In a surrender to the standards, demands and practicalities of getting married and getting older, I decided to finally upgrade my hyper-rusted, though nearly indestructible Keith Richards of a car\u2014my \u201989 Toyota Corolla. I made the move to a much newer and ubiquitous car: the Toyota Echo. Naturally, since it wasn\u2019t brand new, there were some issues with it, so I visited several repair shops in an attempt to make it right. I got about five different opinions on what was wrong with the car, but never the same answer. The one thing all five shops had in common was that it would be a complicated job and it would cost between $400 and $500. Remaining unimpressed with the shops I had visited, I consulted teaching colleagues for advice on a reputable car repair shop, and fortunately I was sent in the right direction. <\/p>\n
A colleague recommended Manny Vitug from ELS Auto Shop on Texas Road beyond the Nauru Building and DPS. The $500 drop-the-engine, rebuild-the-car solution turned out to be four loose bolts, and that was it. Mr. Vitug runs that rare thing on Saipan: an honest and effective shop, and I can\u2019t recommend a place for car repairs more highly than Manny and ELS Auto Shop.<\/p>\n
Jeffrey C. Turbitt
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