You’ve saved enough money and gotten yourself a nice car. Next step is finding a trusted and competent mechanic or garage. With the horror mechanic stories we hear everyday, its important you take the time to find a good mechanic or garage that you will entrust with your car.
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These are some of the tips you can use:
Get recommendations from family and friends
Your friends and family are good sources for contacts of good mechanics and garages that are not only competent to handle your car but are also trustworthy. They have already gone through bad mechanics and garages, and have nightmare stories to show. So, their recommendations can be trusted.
Look for garages that specialise in your car’s make and model
Look for a garage or mechanic that specialises in fixing your specific car’s make and model. They will have built good expertise of fixing the car through experience. This is especially advisable for European cars which tend to be overly complicated.
Check reviews online
Check for reviews of the mechanic or garage online. See what others are saying about the mechanic or garage, whether they are good or not. To do this, utilise websites such as Google Business Profile and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc.).
Take note of their knowledge and passion
When engaging a mechanic on your car issues, take note of their competency, knowledge and passion. Are they able to explain how they will diagnose your car? Are they able to identify underlying issues? Can they explain the issues and do a breakdown of the repairs needed? How does their workshop look like, and does it inspire confidence?
Experiment
Consider trying out the mechanic or garage first before trusting them with big repair jobs. You can get them to perform simple maintenance jobs like oil changes to see how good they are. If the quality of service is good, they will probably also be that good when it comes to big expensive repair jobs.
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