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The Best Repair Shop in Town

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  • chinnechinne Member Posts: 1
    Hi,

    Recently my new Honda Accord EX (three months) was hit behind by a Raider truck while I was stoped for red light. As per my insurance agent's recommendation I moved it to a body shop in Alexandria, VA. I am not so sure of that body shop's work. Repairs were estimated at around $10,000.

    Can any one suggest best, reliable body shop in DC/Northern Virginia/Maryland?

    thanks,
    Srinivas
  • hagashagas Member Posts: 1
    I have had nothing but good experiences with Zandee's on Burton. They are very honest and have provided options (of various price) to fix problems. They have also been very good about prioritizing repair needs, and don't use pushy sales tactics to scare you into a repair. As an added benefit, my wife has been very satisfied that they don't treat her poorly because she is female, like other repair facilities have. Zandee's is an A+ operation!

    Scott
  • mike52mike52 Member Posts: 4
    Any good mechanic shop(s) in NY city
  • marc3marc3 Member Posts: 4
    CDJ Auto


    Chris Chung
    Broad Street
    Hartford CT

    Fair, Honest and GOOD. Ace elctronics repair and consistent quality general repair on almost every flavor
  • codakcodak Member Posts: 10
    Can anybody recommend a good auto body shop in the Philadelphia area?
  • johnlwjohnlw Member Posts: 28
    If you have a Japanese car in the Columbia area I can highly recommend Won's Auto repair. He does good work, does not overcharge or make unnecessary repairs. Look him up in the phone book, he moved and I traded my Nissan in for an Olds. He is still around, I wish he worked on domestics.
  • gbilhimergbilhimer Member Posts: 53
    I highly recommend Dan's Auto Repair in Merriam, KS. these guys work on virtually everything including local tv stations fleet of vehicles. anything from oil changes to complete rebuilds.
    these guys do a great job and stand behind their work! also they own their own tow truck for customer vehicle tow ins.
  • cssathacssatha Member Posts: 1
    Dear friends:
    I just moved to Nashville, TN and am looking for a price-reasonable and competent shop for my Toyota 91 Camry for routine maintenance and repairs. Any recommendations out there?
  • andrew21andrew21 Member Posts: 6
    Currently I live in Ft Worth, have a Porsche. Autobahn did nice work on a 30k service and some brake work. I have also dealt with Istook's - specializes in performance mods, and the proprietor also gave me some high perf driving lessons (former pro racer)

    I will be moving to Dallas soon. Any shops to seek out or avoid?
  • socalstansocalstan Member Posts: 1
    California Nissan Service in Alhambra, CA has taken good care of my 87 Maxima and my wifes 91 240ZX in the 9 years I've been going there. The owner is a former tech from a Nissan dealer. They also service other Japanese cars. He insists on using ONLY genuine Nissan parts, so it can be a little more expensive, but I do not worry about the quality of the parts going on the cars. I almost want to stick with Nissan for all my future car purchases just so I know he can work on them. He also referred me to a great body shop that did a wonderful job matching my factory pewter metallic finish!
  • beachratbeachrat Member Posts: 3
    Looking for an auto repair shop for SUV's(blazers)and also a good transmission shop.Lexington or surrounding counties would be great!Thanks!
  • ataieataie Member Posts: 84
    can anyone recommend a good Porsche mechanic in North Dallas (Plano area)?

    got a 86 944, and I hope dealer is not my only choice ...........
  • jerryg5jerryg5 Member Posts: 29
    A repair shop in Minneapolis recently charged me 3.6 hours labor at $75/hr to replace the outer boots on my Nissan Sentra (parts not included). I thought that was an excessive amount of time for an experienced mechanic to do that job. Is there any way a poor customer can verify that he is not being overcharged. I believe in "a fair days pay for a fair days work" and consequently don't mind paying if the charges are fair but don't like to be ripped off.
  • gouldngouldn Member Posts: 220
    I can recommend "M&M Audi House" in Campbell. They have fixed my 1993 car a few times, and it sure beat the dealer's price. These cars are expensive to maintain in general, so having a good independent shop will help as they get older ...
  • phillisaphillisa Member Posts: 1
    Can anyone recommend good honest mechanics in the Memphis TN area? Thanks in advance!
  • royallenroyallen Member Posts: 227
    I am used to receiving a repair estimate and see mechanics using a book of time tables for the basis for the estimate. Ask another shop for an estimate and ask how they estimate the time and what the time factor is.
  • weslwesl Member Posts: 53
    P.T.L. auto and tire in Birmingham, AL on Huffman road in the centerpoint/roebuck area of town. Great guys, the owner and his wife are usually around and the mechanics do a good job. Work on both foreign and domestic, and perhaps the best part is they stand behind their work no questions asked. The PTL stands for praise the lord (I do live in Alabama) so you would hope they are honest.
  • windowphobe6windowphobe6 Member Posts: 765
    Last time I had this done at a dealership, I got billed for three hours (both sides repack and reboot), so it's not way off the scale.
  • betsyo1betsyo1 Member Posts: 2
    I'm looking for a top notch Toyota and/or Honda repair shop with experienced mechanics.I've read
    it is difficult to find shops with updated info
    since the factories guard that data. Is this
    true?
  • xingze_caixingze_cai Member Posts: 47
    I'm currently looking for a good reputation shop with reasonable or fair price to do 30,000 miles service for my 97 Camry in Bellevue or Lynnwood area, Washington State. Does anybody has such information? Thanks!
  • torektorek Member Posts: 92
    I have been quite happy with Art's Automotive (San Pablo Ave near Ashby). Unfortunately they only work on Honda, Toyota, and Nissan as I recall. Fine for my Acura, but when the Subaru comes in.... :-)
  • matcukmatcuk Member Posts: 8
    My '94 Honda civic hatchback needs some work. Anyone know of a very reputable service facility in Chicago's far west suburbs?
  • xingze_caixingze_cai Member Posts: 47
    Hi there,

