I was going to blog about a local business you don't see much of anymore... an old service station in town that always seems to have an interesting assortment of vintage iron in various stages of repair in their parking lot. I then stumbled upon a review on Yelp from a satisfied customer that sums up the flavor and history of the joint in her own words...
"Enter Sea Island Auto Service, a Mount Pleasant, South Carolina institution that's been around so long it "used to have a colored restroom," according to the owner. If we had seen the place before we decided to go with them, we might have changed our minds. But on the strength of a trusted friend's recommendation, we called Sea Island Auto, gave them directions to the car, and they towed and fixed it within two days, all without us ever leaving the house."
I picked up the refreshed vehicle today (new battery and a new fuse, plus they tightened my alternator belt, whatever that means), and the charges were very reasonable. The whole place is kind of in a shambles, but charmingly so. Instead of the antiseptic waiting room you might find at a Mastercare or a Jiffy Lube, their office is chock full of memorabilia, manuals, and stray parts. The main counter was awash with sets of keys, and I had to hunt for my own, where's-waldo-style.
Nothing too spiffy about their parking lot/junkyard either, much of which sprawls into a row of old car wash bays, but I still felt more comfortable with their humble business than with slicker national chains where I've been ripped off before.
Thanks Laura!
Some other vehicles featured on this blog serviced at Sea Island Auto include this old Caddy and an M175 Kaiser Jeep.
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