Keiji Knows Toyotas
Friday, August 05, 2005
Drive into the back alley that leads to Keiji's auto repair garage and you will immediately notice the long row of old, older and oldest Toyotas sitting on the lawn next to his door. It looks a bit like a Toyota graveyard, except that yes, these cars all belong to customers of Keiji who, with his help, well, just can't let go. "I tell the customers "Buy a new car, but..?" Keiji shrugs. No reason to replace them when you have the Toyota pro on hand to keep them in tip top shape. Keiji is a solo operation, he works alone, seemingly only on Toyotas and other Japanese cars. His prices are reasonable and he seems to be pretty good at keeping all those old cars running. Sometimes I've been a little troubled by his perhaps too laid back approach (is there such a thing as a mechanic who wants to do too little to your car?), but overall, I don't think anybody knows Toyotas better.