Master Tech Automotive

Highly recommended; Professional and polite and will not oversell you; They give you a fair estimate of whats needed.

Jason and Keith are great. I work in the car business and I bring my car to them. I have had a Head Gasket done on one car and transmission seals, control arms, tie rods and ball joints on another car. Recently, I thought I need front brakes (pads and rotors) and was prepared to spend ~$ 400. They inspected it and found out it was just a little low on fluid. Very happy with the service from them… only reason it didn’t get 5 stars is its the place you want to drop off your car vs. waiting there for it… which is not a problem for me!

So the place I usually go (Bouchard and Son) was booked the whole week and I needed to change out my winter tires. (I’m from California, so please excuse my ignorance on needing to schedule a week ahead during this time of the year).
So after doing my research I called up several other places with high ratings. All were booked except Master Tech. According to the 9 or so Google reviews, this place was a 5 star spot. But if you take a look at their website, the reviews correspond to their «testimonials» and each of the reviewers only had that sole review for Master Tech. And I thought it odd they had no reviews on Unilocal.
Anyways, the good thing was that they have a lender car program in which they give you a car to drive around while yours is in the shop. Again, coming from California, in which this is not a common practice, I was surprised. (They just give you a car!?)
In addition to needing my tires changed, I had a check engine light on and I wanted to test for a battery draw since my battery had died once over the winter.
The prices were about average, if not a little above average for parts ($ 71 for a DPFE which you can find for anywhere from $ 30 – 60 yourself). I dropped my car off around 8:30am and they were done around 2:30pm (just to change the tires, replace the DPFE (which they charged $ 45 in labor just to have someone pull it out and plug a new one back in), and check the charging/​battery). So I’m not sure what took so long. They also quoted me on some suggested fixes (totaling $ 1200) which seemed steeper than they should be (but they say they are using higher quality premium parts, which is sometimes true that you get what you pay for).
My main complaint is that they charged $ 100 to have my check engine light read and EGR system tested. And an additional $ 30 to have my battery charging system checked. I think I have been spoiled since both my mechanics in California (which I found through Unilocal) and Bouchard and son (which is awesome, and was recommended by my medical school classmate) have checked my check engine lights and battery draw for free.
In the end, this place is decent. They are competent but their prices are a little steeper in my opinion. And don’t expect to get cut a break. It definitely wasn’t worth driving all the way from south burlington to cholchester. Next time I’ll be making appointments a week earlier at B&S.