I can't say enough good things about Armstrong Family Autocare without sounding like a paid…read morepromoter or something, but believe me, this was an OUTSTANDING car repair experience!! Be honest: how many mechanics have you dealt with who actually aim to reduce the cost of the service?! Alex did!! My old '99 Voyager was acting wonky; it would start but then some components would work while others wouldn't.. one day the windows operated, but the wipers or heater fan wouldn't; the next day NONE of them worked; the next day they all worked fine.. and so on and so on Got a brand new top-of-the-line Napa battery.. didn't help .. so then I had the alternator tested by 3 different places who all said it had a bad diode, so I reached out to a few companies here, got quotes, and Armstrong's was the most reasonable price (plus nearby my place) so I brought the Voyager in, crossing my fingers that some unknown -expensive- additional work wouldn't be urged on me, as I've frequently experienced with other repairs Long story short, Alex told me it actually wasn't the alternator being bad, it was the ignition switch, and I gotta be honest and say I was hugely skeptical because the other companies had advised me to get a new alternator, why would they recommend it if it wasn't the problem? ...but I decided to trust Alex, and the repair cost was literally HALF the cost of replacing the alternator (which was already a very reasonable price!) But this morning was the iron test: would everything work like it did when I picked up my vehicle? IT SURE DID --the wipers, the windows, the heater fan ALL WORKED AT THE SAME TIME!! That hasn't happened in forever! LOL This review is getting long but I wanted to share the deets because frankly, given the symptoms, the tests AND my belief in the test results... Alex could have very easily done the cheaper ignition repair but said nothing and charged for the more expensive alternator replacement that I was asking for -and I wouldn't have known the difference and would've just been happy to have things working- but he was honest and upfront and didn't take advantage of my ignorance.. like other shops around here have done or tried to do to me in the past How awesome is THAT?! So believe me when I say that everyone reading this who might be searching for a mechanic they can trust as much as they'd trust a friend to do the work (if they had the skills) .....look no further This is a good person who does good work! ~~listen to Grandma, now~~

I have several older vehicles and I bring them to Armstrong because the work done is efficient,…read morereasonably priced and thorough. They're nice people and I'd highly recommend this place for your cars.

We used these guys to work on my MIL's 1996 Jeep and they were great!…read moreWe worked the whole time with Vicky who helped coordinate having the Jeep towed in and kept us informed throughout the diagnostic process and throughout the work! She is great! There were several issues and Vicky helped us prioritize what we mission critical, and what things could wait a bit longer and for how long. They got the work done sooner than they said they would and the pricing was very competitive! Would 100% use them again!

Requested quote for repair on a family vehicle. Got a quick and easy quote from the company…read more Professional and timely quotes

Tony does amazing work. We have found our go to mechanic for anything transmission. Showed us all…read morethe things he replaced he was quick, thorough, honest and fair.

Toney was very personable and nice. He quickly found the problem and fix it at a reasonable rate…read more Highly recommend him for all your transmission needs.

Wayne was recommended by my neighbor. I had relatives arriving and they were experiencing some…read moreelectrical issues with their vehicle that started while on their trip. Their vehicle was oversized. This was something that needed fixing quickly so my relatives could move on quickly as they had non refundable reservations at their final destination. I went in and spoke with Wayne - what an incredibly helpful guy. When I explained the issue to him, and the make and model of the vehicle, he knew exactly what was needed and told me he could take care of it the next day, he said he could move around some non urgent matters to take care of my relatives who were arriving that night. Basically if Wayne had wanted to, he could have ripped us off, because we were at his mercy. My relative knew how much it would probably cost based on getting information from his own mechanic and Wayne came in just under that. Wayne came through in a pinch, and did not take advantage of us. I know now why my neighbor recommended him. Wayne really knows his stuff as this was not a common thing to find and repair. He treated us way more than fairly. Highly recommended. I love it when you can talk to a mechanic and they know the issue you are talking about and do not have to plug in diagnostic tools before they can even have an idea of what could be wrong. Wayne is one of those valued 'old school' mechanics that uses diagnostic tools to confirm what is wrong - not to find out where to start looking. Thank you Wayne Their website is: waynescarcare.com

Called from out of state for a diagnostic check on a car I was purchasing in Lynden. The guy on the…read morephone was rude For no reason. customer service is trash...

AMAZING service! These guys know what they're doing. We were on our way out of town to the Okanagan…read moreand our van started smoking under the hood. We called these guys and Al said to bring it on by. We did and they fit us in right away. From finding the problem, to getting the part delivered to fixing it, we were back on the road within 2 hours! I can't say enough about how much these guys helped us out. They're friendly, helpful and honest! If we didn't live in Richmond these guys would be our mechanic.

I thank my blessings my fiancé truck broke down near this shop. To make a long story short we had…read moreour transmission rebuilt by a transmission shop in the US (where I live my fiancé from Canada) I share my work office with as I know and trusted the manager and owner of this shop Meridian Transmission. The truck went 193 miles before the transmission seized. From what I know now I'm so thankful it was not towed back to the shop we had the transmission repaired and it ended up in the hands of Mark and Owen at L&D transmission. I must say Mark and Owen were very professional and upfront with us what to expect and genuinely concerned for us in the situation we were in. I felt very at ease knowing they were doing the repairs to rebuild our transmission the way it should have been done from the beginning. THANK YOU, THANK YOU Mark and Owen I can't thank you enough for your honesty, professionalism and kindness. Gina Proctor and Wilfred Letourneau

We had a couple of our work vans in at Andy's All transmissions and were very happy with the…read morerebuilds they did. They were quick and easy to deal with. Had them in and out within a week and back on the road for our workers. Andy is a straight up guy as far as my dealings with him have been & he kept me in the loop the whole time. You can't beat the 5 year warranty and the price isn't much more than other places that only give you 1yr or 2! Give them a call when you need your transmission repaired! I'm glad I did!!!

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My faithful Versa, which has never caused me a day of trouble, suddenly started having transmission…read moreissues - the equivalent of a perfectly healthy person suddenly being on the edge of heart failure. The dealership told me they'd have to replace the transmission, which was going to cost me upwards of $3,400. This is never something you want to hear out of nowhere. Fortunately, someone at Art's Automotive pointed me in the direction of Wilf's. Wilf's had a look at my car, confirmed the same problem the dealership found, and said they could just replace the stepper motor for about $1,200. I was more than willing to give that a try, especially given the great reviews here. They had to source the stepper motor, and it sounds like it wasn't easy to track it down, but they kept me in the loop with what was going on and when they'd expect it to arrive. My car was running well enough to keep going in the meantime; it was more of a question of inevitable failure at some point. When the day came for the operation, they let me have a courtesy car. Everything went smoothly, right on schedule, and my Versa has been humming along as well as before. Everyone I spoke with at Wilf's was pleasant, intelligent, courteous, and even fun to deal with. I got the sense they were honest and doing their best at all times. I hope not to need them again, but if any other transmission issues come up in the future, I know where I'm headed.

They rebuilt the transmission on my Honda Odyssey 2006. The…read morecar is shifting nice and smooth now. If will last like now 100K + I'll be very happy. Time will tell. For now I am happy with their work. They gave me a courtesy car.