Good Auto Mechanic (for American Car) Near Berkeley or Emeryville?

December 15, 2004 12:31 AM

Can someone recommend a good, trustworthy, American-car auto mechanic, preferably near my work in Berkeley/Emeryville?
posted by fandango_matt to travel & transportation (4 comments total)

The G/F uses Claremont Garage. She likes it.
She's got a Saab, but I think they'll do your Chevy.
posted by metaculpa at 12:46 AM on December 15, 2004

If you haven't already been there, CarTalk.com has a database of mechanics that people have said worked for them. I believe it is entirely based on customer referral.
posted by Who_Am_I at 6:18 AM on December 15, 2004

http://parents.berkeley.edu/recommend/services/autos/american.html
posted by _sirmissalot_ at 10:18 AM on December 15, 2004

I've used Claremont Garage and they are nice, but very very expensive and a bit limited. They farm a lot of work out, which may be why they're so expensive.

Try the Chevron station at Ashby / Telegraph. It's the home of Inca Auto Repair. The guy who runs it is professional, trustworthy, and polite. I've been taking my cars there for a few years now. Not dirt cheap, but trustworthy is worth more in the end. As for how I know they're trustowrthy... I've taken my car in before to have it checked out, and they sometimes say "no, this doesn't need to be fixed." I've never proven them wrong on one of those, and all the repairs and work they have done for me have held up well.
posted by scarabic at 11:47 AM on December 15, 2004