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    4.3 (133 reviews)
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    Paul L.

    Steve is now my forever go-to mechanic in Seattle. I live here in southern CA but bought a used Audi for my daughter who lives and attends college in WA. Imagine my daughter's horror: I just bought her a used, pretty little car with AWD. She was in love at first sight. I had it checked out with my SoCal mechanic and everything was great. All of the services were done at a local Audi dealer on time every time... did I mention from the Audi dealer? But within a week of transporting the car to her an alert screams "Switch Off Engine! The oil pressure is low!" She calls crying as she driving home from work saying she didn't do anything wrong but the alert tells her to stop driving immediately. I desperately tried to find a reputable mechanic over the weekend - out of state - with no knowledge of the city but thankfully Yelp led me to Steve. He was quick to respond and even allowed her to come that very morning despite his loaded schedule. He diagnosed her car, sent me texts of each inspection check he performed (with pictures) using an app of some sort that was very detailed. He discovered the problem was a broken solenoid bolt that caused the oil leak; replaced it; added new oil; drove it around to check the oil pressure; rechecked any faulty codes and called me to tell me my daughter's car is all fixed.... ... Wait for it ... The bill was just a fraction of the costs I thought I might have a pay. He could have said it was a gasket leak, or worse engine damage, etc. I wouldn't know and couldn't know but he was thorough, honest, and so impressively great professional. I love cars, but I'm not a mechanic and he saved me. He saved my dad-cred, saved me time, energy and money. I'm my daughter's hero but he's my mechanic hero. I will never send my daughter anywhere else. Everyone else in Seattle should do the same. Thanks Steve.

    Michael E.

    Went in to see about a P0305 cylinder 5 misfire on one of my AMG Mercedes on the 9th of March and requested that my fuel injectors, coils and spark plugs get looked at. I was initially told that the misfire is coming from what appeared to be a failing coil. I recommended to "Stephen" that it would be best for me to have all the coils replaced with the spark plugs and to check the fuel injector on cylinder 5 for malfunction as well and if it's the injector let's go ahead and replace all 8 injectors along with all 8 coils and 8 spark plugs. I was told by Stephen that "unless you feel like throwing money at the problem; you won't need all the coils and injectors replaced" so I agreed to the service as it was written up. 8 spark plugs were replaced, Cylinder 5 ignition coil was replaced and a camshaft sensor was replaced according to the receipt. I was charged over $250 for a diagnosis for a grand total of $1398.50 with the labor. 3 weeks go by and the check engine light comes back with the same P0305 code - cylinder 5 misfire which I diagnosed again with my BlueDriver OBD READER so I called them again to have them to check it out. Went back in and Stephen indicated that the problem is now perhaps the fuel injector; which I asked them to check during the first visit. When I asked why wasn't that checked the first time as requested; Stephen informed that we have to work our way down to the bottom of the problem. My response was; wouldn't it be more logical and cost effective for your customers to work your way from the possible biggest issue to the more common beginning with cylinder inspection, fuel injector inspection, spark plugs then the ignition coil?....Stephens response was "semantics".....totally dismissing the research that I've done on this issue, my prior recommendations relative to my vehicle and my knowledge of the M157 engine. I then agreed to order the parts for a total replacement of all 8 ignition coils and all 8 of the fuel injectors to have them to do the installation which should have been done the first time. I then call back 2 days after the second visit because the service that was rendered and paid for during the first service (see attached receipt) didn't achieve the results that I paid for since the same check engine light error code came back. So I phoned them again after the second visit requesting that they fix the intermittent P0305 error code first (which is a sign of a bad fuel injector) prior to the installation of the new coils and the new fuel injectors for the other 7 cylinders since the work on cylinder 5 was still under their service and parts warranty but after being misinformed about the timing chain tensioners replacement that I requested (A separate known MB issue with this particular engine) I was informed by Stephen that they horoscopes cylinder 5 but there is no proof of record in the service receipt that the cylinder was actually Boro-Scoped to check for Cylinder scoring (which is a known "non-detrimental" issue for certain engine numbers for the M157 due to an error with the manufacturing press used in production of the M157 engine). I was also told that a timing tool would need to be purchased (The same timing tool used to replace the camshaft adjusters which I'm not in need of) I knew that this guy didn't know what He was talking about. To replace the secondary chain tensioners to remedy chain rattle upon cold start does not require the opening of the top valve covers. The tensioners only require the front plate of the assembly to be opened and doesn't require a customer with this issue to purchase on behalf of a so called "Import specialist shop" a 600+ dollar tool for one time use which will never be needed again once the upgraded tensioners and check valves are replaced. With said; I did not feel comfortable with allowing this shop to touch my engine again because at this point it felt like selective scamming. To think that I was recommended this shop by an acquaintance of which was made known to Stephen at the onset of what I initially thought would be a great shop. Turns out that in my case it is not. This shop only has 2 mechanics and I truly believe that the two mechanics may be overworked and working in a toxic workplace thanks to the negative attitude of this "repair coordinator" and his inability to check his attitude at the door as well as what appears to be a constant need to be correct in the eyes of hard working, concerned and paying customers which is a psychological sign of narcissism.

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    Bad customer service . Stay very very far away . Customer is always wrong philosophy. Save your money and take your vehicle to another shop.

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    The work was good but labor rates are really high, based on my bill $150 per hour, rivaling the dealership.

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    Marcus is pretty easy to communicate and fixed my old car. However, the price is not cheap $125 per hour.

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    Was to start a great place, but things abruptly changed. Was a couple of years ago looking for…read moreanother car repair place that was a small business. Found Tony after my then current repair shop turned from small business to large business. Turning to large business the shop lost all the good customer service they gave. Tony was a great find, called my car "classic" and was happy to chat about my car. Called today to schedule an oil change, had not heard back from him from a VM I left 3 days ago. I spoke to him today, he flatly said, " I don't work on old cars anymore ". I asked him not even for an oil change? He said no, too hard to get parts. Ok- it's certainly his choice to not work on certain cars because of his ability, but be aware that his shop doesn't work on whatever he deems as "old". When electric and newer cars that require computers to diagnose and repair become the norm, places like Tony's will be considered "old" and fall out of need.

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