I am blessed with a wonderful mechanic. The shop is only about 10 min from where I live and I've been told many times by the owner "You don't need that done". When I first started going to them I would get a free estimate, then go somewhere else and get a second estimate which was always much higher for the same job. After 8 years, I have enough faith in them to tell me the truth. The only downfall is that they are only open from Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm and you usually have to book a couple of days in advance because they are so busy. No wonder.

Besides, the owner has a huge Saint Bernard that he brings to work everyday and when I get my car fixed there he lets me take "Bernie" for a walk.