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05 Sep 2001
From Tim James
Moore's Body Shop at 140th and Aurora. I've had great service on a couple
of occasions.
04 Sep 2001
From ikalet@u (Ira Kalet)
Stephanie,
My son Alan works at Bothell Auto Rebuild, and my car has been there
several times. They do good work at reasonable prices, handle all the
insurance companies, and just finished building a new building. They are
on Bothell Way (522) and the phone number is 425 485-6388. You can tell
Chris (the owner) that I referred you.
Ira Kalet
Adjunct Associate Prof.
Stephanie Shull wrote:
> Hey folks! I am in need of an auto body repair shop, but I haven't the
> slightest idea about where to start. Anybody have any suggestions for
> me?
>
> Thanks much!
23 Oct 2000
From maria@cs (Maria Gullickson)
I take my Toyota to Carl's Foreign Car Service at 26th and 55th
I've been very happy with their work and their honesty, plus Carl has a
dog who is often found in the lobby :)
25 Sep 2000
From werner@cs (Dawn Werner)
I was about to recommend the same place, High Road Automotive. They've done
a great job on our car, and are very attentive to service and details. The
free inspection is great -- they even performed one for us when we were
buying a new/used car last year, just so we would know everything about it
and what would be in store for us.
In general though, check out Car Talk's Ultimate Guide to
Finding a Great Mechanic. You can search
for mechanics based on whatever criteria you're interested in (make of car,
location, etc.).
24 Sep 2000
From capell@cs (Steve Capell)
I've found High Road Automotive (www.high-road.com) in Ballard to provide
excellent service, although their prices seem a bit high to me. They
specialize in Honda and Acura. Their model is somewhat unique, in that
they do a free inspection of your car once a year and keep track of
everything that they think is wrong with it. It's enlightening and
depressing. I don't think they are dishonest in their assessment, but
their standards are higher than mine regarding what really needs to be
done.
4 Oct 1999
From rap@cs (Rachel Pottinger)
Edward's Automotive
128th and Aurora
362-1960
Extremely helpful, honest, shows you what was wrong with your stuff,
cheaper than the rest, cares about customers. We've (at this point)
had leaks fixed, the rack and pinion replaced, and had our whole car
theft thing dealt with there; they don't do unnecessary repairs.
You may also want to look at the car talk site; they have a
great set of ratings that you can search by area, car problem, make,
etc. at
http://cartalk.cars.com/Tools/mechanics-browse.pl
30 Nov 1992
From bri@cs (Brian ??)
In article <1992Dec1.000017.11877@beaver.cs.washington.edu> you write:
>Can anybody recommend a good automoblie mechanic? (or let me know of ones
>to avoid so I don't get ripped off.) I have a 1983 Honda Civic.
>
>Thanks,
>Kurt
We had very good luck with a person just north of NorthGate Center.
Honda Specialties it was called. When we were selling the car people
interested in it took it to a couple of different mechs who said that
certain things had to be done to the car (to the tune of $200) when our
guy explained that it was not necessary for that year of the car and
when we asked him to do it anyway (to sell the car) he did it for about
half the price of the others.
Brian
30 Nov 1992
From kailun@cs (Kai-Lun Chan)
For cars that are several years old, I would suggest My Mechanics
at 96th (or 97th ?) and Aurora. If you are driving along Aurora
towards North, it should be on your left hand side. Their price
is really good and quality is above average. I brought my 87 Accord
there to change brakes, power steering pump, etc. However, the
guy (Steve) there is busy all the time and you may need to wait for
an hour or longer before he can look at your car even if you have
an appointment.
--kailun@lynx.cs
1 Dec 1992
From tod@cs (Tod Amon)
You're in luck, given that you own a Honda. I would strongly recommend
"High Road Automotive" in Ballard. They used to be called "Dr. Honda" but
Honda made them change their name. We've used them for about 4 1/2 years
and they do an excellent job. Once, after a trip, my car was making a
terrible noise, the engine sounded awful, and I was leary of what kind of
damage had been done. They found a rock trapped in the exhaust pipe, and
charged me all of $10. I could go on and on, but suffice it to say that
they have my recommendation.
-tod
1 Dec 1992
From lieberma@lynx (C.Mira Lieberman)
In response to your request for a good auto mechanic, I recommend
Clinton Auto Repair on Roosevelt. The phone number is 524-3881.
I have a 1988 Honda Civic, and I used to have a Toyota pick-up.
He has always been very helpful and doesn't tell me I need alot
of unnecessary work done, will check things for free and tell me
it doesn't need to be done for a few months yet, etc.
Mira Lieberman
1 Dec 1992
From bricker (Lauren Bricker)
I've had good luck with Import Car Service up in Kirkland. They've been able
to figure out what's wrong with our cars (including a Fiat - doesn't that say
it all). The one thing I would say against them is that they are not fast.
They like to test and retest the car before returning it to you.
Lauren
2 Dec 1992
From jwatson (Judy Watson)
I've been going to "Honda Specialties" for years -- they're honest and do
great work. I have a 79 Honda CVCC and an 86 Honda Prelude. The owner is
Greg Marshall: 361-0803, 11710 15th NE (about 1 mile NE of Northgate Mall) --
it's also on a bus line (#73) to the UW.
Judy
2 Dec 1992
From wendyt@cabezon
I like the people at Pacific Rim, on Stone Way at about 40th.
Aug 1996
From vass@cs (Vassily Litvinov)
They have changed their attitute since then. They will do you a lot of
unnecessary things and charge you for work that your car doesn't need.
-vass 8/96
5 Dec 1992
From virgil@lynx (Virgil Bourassa)
After loads of bad luck, I hit on two good shops, both near each other in
Bellevue. The first is Japanese Auto Parts & Service where I have my '82
Toyota Corolla serviced all the time, and also Independent Honda, where
my (ex) wife has her '85 Accord serviced.
While typing this, I remembered that Independent Honda moved to Totem
Lake.
Anyway, good luck.
Virgil