Wonderful and quick experience, charged me way less than the dealer and he did the work in my driveway in the cold. I really appreciate all the hard work. . Verified Google review · 5.0 ★
Fares came by and did the brakes on my 2021 Lexus RX350. I got quoted way more at a shop so I decided to try a mobile mechanic instead. He showed up on time, did the work in my driveway, and everything went smoothly. . Verified Google review · 5.0 ★
Mobile auto repair across Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton and Etobicoke. Send it and you get a price range on the spot, plus real time slots you can book yourself.
Prefer to talk? Call or text 647-450-0406. Text anytime, he reads them between jobs.
Takes 30 seconds. The next screen gives you the published price band and real windows you can book yourself.
The straight answer: Yes. If you already bought the part, I'll come install it, that's normal work for me, not a favour. You get one flat labour quote by text before I touch the car, and I do it where the car is parked in Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton or Etobicoke. There's exactly one condition and it's not fine print: I warranty my labour, not a part I didn't supply. If the part you bought is faulty or the wrong one for your car, doing the job again is a second job. I'll also tell you before I start if the box in your trunk is wrong, that check is free. Cars With Fares comes to your driveway across Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton and Etobicoke, get a flat quote or text 647-450-0406.
Text beats a form if you're on your phone, the message above is already written, you just add your car. He reads texts between jobs.
A lot of shops flat-out refuse customer-supplied parts, and the ones that don't refuse often make you feel like a problem for asking. I get why they do it, they make their margin on parts and they don't want to warranty someone else's guess. But it leaves a whole group of people stuck: you did the research, you bought the right part, you just can't do the job in your own driveway. That's a real customer with real work to be done.
I'm Fares, a mobile mechanic. I say yes to this, and I say it plainly: bring me the part, I bring the tools and the labour, you get a flat number before anything starts. Most of the jobs people ask me about here, alternators, starters, batteries, brake pads and rotors, water pumps, belts, CV axles, struts, O2 sensors, are exactly the work I do at people's homes every week anyway.
What follows is the honest version of this arrangement: the one condition, the jobs where it works beautifully, the two situations where I'll tell you to return the part instead, and how to get your labour number in one text.
You've already bought the part, so this table is what you would have paid if you hadn't, honest GTA shop and dealer ranges for the whole job, parts included. It's here as context, not as my price. When you supply the part, the parts portion comes out and you get one flat labour number from me before I start:
| Scenario | What's involved | Typical GTA shop/dealer cost |
|---|---|---|
| Alternator, reman, common car | Part plus install and an output test, done full-service | $550 – $800 |
| Starter, accessible, common car | Part plus install, crank and charge test, full-service | $450 – $750 |
| Brake pads + rotors, one axle | Pads, coated rotors, hardware, hub cleanup, full-service | $350 – $700 |
| Water pump, externally mounted | Pump, gasket, fresh coolant and a full bleed, full-service | $500 – $900 |
| Front struts, pair | Complete assemblies installed and torqued, full-service | $700 – $1,500 |
Fair question, it's the one nobody answers. Here's my published band beside the market's, so you can see both before you talk to anybody:
The full spread from the table above, smallest scenario to biggest. Market context so you can tell fair from silly, not my price, and I have no say in what a shop bills.
The part is already yours, so there's no parts line at all. I check it fits your car for free, then give you one flat labour number by text before I touch anything. For reference, my published band for this job including the part is $100–$250 flat, at your location.
Thirty seconds. You get a price range back plus real time slots you can book yourself, no waiting on a callback to find out the price.
When two people pay wildly different amounts for the "same" job, these are the reasons, and they're the reasons your flat quote lands where it lands:
This is the whole catch and it exists in both directions. My work is covered: if the install is wrong, I fix it. The part is yours: if it's defective out of the box, or it's the right name but the wrong version for your VIN, then removing it and doing the job again is a second job with a second labour charge. That's not a penalty, it's just who bought what. Knowing it up front is why nobody gets a surprise conversation later.
