B & R Auto Repairs & Towing

This is the 4^th time I’ve had to take my car here this week and today the owner told me that he doesn’t know how to fix it (air conditioner leak) and is waiting for a friend who knows more to come and «take a look at it». I have been using this shop for two or three years and the work has been fine but expensive and their bill is always a couple of hundred higher than their estimate. This time they gave me an estimate of $ 650. to fix the air and I agreed but told them the price had to be firm. It was, but then the car had a strange noise and a loose part hitting the pavement. I had go back twice for that. Since both times I returned 5 minutes after I left the shop I didn’t even know about the leak until the next morning there was no freon and it had to go in for the fourth time. I d I still don’t know when it will be ready. Hearing that he doesn’t know what else to do is not reassuring. Besides, I need the car! I am not taking any car here in the future. Stay tuned!

I’m new to the area and needed to find an honest, reliable mechanic in the area. I found B&R through Unilocal and I’m so glad I did!
Ray and the other guys at the shop are so friendly and helpful. I brought in my old Honda to get a maintenance light looked at and change my tires for the winter. The light ended up being a reminder to change my timing belt. Ray suggested I do it but was not pushy about it at all. He put on great new tires and gave me an amazing deal on them. He also noticed that my oil was extremely low, and he filled it up for me at no charge.
I really appreciated the service at B&R. Everyone there was very honest and did not pressure me to do anything unnecessary. I’m a young woman with very little auto knowledge and I’ve been to other shops that blatantly try to take advantage of that. I did not experience anything even close to that here. Just an honest, respectful team that explained everything to me without making me feel stupid. I’ll be returning here for all my future auto needs!

Good place for car repairs. The only reason for 4 stars: sometimes they seem to change the prices. They quote one price (which sounds too good to be true but brings me in the store) and when I arrive the price is slightly higher than quoted. They do quality work, however.

Great Place! I never have a spare time with 3 & 2 years old kids anymore. This shop will work with on time and also budget. All positive reviews are valid based on my experience.

My blazer died while I was driving it on Wattles in Birmingham, as if it ran out of gas but I had gas. This was 2 days after the big rain that flooded everything and I was on my way to get cleaning supplies for my basement in my house I rent out in Berkley. My husband came and got me from the side of the road and the closest towing service (also a auto repair shop) was B & R, according to Siri. We went to B & R and left my keys and the location of my blazer. I expected it to be days before they could tow it with the disaster going on but they got it in the morning. I got a call before morning was over that I needed a new fuel pump. The charge for the towing and the fuel pump was $ 580. I thought this was a lot but I asked around and fuel pumps are expensive because they are inside your gas tank. You can use this as a gauge for their prices I guess, if you know what the price should be for a fuel pump replacement and a tow from 2 miles away. The owners are super friendly and I did feel the service was fast. I felt like they spotted me from a mile away as I was walking in and attended to me immediately, which I loved. I also appreciated that they seem to be open later than your typical auto repair shop — they all seem to close at 6pm.

Ray and Joe are always fair and go out of their way to help you. They will treat you with respect always. My fiancé and I have gone here numerous times and they are the only mechanics we trust here in Michigan. They changed the rack and pinion for us and the steering feels 100% better, multiple oil changes, rotated our tires, helped changed our headlights, so many things and they went beyond being fair. This is a place you can trust and can expect good and true results.

Ray and Joe at B&R are the only mechanics I’ve ever trusted.
I’ve been here about four times over the course of the past two months for various car woes. If you’re like me, you’ll understand that I was stressed out, worried, and scared about how much it would cost. Especially driving a german car– which can be expensive to repair.
Every time I’ve been in or spoken with them, they’ve been patient and discussed potential problems with me, talked about what could have gone wrong and what the symptoms would be if they did.
They worked with me to figure out the issues and correct them for a reasonable price. They helped out a couple friends of mine with what they thought might be expensive repairs as well. Ray even got me a ride home when dropping off my car once– not everyone would do that. I’ve never gotten a vibe of anything but honesty from B&R.
Highly Recommended!

These guys know what’s up. They got my AC compressor and re charged my AC quick and fast! Best service hands down. I’ll be talking to my friends about them when their cars need any kinda service. Thanks guys! It’s cold in my car and it’s hot out!

WARNING! Do not go here. On 3 separate occasions they did repair work on my car and all 3 times the work was awful. 1^st the break lines, I left there with a gas leak and dangling lines. 2^nd the steering rack and pinion, they left the tie rods loose. 3^rd the distributor. 2 months later my car breaks down and the distributor was bad. When I went back to ray to get reimbursed for the distributor he became aggressive and hostile. He called me a «broke @ss b@tch» and told me to «get the f@ck out of my shop.» I gave ray over $ 2000 for his terrible work. He was all baby this and sweety that when I was giving him money. The moment I called him out on his terrible work he was down right abusive. Terrible shop and an awful human being.

Ray was here in about 30 minutes to tow our car out of the ditch. Cost us $ 65. Not bad. Fast and friendly. Will call again.

They r fast and with good customer service but pricy ! Ok veryyyyy pricy ! N kinda make u feel bad if u will do nothing but an oil change !

These guys aren’t good, they’re great!
My water pump was leaking and instead of automatically replacing it they checked for leaky hoses first. A much cheaper option. Unfortunately it was the water pump and they quoted me a price that was almost 50% less than the dealer and they fixed it the same day! I’ll always go to them in the future

It’s rare I’d write a review for a place like this, but I’m really happy with the service! I’m not from this area but I just got a job here; so when my car had trouble at work, it was really stressful to find a place to take it in an unfamiliar area. B & R came recommended from someone I work with and reading the other reviews on Unilocal helped my dad and I make the decision to have it towed and repaired here. Service was great and quick and I’m very happy with the final costs.

Very fast. Honest and explained everything in a big brother caring type way.
My estimate was right on point. I’ll be back for sure. Plus it’s in my neighborhood! Can’t beat that :)
Thanks :)

This is my favorite place to get my vehicle fixed. Ray Bazzi, the owner, will take care of you. I just had him replace the AC compressor on my Saturn VUE and now I have great AC. I have recommended this place to others and they are also very happy with the service they received.