how to find an actual honest mechanic?
so i didn’t see this question in the search, but i’ll shoot: given that the “recommended services” of most chain vehicle repair shops, dealerships, and name brand auto shops in general are to be taken with a grain of salt, how would one go about finding a truly honest mechanic, like many of the people on this website, scotty, etc? google did not seem to yield viable results, and in my time here on terra firma, literally every auto repair shop i’ve been to has done exactly what scotty talks about; selling you parts you don’t need, recommending services that won’t help, and inducing fear so that you are seemingly hopeless to do anything other than pay for costly repairs. this is not news to anyone i suspect. so how does someone go about finding a genuine, honest, trustworthy mechanic? word of mouth? networking with other mechanics? finding the rare mom and pop auto shops? im genuinely curious, given that i’m still learning about the modern day vehicle, and given that i have a 2003 honda pilot i’m trying to inject some life into, as well as a brand new 2021 tacoma trd off-road, which i want to ensure i’m prepared for any future problems/ issues as they arise. thanks for any input.
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time to have a mechanic do some hands-on testing! here is the ftc (federal trade commission's) complaint form-
http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/cmplanding.shtm

also, the dept. of transportation

use this
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
online vehicle owner's questionnaire to report safety or operational defects to the national highway transportation safety administration.

you can also call the dot auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236) or 1-800-424-9393 and a nhtsa representative will record your report.

search for existing defect reports
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/complain/

and consider the better business bureau-
http://complaints.bbb.org/

and the center for auto safety
http://www.autosafety.org/article.php?did=539&scid=98
has some great information. ford does have the following options available-

contact ford: call ford's customer assistance center at 800-392-3673 to register a complaint. if they cannot resolve your complaint, ask for an arbitration package for the dispute settlement board (see below).

dispute settlement board: this is ford's arbitration program for reimbursement of repairs or buyback of a lemon. if you get a bad decision, you can reject it and take ford to court. if you accept it, ford must abide. both the consumer and ford submit comments and records to the board by mail. in most cases, the board will not hear a complaint outside the express warranty - the length of which varies for the powertrain, emissions & other components. important: the consumer is allowed to rebutt ford's comments. this can improve your chances and you should take advantage. if you have not received a dispute settlement board arbitration package from ford customer assistance center, write to dispute settlement board, po box 5120, southfield mi 48086-5120.

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i don’t sell models myself but have bought a few over the years. i would guess each site that you plan on using to sell your models have their seller rules and guidelines. you’ll need to do the leg work and start exploring and assessing this for each site. you don’t have to buy any as most… brother, you better get a manual. i think they teach a course in this at the local community college. seriously, i can't responsibly explain the procedure to you in a venue like this.
try this link: 
http://bit.ly/mitchell\_repair\_manuals\_online good question. they sometimes say one man's junk is another man's treasure! feel free to check out www.markitx.com - we're creating a transparent secondary it market for enterprises to buy, sell and trade their used hardware. if you have questions you can always pm me! Yes it is quite true that finding old and reputed Ebay account is quite difficult these days. That's what I myself have experienced. However I came across to this place and they seem to sell old and reputed Ebay account securely. You can check them out for the deal. there are so many things that can cause rough idle, can you give more information? did the car recently overheat? is there any fluids leaking on the engine? are you getting any smoke or steam from the exhaust? when checking for steam, remember to wait until the engine has run for awhile as condensation can build up in your exhaust during the night. if you cannot tell if it is smoke or steam, hold a blank sheet of paper behind the tail pipe, if it is oil smoke, then oil dots will show up on the paper.

some things you can do and check;
check the spark plug wires, make sure they are tightly connected and not chaffed, broken or burnt.
check your pcv valve for excessive oil or clogging, (it will be in a rubber housing or hose leading from your valve cover to your throttle body/carburetor)
i don't know the engine setup in that model, but if you have a distributor cap, check it for cracks and wear, also check the rotary cap.
check all rubber vacuum hoses on the engine for cracking.
if you can afford it, change the spark plugs, plug wires, rotor and rotary cap, these parts all need to be changed over time and your car is getting older now. i don't think you're going to be able to fix it. can you drive the car? have it towed to a shop and get some help--you have a serious problem or several problems. see owners manual.