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November 2023 by Matt Schwartz
Dave takes care of our entire fleet of 18 work trucks and my personal vehicles. You won't find a more honest, competent, reliable and fair priced mechanic anywhere. Don't hesitate to call Dave.
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November 2023 by Jessica Miceli-Dodd
Dave always takes good care of us! He’s honest, affordable, timely and thorough! I recommend A Better Auto to everyone!
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July 2023 by Ari
My family and I have been looking for mechanics routinely for years and have yet to find anyone like David (Dave-owner and operator of A Better Auto Repair). He’s very polite, reasonable price-wise, and competent. He has fixed several different cars for us over the years. He has also evaluated cars we were looking to buy. Truly, there’s no one like David. We’re so grateful to you for all you have done for us! Thank you :)
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June 2023 by Dennis Kindrick
Dave is great. Always take care of my needs.
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November 2022 by Connie Harper
If you like competence and honestyThis is the shop. I have been doing business here for 15 plus years. Repairs are done on real problems at a good price.
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April 2022 by Smokin' With A-Aron
Great service and best prices in town. The only mechanic I trust in town. He will not BS you and try to upsell you on repairs you do not need.
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June 2021 by JOHNNY 5
Dave is an experienced and knowledgeable mechanic...most importantly an honest mechanic. He did a thorough job at a very reasonable rate!
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June 2021 by Michael Ihrig
Dave and his team has taken care of my family's auto needs for years. Always outstanding service and a fair price.
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June 2021 by Stephen McCarthy
Excellent mechanics and trustworthy. Have gone to them for all vehicle repairs since 2015.
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February 2021 by Dean Brown
I just had one of the best experiences at an auto repair shop today! Yes, I ACTUALLY SAID THAT! ?So, I recently bought a 2003 Ford Expedition from my stepdad (with only 76,000 miles on it). After about 2 months, I started noticing what felt to me like the transmission was slipping or something... My stomach was in knots for days, flip flopping over "worst case scenarios" and a "simple easy fix," etc... Over the past week, the "situation" started to become more pronounced, but (I told myself), "at least the check engine light wasn't on."Well... yesterday, the check engine light came on! And, then this morning, my Expedition actually stalled on me at a traffic light. My mind was now no longer "flip flopping." My gut was certain that there was a major issue with the Expedition and that it was going to be... EXPENSIVE! ?As "luck" would have it (it turned out), I had to meet up with a customer, to give them a quote on some work that I was going to do for him. I told him what was going on with my rig and he (without hesitation) recommended that I go and see Dave over at "A Better Auto Repair." Since this customer is what I would classify as "good people," I took his advice and after I left his house, I called Dave to see if he had time to look at my Expedition. Dave told me that he did have time, but that I might have to leave it with him for a couple hours, so that they could diagnose it and whatnot. Since I had my dog with me and the Expedition was loaded up with all my work stuff, I asked if he could just do a quick diagnosis on the error code, for the check engine light. Dave told me that, "Sure we can do that."So, I drove straight to his shop... All the time I was driving there, the Expedition was running REALLY rough. I was on the verge of what felt like a panic attack, visualizing all the money that I was going to be out... When I arrived, Dave went and got his scanner and hooked it up to the Expedition and got the error code... It came up as a "misfire" on cylinder number 5... ?♂️ I'm not the least bit mechanically inclined, so I didn't know what that meant and/or how that would be remedied. Dave told me that they could look at it further and see if they could determine the reason for the error code, etc... I asked him the dreaded question, "how much would this cost." Dave quoted me at about $160... That was about a fifth of what I was fearing to hear. Although money is particularly tight right now, $160 is/was manageable. So, I agreed to the quote and then prayed that the "misfire" was all that was going on.Dave let me (and my pup) wait in their office while he and his coworker went to diagnosing the problem further... Long story "shorter," after about half an hour, Dave came back and said that they believed that they had remedied the problem and that after test driving it, said it was running fine... WHAT A RELIEF!!! So, then I asked how much it was going to be, fully expecting it to be beyond the original quote... But... Dave told me that the final bill was about $100!!! I was like ~ ??♂️??♂️?I mean talk about absolute serendipity!!! I feel so completely blessed that my customer happened to point me in the direction of this business and Dave.If you are even remotely considering doing business here - DO IT!!! This is one of the "good ones." I will be recommending this business to anyone and everyone!Thank you, Dave!
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February 2021 by Greg Schreiter
Friendly...good service and at a fair price...
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October 2020 by Tiffany Larson
This is a small, locally-owned shop you can absolutely trust with fair pricing and excellent diagnostics. They just replaced an alternator on our car that was still under warranty with zero cost to us. We have had bids at bigger, local shops and A Better Auto was much lower. They get work done quickly and are great about communicating. I can’t overstate how great they are! Our friends spent a lot of money at the dealership service shop on their Honda minivan and the problem still wasn’t fixed. They took it to A Better Auto, who quickly diagnosed the problem (conforming the dealer’s shop was way off) and fixed the problem once and for all for a relatively small fee. Finally, a good, honest deal when it comes to auto repair!
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September 2020 by Steve Nicewarner
Great service and very reasonable prices on quality work. Best shop in Boise.
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August 2020 by don larson
I have had the Dave work on several cars for myself and for friends I have referred. Originally I was steered toward this shop from a friend who owns a dealership, which says a lot. This shop does not over-diagnose or overcharge for services and has done all of my work in a timely manner. There are shops that have a fancy waiting room, which this does not; BUT I don't hang out here, I only want my vehicle fixed competently and with honesty. I believe they do both at a fair price.
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June 2020 by Rayne Weston
Dave is a great mechanic!
