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    New to Seattle, looking for a shop

    Hello! I'm fairly new to Seattle and looking forward to coming to any meetings and meet-ups this year. I have a 1962 Mercury Comet that I've had for 23 years. And yet I'm not mechanically inclined so I'm looking for a shop--any recommendations? I'm on the south side of town.
    I had a great shop in Portland, but that's too far to take it to now.

    Thanks in advance for any recommendations and looking forward to seeing some of you soon.
    Noelle McClure
    1962 Mercury Comet

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    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Sequim
    Posts
    2,117
    Hi Noelle, welcome to the best falcon comet site around. Lots of good guys and gals on here and I'm sure you'll get a good answer to your question. I live over in Sequim so I'm not much help as far as shops over in Seattle area.
    Hope to meet all you new people at an event soon.
    63 Sedan Delivery
    5.0 HO EFI AOD 8" rear

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    Hello Noelle and welcome!

    Wish I could help you with a shop, but since I do all my own work (as most here do), knowing a good club is almost better than knowing a good shop. Sometimes, anyway. I know of a club member up north of Seattle who uses a shop in Everett for some work he's not wanting to do. I'll let him recommend it if he thinks it's a good shop. Others, I'm sure, will ring-in here, but again, welcome.
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



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    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Fredrickson
    Posts
    977
    Noelle,
    Like Roger said, most of us here tend to do most of their own work, particularly on their project cars. However, I do have a shop that i will recommend. This recommendation comes only because I trust him to be honest. I have taken cars to him over the years and requested a particular service to be performed, to find that the service was not performed (or charged) because the described problem could not be confirmed by him. Anyway, his shop is "Startup's Foreign Car Repair" (Jim Startup) on Everett Mall Way. Please be aware that he is verbally crude at times. Don't let that turn you off.
    Gene


    Gene Smith
    Fredrickson, WA
    '65 Ranchero Deluxe
    302, EFI, 4-Spd
    Granada Discs

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    Quote Originally Posted by SmithKid View Post
    Noelle... Please be aware that he is verbally crude at times. Don't let that turn you off.
    Gene
    He's probably only like that around you, Gene.
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



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    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Fredrickson
    Posts
    977
    You might think that when discussing it, but I've been witness to his crudity to others, ladies included.


    Gene Smith
    Fredrickson, WA
    '65 Ranchero Deluxe
    302, EFI, 4-Spd
    Granada Discs

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    Thanks, everyone. I'll look into Startup's but continue to look for something on the south end, too. I'm glad to be a part of this group!
    Noelle McClure
    1962 Mercury Comet

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    Noelle,

    I forgot about this until you mentioned south end. I've never used them, but have friends who have used them with high praise for the way they were treated.

    Yire Automotive Care
    14601 Ambaum Blvd. SW
    Burien
    (206) 243-9473
    Roger Moore

    63 "Flarechero"
    powered by: 347ci stroker | Tremec T5 | 8" 3:45 TracLoc rear



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