Broken down in Tiburon? We come to the vehicle.
South on 37 then 101. Most of what we answer in Tiburon is on or near Highway 101, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. This is commuter corridor to the bridge country, so the faults have a pattern to them. One call and Patrick is on the road.
- South on 37 then 101
- Open 24 hours, seven days
- No hourly minimum
- Cars, trucks, farm and heavy equipment
Everything we do starts from American Canyon. For Tiburon that means south on 37 then 101. We come in on Highway 101, which is why we can tell you a window on the phone instead of asking you to wait and see. Cars, trucks, trailers, farm machinery and heavy equipment all get worked on where they sit in Tiburon, which spares you the cost of moving something that was never going to need a workshop in the first place. Patrick has been doing this long enough to know which faults in Tiburon are a ten minute fix and which are somebody selling you a tow. Most Tiburon jobs are finished in a single stop, because guessing at the fault from a phone description is how people end up paying twice.
What we get called out for in Tiburon
The Tiburon call list does not vary much. These are the regulars.
Commute-hour breakdowns
Vehicles that fail on the way to work, where the priority is getting the driver moving rather than a perfect repair at the roadside. In Tiburon these come in off Highway 101 more than anywhere else.
Boat trailers and launch-ramp trouble
Trailer bearings and brakes that have been in salt water, plus the tow vehicles that pull them. With commuter corridor to the bridge in the mix, this one repeats more here than it should.
Lockouts and keys shut inside
A short call that gets you moving again, and no reason to pay for a tow truck to do it. Most of them reach us from Highway 101 or the streets feeding it.
Warning lights nobody can read
We pull the codes on site and tell you plainly whether it is drive-it-home or stop-now. We carry the parts for it because Tiburon asks often enough.
Trailers that will not roll
Bearings, lights, brakes and couplings, including on a shoulder when the load still has somewhere to be. We carry the parts for it because Tiburon asks often enough.
The work that is not an emergency
Most people find us at the worst moment, but a fair amount of Tiburon work is booked rather than urgent.
Routine servicing, inspections and the catch-it-early repairs. The advantage of a mobile mechanic is that the vehicle keeps working while it waits for its slot.
Around town
What Tiburon does, and what that breaks
Tiburon runs on commuter corridor to the bridge. That shapes the call list more than anything else.
With marine and boatyard work on top, the vehicles here rarely get an easy week, and the wear shows up in predictable places.
So the van is packed for what this area actually breaks, rather than for an average that fits nowhere and leaves you waiting on a second trip.
Ask before it gets expensive
People in Tiburon apologize for calling about something small more often than you would think.
There is no charge for the conversation. Describing the noise to somebody who works on these every day usually settles it in a minute.
Farm, fleet and heavy work
A lot of shops will not touch trailers and tow vehicles. We will, and in Tiburon that is most of the reason the phone rings.
That covers boat trailers, bearings and the trucks that pull them, diagnosed and repaired on site.
Highway 101 and the streets either side
Most Tiburon work begins on Highway 101. That is the approach from our end and it carries the traffic that generates the calls.
Off that, Sir Francis Drake Blvd and Highway 1 take the rest. Knowing which of them is moving at a given hour is the difference between a thirty minute arrival and an hour of it.
Roadside work has one rule before any diagnosis: get the vehicle and the people in a position where traffic is not the biggest hazard.
Tiburon and its neighbors
Nearby, and just as quick
If you are just outside Tiburon, one of these is probably nearer to you.
If you are between towns, call anyway and describe the nearest junction. We would rather work it out on the phone than have you guess which page to read.
Wider still, the rest of Marin County and the full service area.
Questions we get from Tiburon
Short answers. The phone is faster if yours is not here.
How quickly can you get to Tiburon?
South on 37 then 101. You get a real window on the phone before we set out, based on what Highway 101 is doing at that hour rather than a number that sounds good.
Do you charge a minimum to come out to Tiburon?
None. You are quoted for the work itself, agreed before anything starts, and a short job stays a short job on the invoice. That is deliberate: a minimum charge punishes exactly the early call that would have kept the repair cheap.
What hours do you answer?
All of them. The phone goes to the mechanic at two in the morning the same as it does at two in the afternoon, and that is not a voicemail promising a call back. The people who need a mobile mechanic most are rarely the ones calling during business hours, which is the entire reason the number is answered around the clock.
Can you work on commuter equipment?
Yes. Tiburon being commuter corridor to the bridge country is exactly why we carry what we carry. Cars and trucks are the baseline; farm machinery, heavy equipment and fleet vehicles are the rest of the week.
Do I need to get the vehicle somewhere first?
No, and it is worth saying plainly because people assume otherwise: the van carries the work to the vehicle, not the other way round.
Is a weekend call to Tiburon priced differently?
No. Nights, weekends and holidays are the same rate as a Tuesday morning. The hours when nobody else answers are most of the reason this business exists, and charging a premium for them would defeat the point.
What if the vehicle needs a workshop after all?
Occasionally. When a Tiburon job needs a lift or a press we say so rather than burning your afternoon proving it, and you keep the diagnosis either way.
Get somebody out to Tiburon.
No queue and no script. Call from Tiburon, say what is wrong, and get a price and a time before anything is agreed.