Ph. 334-9757 75-5921 Walua Rd. Kailua Kona

UnCool Car of The Month

 

But I spents 6 grand on all this cool stuff and my car doesn't drive like it used to...

But I spents 6 grand on all this cool stuff and my car doesn't drive like it used to...

Usually I do a cool car of the month. This month we’re doing something different. The UnCool car of the month.  This months UnCool car of the month is a 2009 Mercedes C300.

It has just been lowered (ruined) and had 19″ Mercedes AMG wheels with Dunlop tires installed. That’s about 4K worth of tires and wheels.  No, I didn’t lower it. I fix cars not ruin them.

Usually after all this crap is installed, the poor soul who owns it is told to go get an alignment and that will fix any and all ills that have crept up after the “upgrade”. Sarcasm intended.  I always find it interesting that the people who sell that crap and install it never own an alignment rack.

Guess what? Your $50,000 crap mobile doesn’t even come with simple camber caster adjustments to set the wheel alignment. That’s right, your crap mobile now pulls right and there isn’t a darn thing that can be done about it. Except buy a Lexus.

Mercedes used to make all of their cars fully adjustable when it came to wheel alignment. Not anymore. Totally arrogant (ignorant) engineering.  Too bad, they used to be a great car. Not anymore.  Should’ve bought a Lexus…

Thankfully I almost never work on these anymore just for the very reasons I mentioned above. I only agreed to look at this one because a supplier of mine’s delivery driver owns it. Obviously I’m in the wrong job…

 

 

Worn Brake Pad Compared To New Brake Pad

Most people don’t know what a worn brake pad looks like. Or for that matter a new one.

Here is a photo of both recently taken in our shop. On the left is a worn brake pad with about 3 millimeters of brake pad left.

On the right is a new brake pad with 10 millimeters of pad left. I never allow the brakes on my own vehicle to even get to 3 millimeters.

Old brake pad on left and new on right

Old brake pad on left and new on right

 

Now You Can Add Your Testimonial Here

I just added a new feature to our testimonial page where you can add your own.  If we’ve done work for you in the past and you could spare a couple minutes telling others about it, we’d really appreciate it.  Mahalo’s.

Click here to see  where you can add your testimonial.

What is this part on my car?

A lot of folks ask me what is… a rack and pinion or a camber kit for example. I’ve added description’s of them to our website here: Click What is?

I will continue to add descriptions as the photo opps come available in the shop from day to day.

Hate Going The The Dealer? We Use GM AC DELCO & FORD MOTORCRAFT Parts

When we service your vehicle our first choice is always factory parts when available. All maintenance work we do on Ford and GM vehicles is done with factory parts.

So if your hate going to the dealer for maintenance work, we can help alleviate the pain. Just call us for all your Ford and GM maintenance needs. We can save you money, time and the hassle of going to the dealer.

Plus, your factory warranty will stay in effect. Don’t let them tell you other wise.

 

Door Hinges Driving You Crazy?

If your Chevy truck doors are sagging and really hard to close, give us a call we can fix them so that your doors open and close just like they did when they were new.

Costco Tire Warning!

Did you know that Costco does not do wheel alignment?  After you install new tires you should always have the alignment checked.  Costco will balance the new tires when they install them, but again they don’t do alignments.

Call today for a free  alignment check. We’ll get you and get you out in about an hour. 334-9757

Free Shuttle For Our Customers

We know dropping off your vehicle for service is a pain. To help alleviate this pain, we can give you a ride to work or pick you up when you have your vehicle serviced with us.  Just let us know and we’ll be happy to give you a ride.

Our Free Shuttle If You Need A Ride

Our Free Shuttle If You Need A Ride

New Video Testimonial Page

As we collect video testimonials, we’ll post them on the Testimonial page.  Instead of us telling you how great we are, we thought it best to let our customers do the talking.

Lillian stopped by today and we checked her brakes.  They were still in good condition. Here’s what she had to say.

Mini Cooper Oil Change Service $84.95

Trent's Mini Cooper Oil Change $84.95

 

One of my customers told me the other day that the local Mini dealer charged her $150 to change the oil on her Mini Cooper. OUCH!

We can do better. A lot better. How about $84.95 for starters. And we’ll top off all the other fluids  and provide a free shuttle here in town just like the dealer does without the dealer price. We use Valvoline Syntec or Mobil 1, both are listed as approved oils in the Mini owners manual.  See photo of manual below.  We also use Mann oil filters on all Mini’s. They are the German company that produces the filter for BMW and Mini.

Mini Owners Manual Page Showing Approved Oils

Mini Owners Manual Page Showing Approved Oils