Does your car need new tires? New brakes? Is it just not running the way it is supposed to? It’s time to find a mechanic with a transparent relationship between mechanic and car owner to get auto repair in St. Peter’s MO.
Where do you start? The first and best place to start looking for a mechanic is through recommendations from friends and family. They will be able to tell you their experiences with different mechanics and offer the most honest reviews of what they did and did not like from their mechanics. If you don’t know someone who has a reliable mechanic, the next best place is to look in the phone book. Be prepared to ask a lot of questions of your choices to make sure you find the right mechanic for your car.
How long have they been in business? Do they work on your make and model of vehicle? Do they give up front estimates, and do they guarantee those estimates? What kind of repairs can they handle? Can they handle anything from a car dent to a new engine? What are their areas of expertise? Do they belong to any business associations? Do they do same day service? Are they busy? Being busy means a lot of people trust them with their cars. What kinds of payment do they accept? Will they deal with your auto insurance company? Do they give loaner cars for you to use while your car is being worked on?
Once you’ve used those questions to narrow down your choices to one, it’s time to set up an appointment to bring your car in to be fixed. Expect the place to be relatively clean – as clean as a mechanic’s shop can be expected to be clean since one doesn’t expect to be able to eat off the floors when cars are being fixed there. Expect them to be polite and friendly. They’ll ask you questions about what is going wrong with your car and possibly take it for a test drive so they can hear or feel the noises and problems themselves.
Finding a mechanic is a bit of a high wire act. You have to find someone who will take care of your car without draining your wallet.
