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    Van's Garage

    5.0 (8 reviews)
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    Service Shop and Speed

    (2 reviews)

    We were camping at Leelenau State Park and discovered our truck's rear brake line was leaking. We…read morefound this shop online and went there to see if they could fix our truck. We spoke with the owner, Matt Galla, who was very apologetic that he couldn't fix it because he was swamped with other work. He was able to provide us with a bottle of brake fluid. As we were leaving he offered his business card and told us that he would work on it after hours if we couldn't find another shop to work on it. We didn't need to call him but we so appreciated his willingness to help us. There aren't enough kind people in this world like Matt!

    This shop is run by two young men from the area who are also farming and growing grapes. My…read morehusband and I had some car trouble and were on the side of the road not far from their business. They stopped to ask if they could help, AND they actually could. We drive a Subaru which can be quirky, but luck for us, one of them drives a Subaru also. A rodent had chewed through the transmission fluid line. They diagnosed the problem on the side of the road. They called the Subaru dealer in Traverse City to make sure they had the fluid and parts needed, drove into Traverse City to get the items and returned to fix our car. We had already called a tow truck which took us to their shop. They fixed our car promptly for a reasonable cost and we were on our way. This was a month ago and our Subaru is humming along, just as it should. They are nice, knowlegeable guys and a good addition to this area since the next closest shops are in Traverse City and seem very busy as no one in Traverse was able to take us same day. Seek these guys out. They do cars, trucks and farm equipment.

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    Dowker Auto Service

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    I was on vacation. I was driving my truck down the road when a transmission line blew. I took it…read morehere because I was in a bind and he said he could look at it that day. He was unable to get parts so he couldn't fix it. I made other arrangements to get home. A week later it was suppose to be done and as I was leaving my house 4 hours away he called and said the new part was damaged and he needed to get another. Another week goes by and he said the line was fixed but the truck needed new batteries. One was brand new with brand new battery bolts. Next he couldn't get the truck to start because it wasn't getting fuel. It needed a computer according to him. He couldn't find a computer so he sent mine out to be repaired after I pod the original bill and the computer repair bill. Next it couldn't be fixed and he needed more money to build a new one. Next the new computer was bad and they were sending him another one. That one had the same problem as the first one. After six months I went to get the truck. Parking lot was snowed in and looked like no one was there for a few days. This business has 1400 dollars of my money for a part which according to him is bad. I would avoid this business at all costs.

    My plow truck transmission went out in march. I wasn't in a huge hurry to get the truck back, but…read moreRandy and his wife kept throwing curve balls as to why they couldn't get my truck finished. I gave them the benefit of the doubt. That was a mistake. 7 months later he still hadn't completed my truck. I decided I would pull the truck out if there and have them a heads up. I had to pay ab additional tow bill. He said I was being puffy chested and told me to get the F off his property. I had a $1,200 down payment I never got back. He has my transmission torn apart in a plastic tub. Total nightmare. I had to buy a new dipstick and tube for $150 cause he lost it.Thankfully I found a another place that would take my mess and ending up spending way more than I should have.

    Van's Garage - autorepair - Updated May 2026

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