Auto Repair Services

Looking for Used Tires in Orillia

Sunday, August 19th, 2012

We have Used Tires at Greg the Mechanic’s in Orillia

Used tires for a nice rim

With lots to choose from and great prices give us a call and see if we can help you save some money. A good used tire is better than a worn out bald one so if you need a single tire and don’t care if they don’t match give us a call. We also service rims change valve stems clean off that nasty crust that causes leaks all winter long and reseal with a rubber sealing compound that works great.

Resealing Rims

When the weather gets cold its no fun filling up your tires at the pay for air places we find at the self serve gas bars. Lots of times we see people with two set of rims and tires and over time they leak so we take them all apart give them a good servicing and balance giving you a leak free winter. We also install and balance tires for $60.00 yup bring your winter or summer tires in and for $60.00 we install and balance them change the stem if it need it and if the rim has a bit of crust build up we clean it up and if need on some of the older rims we need to use some bead sealer compound its always in stock.

Orillia Car Dealerships

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Orillia Car Dealerships “Book your test Drive!”

Book Your Test Drive!

Here serving Orillia we have some awesome Car Dealerships and for the small town mechanic’s in Orillia that’s great news! We need to all work together as a team and that’s what happens in Orillia with places like Orillia Mazda , Simcoe Country Chrysler ,and Orillia Volkswagon .

The car dealerships in Orillia are great when we need that part only a dealer can provide , from that special bulb to the rim you need for your brand new car cause that curb jumped out at you in that nasty ice storm. I also want to say In recent years the car dealerships have been competing with the likes of Canadian Tire that’s right getting your parts at the dealership can be a better idea so when your pricing out parts make sure to give them a call!

Orillia Used Car Dealerships

If you bought a car from a used car dealer in Orillia we here at Greg The Mechanic have seen plenty of those cars and can only say nice things for them with the likes of Freeman,s AUTOSOURCE and LA Motors not to mention all the new car dealers that sell used Cars in town it’s easy to see why the Used Car Dealers in town have a great reputation.

Dealerships Used SUV in for brakes

Just say you bought a used SUV a year ago and the brakes passed safety and they worked great but now they are grinding or you took a trip and now the tires are worn out, this is when I see those Used Cars and Trucks and SUV,s from the Dealers.

From working on Car Truck,s and SUV’s from the Dealerships we find they are always in great shape and need only a bit of maintenance we look forward to helping you maintain that purchase. New tires New brakes on Used Cars and Trucks that’s where we can save you Money!

If you have a Car, Truck or SUV From an Orillia Car Dealership or Used Car Dealership in Orillia Than Greg The Mechanic has your new tires or new brakes so give them a Call and Save a ton of money!

Machining Brake Rotors

Saturday, February 18th, 2012

We are asked all the time “is it worth machining my old brake rotors” our answer to this is yes!

Machining a brake rotor

In Orillia we machine brake rotors all the time on our FMC brake lathe we turn your rotors and save you money. When you own a full size truck like a Ford f150 or a 1500 series GMC or maybe a newer car with a pulsation and the rotors cost over a $100.00 or more why not spend $60.00 or so on pads $50.00 on machining $60.00 labour total $170…$200 on a front brake job and knowing it’s going to last 30 to 50 thousand kms only because this is the second time round for those poor brake rotors and brake calipers!

Some of the newer SUV for example a Dodge Journey the Brakes are only lasting for 40 or 50 thousand kms anyway and if you pulling a pop up trailer or something that number can be even lower. Here at Greg the Mechanic we have a good idea of what our customers would like us to do for them. We can save you some money and keep you safe!

Fixing Brake Lines In Orillia

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

Fixing and Replacing Brake Lines

Here at Greg The Mechanic we fix lots of brake lines, from small repairs to complete replacement. Greg uses rolls of line and flares the ends and runs them beside the old lines because more often than not pulling out the old lines causes more problems and no one needs that!

Brake lines rust out and blow up or seep at mounting brackets ABS pumps rust out and leak where all the lines meet we see all kinds of problems.

Chevy Caviler

This old Caviler is still in nice shape we ran new brake lines and pads and rotors on the front new rear drums and a brake service now the brakes work great!

This is one of those times I can help a student keep his moms old car on the road, most times this job we can do all the lines and bleed the system in 5 hours at $70/hr= $350 plus a couple of rolls of line and fittings for $100.00 pads and rotors and new drums $200 in parts for just over $600.00 plus tax this cars brakes are like brand new.

This is just one of the repairs we do on brake lines, some trucks blow the main line from the front to the back over the exhaust where heat is present if the rest of the lines are still strong we can tap into the system and repair it, this is a common problem and should be done before it leaks so if you mechanic says it might leak there he might have seen it before.

The main line repair takes an hour or so but bleeding the system might take a while if all goes well a couple of hours labour and $50.00 or so for the line and fittings to me this price seems fair.

Jim Wilson and Greg The Mechanic

Monday, October 10th, 2011

JIM WILSON

I always order parts from Jim Wilson Orillia Chevy, GMC, Pontiac

As a small mechanic shop in Orillia we need to make sure the service we provide is to the best of our ability and working with the Jim Wilson dealership in Orillia is always a pleasure.

