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    Default Mechanic/shop recommendation for daily driver .. West Bloomfield/Farmington Hills area ideally

    Shops or competent people who do side work recommendations please. Ideally somewhere in the general Farmington Hills / West Bloomfield vicinity.
    Trying to keep costs reasonable given this is a beater car that already has over 100K miles. Thanks
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    What kind of car and repairs ?

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    X2 /\
    Is it immobile?

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    Been taking family cars here for years.

    http://www.sovelsautorepair.com

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    Quote Originally Posted by jsxtreme View Post
    Been taking family cars here for years.

    http://www.sovelsautorepair.com
    Yes they are honest and quick. I agree.

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    I've got a guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mustangmike6996 View Post
    What kind of car and repairs ?
    Quote Originally Posted by Beigg View Post
    Is it immobile?
    2009 Impala leaking power steering fluid.

    I think the car will be drivable once I top off the fluid.

    Quote Originally Posted by jsxtreme View Post
    Been taking family cars here for years.

    http://www.sovelsautorepair.com
    Thank-you Justin.

    Quote Originally Posted by Scooter70 View Post
    I've got a guy.
    Same guy who treats his customers like family and talks about vehicle safety and maintenance on television?
    Sort of ironic that someone who preaches safety wouldn't torque the suspension bolts on a Z06 that he knows is tracked (this caused ruined track days).
    Then there was the small matter of crimping the fuel line when doing the clutch (I suspect) (which they managed to take a month to do and charge nearly $5,000).
    That small crimp took a couple season to rupture. Thankfully I wasn't incinerated or end up like his best pal upside down in a ditch at the end of the main straight at Grattan.
    Probably the same guy who gave KS a bogus list of needed repairs on his wife's daily driver.
    I was so impressed with their quality and integrity (and this was prior to the fuel line issue) that I drove sixteen hours to have a different shop pull the trans on my turbo car.
    I wouldn't let his shop near my cars unless I had a death wish, time to waste, and money to burn.
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    do you know if its the pump or a line? Rack?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beigg View Post
    do you know if its the pump or a line? Rack?
    Really not sure. One of our elders took a quick look and mentioned it likely wasn't the pump. Just trying to get an idea what I'm in for if I want to get it fixed or just junk it and lease something new.
    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

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    if it's the rack, parts can get pricey fast. labor isnt that bad imo, but not sure what the breaking point is for ditching the car for another vehicle is.

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