David and company are preeminent mechanics. David, his father, and all of his associates are knowledgeable, communicative, and extremely personable. Best of all: They get the job done!!!I digress:I took my father's 1995 Ford Crown Victoria to AutoAid and Rescue after he had visited Vista Ford in Woodland Hills 3 times regarding light-dimming, voltage-dropping problems. Vista was completely unable to diagnose his problem. They charged him on his first 2 visits $80.00 apiece for failed diagnoses. They told him that no problems had presented, and that, therefore, they were unable to determine the source of his automotive difficulties. His car could not maintain lighting at night and on one occasion simply died while driving. On his 3rd visit, my father was met by a mechanic who couldn't even communicate intelligibly with him, so he (rightly) decided to leave.My father is 86 years old and really doesn't have the energy to go back and forth to a dealership which is so obviously unprepared to help him. During his first 2 visits, his car was kept at least 2 days at a time, and he had to rent a car at Hertz in order to transport my mother to the places she needed to be. Nobody from the dealership even cared to let him know how things were going. A lot of time and money were wasted, and my father was at the end of his wits. The car remained unable to be safely operated for over a distance of 5 miles without incident.On with the review:So, based on my son's recommendation, I intervened in the situation and took the car to AutoAid. I had no appointment, and brought the car to them at 4:00 PM on 12/29/14. They close at 5:00 PM, nevertheless the guys had the car in a bay and were looking under the hood by 4:30 PM, despite the fact that they had many other cars there. The next morning (12/30/14) they contacted my father with the diagnosis that he needed a new alternator, and a few other items that needed to be taken care of: dirty differential fluid, burned out rear window brake light, etc., all items my father always trusted Vista to find and point out to him. They finished all repairs that day. The car was fixed and runs like a champ. End of story.So, just cut to the chase when you have an automotive problem and go to AutoAid and Rescue. I will also be posting the text of this review on the Vista Ford Yelp page, so that others may benefit from this experience and my father's frustration will not have been in vain.