What clients say about Papaw's Garage in Clarkson (KY)
Let me start by saying if I could leave a lower star review I would. I took my 1991 F150 to Wilbur Miller to have some minor wiring work done due to tail lights not working. I drove it there. He charged me $400 then contacted me several months later to tell me the work I needed was done but that now the truck wont start or run. He then proceeded to ghost me for 6 months, not returning calls or text, then contacted me saying the property owner he rents from sold the property and that I needed to get my truck off the property within 48 hours. Mind you my truck still wont start after he "worked on it". So now I'm out the $400 I paid him for the original work, plus a $150 tow bill, and I now have to pay another shop to undo and fix whatever he broke. Do not take anything to this man he is an incompetent mechanic.
The only reason papaw didn't get a 5 star rating is due to the fact that the spare he put on mY fiancé's van...was put on obviously using a tool that every garage has...an air wrench...probably called something else admittedly, I just can't think of the name. So there in lies the blessing and curse...lol but not the only cause of the issue. Dodge caps their lugnuts, Adding to the difficult task of removing a flat tire that was put on her van with the air wrench. Other than that...PAPAW IS A BADASS MECHANICAL GENIUS. And a veteran..
I made an appointment for an oil change, showed up and nobody was there. I gave him another chance and made another appointment, he was no show twice in a row.
My family and I were stranded on the side of the highway around 6:30pm last week. Though we’d made attempts to arrange for either a repair or tow through both our insurance agent and rental car company, we’d had no success. I did a search for local garages and came across Pawpaw’s. Wilbur immediately answered the phone, assessed our location, and arrived a few minutes later. After placing a spare on our rental, he then safely guided us to his garage, warmly greeted my family, and repaired the tire. Not only did Wilbur salvage our evening, he also phoned a local restaurant to inquire for us if they were still serving dinner, and kindly provided all these services beyond the time his shop should have closed at 8:00. Thank you Wilbur for your outstanding kindness and generosity; our best to you and your family!
Thank God, I came upon this garage. My motorcycle wasn't working, and I was going 15 miles an hour on Rt. 62-a non-shoulder road. I stopped on a Friday, after 3pm, impromptu, and my machine got attended. Quick and efficient, very knowledgeable, friendly and interested in mechanics.
I went here to see why my car was shaking. He got my car looked at and told me what was wrong within an hour or so. He's a great guy and he gave me a great price for looking at it. I'm very grateful.
