Candlewood Automotive

Get a quote first. Even if your insurance company says one thing they will say another. That is what happened to me, and of course their cost was hgher and I just assumed they would adhere to State Farms pricing. I’ve been going there for years until this happened to me.

We need new shocks, struts and probably outer tie rod ends. Actually If you could just set the whole truck on a whole new undercarriage– that’d be grrrreat. In reality it really wasn’t to bad for a truck that has been on more bumpy gravel in southern Oklahoma than on pavement. I knew it was going to be a dent in the wallet, and we were told to wait for the estimate. We went and entertained our bellies to a bunch of Chellinos in the mean time. 1400 was the damage done. Ouch that’s like a kidney in my mind but this is my Ford and it needs to be roadworthy to not cause or become an accident. We went with whatever would last longest because 4 years is just the beginning!

I just moved here from out of state. I heard a loud ticking in my engine. I quickly took my car to a different automotive company. They diagnosed the problem and told me it would be about 1200.00. I thought I better get a 2^nd opinion. My boyfriend recommended Candlewood Automotive. I took my car there and dropped it off. The office manager was so friendly and nice. She was very knowledgeable and put me at ease. The diagnosis was my hydraulic lifters were bad. She said before replacing them we could try to flush the engine and use a synthetic oil. If that did not work then we would replace them. It did not work and I had to get them replaced. She also said while we were in there that we would replace the tray they sit in, manifold gasket, plenum gasket, thermostat gasket, coolant elbow. Just things that tend to go out and why not have them replaced while we were in there. I thought why not. I went to pick up my car and the bill was 442. for all the parts and 700 for labor. The other company quoted me 1200 before tax, without fixing all the other items. I was so pleased. I would recommend this mechanic shop. They stand behind their work and are very honest and hard working people. I’m so glad upon moving to OKC that I have found a good mechanic.