Damian’s Auto Service

I rarely write reviews, much less give places high ratings, but this place more than deserves it!
I admit, before I started taking my cars to Damian, I used to delay having even the most simple service repairs done. I always felt ripped off by any mechanic, oil change shop, or dealership I went to. (especially the dealerships). This is not the case with Damain. Damian is honest and up front with you. He doesn’t try to «add on» things to hike up the price. He is knowledgeable and experienced. He gets things done! Most importantly, he doesn’t treat you like a «stupid girl» when it comes to automobiles.
I have been a loyal customer for years and would never even think of going anywhere else.
I have even highly recommended him to my family and friends. None of them have been disappointed.
You can tell him the girl with the Civic with the Pink Puppy Paw sent you.

I recently moved to the Michigan area, and needed to buy a car. Since I bought a used vehicle, I wanted to give myself the peace of mind in knowing the car was checked out by a mechanic. Since I was new to the area, I decided to check Unilocal for a reputable mechanic near me — with that I found Damian.
This is honestly the first experience that I have had with a mechanic (I have never owned a car before now), but I am happy that my first experience was so pleasant. I had him look over the car prior to purchasing, and he later told me all the things that were «wrong» with it. He has done a number of maintenance work to my car — including changing the transmission and brake pads etc). I have since brought it to him for many trivial things (I don’t know very much about cars, so I freak out over the smallest things) — I once even didn’t close the gas cap properly which made my check engine light come on (Damian was able to walk me through it easily of course). He does seem like a really genuine guy, and I am glad I found him.

Just signed up for a Unilocal account and decided to leave reviews for all my favorite places.
So…an honest mechanic, who knew there was such a thing? I’ve been going to Damian for going on 15 years. There have been times I’ve taken my cars to other shops (because they were closer to home/​work, I only needed minor work done, etc.), but I’ve often been disappointed or felt that the other shops were shady.
Now, Damian’s is the only place I go… and he does almost everything. Just did brakes on my late model Escalade and also on my 70 Challenger (which only Damian touches). And if your car has a problem that no one else can figure out, take it to Damian… swear to God, this has happened several times and Damian always figures it out, he’s a friggin’ genius.
9 months ago, my office was relocated to just a mile away from Damian. Since then, I’ve referred at least 4 co-​workers to him and they always thank me for the same reasons. Aside from being a great guy, Damian does quality work and he’s reasonable. Not once have I or anyone I know had to take a car back to him because he didn’t fix something correctly.
Bottom line… Damian puts honor in a profession that often has as bad a rep. as lawyers and politicians.

There are a few things you need in life: good friends, a good job and a good mechanic. If I can find the latter, I can forgive myself for not focusing on the first two.
Damian is a great mechanic. I have been taking my cars to him for years. He is the only person I trust nowadays, after several failed fixes at other places, including «reputable» dealers. I drive from Milford to Troy because I know he is not going to mess things up. It is a long drive, but it is worth it for the peace of mind, knowing that I am not going to get ripped off by some crooked A-​hole or dealership. I will say, I know I am not the only one of his customers to make a long drive for a trustworthy mechanic.
About the only things I don’t do here are recall issues (there have not been many) and oil changes, mainly because I don’t want to bother the guy with cheap, little things. He is knowledgeable, capable and affordable. And I know that if I take my car there, I’m not going to leave with new problems I didn’t have before.