SPEAR'S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE

They did a thourogh job and prioritized the needed work so I could do it in increments as I could afford.

The owner, before he passed it on to his son, was a close personal friend as well. They serviced all my vehicles, they have since 1996.

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This is a very good family run auto repair/maintenance shop in Sandia Park. And, honest which is increasingly hard to find.
They have been taking care of our small snow plow truck for years - since we bought it in 2006. Never recommended anything that it didn't need to stay reliable. This is a nearly 20 year-old vehicle that has seen nothing but rough service it's entire life - we are it's third owners and we bought it out of Colorado. With no maintenance history and have taken it to Spears from day-one.
So, I dispute the previous post about them trying to fix things that are unnecessary. There is plenty on this little truck that could be found to fix. They just aim at keeping it reliable for us. And have done a remarkable job of doing that for many years now.
Also should mention that these folks are light-truck diesel engine specialists. We have two good friends that rely on them for good quality and fairly priced work on their diesels. They are very happy with the work for years after suffering with bad dealer experiences.

The folks at Spears are friendly and personable and I thought we'd found a good shop. However, they performed several high priced repairs on a few of my vehicles to what I felt were sub-par standards. They also charged me more than discussed on one large repair (oh -- that didn't include *this* cost...) which I wasn't thrilled about, but wasn't in much of a position to argue over.
The last straw was a repair they did on my truck that didn't fix the actual problem and left me stranded on a Sunday in Santa Fe. Luckily, the owner of Band G Automotive on Cerrillos in Santa Fe happened to be in, catching up on some work. He fixed me up in no time and got me on my way with a smile and no charge. Needless to say, Band G is now my auto shop and Spears has lost my business.

To my relief, they saw me right away. They fixed the problem but then found other problems with the car. Even though I thought these problems had been addressed by my regular servicer, I let them proceed. (When I checked with the regular provider, they had taken care of at least one issue a few months earlier.) I believe I was overcharged for the service they provided.

I like that they are convenient. They seemed pretty responsive. I wasn't impressed with their prices. They were also a bit high-pressure with trying to get me to do repairs.

They saved us a great deal of money. They are very professional. They are very dependable, which in this business is hard to find. I recommend them highly.