You can't spell rad without Rafa! Was passing through town and needed to get my front wheel hubs/bearings assembly replaced (badly). I already had the parts and just needed a competent mechanic to do the work, ideally quickly and affordably. Rafa checked off each with aplomb! Was able to see me within a day of calling ahead, and got the job done within a couple hours of dropping it off at the appointment time (which is about what it should take with the right tools/knowledge/etc). Charged me an average hourly rate, and the new (OEM) parts have been working flawlessly for thousands of miles since.
A lot of shops will want to charge you a diagnostic fee, regardless of whether you already know what's wrong, and just need that issue fixed, which is always pretty sketchy, cuz then a lot of the time they'll wanna give you a big list of stuff to do on the car (whether it actually needs it or not), and you end up either spending a lot more than you budgeted for, or you decline the repair and are SOL on the fee they charged.
Rafa instead just sticks to the matter at hand, gets the work done, and done well, and charges a fair price, with no tricks or games. Wish I had him in my hometown! read more