Cars and Mechanics

So.....I seem to be the one that the mechanics see coming and right away they think.....dollar signs!  I took the car in for an oil change.  They said they  checked the fluids ect. and gave me a list of things that would need looking after.  The most important thing was the rear brakes.  Apparently, they only had about 30% left on them and I was told they should be done soon.  The quote for that was $299.00.  Luckily for me, I have a mobile mechanic who I called.  I picked up the brake parts I would need for $30.00 and scheduled an appointment.  Later that week I dropped off my car and told him to call if there were any problems.  I soon got a call from him saying the brakes were just fine, hardly used and didn't need to be replaced.  Wow, if I had gotten the other outfit to do them, it would have been very costly and not even needed.  I just dread going to repair shops because they just seem me coming!!!  Thank goodness it was a good outcome!