Comments on: End of the Line for Straight Line Automotive

By: Bruce Lindeman

Bruce Lindeman — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:05:28 +0000

Ditto, all the comments above. Good mechanic who got it right for a fair price. You will be missed, Mark.

By: Dave Gomer

Dave Gomer — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:52:32 +0000

“I’m afraid your investment has reached a point of diminishing returns.” Say what? Mark, you’ll be missed and I really enjoyed all of our transactions. Your friend ….
Dave

By: Steve Downs

Steve Downs — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:48:38 +0000

Mark was an anomaly in the midst of rip-off auto repairs up and down the Eastern Shore…an honest mechanic who always fixed it right.
Thanks Mark and good luck in the future.

By: Jeff Wallace

Jeff Wallace — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 02:40:19 +0000

I didn’t know Mark, but I did have some work done there to a car back in the mid ’70s. There was a dude that had a 1962 Falcon with a souped up Chevy engine in it. I can’t remember his name, but he was a straight shooter and mechanically sharp. Anyway, everything has a lifespan, and this business unfortunately has met its demise like a lot of other others — to name a few, Candlelight, Paul’s, Rogers Grocery, and Burroughs Drive-In. It is a shame things change, but that’s the way things are — if you live long enough you see an awful lot of it. The Shore is still a cool place to live and be from.

By: Ron Wrucke

Ron Wrucke — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:28:18 +0000

If you ever had car repairs done by Mark, it is easy to understand all the complementary comments … as well as the dismay felt by former customers who now are asking themselves “who do I use now?” Mark was so good because his work was good, and he was so honest … The most honest mechanic I’ve ever used. Someone like that is extremely hard to replace. What I feel about losing “my mechanic” … and I really liked his employees as well … I don’t think the Wave can print …

By: Evelyn Pinili

Evelyn Pinili — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:30:00 +0000

A great lost for the town of Cape Charles! Mark’s honesty and integrity as a person and a businessman will be greatly missed.Hopefully whoever will takeover Straight Line will have the same calibre as Mark! Good luck and God Bless Mark and your staff!

By: Mike Kuzma, Jr

Mike Kuzma, Jr — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:01:04 +0000

Mark fixed my van-old fashioned American style- and it ran better with his ‘patch’ on it than it did after the dealership fixed it.
He will be truly missed, and I hope that he finds success and happiness in the future, whatever he may do.

By: Kathy Bahri

Kathy Bahri — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:39:01 +0000

Mark was so wonderful to me when I experienced car trouble on a visit from NJ two years ago. I’m so sad to hear that Straight Line won’t be there this July.

By: Donna Bozza

Donna Bozza — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:19:59 +0000

Mark really cared about his customers. He was honest and forthright and passionate about his work and making sure he and his staff did the best job possible. I went to him for years and will sorely miss his customer service. He was always aware of his customers’ tight budgets and never did unnecessary work. Whoever is smart enough to hire him, I’m going there!

By: Pete Baumann

Pete Baumann — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:15:29 +0000

Aside from being hard to make laugh, what was to complain about Mark? He even made a house call for us once when my wife’s keys got locked in her trunk and the electronic trunk lock malfunctoned, so there was no way (for us) to open the trunk. Good work at a fair and fully explained price. Just between you, me and everyone who reads this, if he has financial problems, maybe some of us townspeople could come together to float him a low or no interest loan.