Comments on: Who is better in car care? Midas, CarX, AAMCO or Meineke? you may add if you know anybody else. Thanks?

By: cleaver first

cleaver first — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:47:32 +0000

I think you must take you car to other mechanic shop because those shop only they going to charge a money personal I heaved bad experience with AAMCO they are liar is like the other person said they going to try to sell they don’t care if part is good just they said bad you need a new or need to be fix .
Just ask a friend for a good local mechanic shop

By: ?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:00:40 +0000

All four have the same agenda: sell you the most service they possibly can for your vehicle. They are out for profit. The mangers receive bonuses based on gross profit. The technicians are flat rate and are paid for what they do only. The techs have to look for everything they can to stay busy. They will try to sell you transmission flushes, coolant flushes, induction cleanings you name it. I’m not saying the four listed aren’t good. They are as good as the techs they have working for them. I have seen allot of good techs at those shops and some that couldn’t fix a shopping cart. I think the best technicians are local shops with the mechanics name over the door. He is trying to compete with the big boys and has a name to protect.

By: asp2write

asp2write — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:25:02 +0000

None of the above. Go to a neighborhood mechanic that someone you know recommends. They tend to care about you and your car, because they want you back.

All your chain repair shops are worked by people who get paid either way, so if you’re satisfied or not, they don’t care, if you come back or not, they don’t care. And most of them are young, fresh out of school, if they went to school.

If I were you, I would buy a Haynes car repair manual and learn to do it yourself, since who else but you would care as much for the car?