Midtown Automotive

These guys are great! I brought my volkswagen in when my check engine light was one while road tripping from DC to California. They were able to take care of me right away and back on the road the next day. If I lived in Denver– this would be my place. Thanks guys! Made it to Cali!

Always very pleased with Midtown Automotive’s honest and reasonably-​priced service. They have worked on several cars for us. No problem is too big or too small. They take good care of their customers! Highly recommended.

Great people. Everyone is so patient and nice. They explain what they’re doing very well. I really trust these people with my car. I’ve given them my car several times and they’re so quick and they always do an incredible job. I got my car detailed by someone who works for them and it looked better than new. (It’s a 15 year old car)
Definitely recommend this place!!!

Midtown Automotive worked on my 2014 truck and I had then put on a specialty muffler on. From the moment I walked in I was greeted with professionalism and warmth. There friendly delivered what they promised to me and had my vehicle down way before promised. Truck runs great and sounds fantastic! Thank you Midtown and especially the owner Harvey Bennett. He know his stuff. I will recommend friends and family to you. Scott Bakay

I think that Jeremiah is great with customer service and treated me very well. The issue I have is the price and a water pump they had done a couple years ago. They run quite a bit more expensive compared to a few other quotes I got. I needed my front axle boot replaced, coolant flushed, fan switch replaced, coolant reservoir replaced. They put me at about 1000 for everything, I managed to find 3 other quotes putting me at around 650. I did have them do some work a couple years ago replacing my water pump and timing belt (I believe it was a little over 700 for the timing belt and pump kit). Today I found out the water pump just went out again and I probably only put 16 000 miles on it. I don’t blame the labor, but have been told that they should have used a pump with metal propellers instead of plastic (that may also just be vw parts fault). The point is, I wish they had a better warranty for having steep prices as some shops offer a 3 year warranty for labor and parts.

Recently I dropped off a Subaru Impreza that hasn’t been driven for over a year and wanted to get it checked out. Jeremiah gave me his word that they would look at everything from under the hood to drivetrain. Before any work was performed on the car Jeremiah gave me a call to give me a rundown with all of the pricing straight up, which was very reasonable with all of the work that needed to be done. When I got the Subaru back, I was more than impressed with the friendliness of the staff and Jeremiah and equally impressed with how well the car drives after the laundry list of repairs. I will definitely be going back to these guys for oil changes, the soon to be timing belt replacement, and any other repairs that need to get done down the line. I even received a follow up call asking how the car is doing. These guys are awesome!

I had two experiences with these people.
First was for an oil change. Turned out to be not so simple. They called me and told me that I had a leak and it would cost $ 120 to fix. Not realizing I said ok, had the car fixed, no issue.
Second time I had an issue with squeaky breaks. I took them here and they called me up several hours later telling me I needed all new breaks front and back, new rotors, new break fluid, and a few other things. Cost, over $ 1100. I had 1 thing done, which was the break fluid.
I took the car for a second opinion to my dodge dealer in Golden. When they looked at the car they told me my rotors were fine, and the squeak is due to low cost aftermarket break pads. I had all 4 changed. Cost me $ 400.
These people saw my NY plates and tried to take advantage. They are highly unprofessional. They will tell you that there are things wrong with your car and act like it is an immediate fix so that they can rob you of your money.
Do NOT Go here.

This is an AMAZING place. I bough a car from this in August 2013. They were friendly, honest, and didn’t talk down to me. There were a few glitches in the car I was looking at and they were on top of it — didn’t let me drive away with it until everything was right. Everyone from the people in the office to the mechanics went above and beyond to make sure everything was how it should be. I highly recommend them!

Honest, articulate, and fair. Jeremiah is good people and he treated me with such respect and did great work. We’re sold on Midtown Automotive for our 01 Jetta and we’d gladly recommend him for other things, too. We brought in our 06 Wrangler for some basic stuff — no problem. For me, the most important thing about car repairs is to trust the person doing the work. I trust Jeremiah.

I recently brought my car into this shop for an oil change and a basic check-​up before I went on a road trip. Jeremiah was super cool when I dropped the car off, told me he would get everything checked out and call me with his recommendations. When he called, I was prepared for a full laundry list of crap that I would have to wade through to find out what I really needed to repair, vs. what I actually needed done. Well… that DIDN’T happen. Jeremiah gave me 1 thing that he recommended I do before a road trip, and a short list of things he recommended in the future. I could tell that he was super honest and wasn’t trying to rip me off at all. Overall I was very satisfied with the work and WILL be back for those future recommendations!

Can’t say enough about the service Midtown provides. They have:
— had car rental waiting for me when I dropped off my vehicle
— driven me to and from work when getting repairs
— paid for towing when I got in an accident (from Vail!)
— stayed late so I could pick up vehicle after work
— given me free oil changes since becoming a regular customers
— always explained what they are doing to my car and why
I love having a mechanic and mine is Jeremy at Midtown Automotive.

