McLees Automotive

Local, real, honest, integrity, conversational.
I have a warm fuzzy feeling thinking on the experience, despite it sucking to drop cash on a crumby car ever.
I appreciated everything they did.

My travel companion and I were headed out of Seattle to Seaside OR for a weekend getaway when the car broke down (alternator) just 5 miles away from our destination at midnight on a Friday night. No auto repair shops were open around the area for the weekend and the tow-​truck driver was of no help to suggest options in our pursuit of a shop that would be open Saturday. We thought the best thing to do at the moment was to have the car towed to Olympia (close to home) where we might find more options. We had the car towed to a shop that was listed as being open on Saturday (Flat Rate Auto Repair on Plum Street), but when my companion showed up at opening time, there was no one in sight. He got the phonebook and just started calling shops to see who would pick up and McLee’s was open!
They sent their tow truck out to the car, and by the time we made it to the shop, the owner had already called for the part and said it would take maybe an hour for the car to be fixed. He suggested we go down to the Shell station/​mart to grab some coffee/​grub (which, by the way, had one of the best produce selections for a gas station). We came back and within an hour, the car was fixed and ready for us to still make it down to enjoy a little weekend trip to the Oregon Coast.
A very friendly auto shop– the owner, Brian, really knows how to run the place, conduct a team-​oriented shop, and motivate his staff. Expect tip-​top service, status reports, and a clean, relaxing environment full of lots of reading material while you wait for your car to be serviced. Sure, this place was located a little ways out, but it was well worth it!
This business also appeared to be family-​owned and run, with several years of experience (I think 79 years in business).
McLee’s saved the day and we got on the road promptly around 1 pm to still make it to Seaside before the sun set.