Mike’s Auto Repair

The shop was kind enough to take a look at my improperly installed brake pads and rotors without charging anything as I had already paid another hope it. Mike’s son Lupe was courteous and professional.

Do not go here. definitely a scam artist. I brought my car there because they had free towing. The repair cost me $ 500, and they told me that my breaks needed fixing and that would cost an additional 500. I denied the breaks for now because I couldn’t afford it. When I left my rear lights weren’t working which wasn’t a problem before so I brought it back. This time they told me my breaks would only cost 60… hmmm. They got the lights working, but the next day they were out again. I brought it to a different repair service and they told me they circuited the fuses wrong, but so they would appear to work temporarily. Waste of my time and money.

This shop and Mike himself is a SCAM ARTIST. A man who prey’s on devastated drivers who have no idea what they are doing. I suggest you NEVER take your car to be serviced by Mike’s Auto Repair. He and his comrades have been at this game for a long while and know exactly how to nab a noob and then screw them (without lube, mind you).
Promising to match prices and free tow’s is the bait, the switch is when a week later your gas tank begins leaking fuel by the gallons. Mike and his crew are a bunch of fraudulent thieves and you will be doing yourself a disservice by having them work on your car. Don’t plan on taking it back to be fixed because you will be faced with mumbles, grumbles and an overwhelming run-​a-​around.
Stay away and never return to 12^th Street & Indian School. Mike’s Auto Repair is where your car and soul go to die.

Just kidding. I just took my car to a real mechanic, and he asked if I actually paid money for the shitty rig job Mike did on my car, and was surprised my car was actually still running. Thanks for taking advantage of a girl in distress, jerk.

Mike is the best and I refer all my friends to him. He’s honest, professional and reasonable!

So last night I watched «Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire». Because I’m an asshole, I then immediately took to my Twitter account to draw ridiculous parallels between the lives of me and Precious, based on substantial obstacles I face such as the GPS on my iPhone lagging, Trader Joe’s being out of Charles Shaw Shiraz, and the heartbreak that is drinking mimosas with pulp.
Like I said, I’m an asshole and I found this whole bit hilarious. So God punished me for my tastelessness today by making my car break down a block away from my office. I drive a 1996 Toyota Camry with 183,000 miles on it, so I basically assume every breakdown (and there have been a lot) will be my last. Actually I PROMISE every breakdown will be my last, until I forget to go car shopping (or don’t feel like spending $ 4K on a down payment), and she breaks down again. I’m then stuck in the horrible situation of being car-​less unless I dip into my «Down Payment For A New Car» fund to repair it. It’s a vicious cycle, really. I won’t draw a Precious analogy this time.
Luckily, Mike’s Auto Repair was recommended to me by my tow truck driver, and it was right down the street from my house so I let him bring me there. They told me it would be a $ 69.95 Diagnostics Fee, but it could be applied to the repair costs. Everyone else told me $ 90+ so I was already saving some money. Then Mike asked if I wanted one of his guys to give me a ride home while I waited. Um, what? Of course I would! I made friendly chit chat with my driver on the way, who assured me that Mike runs a very fair shop, where they won’t upsell repairs you don’t need or overcharge. I believed him.
I get dropped off at home and barely have enough time to boot up my computer before my phone rings «Hey Georgeann? It’s Mike. Can I have my driver come pick you back up? Your car’s done.» WHAT?! Freaking awesome. I’m not sure what they had to do (he told me but I couldn’t recite it back with a gun to my head), but they did it quickly and then PICKED ME BACK UP. Spectacular.
I was only charged for the diagnostics fee, which I was totally fine with. There was no charge for the tow (through roadside assistance), or either of the rides they gave me. The best part is, he did not try to sell me ANYTHING else on top of what I absolutely needed. Obviously my car’s not going to last forever, but he said for now it was «driveable» as it was and to come in before I have to have emissions done if the check engine light is on. That’s it. Ran my card, gave me my keys, and I was off into the sunlight with my baby in tow. Just like Precious.