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July 2023 by Don D.
I've been taking my 2000 Cherokee and 2005 Camry to Mike for over 10 years and never had a bad experience. I've dealt with a lot of mechanics since getting my first car in 1969, and in my opinion Mike is the best of them. He's always been very competent, honest, helpful and easy to work with. I feel fortunate to have such a good mechanic. They can be hard to find.
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December 2019 by Corinne Quigg - Guy
We take our deisel into Mike and he takes care of us everytime. He has always been there for us. We highly recommend his services.
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September 2018 by Vicki Hanson
Mike is the go-to guy for diesel issues in Southwestern Oregon. Honest, knowledgeable, friendly and professional service is good to find!
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January 2018 by kerry kirkland
Good work good prices good friend
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September 2017 by Zachary Collier
Mike does great work!
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October 2016 by Hammerdown Guide-Service
Mike is a very skilled mechanic who runs a small but busy shop. His services are in high demand but he has always been able to take the time to help me out when I'm in a pinch. His repairs are professional and I would recommend him to anyone who is looking for an honest mechanic.
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September 2015 by Jeff RF Sparrow
Id be willing to believe that Mike is an exceptional mechanic, however, he is the only employee, books himself into oblivion, and has the communication skills of a 2x4.
made an appointment for wednesday, at 8:30am, the shop is 1.5 hours from me.. he started work on my truck around noon on thursday.
I felt rushed out the door from the second I handed over my keys. I wanted to have a complete tune-up preformed, if for no other reason then to have an expert tell me it was ready for anything.. I ended up taking it to Les Schwabb the day after getting it back from PDA because I no longer believed that Mike had my best interest.. and would rather see me out the door then see my problems resolved. (the Les Schwabb in N Grants Pass has a killer diesel tech...(Scott, i think) free diagnostic..customer service...)
good example.. I was told my rear diff was leaking.. likely, I had just put brand new fluid in it.. he said I must have done a bad job with the silicone.. I paid for new fluid, and labor time for it to be redone.. It leaks worse then before..
there were a few more issues found with the truck afterwards, that Id have expected an "expert" to notice..
and jesus fish all over the place..
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September 2015 by Matthew Staten
No direct experience but here is my $.02, I purchased a truck with lots of receipts from this place. Very expensive. ($2040 to clean injectors and replace nozzles(parts only, not counting labor), when bosch OEM new updated injectors are only $1700)
11 months old and injector failed completely. Was hoping maybe they would cut me a good deal on replacement injector (only asking for a deal on the part not labor) PDA said it would be around $350. Again a new OEM bosch injector from big dealers is $209-219. $350 is more then it cost to go to GM dealer and buy them.
Anyone paying $2000+ for injectors + labor, should be getting new OEM bosch injectors in my opinion.
Also they diagnosed a problem to be a bad maf sensor. Charged $430 for a replacement sensor. That is $100 more then anywhere else I priced check. GM parts direct only wants $272. and yes I am only comparing prices on the oem GM part not chinese made replacements. Also the problem was not a MAF sensor, It was a leaking egr gaskets causing a intake leak. Simple test would show that the MAF was not the problem. I still have the old sensor which reads exactly what the new one does. I would think most mechanics would look into the issue a little more before just throwing a $430 part at it.
Again, I have never been to PDR. But seeing the prices they charge and how they sold someone a $430 sensor that they didn't need I cant recommend them to anyone.
I would at a minimum check around and make sure that there prices are in line and double check any diagnostic before spending big money.
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July 2015 by Jeff Sparrow
Id be willing to believe that Mike is an exceptional mechanic, however, he is the only employee, books himself into oblivion, and has the communication skills of a 2x4. made an appointment for wednesday, at 8:30am, the shop is 1.5 hours from me.. he started work on my truck around noon on thursday. I felt rushed out the door from the second I handed over my keys. I wanted to have a complete tune-up preformed, if for no other reason then to have an expert tell me it was ready for anything.. I ended up taking it to Les Schwabb the day after getting it back from PDA because I no longer believed that Mike had my best interest.. and would rather see me out the door then see my problems resolved. (the Les Schwabb in N Grants Pass has a killer diesel tech...(Scott, i think) free diagnostic..customer service...) good example.. I was told my rear diff was leaking.. likely, I had just put brand new fluid in it.. he said I must have done a bad job with the silicone.. I paid for new fluid, and labor time for it to be redone.. It leaks worse then before.. there were a few more issues found with the truck afterwards, that Id have expected an "expert" to notice.. and jesus fish all over the place..
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April 2014 by Brad Niva
We've been working with Mike for over 7 years. He maintains our fleet of vehicles and keeps everything going. Fair and good about preventative maintenance. Gotta love it when the local dealerships bring diesels for him to fix.