    Is that shop "Brakes for less" in Lynnwood only handles brake issues? Do they do 30000 miles service also? Thanks!
  • harrythezharrythez Member Posts: 1
    Looking for an honest, reliable Acura mechanic. Thanks
  • johnyoojohnyoo Member Posts: 18
    District Line Auto is pretty good. The owner is a family friend but objectively they know how to fix cars. A while ago had an old 86 Chevy Cavalier that wouldn't start in the winter. Had the pretty much everything replaced after going to three dealers and a couple of other independents. Nada. The car still wouldn't start. We took it to District Line and they had it fixed in a couple of days and we had no problems with that car since.
    They're located on Georgia Avenue at the D.C. MD border
  • dave1442397dave1442397 Member Posts: 12
    I used Mark's Trackside Auto Service in Princeton Junction. They've been great over the three years I've taken our cars there. Last time I went, they had pre-authorization to do $500 worth of work on my car, which they could have done, but they discovered another three engine problems that would have brought the total to over $2000. So they called me first, and advised me to trade it in unless I planned to keep it for at least two more years. It had 136,000 miles, so I traded it.
  • silverhawksilverhawk Member Posts: 3
    Any great car repair places in Chicago? I heard that one was recomended at Ashland & Lawrence Ave. I believe. Rated top in Chicago. Thanks.
  • new2canew2ca Member Posts: 2
    I have a 1995 Mazda 626 Lx. Its about 70,000 miles old now and i guess its time i change the timing belt. Anybody knows a reliable repair shop in the san fracisco, daly city area ?
  • kahunakkahunak Member Posts: 1
    Does anyone know of a good mechanic/auto shop that services Subarus (only Subarus, preferably)in any of these area? - San Diego, Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco, and Seattle?
    Thank you.
  • john115john115 Member Posts: 45
    WESTSIDE IMPORTS on S. Decatur, for German,Swedish,
    and Japanese cars.They are knowledgeable,reasonable,and neat..
  • jireh2jireh2 Member Posts: 1
    I have a Honda Civic. I wanted to know what is the best repair shop in Atlanta, Georgia.
  • capriroostercaprirooster Member Posts: 21
    I would like to know as well since I also own one and am also in Atlanta. BTW, what year is yours?? I have a 94 EX.

    Capri
  • brownstone1brownstone1 Member Posts: 9
    Everytime I've been to see these guys they are great. They have never screwed me around and I've been going there for three years now. Their Specialty is Subaru's but they do work on any car here's a link to their site
    http://www.allmakes.ab.ca/

    Stephen
  • elcueelcue Member Posts: 2
    I will be moving to New Orleans next month and I would like to have recommendations for an independent mechanic who works on MBenz and who is competent and honest. What is NO Benz owners' experience with the MB dealer there? Many thanks. I have a 94 E320.
  • pat455pat455 Member Posts: 603
    Hi elcue,

    I hope somebody around here has a suggestion for you. You might also want to look at cartalk.com - they have a section there for "Best Mechanic in Town" or something like that.

    Good luck with your move.

    Pat
    Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference
  • jjccrvjjccrv Member Posts: 34
    Rolf's in Evanston, Il. Specializes in Honda, Toyota, and German cars. Very honest, reliable. Will only do what is needed when it is needed. Pricing is less than dealers.
  • rae52rae52 Member Posts: 102
    Can anybody recommend a independent honest Honda shop in the Northern New Jersey area. I'm interested also in a honest Honda dealer for the same area (north-central New Jersey.)
  • bobs5bobs5 Member Posts: 557
    Here is a link to the mechanic section that pat455 mentioned.
    http://cartalk.cars.com/About/Garage/intro.html
  • tubongkalibotubongkalibo Member Posts: 3
    We owned a VW Cabriolet and we have been looking around for a good mechanic within this area. So far I have been so several shops but we felt that they did a very bad job on our vehicle. The following were the shops that we visited and presented a very poor quality job.

