I have owned my Dodge ram for about 16 years now and have struggled the entire time with finding a trustworthy and competent diesel mechanic in the Denver area. I've been to several places in the Denver, Parker, and Castle rock area. Some did a fairly decent work, and work done by others ended up being pretty poor - or at a minimum questionable. Fortunately, my truck hasn't required much maintenance attention over the years, but when it does, I want to have confidence the work is being done right, and I am not being gouged or up-sold on a bunch of stuff that doesn't need to be done either with the engine, or other areas of the truck.
I ended up needing some work done on my truck last month (engine and drive train), and I started asking around for recommendations from friends I trust since I didn't have a lot of confidence in the shops I've used in the past and preferred not to use any of them if I didn't have to. Travis at Tombstone Diesel was recommended to me by a friend of mine who himself was a diesel mechanic for a number of years.
Every aspect of my dealings with Travis and Tombstone Diesel was completely top notch, from Travis' good communication and responsiveness to my initial email to schedule an appointment, to the bumper to bumper inspection of the truck and his very honest and realistic prioritization of what definitely had to be done, what would be nice to get done, and what might need to get done "someday", to the pre-work estimate, and all the way through to the work being completed. I was informed and in the loop the entire time.
As most diesel owners know, they tend to be expensive to get parts for, and mechanic/technician labor rates can be quite high. What Travis charges is very reasonable - especially considering the quality of work that I was very pleasantly surprised to find out that he does. He's the kind of guy who, if he tells you something needs to be done, you can actually trust that he's being honest, and not trying to simply get more work and money out of you.
Travis is definitely a straight shooter, which I absolutely appreciate at this stage of my life where I have no time or patience for slick salesman nonsense - been there and done that for sure, and that has been a problem with some of the past diesel shops I've used over the years, which is why I no longer go there.
Last and certainly not least, the attention to detail and quality of the actual work done on my truck is some of the best I've ever experienced. Again, my truck is about 16 years old at this point and it runs and drives better now than I can ever remember it running and driving... even my wife noticed (go figure).
Oh - and this snowstorm we had last week made it so I was not able to come down and pick up my truck during the week like I intended to. Travis made a special trip to meet me at the shop over the weekend so I could get it. Top notch customer service right there.
Anyway, suffice to say that I feel extremely fortunate to have found Travis and Tombstone Diesel, wish I would have known about him sooner, and without question, any future work done on my truck will be done by him. He legitimately comes with my highest recommendation. Thanks a bunch, Travis! read more