Skip the tow truck and the waiting room. A 20-year mechanic fixes your car in your driveway, at your workplace, or in our Grayslake shop — quoted upfront, priced below the big names.
Real repair work, done right. From the job nobody else will do in a driveway to the everyday fixes that keep you on the road.
The big jobs most mobile mechanics won't touch. Full engine and transmission repair and replacement — mobile where the job allows, in our shop when it doesn't.
Pads, rotors, calipers — done in your driveway, old parts explained.
Car won't turn over? Usually a same-day fix.
Clunks, sway, and rough rides sorted.
Cooling and drive systems, before they leave you stranded.
$85 diagnostic — a straight answer about what's actually wrong.
Blowing warm? Diagnosis, repair, and recharge — ask about the recharge special.
The intermittent, drives-you-crazy electrical problems other shops give up on — hunted down and fixed.
We come to the car that won't come to us.
Buying used? Know what you're buying before you pay for it.
No mystery pricing. Here are the numbers — and the full sheet is yours to download.
Based in Grayslake. Mobile service across Lake County — free travel within 10 miles, $2 per mile beyond.
Windows with a mind of their own. Dash lights that flicker on Tuesdays. The battery that keeps dying and nobody knows why. Intermittent electrical faults are where most shops throw parts at the problem — Dave traces them to the actual cause and fixes it once. And while he's at it: A/C blowing warm? Ask about the A/C recharge special.
Mon–Fri · 9 AM – 4 PM
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Or use the form — tell us the year, make, model, and what it's doing (or not doing), and Dave will get back to you with a straight answer.