West Philly's mechanic
Toca Motor is a local repair shop and mobile mechanic on 60th Street in West Philadelphia, run by the person who works on your car. Nobody here earns a commission on the parts we sell you.
Why Toca Motor
Most people who walk into a repair shop expect to be sold something. They have learned to nod at a long list, ask for "just the urgent stuff", and drive away unsure whether they needed any of it.
Toca Motor works the other way. The price is written down before the work starts. The worn part is photographed and shown to you. If a job can wait, we tell you how long, and if it can't, we tell you why. And when you can't get to the shop, the shop comes to you.
That is the whole idea. It turns out that when people trust the estimate, they come back for the next one, and they send their neighbors.
60th
Street, West Philadelphia. Home base for the shop and the van
10 mi
How far the mobile mechanic drives to you
$95
Posted hourly labor rate, the same for every customer
12/12
Months and miles of warranty on parts and labor
The rules we work by
You approve the price before we start
A written estimate, line by line. Nothing is added without your yes, and the approved total is the most you pay.
We show you the worn part
Photos and measurements by text, and the old part in a box on your seat if you want it.
We fix what is failing today
If your rotors can be resurfaced or your battery passes the test, we say so and charge nothing for saying it.
The technician talks to you
Call with a question and you reach the person who had their hands on your car.
We show our work
We post real jobs on Instagram at @tocamotas: the diagnosis, the worn part and the fix.
Photographs of the trade from open collections; credits are at the foot of the page.
Where we work
The shop is on 60th Street, near the 60th Street El stop on Market Street, and the mobile mechanic covers 10 miles around it. Most of our customers live or work in:
- West Philadelphia
- Cobbs Creek
- Haddington
- Overbrook
- Walnut Hill
- Upper Darby
Call before 10, back on the road by 5
Most brakes, batteries, diagnostics and oil changes are done the same day when you call before 10 am, in the shop or at your curb. Your price is written down before we start. Mobile slots fill first.