Nate’s Import Service

Nate really is the best. He is a hard working honest guy. He kicks it old school. I really appreciate all of his help with our two vehicles. We take them in for all of our routine maintenance needs and on the rare occasion an unexpected problem. In both cases, Nate is the man. You will never waste your time or money here.

Nate is the best! My husband and I have been bringing our 12-​year-​old+ Audi A4 to Nate for years. We have not only found Nate to be extremely honest and well-​priced but he is a very good mechanic. The best example I have of this is from when he fixed a problem we’d been having with our starter. Over and over again, our «winter edition» Audi refused to start in very cold weather, which is a horrible problem for a car you bought to be your ski car. We discovered this problem when our car was still under the dealer warranty. Despite giving us an entirely new starter, even the Audi dealer mechanics were stumped and could not fix this problem, as was the case with other mechanics we had look at it. Years later, when we finally found Nate, we mentioned it to him. Sure enough, Nate had it fixed within a week and we’ve never had problems with the car starting in cold weather again. Nate charged us a very reasonable amount to fix this problem even though he told us he had to spend a fair bit of time researching the problem online and talking to associates of his. I highly recommend Nate to anyone looking for an experienced, smart and reliable mechanic and feel very lucky to have found him.

This place is awesome. I call to get my electrical issue fixed. Same day fixed. $ 75 for stop light fix. A bulb goes out that i’m not aware of. I drop by without calling it’s fixed same day again. Outstanding service beyond any dealer or ISO cert place. This is my guy!

Nate’s Import Service is an excellent, honest mechanic shop. I remember feeling so relieved to have found Nate’s shop, and hope I can help others feel the same. Without hesitation, I bring my car to Nate’s and have recommended him to everyone I know.

I am so glad to have been referred to Nate to fix my Dot! I am new to Denver and my Father usually would work on my car back home, finding Nate was like finding my super skilled and awesome Uncle to help me out. He delivered exactly what I needed done, came in under the quoted price and even fixed an extra bulb in my tail light that I did not even ask him to do but it needed to be done. It is so refreshing to find an automotive place that is not trying to up sell me or talk to me like I don’t know things because I am a female. Nate is the only place I will be taking my car here and I am happy to refer anyone I know to go see him. He gets all the stars!!!

Not only is Nate a repair genius, he’s also an honest, hard working, genuine guy. I came in to get a tune up, bearings replaced, front end aligned, and fluids flushed and replaced. He did all of that and also found out where that annoying clicking was coming from. Instead of using a $ 600 local part, he found the part in Texas for half the price! And instead of just flushing all of my fluids and charging me for the whole shebang, he saw that only the power steering fluid was dirty and only did that. Not only will I come back for my Subaru needs, I’ll also tell all of my friends with imports to check with him first. Amazing service, prices, and customer service. Trust me, go talk to Nate before you go anywhere else. I definitely will.

I went to Nates for a rear brake job. It was my first time there. Nate was very helpful and honest. When was the last time you heard of a mechanic calling you and telling you that you DIDN“T need the work done. He informed me that the pads still had a year left on them. These small, privately owned places are rare. I’ll definitely go back!

Nate is more than fair and reliable, it is where I take our Subaru. As a female entering a garage, I expect a little high balling, over explaining and for stuff to be really broken. Nate came in under the estimate and took care of me, never felt like I was getting the run around. It is now the only mechanic who will work on our Suby-​Baby!

I’m a longtime Unilocal reader, but I’ve never posted my own review — until now, because Nate is just so freaking awesome.
We’ve taken all of our cars to Nate for a few years now. The work is top notch, the prices are amazing and he is HONEST — a quality that seems to be lacking in many in the car repair biz. We just bought a used car in Ft. Collins. We had it checked out by a mechanic up there before purchasing and he quoted $ 4,000 in needed repairs. I know… you’re thinking ‘the car needed $ 4,000 in repairs and you bought it anyway???’ Yes… because we knew our next stop would be Nate.
Sure enough, Nate did the repairs for $ 1,900 and even told us that some of the more complex/​expensive repairs that the Ft. Collins mechanic said the car needed was simply not necessary.
Nate is a man of few words, the shop isn’t too pretty and the neighborhood is a little sketchy, but he really is a fantastic find.

We feel very fortunate to have found Nate’s Import Service. We have used him exclusively for years and he is always honest and reliable.
One of my favorite times with him is after we bought a VW bus. The bus was known to have starting problems, which we found out, oh, 3 minutes after money changed hands.
We replaced every single part of the starting system — the lines, the starter, the ignition switch. The problem is that the spark has to travel from the front to the back of the bus and sometimes there’s not enough oomph to get there (yes this is the chick version of the story).
We searched the internet over and over and found promises of a starter that was custom modified for VW buses, but was not available (maybe next year, though)… The whole thing was a nightmare and we were sad. We had our dream bus and were scared to take it out of the city. If we went to the mountains or parked it anywhere, it had to be on a hill so we could jump start it if we had to. And you do not want to sleep in a bus on a hill.
But! Nate to the rescue! My husband mentioned this problem off hand to him when he was working on our other vehicle. Nate not only knew exactly what the problem was, but he knew how to fix it. Apparently there is some sort of relay switch you can put in the middle to make sure it gets to the starter. He fixed this for a reasonable price and we have never had a problem starting it since then. We are indeed happy campers (sorry could not resist). :)

nates is a great place to get your ride fixed. its small and personal-​doesnt look like much but looks can be decieving. nate is a great mechanic and hes honest. i was worried about finding a reliable and mechanic when i moved to denver but after having nate work on my vehicles i dont worry anymore.
i took my car to a bridgestone for a new tire and alignment because it was close to where i was working that day and they quoted me something like 300 for a new tie rod, tire and alignment. i took it to nate and he replaced the tie rod bushing for 60 and refered me to an alignment shop that charged 30. by the end of it i had saved about 150 from the original estimate from those big box repair places-​screw those guys! w the overhead they run they have to rip you off!