spike_s_27

Forum members,

I am living in the greater Dallas Fort Worth area in Texas and am looking for a recommendation on a trustworthy and thorough mechanic for a 60k service my 2000 Civic. I have had bad experiences with dealerships in the past recommending service I did not need while simultaneously omitting a repair I was paying for. However, I realize this does not represent all dealerships so if a forum member strongly recommends a particular dealership I would not be short sighted.

Additionally, if anyone has had a problem with or received bad service from a Dallas Fort Worth metroplex mechanic, this information would help me know who to avoid.

I appreciate the responses and thank all of you for the advice. -Spike

94hatchling

i have yet to take my car to a dealership, but a buddy of mine has been and says vandergriff in arlington off of i-20 is the best he's been too. and david mc david is pretty good too.


good luck.

97hb

DIY, its the only way to be sure

BS 22

Where exactly do you live?

spike_s_27

I do not have the facilities to work on the vehicle myself, otherwise I agree, it's the only way to be sure.

I live on the North side of the metroplex a few minutes West of DFW airport. I am willing to drive a great distance for the right place.

Regarding Vandergriff, I spent a few hours the other night and came across quite a few testimonials regarding unethical and poor service. I also found a fewer number of unhappy David McDavid patrons. I called Honda of America customer relations in Torrance CA and they said they weren't interested in helping to make a recommendation.

RiceRocketDave

As long as it is a dealership there will always be bad things said about that dealership. There will always be that one person that is just mad to begin with and give the whole dealership a bad name. I have been to Vandergriff and McDavid in the past and have been happy with both places. I guess it all depends on which person you deal with at the dealership. BTW Tammy at Huggins Honda will treat you like a complete moron so stay away from there.

95bridcivic

Dealer-Alternative in FTW 2701 White Settlement RD 817-870-5096. Use with Danny, Bob (20+ years at Honda dealership), Or Steve Metcalf (the owner) they specialize in Honda & Acura cars only. All their guys are ASE & Honda & Acura certified too.. Very knowledgeable & always willing to help me with any problem I have ever had. Plus they only used Honda Factory parts..

JDM-EJ1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ricerocketdave &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As long as it is a dealership there will always be bad things said about that dealership. There will always be that one person that is just mad to begin with and give the whole dealership a bad name. I have been to Vandergriff and McDavid in the past and have been happy with both places. I guess it all depends on which person you deal with at the dealership. BTW Tammy at Huggins Honda will treat you like a complete moron so stay away from there. </TD></TR></TABLE>

This is off topic, but everyone I've met named 'Tammy' is a complete ******* bimbo/*****.

Back on topic. I've never had good experiances with dealerships, I've always tooken my cars to my mechanic for years, he's great.

RiceRocketDave

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95bridcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dealer-Alternative in FTW 2701 White Settlement RD 817-870-5096. Use with Danny, Bob (20+ years at Honda dealership), Or Steve Metcalf (the owner) they specialize in Honda & Acura cars only. All their guys are ASE & Honda & Acura certified too.. Very knowledgeable & always willing to help me with any problem I have ever had. Plus they only used Honda Factory parts..</TD></TR></TABLE>


I totally forgot about those guys they are a very high quality shop.