How it started
Had several people teach me things and I love cars
The job the phone rings for
Brakes starts at $150
Starters start at $200
What people get wrong
A Loose Gas Cap or EVAP Purge Valve: Triggers a bright "Check Engine Light," making drivers panic about major engine failure when it’s often a $15–$50 part or just tightening a plastic cap.
 Squealing Brakes (Wear Indicator): A horrifying high-pitched screeching sound that makes it sound like the wheels are falling off, but is actually just a tiny built-in metal tab letting you know it's time for routine pad replacement.
 Blown Fuses or Relays: Can cause major electronics (power windows, radio, air conditioning, headlights) to completely die, but costs just a few dollars for a replacement fuse.
The one worth talking about
A good customer of mine has a Pontiac Bonneville that every shop has told him needed a new motor…. Nope just needed new fuel injectors
What is on the van
I mean you name it I do it literally from oil changes to motor/transmission swaps
The thing everyone skips
Timing chain ignored but wants to throw everything else new
Where they work, and what a first call looks like
Noblesville and all of Indiana but the minute I get a call I answer and get the details give a estimate if possible and schedule them
Favorite car
Haven’t really had a favorite yet
Interviewed by MechanicRank · September 28, 2026. Nothing here is sponsored and nothing was rewritten into marketing copy. Read the other features or tell us about your own shop.