Maintenance
Booked ahead
- Synthetic oil and filter
- Batteries and terminals
- Belts, filters, wipers and bulbs
- Fluids and top-offs
- Tire rotations and spare swaps
Synthetic oil change $159, all in
Mobile mechanic · Los Angeles
The shop comes to you.
Maintenance, repairs and pull-outs at your home, your work, or wherever it quit. Text Joe a photo and get a written quote before any work starts.
- 5+ years as a shop mechanic
- Written quote before any work
- 90-day warranty on labor
Trip includedWithin 15 miles
$120 an hourBelow the CA shop average
Quote firstIn writing, by text
90 daysWarranty on labor
Services
Everyday repairs, done where your car sits.
If it can be fixed at the curb with hand tools, a jack and a scan tool, Joe fixes it there. If it needs a lift, he tells you up front.
Diagnostics and repair
Quoted before any work
- Check engine lights and no-starts
- Brake pads, rotors and calipers
- Starters and alternators
- Thermostats and hoses
- Suspension links and shocks
Diagnosis $150, credited to the repair
Pull-outs and winch-outs
Off the road, no towing
- Stuck in mud, sand or a ditch
- Off a driveway edge or a curb
- Cars, SUVs and pickups
- Jump starts and spare swaps
Pull-outs from $150
Fleets and small lots: contractors, landscapers and used car lots can book a lot day. Several vehicles, one stop.
Prices
Prices up front.
Every price includes the trip within 15 miles. Parts are extra and quoted before Joe orders them.
Maintenance
Synthetic oil changeUp to 6 qt, filter, top-offs, check-over$159
Each extra car, same stop$99
Battery replacement$120+ battery
Filters, wipers, bulbsWith another job$30each + part
Repair
DiagnosisCredited to the repair that visit$150
Brake pads, per axle$180+ parts
Pads and rotors, per axle$240+ parts
Starter or alternatorfrom $240+ part
Pre-purchase inspection$150
Recovery
Jump start or spare swap$95
Pull-outFirm ground, under 30 minutes$150
Winch-outMud, sand or ditch, up to 1 hour$225
Nights and Sundays+$50
Labor $120 an hourPast 15 miles: $2 a mile each way90-day warranty on labor
CONFIRM: prices come from the Mr Fix plan, Joe signs off before launch
Pull-outs and winch-outs
Stuck? Joe pulls it out.
Cars, SUVs and pickups stuck in mud, sand, a ditch or off a driveway edge. Joe works off the road with rated recovery gear and his 2017 Ram 1500.
Not a tow service. Joe gets vehicles unstuck; he doesn't haul them. Box trucks, loaded duallies and anything in a live traffic lane go to a heavy recovery company or 911.
Pull-outFirm ground, straight pull, under 30 minutes on scene$150
Winch-outMud, sand or a ditch, up to 1 hour on scene$225
Extra timeEach 30 minutes past the first hour$60
Jump startOr a spare tire swap$95
Meet Joe
One mechanic, start to finish.
Joe spent 5+ years as a shop mechanic. Now the shop is his truck: a 2017 Ram 1500 loaded with his own tools.
The person who quotes your job is the person who does it, and you get the price in writing before he picks up a wrench.
CONFIRM: a few lines from Joe in his own words
- 5+ years in a shop
- Written quotes
- 90-day labor warranty
How it works
Three texts and it's handled.
- 1
Text a photo
Send the problem, the year, make and model, and where the car is.
- 2
Get a written quote
Joe texts back what it is and what it costs. Nothing starts until you say go.
- 3
He comes to you
Home, work or the dirt lot. Pay by card, cash or Zelle when it's done.
Get a quote
Text Joe a photo.
Fill this in and it opens a text to Joe with everything typed out. Add the photo and hit send.
- Call or textCONFIRM: Joe's cell
- Service areaLos Angeles CONFIRM: home base and cities
- HoursCONFIRM: hours