Dijkstra,

I wrote the review you're talking about in the quote above. Like you, I drove an old--16 years old--car and didn't want to buy a new one just yet. After taking it to the authorized dealer for my car's brand, who charged me an arm and a leg, gave me a long list of parts that I needed to replace, and gave me my car back in much the same condition I took it in, I was on the lookout for a garage that would do a thorough job, at an affordable price, and give me a professional, reliable mechanical opinion--not just tell me that every part in my car needed to be replaced.

I found Stantech Motors a short while later and never looked back. I used to take my car there in a horrible state (which would have me swearing that it was time to buy a new car) but my car would come back to me purring...and so I'd keep it a little longer until the next time it was due for service which would have me swearing again that it was time to buy a new car.

When I was a customer there, Stantech had several different types of service--mini, medium, and major service--with different prices and scopes of work. Though they would tell me that things needed to be replaced in my car, they would also give me a time frame, i.e, what was urgent vs. what could wait a while (and of course, they'd do no extra work until I had authorized it).

After using them for close to 5 years, I can wholeheartedly say that their service was worth every shilling I paid them. If their services remain what they were a couple of years ago, I wholeheartedly recommend them.

Good luck in finding what you are looking for!

Biche

and gave me my car back in much the same condition I took it in,

Stantech motors are here: http://www.stantechmotor...&id=1&Itemid=57