Vern’s Auto Service

I would never take my car to this guy. My car sat there for almost two weeks then I finally went in to see what the problem was. He had one guy in a t-​shirt sitting behind the counter and another guy hitting a break rotor with a hammer. The place was packed with cars inside and out but no one to work on them. I had my car towed to a dealership and finally got the work done. The rental car cost me and arm and a leg thanks to this slo mo. place.
Don’t let the fact that the place looks packed fool you. It’s not because they are good, it’s because they work so slow! This is 2013 not rural Missouri 1921. If a business needs mechanics, the proper way to find them is to put an ad in the paper and hire some. If a business needs interns, then go to an auto mechanic school and find some.
Vern’s Auto is a poor excuse for a shop.

Vern is a friendly and thorough mechanic. He’s honest and won’t charge you an arm and a leg, and he gets the job done promptly and correctly.
Our 2005 Dodge Neon was overheating, we took it to Hollywood Motors nearby and they didn’t really try to diagnose or investigate the problem. They changed the thermostat for $ 175 and took two days doing it (and charged us a diagnosis fee).
Vern was much more thorough and very knowledgeable. Our Neon also has a problem of a thumping sound when the brakes are applied — before Vern knew what kind of car it was, when my wife described this problem, he asked «Is it a Chrysler product?» That’s knowledgeable.
To fix our car, he bled the coolant system twice to get all bubbles out, checked to make sure the fan was working correctly, replaced the ignition wires, checked for leaks and re-​gapped the spark plugs. We got our car back within 24 hours for $ 250, which I feel is a reasonable price and a great turnaround time.
I’d also like to note that the only one to interact with Vern was my wife — Vern didn’t take advantage of a woman by making up BS problems and over-​charging.
In short, take your car to Vern’s!