Tampa Bay Auto Care

"After researching mechanics in my area, I decided to call Tampa Bay Auto care due to their positive reviews. Unfortunately, my experience wasn't as pleasant as the rest. I spoke with Tim to only be asked, how I heard about him. Then he advised, appointments were two weeks out, then to, not taking new customers at all. He advised he would never get to go home if he took new customers and that he was over his head. He offered me to call around to other mechanics or to take my vehicle to the dealer. Thanks Tim! Great Experience!"

"Tim runs Tampa Bay Auto Care. I have developed a relationship with him as my car begins to "age", with the goal to get the car to a certain number of miles before having to buy a new car. Cars are depreciating assets, so my goal is to wring as much value as I can from my purchase. Tim get this and I think this is what makes his shop unique. Others here will talk about Tim as an excellent mechanic, which he is. The customer service and care is impeccable. But Tim's secret value is that he understands a car's inherent value over a period of ownership and he will partner with you to come up with a long-term "health" plan for your car to maximize that. This plan will be budget proportionate to the expected worth of the car, matched to your pre-determined mileage goal and it will require you to set aside maintenance "budget" for necessary upkeep, of course. But within that framework, Tim will concentrate primarily on the essential(s) to get your car to your stated mileage finish line and he will help you walk the tightrope of making sure repair expenditures don't become a sunk cost that outstrips the value of the car. This is HUGE for people who are looking to extract maximum value from their car purchase over "X" years. It requires clear communication on your part and an understanding this is not an exact science. But if you're flexible with that, Tim offers a strategic "plan" for managing the lifetime of repairs on your car, that no other place I know of even thinks about."

"When Tampa Bay Auto Care came up on a Google search and had a 5 STAR rating, I was skeptical. But I'm a believer now. I'm 77 old and have had many vehicles worked on over the years. Tampa Bay Auto Care is the first one I have driven away from with 100% confidence that everything had been done properly and that I had not been ripped off in one way or another."

"I've been bringing my vehicle to Tim for a few years now. He is the most honest mechanic that I've met and you can tell that he cares for your car like it was his own. I had to get my mom's car serviced here (she lives over 2 hours away) when local shops didn't bother to look into the issue she was having with her vehicle. Highly recommend Tampa Bay Auto Care. Tim provides quality work and customer service!"

"I have been bringing multiple cars to Tim to fix for over 5 years now. He has always hit the nail on the head with diagnosis and never charged me to fix something to find out later that a problem was still there. Tim even fixes things for free when he can. You do not see this very often this day and age. His recommendations are good and he does not need to make up stories to make money. He is honest and trustworthy. I recommend him to all my co-workers."