Sidd’s Auto Repair

As a woman, I’ve been particularly impressed with Sidd’s. I’ve experienced nothing but respectful interactions and «diagnoses» that are on the up and up. Other mechanics have behaved in condescending ways (calling me «sweetie» though we haven’t interacted much before, staring at my chest rather than in my eyes while talking). Never Sidd’s. Trustworthy, honest, respectful service!

After frustrating experiences with other garages, I checked out Sidd’s because they had great reviews on here. I brought my Neon SRT4 in for an oil change and to get the serpentine belt replaced. They called me an hour later and warned me that due to the nature of the car (not always the easiest car to work on stock, let alone the modded one I have), the labor would be more than for a stock Neon. I told them that was fine and asked them to call if the work was going to be above a certain price, just for budgeting reasons. I called back three hours later to find that the work had already been done for significantly less than I expected and almost exactly what I had budgeted for. I’m a reasonably poor grad student so I try and fix what I can on my car as I’m able and was very appreciative of Sidd’s working with me on this and understanding my situation. I haven’t picked up the car yet, but given that this is the first garage I’ve been to where they’re even familiar enough with the SRT4 to discuss the internals, I figure they probably did a good job or better. I will definitely be using this garage again.

I always take my car to Sidds. They are affordable and honest. They never do any unnecessary work or try to up-​sell you. Great garage.

I’ve been using Sidd’s for about 4 years now. They took care of my WRX during it’s last couple years and have been doing great work on my Legacy that followed.
I must admit I’ve only used them for basic repairs, inspections and basic maintenance so I can’t speak to anything really complicated. For what I have had them do, they have done an excellent job. Prices are always reasonable and I’ve never had anything sold to me that I didn’t specifically ask for or already know I would need.
I’ll continue to use Sidd’s for all my routine maintenance jobs and would highly recommend them to anyone in the area.

My first experience with Sidd’s was 22 years ago when I drove up in my old Dodge Colt with a battery that would jump but not hold a charge. Someone came out from another car they were working on, diagnosed the problem, replaced a clamp and only charged me $ 5.
I was amazed at the fact that they helped me – a complete stranger — right away and were so honest and helpful Since then, I have taken my car there because they are honest, helpful, friendly, knowledgeable and very reasonably priced.
I had a Jeep Wrangler with a chronic problem where the air conditioning condenser was dumping water back into the Jeep. The dealer told me that several things were wrong and charged me $ 75 to fix them. But the problem continued. One of Sidd’s mechanics checked it out and explained a simple fix he could do. For $ 20 I was back on the road and the problem was permanently solved.
I have called them when I was stuck on the side of the road with what I thought were failed brakes, and when they explained the problem, I simply had to wait for the car to cool off and I was back on the road with no problem.
Owning and maintaining a car is expensive, and because the average person, like me, understands so little about auto repairs, you want to find a reliable shop where the people are honest, care about their customers and explain things in simple terms. This is that place.

I have been a customer for many years, possibly 20. They do quality repairs for reasonable rates, and they are totally honest, and unlike many dealership service departments, they never try to sell you unnecessary repairs. Also, they are very pleasant to deal with.

They are competent, reliable, honest, and fair. I would highly recommend them. I have used their services for many years.

Absolutely awful!
I went to this place last year and they told me that I had the wrong brake pads for my car. This turned out to be untrue because I had replaced them with same break pads previously. I went right to Crest Auto and ordered them right out of their book. They were so nasty about it and told me over the phone «this is why WE DON’T DEAL WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU and we order our own parts.» I gladly told him to f.u. and put my tires back on and I will take my car elsewhere (Firestone on City Ave). Total BS, the real reason is so they can charge you more for the parts they order.
You think I would have learned my lesson the first time and never gone back, but I did not. Today, I was driving and I could hear a popping noise coming from my back tires. As it turns out I had a nail in it and since I work in the area, I figured I would let them fix it regardless of my past experience.
So I went to pick up my car about an hour ago, he tells me «oh, we found two nails in your tire.» I’m thinking okay, thanks for looking out. «Your bill is $ 53.» I’ve never heard of anything so absurd in my life. $ 53 TO PLUG A TIRE… May it’s plugged with gold, I don’t know.
Please avoid this place even if it’s the last repair shop on earth just let you car die!

Best garage and auto repair on the mainline. Accurate estimates. No bs.

Unilocal says this place is closed but that is incorrect. We use them for all of our car needs. They’re really great about only performing the service that is requested/​required and not trying to upsell you.