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August 2025 by Chelsea Nelson
Gary is not only knowledgeable and fair in pricing, but the man has some integrity! I've brought my car to him before for fixes and knew this to be true already, but this most recent time really cemented that. I was having trouble with accelerator suddenly not working while driving, leaving me on the side of the road several times. I had it towed to him, and he took a look. He called to tell me that he was almost certain it was the fuel pump but that it was in the gas tank so he couldn't confirm visually. He told me he'd be happy to fix it for me but that he'd seen in Hyundai forums that the fuel pump warranty was extended to 150,000 miles and that I should take it to Hyundai to see if they'll fix it for free before I spend all this money. Sure enough, it was the fuel pump, and they are fixing it for free. I don't know of another mechanic who has this kind of integrity, who is so honest and helpful to his customer even if it means he's not getting a sale this time. For this reason, there is no one else I'd rather take my car to any time I'm having trouble.
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December 2024 by L W
Always honest, always fixed the first time, always affordable.
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August 2024 by Ray Maynor
Gary is fair and honest. Does great work and is very competitively priced. Thanks for the value and high integrity approach.
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March 2024 by Kenn Mease
We’ve had a few vehicles repaired by Gary and was quite satisfied with every experience.
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January 2024 by rick clark
Truck had a stabililink issue repaired in 1 day
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October 2023 by Ben Williams
Great place. Fair pricess. Definitely recommend!
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September 2023 by Thomas Golden
This is now my go to place for auto repairs.Honest and trustworthy. Try to make an appointment because a lot of people use him. Great work.
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August 2023 by Deborah MacArthur
Excellent service and knowledgeable staff. Friendly and trustworthy
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August 2023 by Tyler Mckee
Awesome shop run by honest people
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August 2023 by Too turnt timmy Turner two bands
"This is a repost and reason why I will not be going here"Nothing honest about these people. I brought a car to them that apparently had a shot engine. I told them I had money to either buy a new used car or put into this one. Please check it out, give me an estimate, and tell me if you think this car is worth fixing. Gary Solley was the guy I dealt with. After keeping my car over a week, he told me that it required $1600 worth of work and said that yes, it would be in fine working condition if I gave them permission to do all their suggested repairs. I said OK and they did. After almost another week, we got the car back. The Check Engine light came on the very next time I drove it. The engine still ran shoddy - and got worse. So I took it to E & E Service Center in Bailey Cove. When the mechanic got back to me (in around an hour), he told me they wouldn't touch or fix anything on my car because the engine was shot and needed to be rebuilt.So Gary Solley and crew made ~$1900 (yes, ~$300 more than they had quoted) worth of repairs on a car whose engine was no good. I had driven the car maybe 50-100 miles (which, btw, was about 1/2 a tank of gas at that point) after driving it off their site. Wait - there's more! When we took the car back and told them what another mechanic had said, he said "Well, I can't do anything about it," and "I can't give you your money back."I was out a car AND $1900. So I couldn't even buy another car. Gary Solley knew this was my position and he couldn't have cared less. He made NO effort to get me any of our money back. He could have offered to refund the man-hours put into the car, considering he and his mechanics failed to recognize my engine was shot, something somebody else recognized in an hour. He could have offered to extract those parts from under the hood that he could. And he didn't. He blatantly ripped us off and left us high and dry. Do not trust this man or this place. Ever. E & E is a far more trustworthy shop and I recommend going there over Stringfellows.I wish I had been more savvy and had taken them to small claims court (this happened in 2005 and I'm STILL pissed). I guess I figured it would cost me money I didn't have. C'est la vie.
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February 2023 by A Works
Gary always takes good care of me and does everything for a fair price. I trust him with my car.
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January 2023 by Fabian LaPalme
Very reliable, fast, and honest. They were extremely upfront about the pricing, and they didn't perform any unnecessary work on my car.Very fair in their pricing as well.
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November 2022 by Christy Hall
They took my 200 and didn’t fix my brakes.Service: Auto brake repair
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September 2022 by Stephen Six
Gary is great. He is honest and never tries to talk me into anything I don't need. Price was fair, and he got my car working the same day.
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February 2022 by Stephen and Heidi 6
Gary is great. He is honest and never tries to talk me into anything I don't need. Price was fair, and he got my car working the same day.
