K & H Auto Repair

About one time in three, the fix is free/while I wait. Once I came in because my wife siad when you turn on the fan, it makes a buzzing noise. Kiyoshi diagnosed a leaf in the system, and said "Tell wife turn up radio." (I hadn't told him it was my wife that had complained.) The leaf worked its way out in another week or two. We've used that phrase/concept in a variety of circumstances since.

I took in a Datsun to Kiyoshi once to have it tested to see whether I should buy it. He listened to it, charged me nothing (no tests) and told me I could buy it. "Good car. No problem." I drove that car for over ten years, by which time it was 21 years old on the original engine and transmission, and the only "major" repair I needed on that car was a new clutch after about five years. The engine finally died, but only after a dismal record of long intervals between oil changes. I have no doubt that Kiyoshi is a fine example of the auto mechanic species, although his English language skills are not exemplary. I am sure that I would understand his explanations better if I spoke Japanese, which is, after all, the language spoken by the cars in which he specializes.