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Meg Favreau recently recommended a great auto repair shop in Fishtown (see her Radar on B&D Auto). Now I'd like to do the same for you car owners closer to center city: Philly Tire & Auto, at Broad and Spring Garden (look for the Goodyear signs). I initially brought my car to Philly Tire when construction on my street led to a nail sticking out of one of my tires. They won me over when, instead of selling me a new tire as I'd initially asked for, they suggested patching the tire, and successfully did so (thus saving me about $100). In my book, any mechanic who offers to save you money on a repair instead of robbing you blind warrants a return visit for future work. Since then, I haven't trusted my car to anyone else, and I'm very happy about that. The mechanics couldn't be friendlier, they're always on-target with their estimated time to finish the job–if anything, my car is ready earlier than promised–and their work is top notch. And for anyone who's wondering, yes, my patched tire held up just fine (until an inattentive driver totaled the entire car last year). And yes, I take my new car to Philly Tire too.
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