When you can find a mechanic shop that will honestly tell you what you have to have, should have, or might need later, it's a good shop. Great owners! In 9 years, I have never had to bring the car back for the same problem. I am not the easiest on my car, but they have helped me get 180K out of my 2000 Suzuki Esteem with no major repair problems.

Misdiagnosed A/C Problem, High Prices For Some Parts & Won't Let You Watch Work. They wanted to replace my car's expansion valve, evaporator, and dryer to fix an A/C leak problem. I went to a Lexus specialist and got a second opinion. He found a pressure switch that was leaking. On 4/10/09, Carolina Car Care would have charged me about $900 more than my specialist to try to fix my A/C, and it would still have leaked! Their estimate for other work and the A/C totalled $2,294.34 parts and labor at $74 per hr.. A local Toyota Dealer's total was $2,046.55 at $90 per hr. It has now been 22 months since the pressure switch was replaced by my specialist, and my A/C still has no leaks in it. I also had a bad oil leak from a ruptured PS hose that started in their parking lot after their mechanic got in to drive it on to the lift. I assume it was just a coincidence. The owner of Carolina Car Care agreed that it was my "lucky day" that the leak happened while I was at his shop.