Good GM repair shop?

[Weapon_R]

My friend has a 2001 Cadillac Catera thats giving him some trouble. The problem is that it randomly shuts off and doesnt start unless you let it sit for 20 mins or so.

He took it to a couple places today and they all told him to take it to GM. Is there any independent repair shops that have enough ability to diagnose the problem and fix it without the raping of the dealership?

[tapout]

thats your cold start temp sesor:thumbsup:

[Proboscis]

i'm with tapout, try that first. is that the 3800 engine?

[dieselpower91]

Catera's are a nightmare from what i've heard I was going to buy one before I read reviews.

Since they are a european based car maybe check out some of the Euro shops. They might be more familiar. The cars have the 3.0L V6 Opel drivetrain in them.

[Proboscis]

fuckin' ducks

[403Gemini]

shops id recommend are shaganappi chev olds, southgate chev, and jack carter.

best gm shops i know of in calgary

[Weapon_R]

Those are all dealerships and 1) they are asking an arm and a leg and 2) they cant fit him in for a min of 1 week and he wants to get it done today if possible.

[403Gemini]

Originally posted by Weapon_R
Those are all dealerships and 1) they are asking an arm and a leg and 2) they cant fit him in for a min of 1 week and he wants to get it done today if possible.


Originally posted by Weapon_R
BMW can probably pull the codes and tell you exactly what's wrong. It'll probably cost you a couple hours of diagnosis @ 100/hr. The dealership is expensive but they have the best tools and can locate a problem in 1/4 of the time that an independent shop takes.

take your own advice, stop being so cheap, jewbacca ;)

[Weapon_R]

haha its not my car douchebag and im not paying for it, he is ;)