which garage close by has a pretty solid reputation among students and nearby residents? minor maintenance for japanese imports (honda, nissan, toyota, etc). i tried to reply to an old thread on tww but it wouldn't allow me to.

my cousin has a 99 civic that broke down near campus. she is asking for help but i don't know where to send her. she told me her car was running really rough and she took it to autozone. i think they said it was possibly the spark plugs. after a week the car wouldn't start and is now stuck in a parking lot.

9/16/2008 12:05:46 PM

go get some plugs

there is nothing wrong with being a parking lot mechanic.

do all you can at first, because a shop will take your money.

spark plugs are so easy im sure she could do it herself with some tools from a friend or something.

9/16/2008 12:29:04 PM

yeah.. do that in the parking lot.

9/16/2008 12:37:13 PM

didn't somebody on here recommend the garage at mission valley once? (assumming she doesn't want to do it herself)

9/16/2008 12:40:25 PM

Quote :

"i tried to reply to an old thread on tww but it wouldn't allow me to."

fyi send me a p/m and i can bttt all 90+ day old threads.

also, tao auto or phantasm is the place for hondas.

9/16/2008 1:46:14 PM

I have had a few things done at the AAA Automark on Tryon / Avent Ferry. They were pretty cool

9/16/2008 3:30:00 PM

i was recommended tommy at what used to be the mission valley 66 at the intersection of western and avent ferry...i assume tommy is still there, despite the fact that it's a resco now (maybe it's still called mission valley 66)

he beat everyone else's prices by a significant margin and it was a VERY quick turnaround (this was an A/C compressor issue)

he is NOT a talker, though, so don't be offended if he's all business

9/16/2008 3:50:20 PM

^thanks, i'll keep that location in mind

what about some of those small shops along hillsborough st towards UT? let's just say worse case scenario she needs to take it to the shop. or even for future reference, good to know where to go if needed.

9/16/2008 5:05:07 PM