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I know how you feel. My accountant retired couple years back and that felt like I have to start all over again. My Toyota mechanic was the old dude (everyone is old when you are young) up the street where I grew up. He branched out on his own after several year learning the trade at the dealer. Finally he retired but we were lucky his nephew took over. Now the damn nephew wants to go fishing and made a ton of money playing bitcoin. There's talk of retirement there too but can't. Lucky for me, his wife is home and he doesn't want to deal with her. She quit her job at an accountant at the Gas company about 5 years ago. Keep looking and talk to local folks, there are good and honest mechanics around. Usually they are a bit seasoned to give away advice and have the time to chat with you unlike the younger uprising stars, who are hungry and need to make money to sustain a business. I found a general mechanic, but was a toyota wrench for 15 years, about 2 miles from my house. Older guy in his mid 50s and a couple of helpers. I drive over, leave the car and ride my bike back or he gives me a ride back up the hill. Not too bad. Honest and likes to talk. I like that. Good thing is, he works on my Duramax trucks too if I ask.
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