To find an honest, hardworking, and trustworthy mechanic/car-service is a MONUMENTAL achievement in this lifetime--an achievement which folks can easily go their entire life without reaching. That said, PLEASE allow me to help spare you the trouble and time (and take the *fast-lane* to that peace of mind :::over-the-top-cheesy-wink::: ) for I have FINALLY found it!
The Midas in North Reading is without a doubt the BEST place to take my car. I've moved about 12 times through the years since becoming a licensed driver--and any remotely-acquainted, friend-of-a-friend mechanic I've met over the years couldn't hold a candle to Codi and José and their crew at this particular Midas location. Beyond the already amazing feat of honest, hardworking, and trustworthy, I have found that Codi and José are two of the kindest and most accommodating individuals I've ever had the sheer luck of coming across in this industry. I bring my car into service stations like this, always knowing full-well that I am at the mercy of their assurance--hoping their word will be one of honor (for I know NOTHING of the nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts that make a car function--in fact, the only thing I CAN be certain of is my own inept comprehension as the mechanically-savvy attempt to explain what new and expensive damage/mutilation has defeated my "practical" car this time)... So, try to consider this overly-verbose review/rating as that of a rehabilitated consumer letting go of some of those accrued numbing--albeit rather pitiful--neuroses when it comes to entrusting her car (and consequently *livelihood*) in the hands of complete strangers.
And please, PLEASE don't allow my ostentatious style of writing dismiss the validity of my testimony--these are not tall-tales, folks...I just get inspired and compelled to shout from the literary rooftops when I am fortunate enough to witness the genuine acts of decency from the unsung heroes of our society today... and I like to hold onto the hope that just maybe I can remind folks to stop and think for a moment--to look around at the world outside the comforts of their home, and discover how refreshing it feels to shift focus away from the immorality, the lewdness, the ugly and uncivilized...and appreciate the more discrete, humble views of the morality, the civility, the integrity and affability still warming the world we live.
PS--Codi, José, and all of you at that Midas: Thank you for your patience with me, your compassion and understanding of financial complications and EXTREMELY generous leniency. Your trust in me will not go unrequited and though it may not mean as much to hear it as it does to me to say it, you can certainly add one more loyal customer to your roster. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! read more