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Consumers Checkbook Magazine surveys hundreds of consumers in the area and uses their responses to rate shops for quality and price.
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Another possibility are Triple-A shops, which are required to offer members a 12 month 12,000 mile warranty on their work.
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Another source of shops that have pledged to uphold high standards is the Automotive Service Association, ASA.
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You can test out mechanics who are members of the Better Business Bureau (BBB). If you have a problem, the BBB will help mediate it for you.
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Do you ever listen to Click and Clack and their hilarious talk show “Car Talk” on NPR? If you go to www.Cars.com, there is a Car Talk section, and it includes listener referrals to shops in your area.
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The more mundane way to sleuth out secret warranties is to look up “technical service bulletins” on cars. You can find technical service bulletins on the Edmunds.com website.
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AllData, a company that provides education and software to mechanics, also has a comprehensive list of technical service bulletins.
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The Center for Auto Safety has compiled a list of secret warranties, also called service campaigns, that consumers have already ferreted out and you can see it here


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