The Restorer, Inc.

Mike, the mechanic :) is awesome! Very honest, best prices and does a great job. I needed new belts replaced on my 2000 Toyota Tacoma, and Mike hooked me up. Before seeing him, I had called all around the island to see if I could find a better price and Mike beat their price by almost $ 100; huge difference, especially for someone on a budget. What I like about him the most is his honesty and thoroughness. You can see the honesty in his eyes and the guy knows what he’s doing. He did not try to up-​sell me or try and tell me something else was wrong with my truck like many other mechanics do. Actually, when I was calling other mechanics in town to get an estimate, they would try and sell me other items without even looking at my truck. One of them said, «Well, might as well change your timing belt replaced while we’re in there.» Turns out, my truck doesn’t even have a timing belt, confirmed by Mike. This other mechanic was about to make me pay for an item that my truck doesn’t even have; some people really suck. Its so hard to find a good and honest mechanic. That’s like the Chupacabra. Well, I found him and his name is Mike, at the Restorer on Hwy 20, Oak Habor, WA.

Auto detailing is not a highly competitive business around here. I can only surmise that is why these guys charge a premium price and do just an OK job.
Yes, I was spoiled during years of living in SoCal where auto detailing is an art widely, and competitively practiced.
The basics were done OK: wash, polish, wax, steam clean interior. But the paint touch-​up was not a great match. And when I got home I found a plastic trim item loose and had to fix it. The rubber at the bottom of one window was not as clean as the others. They removed the rubber bottoms of a couple of cup holders and did not replace them.
None of this is awful, but for $ 370 to detail, buff headlight covers and touch up paint, I expected better service.