Millers was great! I got stuck in the mud on a dirt road, and Millers answered my call immediately…read moreand got to me in 20 minutes. The man who pulled us out was chipper and positive, and got us out in no time. It was the least stress towing experience I have ever had.

After an awful experience and wasted day dealing with polar bear towing(see my review) I called…read moreMiller's and Evan was at our house in less than an hour and our truck was out of the culvert and back on our driveway in less than ten minutes .That's how you run a business! I strongly recommend this newer towing service. I forgot to mention this took place on a Sunday! Thank you Evan Miller, polar bear towing could learn a lot from you!

Amazing little VT mechanic shop. Ron is always great to deal with. Chantal at the front counter is…read morealways super helpful! GO Local!

Ron's garage changed my oil, but did not insert the o-ring that comes with the filter I provided…read more This blew oil all over the serpentine belt. I changed the filter myself, but went back to them, explained the situation and requested they change the oil-soaked belt belt. They could not accommodate me for several days, despite their mistake. As I drove less than a mile to another garage, the serpentine belt broke, wrapped around the shaft, got sucked through the the front seal, filled the engine with rubber, and destroyed the engine. $7,000 for a rebuild; $10,000 for a new one. Car totaled with two payments left. Thanks Ron Bushey auto!

ON short notice, Jason at Stones Auto vetted a used car I was considering buying. They squeezed me…read morein even though they did not know me from Adam; I am from a different part of the state. On top of that, on even SHORTER notice, they welded a rusted-out exhaust pipe that might have broken on the first bump on the three-hour drive home in my new-to-me auto. So I was able to drive home stress free. And they charged me a very reasonable price. KUDOS to the three generations of Stones running that place. It is a very, very busy business. Highly recommended.

Excellent service provider. My rental was making a scary noise. They found the problem and fixed…read moreit. Thank you

I went to get my car inspected at the Autosmith the other day. Not because I heard good things…read more(just the opposite), but because I was feeling lazy and the Autosmith is close. They inspected it right away, and found that I needed new springs in the front--they said mine were broken. Their two options to fix the issue would have cost me approximately $615 (the "cheap" option) to $665. Well, folks, Tracey Phelps doesn't have $700 kickin' around, so I got a second opinion. My boyfriend, Jake, took a gander at the springs and being a car guy, noticed that the springs WEREN'T BROKEN AT ALL. The paint was peeling off, but otherwise totally fine! He then told me that the Autosmith tried to rip him off in the past and that I should head over to Bob's Auto in Essex. All in all, it cost me $65 for an oil change and inspection at Bob's Auto, as opposed to ten times that at Autosmith for work that I didn't even need. I know Autosmith is trying to expand and pay for their new stuff, but can they give their neighbors a break? I can't afford to pay for your new shop, and neither can most of us in this cruddy recession.

My family and I recently moved to Essex and received a coupon for a free oil change to Autosmith…read more Normally I do my own oil changes and wouldn't bother, but I figured why not. I was glad to see they found an issue in my front end (go figure with the wonderful roads in VT) while doing the oil change. It cost a bit more than a free oil change, but was certainly reasonable and the service was very prompt. Thank you again and I would recommend anyone to try them out for fair prices and honest quality.

Very good experience! I had a mini van stuck in deep mud on a downhill. The situation was…read moredifficult, but the person who came from Wright's Towing (I wish I remember his name) was very creative in figuring out a way to get the van out. I suspect that others would have given up and left me stuck. He also charged less than half the price of the first company that I called. He made the experience positive, a very kind, inspiring person. Thank you!

We called Blackfork after an accident left us stuck on the side of the highway, 200 miles from…read morehome, on New Years Day when most towing companies were closed. Rod was there within minutes. Not only did he give us a tow, but he drove us to the airport to get a rental car back to Boston, and he gave us great advice on dealing with insurance (car ended up being totaled - would probably have had to come all the way back to VT to clean it out if not for Rod). Thank you so much Rod - you made a bad situation much more manageable.

Rod heard about my boyfriend getting his truck stuck in ditch and with some humor said if he…read moreunderstood our situation correctly, he could help up. He got there in record time and used his winch to pull the truck up and out in literally a minute. He's a great guy who knows what he's doing!

I needed to have my car towed from my parents house for repairs, the closest towing place is…read moreGeorgia Interstate. It was towed on July 2nd. They tell me it's problems and give me a estimate of $570 for its full repair. AC compressor plus a new serpentine belt and a few other things. Monday, July 7th is when they expect to have the car ready for pick up. I call them around 12:30 pm to see what the status of the car is, fingers crossed! The women I talked to gave me attitude and was unpleasant, she told me they had just received the parts and were going to start working on it in a little while. Tuesday, July 8th. I call back at 1:30 pm to check the status of the car again. Now she stumbles over her words and tells me that they got the car in yesterday, but the repairs were more complicated than they thought and it wasn't ready yet. I believe that she was lying and they hadn't actually got to my car on Monday. She told me she would call back later and actually got my phone number this time! No call from her on Tuesday. Before being dropped off at work, I drove by and checked that my car was actually in their garage and it was, thankfully! Wednesday, July 9th. A full week from the date I had my car towed. I have still received no call from them, how surprising! I call them up and my car is finally ready. It cost less than expected: $554 and there was only 2 hours of labor counted in my bill. $65 per hour. The last time I had a car fixed here, they actually lost our phone number and gave us a little discount because the car was there for a day longer than it needed to be. I won't be returning, I just don't like the front desk person, if she was more pleasant and was truthful there might be a different ending to this story.

I have been coming here for years. Great place to get your car fixed. Everyone is so nice and…read morealways ready to help you. Never had a problem with them... like to keep it local

While this is second-hand information (my brother observed this, not me) I am having him read this…read moreto make sure I got the story straight. He has no ties to Fairfax other than me, but I do. I love this town, and I know that things like this matter to our community. My brother brought my vehicle in to Tinker's Auto on 7/21/2020 for an oil change and state inspection. It was the first time I'd brought a vehicle to them, but knew they were a newer business and wanted to support my neighbors. For full transparency, my car didn't pass inspection. They didn't charge me for the inspection either (which was a pleasant surprise and I really appreciated)! So this review has nothing to do with that. One of the owners, Nickie Tinker, was at the front desk. There are bags of locally-sourced popcorn that customers can purchase. Another customer was at the desk talking to Nickie about this while my brother was waiting, and Nickie starts talking about how when she was a kid, they used to call the burnt popcorn kernels "niiiii---- heads". She didn't actually say the word, but turned to my brother and said "What were they called?" She was trying to get my brother to say it for her. My brother, not wanting to engage, said "I have no idea what you're talking about". Nickie then half-said the word again, and said something to the extent of "We're not supposed to say that any more." After my brother recounted the story to me, I posted on Facebook to (my friends only) asking for advice on how to handle this. Someone evidently told Nickie about my plan to publicize my brother's experience. She called me via FB messenger twice on Sunday (7/26) before 9am, and then wrote me a message (see screenshots). It is clear that she doesn't remember what she said that day. But she does recount how that while she is not a racist, she does condone racist conversation in her place of business. If you don't take issue with this sort of thing, by all means, give these people your money. But if you expect better from your neighbors, maybe choose to have your vehicle serviced elsewhere.

This is the person claiming racism at this garage (Tinkers)and she wasn't even there to verify what…read morewas said.