# How do you post a review on a mechanic?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 27, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174 "2012-02-27T19:40:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![biochemgen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@biochemgen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/biochemgen)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/1 "2012-02-27T19:40:17Z")

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I’ve had an amazing experience with a mechanic who fixed my Volvo the 70 station wagon 2001. He was an absolute magician and saved me thousands avoiding a transmission repair. how do I go about reviewing him for the car talk mechanic files?

Thanks

David

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/2 "2012-02-27T20:18:54Z")

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There a “Mechanics Files” link on the menu bar at the top of the page.

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/3 "2012-02-27T20:21:43Z")

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It’s not that simple, cig. The Mechanics Files page allows a user only to check the existing reviews. I could not find any means to enter a review from that page. Anyone else?

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/4 "2012-02-27T20:33:35Z")

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I find the thing worthless, so I don’t use it.

But it clearly says “Find a shop or review a mechanic.” If the site is broken, and doesn’t allow one to review a mechanic then that Q has to go to site admin rather than the discussion board.

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**Author:** ![jdmere](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jdmere/32/3002_2.png) [@jdmere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jdmere)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/5 "2012-02-27T21:16:47Z")

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If the shop is already listed, click on it to see existing reviews. At the end of the reviews there’s a red box for adding a new review. Don’t know what to do if it isn’t already listed.

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**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/6 "2012-02-27T21:38:19Z")

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If you go in by zip code, then at the bottom is a block: Not listed? Add a mechanic button.

Use it and you should be able to add do the review.

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**Author:** ![raj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raj](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raj)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-do-you-post-a-review-on-a-mechanic/71174/7 "2012-02-29T13:39:18Z")

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I would suggest yelp and google reviews.

Google reviews obviously come up very often. Cartalk reviews are very difficult to find and are not read by any search engines,