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About Tim.
Spokane's personal mechanic.
One mechanic. Ten-plus years. Built around the idea that getting your car fixed shouldn't mean towing it across town and losing a day at a waiting room.
How I got here.
I'm Tim. I've been turning wrenches professionally for more than a decade, and running my own mobile operation in Spokane for the years since. Before that — same work, just somebody else's shop.
I started Tim's Mobile Mechanic because the standard shop model never made sense to me. Most people don't want to spend half a day in a waiting room with bad coffee. They want their car fixed, and they want to know what it actually costs before anyone touches it. I figured I could do that just as well from a driveway.
Most of my customers find me because they couldn't reach anyone else, or because someone in their family told them to call. I answer the phone. I quote the work. I show up.
Why I work this way.
A driveway is just as good as a shop bay for the vast majority of repairs. The tools are the tools. The parts are the parts. The difference is the overhead — no rent on a building, no service writers, no parts markup to pay for the lobby. That savings goes back into the price.
The other piece is time. You don't have to coordinate a tow, sit in a waiting room, or wait three days for a service slot. I work mornings, evenings, and weekends. If your car broke down in your driveway, that's where I'll fix it.
Makes, models, and types of work.
Domestic, import, gas, diesel — Fords, Chevys, Toyotas, Hondas, Subarus, Dodges, Jeeps, BMWs, the occasional Audi or Mercedes. Pickups, SUVs, sedans, hatchbacks. If it has four wheels and an internal combustion engine, I've probably worked on one.
The work I take on covers most of what a regular shop does: brakes, oil and fluids, engine repair and diagnostics, batteries, tune-ups, suspension and lift kits, performance bolt-ons, audio installs, and full diagnostics for stubborn check engine lights. The work I won't take on — major engine internals, transmission rebuilds, body work, alignments — I'll tell you and point you to a shop that can do it right.
Licensed, insured, certified.
Licensed and insured for mobile auto repair in Washington State. If you want to see the paperwork before I work on your vehicle, just ask — happy to share it.
The service area.
Spokane, Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Cheney, Mead, Airway Heights, and Nine Mile Falls. Most of the metro, no travel fee.
Want me to look at your car?
Call or text — I'll quote it over the phone before I head out.