The most difficult task when you are new in town is to find a new, reliable and honest car mechanic…read morethat also knows their stuff. I mean, who do you trust with your 4-wheeled babies?
Well, in addition to these glorious yelp reviews, I had a couple of other people also recommend Frank's Car Care, so when I was due for maintenance, that's who we called.
The first time we brought our Honda in as it needed a new alternator. We actually had an alternator with us that we had bought the night before, however Frank had better parts for cheaper than we had paid for the one we brought, so needless to say, we decided to bring our "cheap" alternator back where it came from and go with Frank's instead. When we did bring the other alternator back to the store, they did admit that the one they gave us was a brand that came back a lot ..... So we instantly knew then that Frank's prices were as good as anywhere else but his quality is better. So there you go.
Anyway, a few days ago I dropped my truck for maintenance service and I also thought I needed a new battery. Well, turns out it wasn't the battery after all. (Again, huge points for not changing something *I* thought needed changing just because I said so, could have been an easy buck for any shop and I would never have known any better...)
To make a long story short, I've had a problem with my truck intermittently not starting. My previous mechanic had problems diagnosing it, because every time I brought it in, it would start right up for him. Well, lucky for me, my truck decided not to start for Frank! How can I be happy about that? Well, finally my truck refused to start AT the mechanic's place so that it could finally be diagnosed. It was confirmed that it was indeed a bad fuel pump (which had been a suspicion before). The price for a fuel pump came in over $100 cheaper than what I had been quoted before. He also found a few other issues with the truck that needed to be taken care of. He said these issues could definitely wait (since I was already spending a lot for the fuel pump), however I didn't see any reason to put things off if they have to be fixed anyway, so I gave him the green light to fix everything. I've kept my truck going for 13 years without any problems, and it's because I take care of issues before they become big issues ;-)
Anyway, I was very happy with Frank. He did not do any work without calling first. Also, he explained everything really well, there was no mystery explanation as to why things needed to be replaced or changed, everything he explained was very clear. The truck ran so smoothly after I got it back, it was almost weird to drive it without any jerking or weird wobbling, and best of all, I should no longer get stranded anywhere with a truck that won't start.
We'll definitely be using Frank's for our repair needs going forward. I also want to add that in addition to being a great and honest mechanic, also a nice and friendly guy.
I feel very comfortable recommending him as a mechanic to anyone who should be looking.