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July 2023 by Lori P.
Roger and Caitlin are a wonderful team, beauty and The Brain! Took my all-electric Smart car to them and whereas four other shops could not figure out the issue, Roger got it ASAP. After exhausting a world search for the rare replacement parts, and I really mean the world, he invented a solution. In honor of my late Italian father, I gave him the Guidoed It award, which he proudly received. Without his skill, my wonderful toy car would have been Kaput! Thanks to both of you for solving this interesting issue! lol
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June 2023 by Peter E.
Roger has now fixed the AC and a wonky power window in my 2020 Volvo S60 T6 Inscription. Both fixes would have likely cost me 2-3 x at Smothers. This is an excellent, fair mechanic run by good people. Highly recommended for European cars.
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May 2023 by Matt Tierney
Fantastic service. Good prices. Had my Porsche back on the road in no time.
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October 2022 by Greg Tucker
This is the only shop I trust with my Audi RS7 and also my Audi RS5. Whatever issues I may have, whether it’s complex European car stuff, or regular maintenance, I am always confident Roger and his team can handle it. Great customer service too!
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September 2022 by Greg T.
This is the only shop I trust with my Audi RS7 and also my Audi RS5. Whatever issues I may have, whether it's complex European car stuff, or regular maintenance, I am always confident Roger and his team can handle it. Great customer service too!
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May 2022 by Alex Caton
Fantastic outfit. Autobahn in Santa Rosa referred them to me as a courtesy since I live in Healdsburg. Roger was knowledgeable about the needs for my Audi A7 and Caitlin was a breeze to work with pertaining to scheduling and reminders. Highly recommend!
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April 2022 by Bob J.
Had a clunk when decelerating from the E36 BMW rear end that was driving me crazy. I bought a hydraulic Jack system and tools to find and fix it with no luck. Frustrated and defeated I talked to several shops and they couldn't figure it out or wanted to. A neighbor referred me to Capricorn. Took it to Roger and he said he would look at it at 8am. At 11:30am he called me and said it was fixed! WHAT!?!? HOW!?!? Now I'm elated! He and his wife are very nice people. Honest and reliable. He found and fixed the problem that no other shop could even diagnose! The best part is that there was no up selling and his cost of repair was very reasonable and fair. I know because I recently sold my auto repair business I owned for 20 years. Thank you Roger! It is so nice to know that there is a local family ran auto repair business that is trustworthy and is really there to serve the community with excellence, fairly and humbly.
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January 2022 by Sharon M.
I had just traveled about two hours to get to Healdsburg, to meet my daughter. My oil light had come on two or three times during my trip, even though I had the oil changed about six "pandemic" months ago. Hmm... I thought I had better get my 14-year-old car checked. I drove over to Capricorn Automotive to see if they could help me out. They dropped everything, immediately checked the oil level, and found it was just a bit low. They kindly and complimentary added about 1.5 quarts. All was well once again. I am very appreciative of their help and generosity. Makes me want to move to Healdsburg! Thank you, Capricorn Automotive!
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November 2021 by Sloat Van Winkle
Congratulations to Roger and Caitlin who have recently purchased Capricorn from Andrew, who has been my favorite mechanic for years. The new owners offer great service and value, as did Andrew. The office is clean and efficient, run smoothly by Caitlin, and Roger is a very qualified professional mechanic with deep experience and a very good work ethic and demeanor. He kept my 2002 Toyota Landcruiser for a bit of extra time after replacing the timing belt to adjust repeatedly until the engine purrs. Much appreciated. We'll be back.Service: Engine repair
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August 2021 by J S.
I had my Porsche towed in to their shop. I had never been there before. I live in Southern California and my car broke down in the middle of "nowhere." (On a mountain surrounded by vineyards) I took a chance and called them as the tow truck was arriving. Roger informed me that he was very busy but that he would take a look at my vehicle and see what he could do. It was late afternoon. He immediately hooked up his diagnostic computer to try and determine the problem. He was unsuccessful as no error codes appeared. I asked him what procedures he was going to employ to try and determine the problem (being the son of a mechanic and growing up in the business, I had an idea of what questions to ask) he thoroughly explained what he was going to do) I told him I was from out of town and was only staying in Healdsburg, one day. At a quarter to six that same evening, I was called by his wife/office manager who told me the car was ready to be picked up. He had worked a miracle in figuring out the problem and solving it. They even stayed late so that I could walk back to their shop and pick up my car. Why should you use this shop? Because they are honest, honorable people. They had the ability to sell me anything at that point. I was from out of town, I had to leave the next day and I had to take them at their word, whatever they would tell me. They could have sold me various repairs that were not needed but did not do so. In taking my cars to various dealers over the year, I always found they tried to "sell" me something 'additional.' It was inevitably something that was not necessarily needed but much like going into a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant and ordering a hamburger, where the employee then asks "would you like an apple pie with that?" These people are the "real deal." I found them to be ethical, straightforward and helpful; the type of people I would like to do business with and in any business situation.
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July 2021 by Karen Neat
The young man that did my intake was wonderful. He had remembered a problem I had called about [drain hoses] from a month before. Right off the bat I knew I was in right spot. Owner was also Very nice. Answered all questions. It was nice to find a good auto place so close to me. We found our new Porsche auto shop.
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May 2021 by Fred B
Capricorn is my go to shop in Healdsburg. Andrew is knowledgeable and will not railroad anyone into needless repairs. Highly recommended.
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May 2021 by Beth Robertson
I just stopped in for some advice about coolant for my Jaguar and Andrew was so helpful!
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February 2021 by Char T.
Andrew is very knowledgeable with VW's and conveniently located walking distance to my work. He explains everything very well to someone like me who doesn't really understand car mechanics.
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January 2021 by Christine Rosas
A few weeks back ,on a windy 4:a.m.work day ,my back window wouldn't roll up!!Andrew was able to squeeze my car in that week..I appreciate having an honest knowledgeable Automotive mechanic in Healdsburg. I stopped going to the dealerships years ago..Highly recommend..Thank you.
