Sand Canyon Unocal

I have been taking my vehicles to Sam at Sand Canyon Union for over 5 years. They perform all the regular scheduled maintenance on both my vehicles and have also replaced struts and shocks, and made other repairs. I've always found them to be honest, price competitive and they always go out of their way to accommodate my schedule. Also a few weeks ago I needed a propane refill for the BBQ but knew they we closing in a few minutes.... I called before leaving and the they waited for me. more

I HAVE RECENTLY AND PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY CAR TO SAND CANYON UNION 76. I FOUND THAT SAM THE REPAIR SHOP MANAGER IS NOT VERY THOROUGH AND VERY OVER PRICED. SAM HAD REPLACED MY RADIATOR IN JANUARY 2008, SO I TOOK IT TO HIM FIGURING THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY HONDA CIVIC WAS OVER HEATING AND WHEN I TOOK IT SAM HAD TOLD ME THAT IT DID NOT OVER HEAT WITH HIM AND THAT I NEED TO REPAIR MY HEAD GASKET THAT WOULD COST $1300-$1500. MY DAD DOUBLE CHECK IT AND FOUND THAT THE OVER FLOW COOLANT TANK DID NOT TRANSFER THE FLUID INTO THE RADIATOR, THE COOLING FAN WAS NOT WORKING AND THE THERMOSTAT WAS FAULTY. HE OFFERED to fix a thermostat that would not guarantee it to work. That could have gotten fixed by him for $250-$300. I ended up taking it to a small experienced mechanic and he found that there was no head gasket damage and all that needed to be repaired was a thermostat and he did it for $158.00. Sam also tried screwing us on some other stuff for my Chevy Impala, making more