A & J Auto Repair

I brought my car there the other day because my brakes were making an awful grinding noise. The guys said it was just my front right brake caliper and brake pad that needed replacing. They said it was all fixed, that they test drove it and everything, but then not even an hour, after I paid them and left the shop, did the grinding start again. When I took it to another mechanic a few days later he told me that A&J Auto Repair neglected to complete the repair correctly as well as look at my rear brakes to make sure all parts were right there as well. I will never go back to A&J Auto Repair again.

I’ve been using this repair shop for over 10 years now. Arne is great, knowledgeable, professional, and an all around good guy. He’s honest and goes the extra mile to make sure the customer is satisfied!

A & J are awesome! The owner Arnie is super nice and had my car repaired and ready in 1.5 days! That white paint on my car… gone! Car looks great and priced well too! Super great experience!
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Okay, so I’m pretty handy when it comes to auto repair but I just don’t have the time like I used to. I have been having some electrical issues with my Subaru and felt like it might be the alternator going out on me. I have replaced my engine, turbo, suspension parts, brakes, complete exhaust, etc and would feel absolutely comfortable replacing my alternator myself. However, as stated, I just don’t have the time. I figured I would simply go to a place near work (Westcott/​Memorial) for the ease.
I looked up shops around here and found this one with a single review on Google. I called the guy up and he said he’d more than happy to take a look and go from there. I dropped my car off at probably 10:30a this morning and the shop is what you’d expect from a smaller repair shop. It’s grungy and looks like it might fall down on you, but that’s the way it goes.
I went in and explained the symptoms and my best diagnosis. He told me that while I might be right, he’d pretend that I was wrong and do a complete diagnostic testing of his own to determine the cause of my battery (4-​months old) draining and causing my car to not start. He told me it’d be $ 15 for the diagnostic tests and that the $ 15 would be applied to the labor if I chose to have whatever work was required done there.
They called me around 2pm and said that it was not the alternator as I’d expected. It was a simple engine ground that had come loose and interfered with the charging of the battery. He did confirm that he fully tested both the battery and alternator and that they were both good to go.
All in all, I spent $ 35 out the door. Many shops nowadays prey upon customers that come into theirs shops but not this place. I would not hesitate to go here again for any of my auto needs.