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Mechanic: Honesty Best Policy

Item: Flathead Valley's best mechanic finds honesty the best policy/Jim Mann, Daily Inter Lake

More Info: Following that creed helps in a business that can be painfully expensive for customers who often are suspicious. "People feel that they are going to get ripped off," he said. "People just feel that way, and I do hear horror stories ... where prices are just unbelievably gouged." For his part, Buckallew said, "I just hope people realize that I have a conscience and I want to sleep at night."

Question: Do you trust the mechanic or dealership where you take your car for repairs?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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