Any Good Mechanic on eastern LI ? Warning Beiner

["Robert D. Greene" <rdg51@sprynet.com>]

Dear Listers,

I am interested in knowing if there is a reliable, good mechanic in the area of the North Shore of LI. My father has a 91 100, auto, with 80K miles, which was not shifting into 3rd. He went to Beiner, the Audi dealer in Great Neck, and was told that he needed a new (rebuilt) tranny--$4800 was the estimate. I then had him bring the car to Autofirme, where Greg fixed 9 out of 10 wrong codes, and will sort out the rest of the car, having replaced so far only a switch costing less than $100. TIA Rob Greene