Almar Auto Repair

ALMAR is too notch! The owner Andy is a fair man. Mary, the Customer Service Associate is just awesome. I bring my Mustang and Corvette for service They just went through and tuned up my ’84 Vette and the runs like champ! I highly recommend them.

I have been using Almar’s automotive for 2 years now. They provide excellent service, are honest and are reasonable in pricing. I will continue to use them and recommend them to anyone who is looking for great service.

Crooks. I trusted the reviews about this place to take my car there for a front strut replacement. It seems like if you are out of town, they will make sure to rip you off. After the work was done and I received a print-​out with charges I sat in the car and left. According to the receipt I was charged $ 73.13 for a Strut Mount Kit and $ 167.58 for a strut. Fair enough. The next day I decided to take a look underneath the car and when I did, I noticed that the spring itself had never been replaced. Before I dropped the car at the shop, I was on the internet looking at parts and their cost, and when I saw that the spring was old, I became suspicious of the charges, considering that you can buy a complete strut assembly for $ 167.58. So, I crawled underneath the car with the flashlight and located the part number. When I visited the websites of all major auto parts stores, they all showed me my strut and the price of $ 80. After I saw this kind of «discrepancy», I looked up the cost of a strut mount kit just to find out that I have been screwed twice. The price of that part turned out to be only $ 34.99. In the end, these guys made extra $ 125.72+tax on me. Now I see why someone below in his comment said that they could not give him a quote.
So, before you guys go there, make sure you have an estimate from some other place or a print-​out of all the parts and their cost.

Honest and pretty fast though they can get busy. Nice people, close to uptown and good hours. Give them a shot

This is my second time coming to the Almar’s and so far I’ve been really pleased with the service and the work done on my truck. It has been one of those summers where I should get Murphy’s Law painted on the side of my truck.
So it’s definitely reassuring to know that I have a trustworthy auto shop to take my baby whenever the next thing that could go wrong, inevitably goes wrong.

Very happy with the work done on my ’97 Celica. Staff friendly, polite, professional and «no nonsense». Will definitely be a loyal customer. Thanks!

We were traveling to Charlotte and we had trouble that turned out to be wheel hub, these guys got us in and out in an afternoon! Great service, really nice people, cnice people

I took my car to Almar and didn’t have such a good experience up front. Firstly, they were supposed to inspect my car and when I picked it up they had not done this. I had to wait while they did this. They did pull my car to the front of the line and do it as quickly as possible so it wasn’t a huge deal. Secondly, they disconnected a hose which caused my check engine light to come on a couple of weeks after I took it in. I took it to the dealership, which I knew would be more expensive, because I didn’t know what was wrong. They explained what happened so I let Almar know. They asked me why I didn’t bring it back into them and I explained that I didn’t know what was wrong when I took it in to the dealership. They reimbursed me for the amount the dealership charged me to re-​connect the hose. I really appreciated that! I understand that mix-​ups happen and it seems as if this shop makes a good faith effort to make it right. Thanks!

I’d been to plenty of other places in Charlotte before I found Almar Auto. Since I found them, I haven’t gone anywhere else.
Ok I’m a girl– so being friendly and explaining whats going on with my car is important to me. They are not only friendly, but knowledgeable. They always diagnosed the problems with my ten year old car and fixed it as they said.
I’d even shown them receipts from past work done and they smiled and said «oh, wow– thats a lot. We can do better every time.» And they did.

Automotive repair is one of those fields where you truly want to «know a guy,» or even «know a guy who knows a guy.» So let me be your middle-​guy here and tell you this is the place to take your ride.
My family has been using Almar for all of our cars for years. They are straight forward, they will do whatever they can to make your automobile safe and legal to drive without breaking the bank. I take pre-​owned cars here to have them evaluated before I purchase and they have never steered me wrong.
Tap the brakes! Nothing is free, but they will not run up the labor or start replacing things that don’t need replacing. There is a reason they are always busy, they do the job the right way. I would have no issues recommending this place in the future to all my friends and family.
If you want to utilize an independent shop that can work on all types of vehicles you should at the very least get a quote from Almar on South Blvd. They are a pleasure to work with.
Also — if you have to wait a while, walk a block up to Scaleybark & South and grab a burger at Zacks, you won’t be disappointed with it either!

I trust Almar’s to fix our three cars. They have been honest and upfront about repair options and costs. I called today when my Honda Pilot wouldn’t not start. Andy was so helpful and gave me some ideas about what may be wrong. He was able to fit me in and replaced my battery quickly while I waited

I’m surprised by eljoi’s comments. Andy introduced me to «the new Micah», and he never made any derogatory comments about the new guy.
It is difficult to find affordable, expert auto service in the Charlotte area — so I wouldn’t just «drop» Almar without pursuing a remedy first. I believe my relationship with Almar and Andy is important enough that I would have called him out on it right there on the spot… not post nasty comments on one of Charlotte’s rating sites.
I think you should reconsider your efforts and talk to Andy. If you don’t, it really is your loss.

2 Things:
I have a Corvair, and I was intrigued by this place and am glad someone gave it a good review, have read good reviews online of the company but not this location
TO MIKE, the 1^st poster… really dude, you expect a mechanic to give you a price on something YOU diagnosed?.. where in the hell have you ever found this except maybe if someone in your family owned a garage… you think a housepainter would give u a price over the phone… a doctor… a computer tech… the only place i can think of that’ll quote u a price on the phone is a Chinese restaurant… ANY mechanic that’d give me a price sight unseen, i’d assume he’s as big a idiot as some of these posters are (HINT HINT MIKEY)