Mechanic 01 / 03
Gennady
Engine · timing · oil
Engines don't fail out of nowhere. Yours dropped hints for six months; you just weren't listening.
- fixing cars since 2004
- can tell a pulley from a water pump by ear
We tell you what's broken. We show you what it costs. We don't fix what isn't.
A garage for ordinary cars: no longer new, still plenty of miles left. We find the cause first, name the price second, and only fix it third, once you've said yes.
MOTORIKA
RECEIPT No. 000417 · TILL 01
Diagnostics€25.00
Photos of the fault ×6€0.00
Price agreedbefore work
Anti-roll bar bush€68.00
Repairs you didn't need€0.00
TOTAL€93.00
* There is no small print. We looked twice.
Item 01 · Prices
Prices with no asterisks
Prices say “from” because cars differ. You'll get the exact figure before we open the bonnet a second time.
- Service: oil and filtersfrom€79
- Computer diagnosticsfrom€25
- Brakes: pads, one axlefrom€60
- Suspension: find the knock, fix itfrom€40
- Wheel alignmentfrom€45
- Tyre change, 4 wheelsfrom€40
- Air con: check and regasfrom€55
- Electricsfrom€30
- Clutch: full kit replacementfrom€290
- Timing belt with pulleysfrom€220
- Free “New Car” air freshener€9.90
Item 02 · DIY diagnosis
What's that noise?
Tap the car or pick the sticker that sounds right. The marker crosses out the unlikely and circles the probable. Like an inspection, minus the queue.
…or what it sounds like
Pick a spot or a symptom
You'll see likely causes, a rough price and time. It's a hint, not a diagnosis: we diagnose with our hands.
Item 03 · How we fix
Messages, not surprises
Five messages, and you know more about your car than you ever wanted to. Not one “oh, and while we were in there…”.
Tuesday · a regular knock
01 You describe it
YouKnocking, front right. Over bumps. Sometimes on my nerves.
MotorikaBring it in at 10:00. We'll take 30 minutes to look; diagnostics are €25, free if we do the repair.
02 Photo report
MotorikaFound it. Play in the right anti-roll bar link bush. Here's the culprit:IMG_0417.jpgphoto 1 of 6
MotorikaThe rest of the suspension is fine: ball joints, arms, shocks all alive. We're leaving them alone.
03 Price before work
MotorikaHere's what it'll cost:Ready today by 13:00. Shall we go ahead?
Link, genuine part€38.00
Labour, 0.5 h€30.00
Diagnostics€0.00
Total€68.00
YouYes, go ahead 👍
04 Repair
MotorikaDone. Took it round the worst road in the area: silence. The old link is in your boot. Touch it, bin it or frame it.
05 The bill
MotorikaYour bill: €68.00. Exactly as agreed.
YouWait, that's allowed?
Item 04 · Mechanics
Three of us, all hands
No “expert” badges, no posing by the lift. Each of them can explain what happened well enough for you to retell it at dinner.
Mechanic 02 / 03
Irina
Electrics · diagnostics
If a light is on, someone told it something. I find out who, and what.
- 12 years with an oscilloscope
- doesn't believe “it just did that”
Mechanic 03 / 03
Timur
Suspension · brakes · alignment
Not every knock is the suspension. Once it was a flask rolling around the boot.
- 9 years under the lift
- trusts only a test drive over potholes
Item 05 · Reviews
What people say
The reviews are short. So is the list of things we didn't sell you.
Another garage said I needed “the whole suspension”. Here they swapped one bush for €18. I suspect a conspiracy in my favour.
REVIEW No. 0388
The price on the receipt matched the price in the message. I read it three times. Still matched.
Difference€0.00
They sent me a photo of my brake pads. First time I'd ever seen my brake pads. They really were bad.
★★★★☆→ ★
I was going to give four stars because I couldn't find anything to complain about. Then I realised that's the whole point. Five.
They said: “That's not a knock, that's a flask rolling around your boot.” Didn't charge me a thing. The flask now wears a seatbelt.
Item 06 · Online booking
Book in a minute
Five steps, and the receipt grows as you go. It's a concept, so nothing gets sent anywhere. Your conscience can rest easy too.
Item 07 · Find us
Where to find us
Grey gates, a tiny sign and an equally tiny queue. Look for the red dot.
- Address
- 14 Example Street, bay 3
enter through the yard, behind the “Wheel” tyre shop. Not ours, but good - Hours
- Mon–Fri08:00–19:00Sat09:00–16:00Sunresting
- Phone
- +00 000 000-00-00