Gary Konakis Automotive

True expertise; took my Mercedes here, got just the service I was looking for, and they /didn't/ over-clock their hours when the job came out easier than expected. Great location, too; the whole downtown to explore while you wait! Also, Gary is the local expert on carburetors.

Broke down in Reno on Friday and started calling around to repair shops while waiting for tow truck to show up. Called Gary’s and a gal answered told her we were in Elko broken down and wanted to know if they were able to get us in and diagnosed. She checked and was told by Gary yes they would look at it tonight if we could get it there before they closed. I expressed I would do my best as we were waiting for the tow. Got the tow got there an hour before they closed to be greeted by Gary that he would not look at it and was done for the night. When we explained we called and were told by the lady working for him to bring it in he stated “he’s gone for the night and can’t be here alone anyway”. He was rude and I would never recommend anyone to him. I called his shop based on google results

I was driving my 1968 Ford F350 truck across the country from San Jose to Boston when it broke down and had to be towed to Elko, Nevada. The towing company (Lostra Brothers) recommended Gary Konakis Automotive as a place where they understood this vintage of vehicle. Gary listened to my tale of woe and fit my truck into his schedule promptly. He was able to quickly trouble shoot the problem and had me back on the road in a couple hours. I had no more problems for the rest of the trip thanks to Gary. It's nice to find a mechanic who can actually troubleshoot problems and fix the root cause instead of just replacing parts until the vehicle runs again. My truck had this recurring problem every 1000 miles or so that other shops were not able to diagnose. They just put in new points and

We were traveling from California to Ohio when our check engine light came on. We were staying in Elko so we took our car in to have it checked. We got immediate service. A diagnostic was run on our car and the only thing wrong was a reset. So we were on our way with many thanks for such Quick Service at a very low price. I would recommend this place.

My daughter had car trouble near Elko and had to be towed. The first two shops I called said it would be 3-5 days before they could even look at it. Jackie at Gary Konakis Automotive said they could look at it right away. It ended up being a failed radiator cap. The team had my daughter back on the road within a couple of hours. At a very fair price.