Any recommendations based on experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, John
There is no such thing as independent Honda authorized. Only the dealer is Honda authorized, and if you try to claim your shop is, Honda will send you a letter threatening to sue. Kinda silly if you ask me. They even have stupid restrictions on how to phrase Honda. They say you cannot say that you service "Hondas" you have to say that you service "Honda automobiles". I doubt they'd win THAT one in court though.
You can try http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Garage/mechan-x/find.htmlt's . It's a search engine at Car Talk's site, where people write in what mechanics in their area they've had luck with. You go in with your zip code and how many miles max. the shop can be from this zip code, and it lists shops.