opporna Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I have a friend in Chiang Mai who was quoted an exorbitant repair amount by the Ford dealership. Does anyone have a good local mechanic who might be able to give a more reasonable price? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Tonn at ProAuto is who you want.....Good english....No double pricing.....Clean, well equipped & staffed..... I'm retired automotive management.....Years with many other shops tried in the area.... This is the best..... Check out the reviews on their FB page - all you need to know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chingmai331 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Shill, anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Ford have standard costs clearly visible in their workshops.....they know what they are doing rather than going with somchai spanner to save a few quid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 17 minutes ago, baansgr said: Ford have standard costs clearly visible in their workshops.....they know what they are doing rather than going with somchai spanner to save a few quid Used Pro Auto have you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 12 hours ago, pgrahmm said: Tonn at ProAuto is who you want.....Good english....No double pricing.....Clean, well equipped & staffed..... I'm retired automotive management.....Years with many other shops tried in the area.... This is the best..... Check out the reviews on their FB page - all you need to know..... I strongly confirm, Khun Ton, owner of Proauto. Totally professional operations and Khun Ton very knowledgeable about auto engineering, speaks, writes very advanced English, very pleasant man, checks problems well, comes back with photos and quotes, progress photos etc., if needed, prices always reasonable. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 19 hours ago, baansgr said: Ford have standard costs clearly visible in their workshops.....they know what they are doing rather than going with somchai spanner to save a few quid Disagree vehemently after being involved with them over the years as part of a consulting/training team......But that's a discussion for another time..... I agree about most of the somchai shops - I can size up the shop pretty quickly.... I do not recommend lightly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharktooth Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/14/2019 at 5:17 PM, baansgr said: Ford have standard costs clearly visible in their workshops.....they know what they are doing rather than going with somchai spanner to save a few quid What they “are doing” is trying to take advantage of customers and make a profit, same as any big business. My old man was the Somchai with a spanner in his own garage a long time ago, but he knew what he was doing and didn’t rip people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trujillo Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 What is it you need done on your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Tonn at ProAuto is who you want.....Good english....No double pricing.....Clean, well equipped & staffed..... I'm retired automotive management.....Years with many other shops tried in the area.... This is the best..... Check out the reviews on their FB page - all you need to know.....Quite agree![emoji106] [emoji106] Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 As an owner of two Fords, Ton at Pro Auto is the place to go. The Ford dealerships are useful only for delivering the vehicle. After purchase service is utter carp, the mechanics are clueless and the management only care about that moment's baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Anybody had Pro Auto do an engine rebuild? I know they are good for smaller repairs.Sent from my iPod touch using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 He did rebuild my Mazda 3 cylinerhead(the valves)for 16 000 baht.Mazda shop did tell me 92 000 baht for a new head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 55 minutes ago, Bill97 said: Anybody had Pro Auto do an engine rebuild? I know they are good for smaller repairs. Sent from my iPod touch using Thaivisa Connect Somebody had good experience with "major" engine work - not sure what it entailed...... I asked once about an engine/trans swap to hot rod an old 4x4....I didn't follow through because parts sourcing for the other parts for the vehicle was getting difficult.... Ton had a source for that so I'm sure he's probably got a good referral.... If it's like the engines I've had built in the US a machine shop usually does the actual rebuild.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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