I think its worth mentioning that the penultimate time I took a car to a mechanic (just an oil change!), the people there were telling me that the axle was leaking steering fluid, and that if I didn't spend thousands of dollars swapping out the whole axle I could be driving down the road and the steering would lock and I could DIE. The whole damn shop of 4 or 5 guys was telling me this, telling me to not even drive it home.I didn't have the money, and I needed to drive a long distance a few days later. I took my basic knowledge of what they said and figured that if I checked the steering fluid regularly, like every 50 miles of driving, and top it off if there's a drop, then I wouldn't die. I never had to top it off. The steering fluid wasn't leaking. They were lying out of their asses. The very last time I took a car to a mechanic, again for an oil change, at a different mechanic, I asked the guy for signs of leakage on the front axle. He shrugged, said he saw nothing. This experience was a major part of my decision to sell my car and live without one for close to 5 years. I just didn't want to deal with mechanics anymore. I had some trepidation coming into Moss Alley Motors, but my experience couldn't have been any different than what I experienced all those years ago. Donovan was super clear about everything that he and his team were doing. He didn't try to up-sell me to replace more parts than he believed we had to. Super professional, great mechanic. As long as I am driving my current import vehicle, I know it will be going to Moss Alley, mechanics I can trust!It's also worth noting that the first shop I mentioned, the dishonest one, is no longer in business.
