Mechanics open on Saturdays in the greater Seattle area

March 30, 2012 2:23 PM

Buying-a-used-car-filter: please recommend a non-dealership mechanic in the Seattle/Redmond area who can check out a car for me before I buy it. The hard part: they need to be open tomorrow.

I'm buying a used car... tomorrow. (The particular year/model with the set of features I'm looking for only comes up for sale every few months or so.)

I live in Portland, OR; the car for sale is in Seattle. I want to have it inspected by a mechanic *before* I buy, the problem is, most shops in the area seem to be closed on weekends. Can you recommend a trustworthy one that's open tomorrow? I'm buying from a dealership, so non-dealership mechanics please. (I'm wary of cronyism.)

posted by homodachi to Grab Bag (4 answers total)

Best answer: I can't recommend a specific shop, but the Car Talk Mechanic directory has never steered me wrong (can't link because I'm posting from my phone, but it's easily googlable).
posted by lunasol at 2:42 PM on March 30, 2012

Best answer: I adore my car guys (Hilltop Texaco in Cap Hill - 206-324-2256). I'm pretty sure they're open Saturdays for work, can't guarantee they could fit you in if they are, but worth checking. They're great, independent.
posted by tristeza at 3:07 PM on March 30, 2012 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks so far you guys; I'm making a list of shops to call!

The car I'm looking at is a Hyundai, if that helps.
posted by homodachi at 3:09 PM on March 30, 2012

Response by poster: Thanks guys; I found a shop! (Started with Hilltop Texaco and after a chain of four "not open/not available, try these guys"-recommendations I found a good-looking place that can take a look tomorrow.

@lunasol, thanks for the Car Talk Mechanic directory recommendation--I'll definitely be consulting it when I get back to Portland!
posted by homodachi at 3:37 PM on March 30, 2012