Barry at Pastir Automotive is the best. I live about an hour away from Stratford and was coming into town to have a look at a used car I thought I might buy. I called Barry the day before my trip to ask if I might bring a car by for him to inspect. He was extremely accommodating and despite having a very busy schedule for that day told me I could come by with the car and he would try to help me out. He does a full inspection with a written report for about $120 where he puts the car on the lift and has a good look at everything. The car I was bringing him had a Carfax report of a prior account and therefore before spending $24,000 wanted an expert opinion on the condition of the car.

I arrived at Pastir in the early afternoon on a Saturday to find that Barry was indeed busy, but as promised, he took a quick look at the car for me. He immediately found the area of repair that I had so readily missed. Once pointed out, it was easy to see the driver's door panel and adjacent front panel had been damaged and repaired. According to Barry the repair job was sloppy (I agreed once he showed me why) and most importantly pointed out that the two affected adjacent panels were not properly aligned suggesting the possibility of a bent frame. The front door and the front panel were no longer parallel to one another with about 1 mm of clearance (rather than 3 - 4mm) between the lowest point on the panels with the front door barely clearing the from panel when opened. If the panels were to settle at all the driver's door might not clear the front panel with a risk that the door could become obstructed and might no longer open. Further suggesting a frame issue was the fact that one of the bolts connecting the engine block to the frame under the hood on the driver's side next to the front panel was off by 1/2 inch from its original position. In 10 minutes he gave me unbelievably valuable information and did not charge me a dime for his help. THANK YOU BARRY!

I went on to telephone my mechanic of 20 years who is 45 miles away and texted him some photos of the issue Barry raised as well as checked several other alignment issues (for example the front tires were not equidistant to the frame - the driver's tire was further from the frame than the passenger tire by about 1/2 inch). My mechanic concurred with Barry and I passed on this "great deal" despite the fact that the car was otherwise beautiful and exactly what we wanted. My mechanic also told me he currently had a car in the shop with a similar frame issue which required $5500 to repair.

I am taking the time to write this review because Barry was so kind and helpful to a complete stranger in a way that one does not often encounter in today's world. If I lived in Stratford I would definitely use his garage for any car maintenance or repair issues. Since I do not, my only way to repay his kindness is to recommend you give him your business if you need an honest and reliable mechanic in Stratford.

- Gregory G.

On my way to my good girlfriend's wedding. My hair is done. My nails are fierce and my dress is to die for! My car, however, was not ready for the trip.

My car started to chug and lurch and I was panicked and heart broken. So I kept my foot on the gas and hoped I could make it to another exit. I stopped at gas station to see if some gas and oil would help. No such luck. I went to auto zone. They hooked up my car and told me I needed ignition plugs. My mechanic told me it was an easy fix. And he would do it later. PSYCHE! I'm LATE so he told me to see if there were any men hanging around who would consider doing it.

I started to drive home and just get a rental car when I looked up and saw Pastir. I begged a man in the parking lot to help me. He told me to please go tell the manager inside because he couldn't do it. The manager was awesome. He ran outside and hooked up mg car to the diagnostic machine. He started poking my engine and figured out what parts he needed. He called and is having them delivered. I don't know if he will be successful in getting my car back on the road, damnit I know he tried and I am so grateful. So so grateful.

God is good because they are only open every other Saturday so this was a relationship meant to be!

- Yasmin B.