My daughter lives in Raleigh and her car has some electrical gremlins that she needs to get taken care of. Can anybody here recommend a shop? She's not much of a DIYer and I'm too far away to help. Thanks in advance!
My daughter lives in Raleigh and her car has some electrical gremlins that she needs to get taken care of. Can anybody here recommend a shop? She's not much of a DIYer and I'm too far away to help. Thanks in advance!
Hopefully Brett Murphy will chime in. I've only been there for a weekend. We did stop by a tuner shop and they had an impressive array of cars there. If they don't do normal work maybe they can recommend someone.
Phantasm Motorsport, Inc.
(919) 828-1722
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2XsKAK5mGWyW6mfs6
I will give a few:
1- West German Garage. Owned by a guy named John Elliason, I used to work with him about 15 years ago on a couple of side hustles he had, straight up dude, fair, talented. Runs the shop right. https://www.google.com/maps/place/West+German+Garage/@35.786051,-78.7235697,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89acf44331f56ac7:0x8eea7978f1d66298!8m2!3d35.786024!4d-78.7213778
2-TurboTime: I used to know Eric back in the day, he was a very skilled Sy/Ty guy and it turned into a business and they seem to cater to Subaru's now. https://www.google.com/maps/place/TurboTime/@35.4759001,-79.1895105,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89acf2bfe17dd7a5:0xa4f4e051507f1a03!8m2!3d35.4758893!4d-79.185023
3-Carroll's Auto and Tire shop: My dad uses this place for his C4. He is a pretty critical customer and always seems happy with them. I have no personal experience there but my dad has been going for multiple years and is always happy. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Carroll's+Tire+%26+Auto+Center/@35.6591506,-78.8361586,18z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89ac8dfefbc26efd:0xa04c5dd9c3478652!8m2!3d35.6591505!4d-78.8351837
+1 for West German Garage. They've been around since the 80s and have always had a good reputation.
If she's on the Cary/Apex side of town and has a Honda, TAO Auto has been around for years and I took my Hondas and Acuras to them. 919-832-0118
I've gotten good service from Peak Auto on 64 in Cary, but I've only been there twice. They're my new go-to since my preferred shop closed a couple of years ago. 919-363-8589
Thanks everyone! I really appreciate the responses. I should have mentioned that she has a 2012 Mazda 3.
I'll throw in Creech Auto Repair as a good general automotive repair shop with a good reputation.
And Janko Import Cars. They're honest dudes and car guys, but they focus more on Euro/Subaru stuff. I use them when I'm feeling lazy.
I threw work at CarFix Auto Repair (Raleigh location)- a water pump on a 3.7 Ford engine, which is timing chain driven. Nobody else but the dealer would touch it. They did a great job with it and worked with me to keep the price reasonable, though I DID almost buy a Protege 5 from one of the techs there.
My opinions on the others, where I'm qualified to have an opinion:
I've heard good things about West German Garage.
Phantasm will likely be pricey for simple diagnostics. They're more of a tune/dyno shop, but they CAN do the work.
Turbo Time moved to Sanford (45ish minutes from Raleigh). Great Subaru shop- I used them when they were closer.
You'll need to log in to post.