04/20/09

Great shop in hiding!

by 850T

My Volvo was having a problem with the wipers and I had been told by other shops it was a wiring harness problem that Volvos were famous for and would cost more than the car was worth. I go t the feeling they just did not want to work on my car (maybe they did not know how?) Lee assured me he could fix the car. When I arrived the first thing I saw was another car like mine in the shop and that made me feel better. In less than a day and for only $90 my wipers were working. Made a believer out of me.

• Pros: Great repairs at a reasonable price
• Cons: Parkng and location not easy

04/11/09

arrogant

by kanino

for items under the hood, they can do an reasonable job. for other things, try somewhere else.

took my car there for miscellaneous body work. they not only did *not* correctly repair *any* of the items, they totally ignored my information on what 2 of the items needed. had they at least checked them out, i'd not have spent hundreds of dollars on bogus work.

as well, the operator of this place seems to be a tad moody. and there seems to be a communication problem with the shop floor staff.

i have no doubt the operator knows a lot about cars. this place is just not worth the trouble.

• Pros: can do some kinds of repairs well
• Cons: out of their league in many ways

03/14/09

No Better AutoShop in PDX

by RicJamze

I have to admit it: I hate seeing Lee and Canyon Auto. It's through no fault of their own however. Most of the basic periodic maintenance I do is by oil/ tire shops so when I go to Canyon auto it's because something bad happened to my Pathfinder.

With that said, I have had nothing but stellar service from Canyon auto. The prices are low. When I moved to Portland, I needed to find a permanent mechanic so I did prices checks on the several shops when I needed to get DEQ ready. Canyon Auto's were lower; in fact they didn't charge me for the inspection like the other two shops wanted to do.

As far as service is concerned, despite how busy they get, they kept me informed each time I had work done. They also understand that without a car, its difficult to get back to the mechanic shop so (since I live close) they even gave me a ride to/from the house. They also understand that to have a job, people need to go to work, because of that little known fact, they also are open weekends and after 5 PM. This alone makes them better than most auto shops.

Finally, everything they fixed has never had to be returned for rework.

The only place I will take my truck is Canyon Auto.

• Pros: Price, Service, Quality
• Cons: What are the drawbacks?