The Pit Shop Garage

Drew and crew are trusted to care for my two cars. Service is always great and they even take time to make sure all my questions are answered.

I recommend all my friends and family to bring their cars for servicing at The Pit Shop. Drew and his crew are top notch when it comes to quality service, honest work, and being thorough in explanation. I always leave The Pit Shop knowing that my car is in good hands because Drew always takes care of his customers.

I’ve owned a lot of cars over the years and been to plenty of garages. This is the best place I’ve been. Drew is honest as the day is long and he takes customer relationships seriously. They know what they are doing and won’t nickel and dime you. Great place and highly recommended.

Amazing Chicago-​area Acura technician saves my @ss. And doesn’t take a penny for it.
Through an Acura owners’ board, I found a shop owner who used to be an Acura dealership tech until he apparently got disgusted with their customer treatment and hung out his own shingle down the street. The guy’s name is Drew, and his shop is the Pit Shop in Libertyville, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago. Dozens of posters on his site raved about how competent, honest and non-​greedy he was. They were right.
Called the guy last week at 8:45 in the morning (he’s 40 minutes away from me). His advice: The rear diff of the RL has two fluid chambers. When changing the fluid, many techs overlook the rear one, which has the clutches. Debris gets lodged in them and they don’t close firmly, creating the noise.
He was pretty certain this was the problem. «This system is very solid. It almost never has a catastrophic failure. Honestly, I’ve never seen one.» Advice: Replace fluid, do tight accelerating figure-​eight lefts and rights until you puke to dislodge the debris, and if the noise is still there, lather-​rinse-​repeat. So I called my local wrench who still has the car (he’s honest too and much closer to home, just not an Acura or SH-​AWD specialist by his own testimony), and he did the operation 100% successfully. All better.
Drew gave this advice freely. Just the opposite of the usual coy «Bring it on in and we’ll take a look at it,» he never even tried to make a pitch for my business. He just freely shared what he knew. Incredible.
Needless to say, I’m feeling lucky today. Two thumbs way, way up.

Had an issue with my power steering pump. Drew and his staff resolved the issue quickly and at a very reasonable price. Great job!

After talking my car to dealer and not getting a satisfactory diagnostic for my car I went to Pits Shop.
I received Extremely professional service. Drew was very friendly. He explained to me what my car needed to be fixed. He gave me a very reasonable price, which was much lower then the dealer. My cars runs great now.
I have recommended Drew to my friends.

Great service, awesome prices. Acura and Honda certified mechanics. No more dealership prices, the Pit Shop is the place to take your car. Thanks Drew!

Acura certified service at a better rate than the dealer! Better yet, check in on Unilocal!and get a discount. The owner is fair, honest and fast. I love this hiden gem in Libertyville. Honda and Acura owners need to know about this place. I’ve been twice and will go back.

Super knowledgable guys. Drew and Ben both. Def know what they’re doing on Hondas and Acuras. Do not get your car serviced at your stealership. It’s worth the drive from any Chicagoland area. Definitely recommend to anyone looking for trusty mechanics.

The service and honesty here is second to none! Drew has worked on the following makes/​models for us: Acura RSX-​S; Mitsubishi Evolution; Honda Accord; Lexus IS250… and each and every time its been a job well done! We have no complaints whatsoever. He tells you exactly what the car needs and keeps you updated every step of the way. The hours are convenient, his labor rate is way less that those overpriced stealerships, and his shop looks great (awesome waiting area by the way). We live in Chicago yet never think twice about who to take our cars to for service. Drew goes above and beyond for his clients. He is the man!

I had my timing belt serviced on my car. I am very pleased with Drew’s and Ben’s job. Very thorough, they took me out to the shop and explained everything. I have owned 4 cars, been to numerous shops, had all kinds of service (from 50k to 120k service) done in all vehicles, and the Pit Shop stands out due to their honesty, factual knowledge (I believe they are both Acura certified techs), and quality of work. I live an hour away (Chicago) and I will be going back to service my car there again.

Got my timing belt done on time and at a great price!
Drew is highly recommended and he is definitely one of the most trust-​worthy mechanics I had to deal with

The Pit Shop is a great place to get any work done on your car. Drew is great mechanic with a lot of experience and knowledge base. It’s hard to find an honest affordable mechanic now a days but I trust Drew with my car and know he’s not trying to rip me off. I recommend him to all my friends and family.