When we need to order parts they are right there to help us all the time I realize I’m a small shop compared to them but they treat me as though I’m an important part of the community helping keep my customer driving their products on the road with prompt service. Plenty of our customers have older cars that need parts only the dealerships can provide when we need to order them

the staff on the parts counter at Jims are very well trained and willing to go the extra mile to make sure the right parts are ordered the first time from power steering hoses to electric switches and pigtails they can make it happen .

We are often asked by our customers where should I go to get my next car Well, I say the service I get from Jim Wilson is great so make sure to stop in there and test drive some cars , talk to the sales reps and see what they have to offer.

With a great location just off highway 11 Jim Wilson supplies Orillia with quality cars and service and all the new parts you need from the parts department ,we order from them on a regular basis. If your in the market for a new 2013 car or need parts for your 2011 and want new call Jim Wilson and round them up Tell them Greg The Mechanic sent you.

Greg The Mechanic And Midas?… Great Customer Service Training

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Here at Greg The Mechanic we try to give the best customer service we can, while running his shop Greg The Mechanic incorporates all the training he has received and some of the most valuable being that from Midas.

In the seven years at Midas Greg The Mechanic took many automotive service training seminars from shocks and struts to brakes and Tires along with countless customer service seminars including the TCS Total Customer Service Training courses Midas is so famous for where they follow up with ghost callers making sure you answer the phone to their high standards.

Greg is now an Orillia Mechanic and proud of it working out of his shop on Royce Ave He has never forgotten what got him there.

Greeting and talking to customers, test driving cars and trucks, inspecting ,building up an estimate and selling the work are all thing Greg

learned in his time at Midas. Thanks for the training Midas!

In the many years working at Midas Greg The Mechanic received top notch customer service training he also finished his schooling and earned his mechanics license at the same time .

After being transferred from a Midas in Mississauga to the Midas in Orillia Greg The Mechanic was fortunate to work with a driven and well trained man Bobby at the Midas Orillia Location turning it into a well oiled machine helping the community keep there cars and trucks on the road safely and economically.

Greg Pitts pops by

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

This month we had a visit from a friend we met online Greg Pitts

Greg The Mechanic and Greg Pitts

Traveling here from Florida, Greg showed up to a hot steak dinner an ice cold beer and a big Canadian welcome.

As the day progressed, we learned that Greg has traveled all around the world meeting folks just like us and most by means of the internet. Twitter, Facebook ,Websites are just a couple of mediums we talked about on his visit.

They all lead to how important social media is becoming and this is just one example while here Greg was able to connect with Rob my Webmaster of course Kathy from Computertek who hosted this person to person event and who Greg was talking to on Twitter in the very beginning.

In true Canadian style, that evening we had big fire and showed Greg why we live in the greatest country on earth and we also got to hang out with a true American . We had many conversations that night sitting at the picnic table, from art to cars, we even talked about the youth around the world.

I could tell Greg was concerned for his kids and what kind of life they are going to have, things we all worry about. The more we talked, the more we found we had in common, but one thing kept coming up , social media, ya I know it sounds crazy but an Artist, a Mechanic, a Webmaster and a Computertek all got together and talked about how important social media is in their business, sounds like an old joke my dad told back in the day.

Early the the next morning the sun was out and the weather man came through sun sun sun a great day had arrived and Greg right away was inspired, drawing after drawing he must have went through ten sharpies that day everyone was so happy to get a drawing on a piece of wood

Here,s looking at you

or the back of a bedroom door

: The memory door

It was a Pleasure to have Greg around he left us with so many great memories the USA has a great ambassador in Greg. Like the door says Artists Greg Pitts the white house 2014 he is the man.

Skyline Marina Great folks

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

This week at Greg’s shop frank From Skyline Marina came in with his ford 600 for brakes. After taking a good look we agreed with the mechanic from the dealership and brakes all the way around were needed. Frank rounded up his parts from a parts supplier in town and we installed them $60 for the front and $60 for the rears It took us two hours to do the brakes. At lunch when Frank picked up his car a coworker booked with his mini van us. Thanks Frank I’m sure your customers bring their family and friends to you for all their boating needs.

Greg The Mechanic And Twitter?

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Greg The Mechanic on Twitter

Yup that’s right Greg Twitters and offers lots of helpfull auotmotive hints and advise on fixing or getting your car fixed. Its seems that folks from Muskoka, Midland, Barrie, Washago, Coldwater, all over the area are researching their autmotive needs on line so they are informed. At get togethers such as Tweet Orillia and Tweet Muskoka you will find peolpe from every walk of life and tons of local business’s everyone is welcome and it’s a great place to spend a couple of hours.

Used winter tires for sale

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Here’s the deal we have some sets of winter tires and we get more all the time. Customers change cars and need to sell there old winter tires we help out. The auto wreckers in town have used tires we buy and sell them, we scrap old cars and sell the good tires from them so call us and see what we have before the snow flies and everyone is swamped. If you have your winter tires already pick up the oil and filter for your car for sixty bucks we handle the rest call us to book a time cause we want to save you money!

If you need used tires in Orillia , Barrie, Coldwater heck everywere even if you need used tires in Toronto give Greg The Mechanic a call and see if he can help you out !

Looking for Used Tires in Orillia