I think this place is alright if you’re a man. As a woman, these guys did everything they could to rip me off.
I was suckered in about 4 months ago with the free oil change for customers. I thought, I will be loyal to these guys. So when my oil needed changing again, I took it there. Not only was I dinged with a $ 50 bill (for an oil change?! you have to be joking) but I was told my brakes were on their last legs, my tires were bald, my struts were broken and leaking. All in all, the estimates came to over 2k.
So I took it, on Thanksgiving day to my uncle’s house, who is a mechanic some 100 miles away. Turns out, my breaks are fine, a little worn, but nothing to worry about now (not like the ticking time bombs that Midtown informed me I was driving around with). My tires are not bald, having, in fact, taken them to Goodyear to get snow tires put on for the winter. Goodyear said NOTHING about having bald tires. My tires are fine. As for the struts, yes I need new ones, but the estimate my uncle gave me (that any reasonable mechanic would expect to pay at a retail shop) was HALF of what the kind fellas at Midtown suggested.
Basically, labor costs are outrageous, they will sell you any and all parts they can, even if they have to duct tape them on the car, the «shop supplies» are ridiculous and mysterious considering everything else is perfectly itemized.
Bottom line? Ladies, DO NOT GO HERE. And any friends of women, DO NOT GO HERE.

I’ve brought my car here for a couple large jobs (brakes and timing belt) and found the prices comparable. Professional service and they always offered me a ride if I needed to leave my car. I trusted them with my car until recently. My AC was blowing hot air and I needed an oil change. They recommended a $ 571 Tune-​Up (not including almost $ 200 to recharge my Freon and $ 175 headlight restoration also recommended.) Come to find out, after taking my car elsewhere, it was my a/​c compressor not my freon that needed repair. Considering I know nothing about cars, my friend sent the itemized quote to her brother, who loves cars and also happens to be mechanical engineer… below is his response. To say the least, I will not return to this place.
«Tell Erica to keep shopping, that place is totally trying to rip her off. Some mark-​up on parts is expected, but it’s good to do exactly what you did and check the prices v. what you can find yourself. Don’t pay double. More concerning though is the labor charge. That’s at least 4x what a tune-​up should cost. And $ 45 for „shop supplies“?!? Do they use silk scarves for oil rags? There are several more things wrong with this quote. On a 2004 VW, the ignition curve and idle speed are programmed into the ECM, and there are no adjustments. The car also does not have traditional spark plug wires, but rather it’s a coil-​on-​plug arrangement. Those go bad eventually, but don’t need to be replaced as part of a normal tune-​up unless there are issues with how the car is running, or a fault code that indicates they need to be replaced. The tune-​up should be spark plugs, air filter, and fuel filter only, and an hour of labor tops ($ 80 to $ 100).»

These guys REALLY go the distance for you.
Up in Lone Tree, you got your slick dudes in slick matching overalls, in Wash Park, you’ve got your guys listening to the latest band-​you-​know-​nothing-​about, but here. Here, you’ve got a family owned, operated group of hardcore mechanics who really know their shit.
Today was about the fourth time I’ve taken my vehicle there, AND I DIDN’T EVEN HAVE TO TAKE IT THERE! I returned from a business trip and my car wouldn’t start. Kind of a suck welcome home, if you ask me. Anyway, I call these guys and I’m freaking. «DUDE!» I say. «DUDE!», «CAR, clicking! NO START! HELP!», «Canyougetatowtruckintoaparkingstructurecausemytru­ckisstuckandparkedand.» and they’re all like, «No worries dude. Can’t get a tow truck in there, but I can get two dudes in there who will get your vehicle running, we’ll limp it back here, fix it and even drive it back to you.»
Shortly thereafter, it’s good to go.
I’ve had cars worked on, all around the world. I’ve seen good, I’ve seen bad. I’ve even traded a case of Budweiser for an alternator replacement, (I’ll write about that later), but I can and will honestly say that these guys are worth it. They’re spot-​on, trustworthy and fantastic.
Really can’t say enough good things about Midtown Auto. All my vehicles will be taken care of by these guys.

I used Midtown Automotive for my Volvo P1900. Jeremiah was extremely helpful, they did great work and I have nothing but good things to say about them!

My first visit here was back in ’99 or so and still to this day I take my cars here for various repairs from oil changes to having them re-​do all the wiring that was ripped out during a theft attempt. Each time I’ve been there they always have a car in some stage of restoration and over the years I’ve seen some very nice cars.
It’s a family business and the guys know what they’re doing and will answer any question you may have. I had a bunch of work done on both my truck and car a couple months ago and as normal they did excellent work. The guy that’s been at the front counter all these years is named Harvey and I believe it was the owners grandson who helped me during my last visit.
For me this place is also very convenient — it’s just off Colfax so if you need public transportation the stop for the #15 is just 2 blocks away
A few days after the repairs I get a call from them and I wondered why they’d be calling me. They were calling to ask how the car and truck were running and if I had any problems — now that’s customer service!

Nick’s best friend has a ’79 VW bus and swears by this man so when I needed an oil change and all around look-​see at my Audi before driving it all the way to California I decided to take it here. The owner Scott may be the nicest mechanic I have ever met. He remembered me from my phone call and called me by name as soon as I walked in, even though we’d never met.
Once I was there I went ahead and asked that they look at my car because there was a weird sound coming from the front passenger tire area. Turns out a CV axle boot had blown. (Look at me using words I don’t understand!) Jeremy was the mechanic working on my car and he was awesome at explaining what was wrong and showing me the fix using parts. The quote was exact and they fixed it that day which was awesome.
Do call ahead if you plan on stopping by. They definitely recommend it so you don’t have to wait as long for your car to be finished.

I own a 79′ VW bus and have taken it here many times. It’s hard to find a good mechanic for an old VW these days, and if you’re the proud owner of one of these labors of love I highly recommend Midtown. Every one there really cares about the life of your car.