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Now I am no mechanic nor car enthusiast so I definitely don't know much about cars. Because of my lack of knowledge, I have been taken advantage of many times from mechanics who would tell me that my car was in need of major repairs every time I went in for a simple oil change. After getting referred here by a good friend of mine, I can only say that Joel, the owner of Carcanix is by far the most trustworthy person any one could go to for repairs as well as questions on cars. After dropping by for an oil change, he looked over my car parts briefly and was impressed with how well maintained it was and when he saw the previous oil filter that was used in my car, he was very disappointed on how poor quality it was especially after I told him how much I had paid. He did not make any attempt to sell unnecessary parts. Instead, he gave me a little education on how certain parts function as well as their life spans which give me a general idea of when I should replace certain parts. Really helpful as it allows me to do budget planning the next time I need to go in for repairs. As for the wait, it may take some time since it is a small shop with no more than three employees on duty. It his highly recommended that you schedule an appointment at least a week in advance. The wait may be long but they accommodate it by making sure nothing goes wrong with the repairs as well as provide a stack of DVDs (actual movies) to watch while you wait. Generally, your repairs should be done way before you reach halfway of whatever movie you watch unless you are getting extensive work done that requires hours of labor.

5 star from Daniel K. on Aug 15, 2014

My daughters VW Bug was having serious problems. Joel diagnosed and fixed the problem and the car runs great. He communicated with us throughout the day to let us know what was going on. He runs an honest and reliable shop. We will definitely be using Carcanix for all our repairs.

5 star from mark green on Mar 24, 2020

So I had the clutch on my car go out recently, definitely not a pleasant experience. I called around to several different places for quotes and it turned out it was going to cost a lot more than I originally thought. Joel (the owner) was the only one who took the time to explain to me that it would be significantly more if the flywheel was damaged and that he wouldn't know until everything was taken apart. Every other shop I talked to just quoted me a flat price (but of course after I had it in I'm sure they would have called and told me 'Oh you need a new flywheel, that'll be an extra $400.') Joel was upfront and transparent from the get go, which is why I decided to take it to him. I definitely made the right decision. While the repair certainly wasn't cheap, the new clutch feels great and he helped me out with a really good rate on the labor. Just talking with him you can tell he's an honest guy and very knowledgeable about what he does. I will definitely be taking my car back here, whether it's just for an oil change or another major repair.

5 star from kyhaskell on Jul 10, 2019