good mechanic (central FL) - Toyota Yaris Forums

yaris9876 · 02-14-2013, 09:27 PM

anyone know a real expert toyota mechanic in central Florida, must be an independant,
no dealer guys.??? top of the line guy who knows the Yaris too..

1.5 · 02-15-2013, 08:56 AM

What are you trying to have done?

why? · 02-15-2013, 10:35 PM

doesn't exist as far as i know. honestly i lived near orlando for three years, no one i talked to recommended an independent mechanic. The mechanic i talked to that sounded like he knew the most worked at Wal-mart.

now there has to be someone, and i must have been talking to the wrong people. but i never heard about anyone.

yaris9876 · 02-17-2013, 09:12 PM

i know one in a podunk town in Montana..florida is a fkn joke.

ilikerice · 02-17-2013, 09:41 PM

what are you trying to get done

why? · 02-18-2013, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yaris9876

i know one in a podunk town in Montana..florida is a fkn joke.

while i wouldn't call it a joke, i would call it an extremely spread out place. Orlando is technically a city, but land wise it is extremely large, so population density is not very high.

Meaning that it is very hard for a good mechanic to be independent and get enough word of mouth to stay that way.

Now there are some great tuners in the area, but i wouldn't want to spend their labor rates to fix my near stock Yaris. Check out http://www.orlandoforums.com/forum/ for more specifics.

JimKellyfan · 10-30-2013, 03:47 PM

I am a good tech but in the Carolinas, tryin to talk the wife into st pete/Clearwater/tampa....Orlando is just about an hour and 15....There has to be some...Any good Toyota tech worked at a dealer at some point in his/her life, so I would talk to a dealer tech, one who has been there for a long time....they would know if anyone left and came out as independents....Once we get our house paid down enough, I am going to make the jump to be a one man show with counter help at most to start....good luck....and hopefully, I can talk the wife into st pete....

Slowxa · 10-30-2013, 11:57 PM

Good luck trying to find an honest and professional technician.If you live in orlando you may be able to take it to UTI and let those guys work on it under their teachers supervision.

Slowxa · 10-30-2013, 11:58 PM

florida is full of crooks and self proclaimed mechanics.

ilikerice · 10-31-2013, 12:30 PM

Im in Savannah, GA, I worked for Toyota for 3 years and Lexus for 5 years. Was a senior tech, was only 1 ASE from Master Tech before I got a job at Gulfstream. Still hasn't answered the original question:

what are you trying to get looked at/fixed?

goliath1812 · 11-01-2013, 11:54 AM

I have a great mechanic, but he's in Dunnellon (west of Ocala). Quite a drive if you're looking for something near Orlando.

nookandcrannycar · 12-15-2013, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimKellyfan

I am a good tech but in the Carolinas, tryin to talk the wife into st pete/Clearwater/tampa....Orlando is just about an hour and 15....There has to be some...Any good Toyota tech worked at a dealer at some point in his/her life, so I would talk to a dealer tech, one who has been there for a long time....they would know if anyone left and came out as independents....Once we get our house paid down enough, I am going to make the jump to be a one man show with counter help at most to start....good luck....and hopefully, I can talk the wife into st pete....

^^^^^ Good choice! If I ever leave Montgomery County here in Texas, one of the few places in the U.S. I'd think about moving to is Pinellas County...either Dunedin, Safety Harbor, one of the barrier island cities between Clearwater Beach and Pass-a-Grille, or near one of the marinas in St. Pete.

JimKellyfan · 01-31-2014, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

^^^^^ Good choice! If I ever leave Montgomery County here in Texas, one of the few places in the U.S. I'd think about moving to is Pinellas County...either Dunedin, Safety Harbor, one of the barrier island cities between Clearwater Beach and Pass-a-Grille, or near one of the marinas in St. Pete.

Yeah I have relatives there, grandma, uncle, great aunt, cousins....I have been watching, it floods on occasion, but most hurricanes just brush the area...

I like the Keys too, but nowhere to go when they get hit....

Lots of little shops all over St Pete, I'd like to be one of em one day...

02-14-2013, 09:27 PM	#1
yaris9876 Drives: yaris hatch 07 640K original m Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: usa Posts: 285	good mechanic (central FL) anyone know a real expert toyota mechanic in central Florida, must be an independant, no dealer guys.??? top of the line guy who knows the Yaris too..

02-15-2013, 08:56 AM	#2
1.5 Form>Function Drives: 07 Flint Sedan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,018	What are you trying to have done? __________________ Instagram: @southernstreets_phil Facebook.com/southernstreetsempire

02-15-2013, 10:35 PM	#3
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	doesn't exist as far as i know. honestly i lived near orlando for three years, no one i talked to recommended an independent mechanic. The mechanic i talked to that sounded like he knew the most worked at Wal-mart. now there has to be someone, and i must have been talking to the wrong people. but i never heard about anyone. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

02-17-2013, 09:41 PM	#5
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	what are you trying to get done __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

10-30-2013, 03:47 PM	#7
JimKellyfan Drives: 2010 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: the good Carolina Posts: 173	I am a good tech but in the Carolinas, tryin to talk the wife into st pete/Clearwater/tampa....Orlando is just about an hour and 15....There has to be some...Any good Toyota tech worked at a dealer at some point in his/her life, so I would talk to a dealer tech, one who has been there for a long time....they would know if anyone left and came out as independents....Once we get our house paid down enough, I am going to make the jump to be a one man show with counter help at most to start....good luck....and hopefully, I can talk the wife into st pete.... __________________ 2010 Yaris sedan, TRD CAT back (sport muffler only, really), OBX header (relocated front AF sensor to front pipe), OBX throttle plate spacer, K&N filter (in stock air box-for now), TRD struts and shocks, Mexico Rough Road Springs x 4, new Yota sway bar links front, slotted/drilled rotors and Maxx brakes front, Valvoline synthetic brake fluid, 3M undercoated, 16" Konig Feathers Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 + Tires TRD rear sway bar, 4 GT Spec bars including: front strut brace 2 point, 4 point ladder brace, mid chassis brace and rear lower tie brace, rear hitch, [B]

02-17-2013, 09:12 PM	#4
yaris9876 Drives: yaris hatch 07 640K original m Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: usa Posts: 285	i know one in a podunk town in Montana..florida is a fkn joke.

10-30-2013, 11:57 PM	#8
Slowxa Drives: Super slow xa Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 2	Good luck trying to find an honest and professional technician.If you live in orlando you may be able to take it to UTI and let those guys work on it under their teachers supervision.

10-30-2013, 11:58 PM	#9
Slowxa Drives: Super slow xa Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 2	florida is full of crooks and self proclaimed mechanics.

10-31-2013, 12:30 PM	#10
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	Im in Savannah, GA, I worked for Toyota for 3 years and Lexus for 5 years. Was a senior tech, was only 1 ASE from Master Tech before I got a job at Gulfstream. Still hasn't answered the original question: what are you trying to get looked at/fixed? __________________ -Derrick- "Racing is important to men who do it well. When you're racing... It's life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting."

11-01-2013, 11:54 AM	#11
goliath1812 View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Prius, 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ocala Florida Posts: 368	I have a great mechanic, but he's in Dunnellon (west of Ocala). Quite a drive if you're looking for something near Orlando. __________________

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