I've gone to the same mechanic ever since I bought my first car. I've gotten to know him pretty well over the years, and have never found any reason to distrust his judgement on issues. He's given me his cell number (which I would only use for emergencies), and he has already come into the shop on the weekend before I had to leave on a business trip to fix an issue that had suddenly appeared. His labor prices are also very reasonable, the only issue I have is the lead times for appointments!

I also purchase Toyota vehicles if I can find them, and they've all done very well for me so far. I'm currently looking for a secondary vehicle though, and the used Toyota market is ridiculous! All I want is a late 90's early 00's four door Tacoma! Of course, what I really want is the Hilux Champ, but something like that is probably never coming to the US.