Been taking all my cars to Mike for about 5 years. He's not the cheapest guy in town, but he's one of the very few mechanics I trust implicitly. The first time I took my car to him was after 2 shops told me my car needed a new power steering pump and was going be a few days. I took it to Mike from a friend's recommendation and within 30 minutes he spotted a tiny little pinhole in a breakline that was allowing air to go into the pump and caused the pump to cavitate. Mike replaced the hose and i was on my way an hour later. All it cost me was a $5 hose and an hour of labor. His labor is a little higher than others, but much much lower than any dealership. But that additional cost is definitely worth it in knowing I'm getting what my car actually needs, not just strapping new parts on and hoping that fixes it. His shop is plenty busy, and he doesn't need to "find" work to do on your car. But if he spots something that could become a problem, he'll let you know but won't give you the high pressure sales pitch to fix it. There are some things he just can't do because a lot of newer cars need reprogramming, etc etc... But Mike is always my first call when ANYTHING goes wrong with any of my cars.