The most common problem with customer-supplied parts isn't quality, it's fitment, the same model year can have two different alternators, two brake rotor diameters, three O2 sensor part numbers. I check the part against your car before I start, and that check costs you nothing. If it's wrong, you return it while it's still in the box instead of paying me to discover it halfway in.
Sometimes someone buys a part because a code reader named it, or a friend did. If you're certain, great. I install it and say nothing. If you're guessing, say so and I'll confirm it first, because installing a perfectly good part into the wrong problem is the most expensive version of this. A confirmation is cheap; a second parts purchase is not.
Labour tracks access, not the part's price. A battery is minutes. An alternator on an inline-four is straightforward; the same alternator buried behind an engine in a tight European bay is a different afternoon. A starter under an intake manifold means the intake comes off and gets new gaskets. That's why the labour number is quoted per car instead of listed on a page.
Parts don't live alone. A water pump wants coolant. Brake pads want hardware and often a rotor. A serpentine belt wants a tensioner checked. If your part came with the right hardware, perfect. If it didn't, I'll tell you what it needs and what it costs before I start, never after.
That depends entirely on what the part is for, and the honest answer lives on the symptom page for whatever your car is doing. Brake parts sitting in a box while the car grinds, or a water pump waiting while the temperature gauge climbs, are the two versions where waiting costs real money. If you're not sure how long you can leave it, text me the symptom and the car and I'll tell you straight, including if the answer is 'that can wait until next week.'
No shop bay, no waiting room, no "while we're in there" upsell. I come to your driveway or workplace lot, confirm what your car actually needs, and give you one flat number before any work starts, parts and labour, no surprises. If something doesn't need doing, I tell you that too; the trust is worth more to me than the extra line item. I handle mobile diagnosis and repair across Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton and Etobicoke.
Same arrangement across the board: flat labour quote first, fitment checked free before I start, my labour warrantied, the part stays under whoever sold it to you.
Yes, and it's routine, not a special favour I grumble about. You get a flat labour quote before I start and I do the job where your car is parked. The only thing that changes versus a normal job is the warranty split: my labour is covered by me, the part is covered by whoever sold it to you. Say what the part is and what car it's going on and you'll have a number back.
Then it gets replaced under the seller's warranty, and installing the replacement is a second job with a second labour charge. I know that's not the answer anyone wants, but it's the honest one. I can't absorb the labour cost of a part I didn't choose or stand behind. This is exactly why I check the part against your car before I start, and why I'd rather you buy one recognisable brand than the lowest-priced listing on the page.
Yes, and that check is free. Send me a photo of the box label with the part number before the appointment and I'll usually catch a mismatch right there, same model year, different alternator, different rotor diameter, three different sensor part numbers, it happens constantly. Catching it while the part is still sealed means you return it instead of paying me to find out.
Usually yes on the part itself, sometimes not by as much as people expect, and occasionally it costs more when the cheap listing fails early and the job gets done twice. Where it reliably works out is when you buy a quality brand at a good price for a job you've confirmed. Where it goes wrong is buying the lowest-priced part you can find for a problem nobody has verified yet. I'll give you a straight opinion on your specific case before you spend anything.
The everyday driveway work: alternators, starters, batteries, brake pads and rotors, water pumps and thermostats, serpentine belts, CV axles, struts and shocks, O2 sensors, valve cover gaskets. Anything needing a hoist, a press or a full day isn't a mobile job regardless of who bought the part, and I'll tell you that up front instead of taking the booking and figuring it out in your driveway.
Every range above is a guess until someone looks at your actual vehicle. Send me the details, or ask the AI mechanic and it opens straight onto this question, and you'll get an honest flat quote, then the job done right at your driveway. mobile diagnosis and repair across Mississauga, Oakville, Milton, Brampton and Etobicoke.
One text and you have a number. He reads them between jobs.
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