RodVRod...Experience #1

Two post Tuesday!

Cars... they are a mystery to me. I've never really taken an interest in them and/or how they work. And while Malory is often a know-it-all, this is an area where she falls short as well. So needless to say, when something goes wrong, I am at the mercy of the mechanic. Previously, Malory and I have taken our cars to places in Roswell. One that my dad recommends that is pricey but the mechanic has a sweet South African accent, and another that Malory's parents have always used. Both reliable, both do decent work. But they are far and we want to find a place around Brookhaven for some convenience. We've asked around for some recommendations and it seems that no one has dared any shops (besides dealerships) in the area so we were willing to blaze some trails here.

We found RodVRod from google. He (it's one guy who owns the shop named Rodrigo, hence the Rod in the RodVRod) got decent reviews from everyone who had tried him. His reviews were much more consistent than the Firestone and that shop in the BP gas station on Peachtree and Roxboro (according to one review you should never get your car worked on or even get gas there). It's located right behind Alex's Package store on Osborne. So, since my truck would barely start (much less make it to Roswell), we were desparate to try it. We took the truck there on a Friday afternoon, and he told us he would look at it first thing Saturday morning. Sure enough, about 9:30 on Saturday morning he called me to go over everything that was wrong and what it would cost. Everything sounded reasonable and I agreed to let him proceed. After I hung up with him, I googled what he said and it fell within the range people on forums and such had paid for the same replacement (not too serious, idle control valve needed replacement and 90k tune up). He said it should be done by the end of the day. He called and we picked it up before closing the same day. It was packed when I got there, everyone was waiting for their cars. He came in, I paid, and drove off within 5 minutes. The car felt great, I honestly say it hasn't run that well since I can remember (I think I missed my 60k tune up which may have been some of the problem).

So far, we had a good experience. Of course, our Acura TSX's A/C just went out so we're dropping it off this weekend.

RodVRod Experience #2 coming RIGHT UP!!!