Car mechanic recommendations?

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Can anyone recommend a good place to fix the transmission on a 1995 Honda Accord? How about a good mechanic for the steering on a Nissan Altima? I just moved to Somerville recently so I'm hoping someone can share the benefit of your experiences.

Comments

[tooffdk.livejournal.com]

Yes, the difference between Hondas and Nissans isn't that great when it comes to basic work.

I would be careful with transmission work, however. I'm assuming it's an automatic transmission - a very complicated beast. You want to make sure the mechanic has had experience with transmission work, and that your tranny problem has been properly diagnosed. This is why specialised transmission shops are so common.

I've really had good luck with the Mobil station on Memorial Drive, right as you come off the Pike, over the bridge (it's on the right, across from the Shell station).

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

Actually, this is a manual transmission. Does the Mobil station handle transmissions, or only the less-complicated repairs?

Yes, the ability to correctly diagnose the problem is part of what I'm looking for. I have my former mechanic's word that it's a damaged/broken transmission based on the symptoms I described, but I don't dare drive it three hours back to where I used to live.