Shop search - lets use it!

[Ron Mummert]

I decided to check out the "shop search" feature here on the network, & noticed that the same two facilities are listed in my zip code that were there over a year ago with nothing added. There are only a grand total of 41 shops listed nationally. Now I know we all like to beef about getting ripped off, & vent all over each other, but when we have a decent experience we seldom mention it. I think it was Uncamitzi that just got a good shake on a radiator & A/C problem. I would hope he'd now list this facility in the shop search section.
I noticed that most of the listings are for dealers, but there are many "mom & pop" shops that may shy away from SVXes, & certain levels of sophistication, but can do brakes, alignments & basic services for any car. If you get a good deal with these folks, let us know. Price is only one object. I'm pleased when I don't have to keep going back to fix stuff that wasn't broke when I first brought the car in.
Face it, about 150 of us will be driving vast distances to Lafayette in the good ole summertime. It would be nice to know who's trustworthy to pop an SVX hood along the way. Actually, I'm not too clear as to how new information is added, so someone please clarify the procedure to list a new shop, or add comments to an existing one.

Ron.