Tom’s Monterey Auto Repair
870 Abrego St., Monterey
372-5854, www.tomsauto.biz
Nobody lives for the stomach-drop feeling that comes when the “check engine” light appears on the dashboard. Calm down. Tom’s, it turns out, lives for bunk brakes, banged-up belts, tricky transmissions and air conditioning crashes. As the shop completes a quarter century in business, Manager Edgar Udaundo touts honesty, timeliness and service as the hallmarks that got them there.