Elizabeth Pridgeon

Pedro Rivera
Vehicle owners in Orange Walk are blessed with numerous mechanical repair shops to cater to the growing demand for garage services. As the ownership of private vehicles increases, and the toll on antiquated commercial lorries and cane trucks increases, it becomes more and more important to know whose mechanical services can be trusted, and whose should be avoided. Without doubt, Pedro Rivera’s garage, which trades under the name of “Servicio Automotriz Rivera” in Trial Farm, is one such facility that offers quality service and care to all its customers.
For over twenty years, Pedro has worked in the field of mechanics, having trained under the well respected late “Chencho” (Cresencio Catzim). Five years ago, Pedro decided to set up his own auto-repair shop at his premises located at #332 Guadelupe Street, and quickly he acquired his own network of regular clientele, which grows month by month as more customers are satisfied with the work of “Servicio Automotriz Rivera”. Pedro has been developing his business steadily, and now employs two specialists to assist with all types of electrical and automotive repairs.
In today’s world, where technology is ever-changing and advancing, there are times when certain modern vehicles display problems in their complex and sensitive computerized systems which flummox many mechanics, however well-studied. Not so for Pedro and the experts at “Servicio Automotriz Rivera”, however, because of their hands-on training from early ages, and their cumulative experience which must surely outshine many mechanical services elsewhere in Orange Walk.
No job is too big or too small for Pedro and his select team of mechanics, who welcome all auto-repair jobs, from the most mundane oil checks and refills, to complicated and multiple faults which may have accumulated undetected for years.
And knowing that Pedro is an active member of the Luz Divina Evangelical Church, and willingly donates his time to drive the Ministry bus to collect ‘brothers’ of the congregation, is a mere indication of the kind of fair man Pedro is – the sort of man that will always do the best he can, for the most reasonable price possible. And that sentiment has been instilled in his employees, who work by the mantra that with determination and persistence, almost anything can be accomplished, even those jobs which on first inspection are seemingly impossible.
So if your car is acting up, or you are tired of driving a problematic van, or your cane truck really needs a holistic service before the opening of the factory-receiving season once again, it seems Pedro’s “Servicio Automotriz Rivera” is the place where all your mechanical needs will be met, by some of the best mechanical experts in town.