From: srin@cs.utexas.edu (Srinivas Nedunuri)
Newsgroups: austin.general
Subject: Car Mechanics (Summary)
Date: 26 Jul 92 00:20:30 GMT
Organization: U Texas Dept of Computer Sciences, Austin TX
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

Sometime back I asked for recommendations regarding mechanics to work on
Mazdas. Here is a summary of the responses. I don't think there is a clear
favorite. Also some of the recommendations apply equally well to other makes
of car. Thanks to all who responded and good luck in your search for the 
Grail.
--s;

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If you don't mind  I would like a copy of the responses to ur
query. I have a 1984 Mazda GLC. Roger Beasealy Mazada seem  to
do ok as far as diagnosis goes...but are terribly expensive.
places like the kmart auto shop are not so competent at
diagnosis.


anyway I would like a copy of the responses or a summary
which ever is more convenient to you.
thanks
sunil
sunil@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu

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I have had very good service from Roger Beasley Mazda and Japanese  
Auto Tech.

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  John Steczkowski                            stecz@pencom.com
        65mph: it's not a good idea, it just the law.
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>I am interested in this also.  I am especially interested in finding
>somebody who works on Hondas and Datsun/Nissans in central Austin.
>Has anyone out there had experience with Hyde Park Service (was Hyde
>Park Texaco)?

I recommend E&T Automotive near McNeil Rd and I-35 for any make of car.
Good, fast, inexpensive work.  Ask for Tommy.

Quite a few of my friends use him now too.

-- 
Mike Heath		Pencom ...  We're not just headhunters anymore.
Pencom Software		
Austin, TX		
mike@pencom.com

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My wife took her car (Toyota) to Beck's on South Lamar. He does a good job
and he's honest (believe it or not), although he may be more expensive than
some of the larger places in town. I'm pretty sure he works on all makes of
cars.

Good Luck

d w mccormack
donmack@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
 
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Give Beck's Auto Electric on South Lamar a try. My wife and in-laws have
taken their cars there (Corolla and Cherokee). My wife's employers recom-
mended them, so apparently they've been happy with his work as well.

WHO???
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> I am interested in this also.  I am especially interested in finding
> somebody who works on Hondas and Datsun/Nissans in central Austin.
> Has anyone out there had experience with Hyde Park Service (was Hyde
> Park Texaco)?

Japanese Auto Tech has always given me good service....


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  John Steczkowski                            stecz@pencom.com
        65mph: it's not a good idea, it just the law.
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In article <1992Jul6.154106.11108@pencom.com> stecz@pencom.com writes:
>Japanese Auto Tech has always given me good service....

I'll second this ... .

Doug
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I have found a mechanic that works on all cars (I think).  At least he has 
no qualms about working on my Datsuns and Toyotas.  He needs no advertising,
all his business is from word of mouth.  Completely honest, finds out what
you plan to do with the car, how long you want it to last, etc. etc. before
he looks at it so he can tell you what you **really** need done.  In my case,
I probably go to him more than necessary, because my cars are usually 8-12
years old, and I don't need to put that much into them.

His name is Charles Devitalis.  His business is Devitalis Automotive,
                                             at 2813 E. 5th Street
                                                385-6980.
His hours are 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. M - F.  No weekends.

He is such a good mechanic that, should I decide I can't take it any more and
must leave town and move on, HE would make me think twice, thrice and more
before doing so.  How often does one find an honest, excellent mechanic?

Merry Wolf

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==   ". . . Words don't transport the contents of my head into yours,        ==
==   they give you a set of directions for building your own meaning."       ==
==  Merry A. Wolf                                             -Peter Elbow   ==
==  merryw@tenet.edu | merryw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu      |                      ==
 
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I just had my car in for a routine oil change at Sears by Barton Creek.
Sheri (a mechanic there) took 2 hours to do the oil change and managed
to strip the oil pan bolt in my car (she ratcheted it back in at an
angle).  I found it was leaking badly a day later and took it back
in to be fixed.  They put a new bolt in and the next day I found it
was leaking again.  I took it back again and waited 3 hours for them
to put a self-tapping bolt in.  It isnt leaking any more.

ESS

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 Mention of Barton Springs Sears struck a deep harmonic chord. They did
 my new brake set, and it seems okay, but I'll never go there again.
 They switched mechanics midstream, left chunks of time when they weren't
 working on it after they'd started, and, the tales I heard in the waiting
 room were from mostly disgruntled customers returning for re-repair or
 waiting many long hours. A job due at 4 pm ended at 9 pm.

 Completely the opposite for the Hancock Sears- they're great!
 They seem organized & friendly, make sure to provide reports, give your
 car attention all the way thru, and have always seemed to do the job in a
 reasonable amount of time.

 Linda
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