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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 04:42 PM
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Default Great Service at Carter's Automotive

Hi guys,

I have not been active on the forum lately, or been to any recent meets/shows. But I have to give props to Chris at Carter's Automotive in Berkeley.

He installed parts on my Z, plus 30k services for my Z and Mitsubishi Endeavor with minimal fuss and time. The bill was way more than fair, and he checked up on how the cars performed weeks after the work was done. I was also concerned with some mechanical noises from both of my cars, and Chris spent hours to locate the problems. He didn't try to coerce me into paying to get them fixed right away, but told me the causes and how long I should wait before replacing the parts.

I have been to other shops that cost the same or significantly more, but none have provided consistent high quality service like Chris. His other customers agree with me on this: it's hard to find a honest mechanic, and you stick with him when you do. That's why I drive for 45 minutes to have Chris work on my car.

I'm not affiliated with Chris in any way, plus he's a one man shop. These are just words from a happy customer.

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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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Agreed. Chris knows his stuff and is nice to work with. I'll bring my car to him from now on. He worked on my 30K service just recently too.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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thumbs up for Chris! he did my 30K as well..
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 08:44 AM
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Chris is The Man! Highly recommended!
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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Yup, Chris is the man
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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i agree wholeheartedly. just got in touch with Chris to do my 100K service. nice guy.
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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 10:01 PM
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+1000. I also drive over 40 minutes to have my stuff serviced with him. If you're not going to Chris and not servicing your own car, you're doing it wrong
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Old Mar 7, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dkwang
+1000. I also drive over 40 minutes to have my stuff serviced with him. If you're not going to Chris and not servicing your own car, you're doing it wrong
this.



chris does a bang up job and never trys to push in to getin things done.
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 01:23 PM
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can you guys pm me his contact number/email... can't seem to find it

Thx


Edit: nvm, found it...

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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Just wanted to thank Chris, he helped alan86 and myself to do an exhaust swap last night. We ran in to a little trouble having to relocate the Evap on both cars and even though it was late, he was determined and took care of us.

I highly recommend Chris for your repair needs

BTW, I setup a FB Check in since there wasn’t one
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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nice.. now.. where is my exhaust =)
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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 05:48 AM
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I will drop it off today or tomorrow when I get back from LA =)

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nice.. now.. where is my exhaust =)
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Old Apr 17, 2011 | 12:36 PM
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hey chris,

I messaged/texted u abt my service..please let me know..as I would be in bay area next weekend

Mike
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Old Apr 20, 2011 | 04:12 PM
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Default Been going to Chris with my 350z maintenance...

He's a great guy... I highly recommend him..
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Old May 22, 2011 | 07:28 PM
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does he tune our cars?
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Old May 22, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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^ don't think so, i believe just maintence and repair.

+ 1 for chris, very honest and knowledgeable
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