    1. PIMMIT Mobil Station - They were very slow on getting the job done. It usually takes them about 1 week to do an oil change. Also, they leave the car UNLOCK even at night. Another thing is that they leave filthy grease inside your car. Also, they proceed on working on the car without calling you for a price. Expensive and slow.

    2. CRAVEN Tire - This shop is within the Tyson's area. They did a good job on the beginning part but failed in the tail end. They provided services like to and from the metro pick-up service but the service was bad. They again did the oil change - used a different oil -, they said that they did a sort of check on all of the parts but failed to even recognized that one of our lights were not working.

    3. Stohlman Auto Dealer: Again, this is the one at Tysons corner. They are a VW dealer but failed in putting the right oil!! Expensive and slow. Does not return phone calls and the service managers are not very friendly.

    4. Merchants in Tysons: Very slow. Expensive. Might as well have the dealer repair your car. Especially on the oil change. It takes them 4 days to do an emission test. I asked for them to install the engine mount but they did not do anything about it. Although, I did feel ok when they inspected the tires. They seem to know what they were doing on the tires. But overall, they still failed the service portion because they were slow, never repaired the engine mounts (never called for an estimate), and do not provide rides to the metro. Also, they do not have features that would help their other merchant shops.

    Stay tuned for my other surveys on bad mechanics shops around the Falls church area.
  • dave594dave594 Member Posts: 218
    Does anyone have any good recommendations for DC area shops? It seems that this area has a definite lack of good, honest mechanics that work for reasonable amounts of money. If there are good ones out there, their customers must be keeping quiet for fear of losing them.
  • bnormannbnormann Member Posts: 335
    Look in the local magazine "Checkbook" for their annual car repair shop issue. I found an excellent "Honda-Only" shop there.

    Bruce
  • blazersfanblazersfan Member Posts: 1
    HELP! Who knows of a competent (manual) gearbox mechanic in the Portland, Oregon area? Shop, moonlighter, whatever. Please respond (both pro and con). Thanks
  • tubongkalibotubongkalibo Member Posts: 3
    Well, this time, I'm using a HONDA ACCORD 2000 to check on good maintenance shops. I found a good shop that meets my qualification. ROSENTAL HONDA @ TYSON provided good service in a quick and professional manner. In fact, I explained the things I wanted to be done in the car. Well, they did it on time. So try it.
  • bnormannbnormann Member Posts: 335
    If you are near Rockville, try "Motorwerks". It is an independant Honda-only shop with exceptional quality. Not cheap, but the work is always done right.

    Bruce
  • bonnie_rickbonnie_rick Member Posts: 115
    in Montgomery County, MD,in Ashton, is an old fashioned gas station garage by the name of Kimballs. It's off the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Rt. 108...

    They've managed to keep an '81 CJ7 running after everyone else said to let it RIP ;-)
  • timberguytimberguy Member Posts: 7
    If you are looking for a great mechanic in south jersey (gloucester county, about 10 miles from philly), i heartily recommend bob's garage, in sewell (on Delsea Drive, just off Route 55) .. Bob's a real straight-shooter who won't do any more work than your car really needs, at very reasonable rates. I've been going to him for eight years and have two cars with over 100K miles on them that he keeps running very well. He gets booked up for weeks in advance, so you need to plan ahead with him.. He has about six mechanics, most of whom have been with him for years (one is his grown son, Bobby)// you can trust these guys.. i've been burned other places; that's how i wound up here. One caveat: He is a bit of a wit; he'll probly pull your leg at one time or another.
  • hprickettxhprickettx Member Posts: 23
    Works on Acuras and Hondas.
    Good work. Reasonable rates.
    Honest and competent.
    Never had to take the car back a week later for more repairs.
  • tonybsetonybse Member Posts: 4
    Hi, i've just bought a VW Jetta, 1992. I need to know a reliable mechanic located near to Addision, IL. Do you know somebody? Thanks in advance.
  • badger8badger8 Member Posts: 2
    Looking for the best repair shop in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl. for 1993 Honda SE and not necessarily a dealer (Gary Smith).
  • bluedevilsbluedevils Member Posts: 2,554
    These seem to be few and far between.

    Specifically, can anybody recommend a shop that would be knowledgeable in servicing an Isuzu Trooper? I'm also trying to identify a shop that specializes in Saabs or is at least an excellent European-specialist shop.
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