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July 2023 by Lawrence P.
Dave is a relief to find. He is an honest and knowledgeable mechanic who has done a lot of work on different parts of my older Nissan, at a fraction of the price quoted by other mechanics. Universal Motors is a small shop run by him, alone, with no frills nor fancy "customer service advocates." The result is that he doesn't need to pad his prices or his estimates in order to afford to pay for those frills. I am "thrifty" and have fairly high standards in what I expect from service businesses; I am not easy to please, and I do not abide poor customer service or mechanics who take advantage of customers. It is such a relief to work with him that I often voluntarily pay him more than he charges me because he is honest and decent, and the car always runs better after he works on it.
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June 2023 by Shreyas Sule
Expert for Toyota. An honest old school kinda guy who is super reasonable. Will NOT rip you off.
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December 2022 by Karen A.
David is a great and honest mechanic. I highly recommend getting your vehicle serviced here.
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July 2022 by Hardik Shah
I had got my tires and other issues replaced for my Honda Civic in 2017, and David did a great job and saved me a lot of money. Appreciate that.
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December 2021 by Austin S. Chae
It's a very nice Automotive repair shop with a well experienced and knowledgeable shop owner.
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October 2021 by EG G
Mr. David is a fair and reasonable guy. Master mechanic who knows how to save you money based on his knowledge and is not in the car business to make money. I am a single women and have been going to him for two yrs. Had him help me pick a used car that runs great. Also saved me 400$ on a repair that was going to cost $1100 everywhere else.
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December 2020 by Esmeralda Paniagua
The owner is very nice and pleasant.
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October 2020 by C G
Mr. David is a fair and reasonable guy. Master mechanic who knows how to save you money based on his knowledge and is not in the car business to make money. I am a single women and have been going to him for two yrs. Had him help me pick a used car that runs great. Also saved me 400$ on a repair that was going to cost $1100 everywhere else.
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October 2020 by K. R.
David is very knowledgeable and works on all my cars. Does a good job at a reasonable price.
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October 2020 by Billy Pitts
I am glad I took my car here. It was certainly in a time of need. If I wouldn't have taken care of this, I could have gotten in a bad accident.
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June 2020 by Shanna Spence
Always get service
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March 2020 by Chris Martin
David is a good guy and will provide great service for an affordable price.
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June 2019 by Tony J.
This auto mechanic is no frills and the most honest one you'll find in Austin. I've been taking my cars to David for the past 10yrs. I had no idea he has so few Yelp reviews, but they're not hurting for business because I believe it's based on word of mouth. I work in an office with 100 people, and at least half of us use them. Trust me when I say he refuses to rip you off. You can get a quote for a repair from any other mechanic, and I guarantee you David will quote you much less without even showing him your first quote. Keep in mind if you bring your vehicle here, you'll need to ignore the non-franchise appearance because you'd wonder how they'd find a tool if they lost it. They know where everything is even when it comes to showing you every bad part removed from your car. David actually takes time to find the best and lowest cost replacement part even if it's from Amazon. This place is one of those hidden gems that you pray doesn't make it so big that the service declines. I recommend Universal Motors especially for any vehicle 3yrs or older. Keep up the great work, David!
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June 2019 by Kierian Q.
David is the only mechanic I will take my cars to. He is trustworthy and actually shows you what is broken instead of giving lip service. He is the most honest mechanic I have ever met! If it isn't broken he won't fix it! Great service and it shows that he genuinely loves his work!
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January 2019 by David Chong
Honest and old fashioned with a very reasonable costs for the automotive services.
