Dallas area Land Cruiser shop

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There's nothing magical about working on a Landcruiser -- especially for things that will light up the CEL on the dash. If you don't want to fix your own junk then find a reputable auto shop* and take your car there.


* Ask around for the name of the OCD mechanic your dealership loved but fired because he's too meticulous and slow, and go to the place he's running out of a storage bay somewhere. I guarantee: ask and you'll find "that guy"
 
Look up @crtx. He is a bright spot in DFW. If there was anyone I would go to it would be him.
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words. Greatly appreciate it.

I quit my "fancy consulting job" and now do Cruiser work full time.

Although this is the 40 Series section, I work on all cruisers. My specialty is year range 1981-2007.
 
Problems with mechanics also extend to them finding parts. I’m having trouble finding Toyota,yamaha,suzuki,mercruiser,dodge ram , and washing machine parts. Really in my life I have never had such a problem finding parts. Good mechanics are hard to find but they have to charge for finding your parts and then putting them in. My gun repair man charges 100 an hour just to find parts.Don’t put the slow mechanics in with bad mechanics.
 
Michael Hanson said:
Problems with mechanics also extend to them finding parts. I’m having trouble finding Toyota,yamaha,suzuki,mercruiser,dodge ram , and washing machine parts. Really in my life I have never had such a problem finding parts. Good mechanics are hard to find but they have to charge for finding your parts and then putting them in. My gun repair man charges 100 an hour just to find parts.Don’t put the slow mechanics in with bad mechanics.
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Agree. There are bad ones for sure no doubt. They are not slow. Just entitled.
 
ToyotaTechnical said:
Thanks everyone for the kind words. Greatly appreciate it.

I quit my "fancy consulting job" and now do Cruiser work full time.

Although this is the 40 Series section, I work on all cruisers. My specialty is year range 1981-2007.
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Good to know. Thanks for posting up.
 
If anyone is looking for a reputable honest mechanic that knows land cruisers, Mike in Denton (a little north west of Dallas) is great.

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Kostanko's Mechanical Service · 621 S Mayhill Rd #105, Denton, TX 76208

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He won't try to upsell you or rip you off.

Great communicator, and let's you know what he's doing. He got my service done with priority and his skills make the job done quick. He pointed areas my car needed considering work on, which was a plus.
 
ronescobar said:
Thanks bud. Need to make my way over to the 80 sub and make a formal introduction.
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Every find a shop you can trust? I always go to Love Field Auto for my 97 LX450. I've been taking it there for 10 years. Not a cruiser shop but I think they do a good job at reasonable prices
 
Just sayin, if I was in Texas and needed a LC mech my first call would be to ask Butch Baker in Bohnam ( Baker Tire IIRC ) , or head to Mississippi , there is a really good LC mechanic down that way.
 
ceylonfj40nut said:
They also have the audacity to also slap on the damn stickers on your truck for advertising before it leaves the shop. I had to clean up the mess that was done on @kTXRed22 truck. It was a total s*** show. What a shame and total lack of conscience to send off someone in a very unsafe vehicle. His cruiser sat in this “cruiser shop” for 5-6months. Not for repairs. But to get them to inspect it and give him a god damn issues/fix list. Useless service. I guess when they feel “we depend on them” they have a don’t give a s*** approach. They need to be shut down. It’s criminal. I have all the pictures documented of the grave omissions.
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I have a buddy in Fort Worth that has several 62s and M*ke did that to him as well, was told he even borrowed some parts off one of his 62s while it sat there for a year waiting to be fixed. He ended up taking them back. Crazy part is he took them to a shop in Alliance area shortly after and had both of them full restoration/ and V8 put in them. I took mine there 5 years ago left when the vibe was bad. I showed up then drove away.
 
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