a deposit on a new vehicle and then decided to cancel the deal…read moreand keep my Tacoma I was trading in. I am now informed the deposit is non refundable. I won't deal with Red Deer Toyota in the future.

Incredible dealership! they messed up on my car (it happens) and how they fixed it was amazing!…read more I drive all the way from Edmonton to Red Deer because they are so good.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! I can't say enough about Trail tire! they went above and beyond to help me when…read morethe wheel lock key was NOT in my Lexus from brand new. Trail tire did so much more than Lexus! Was told by Lexus to call 'Lexus roadside assistance'. this process took many many days, and Trail tire was right there with me. THANK YOU!!

I hired mid Alta for an in shop inspection of a motorhome chassis. This would cost $169-189 for a…read moremobile inspection service, but he ended up charging me over 300 for an exceptionally succinct inspection.When I received the inspection ( via text ), I couldn't even read some of it, but when I asked for a clearer copy was told that was not possible( none too politely). The entire situation was just unpleasant from the start. The seller tried to call him the day of drop off, but didn't get any reply or answer until after 11, and the guy just laughed at him and told him to bring it in the next day.When we did get the inspection, many things on it simply weren't correct. The rotors and brakes were fine, windshield washer was working fine, just no fluid in it because it was winter, rear lights worked except for brake lights and overall it looks like he was exceptionally inaccurate in some cases. The brakes alone would've caused a fortune to replace if I had trusted the inspection, but I went in myself and looked, and the rotors and brake pads were fine. He also appears to have damaged a tire stud. Best avoided

From the owner: Mid Alta Motors is a family owned company dedicated to customer service established in 1975, we do…read morevehicle repairs, sales and rentals. Come and see us for your complete car & truck repairs: air-conditioning, coolant flush, fuel injections, diagnostic service, tune-ups, oil, filter & lube, brakes, shocks, struts & wheel alignments. We are Gov't of AB licensed inspection facility bus & commercial vehicles inspections. Insurance & out of province inspections. Motorhome repair specialists repairing all new and late models. We are the warranty service dealer for workhorse and your workhorse parts store. Mid Alta Motors is a national car rental - License 403-347-5811 Offering a complete fleet of vehicles for rent on a competitive daily, weekly, and monthly rates. We rent compact, mid-size and full size cars, SUV's compact & full size, 1/2 tons 4x4, Quad cabs, cube vans and 15 passenger vans. Free local customer pick-up and return. Please stop in and check out our discounted prices.

In having a vehicle from 2002, I expected some issues, and a heavy bill with them. At this Kal…read moreTire, Joe helped me work around my budget, while still making sure the important issues get fixed. I was lucky to have senior mechanic Ryan working on my rust bucket aswell. I got a diagnostic, and the next day was able to get the spark plugs and distributor cap replaced among other fixes. Ryan noticed that there is also a problem with the cylinders, and pulled a few other mechanics to try and resolve it. Ultimately I need another through test. Although shes still running rough, i'm glad to see the hard work this team put into helping me out. thank you all, i'll see you again soon

We were in quite a jam after blowing a tire on our way down south for the weekend. We have a…read more"difficult to fit/find" tire size and Joe at the North Kaltire (67 st) went above and beyond to find a creative solution for us so that we didn't need another night in a hotel. Joe also took it upon himself to check inventory at all stores, and didn't just give up and tell us to call another store. The team at the shop was just as friendly and their efficiency allowed us to get on the road early enough to enjoy the rest of our weekend road trip. Thanks again for such professional and caring service!