Stryker Auto Service

I love Stryker! They are my go-​to affordable local auto shop in the Twin Cities, even though I no longer live in St. Paul. Father/​son team. Tony and his dad are caring and great at what they do. Dad stays more in the back and does more of the labor, while Tony is more front-​end and customer service, although they work together to do repairs, etc. Super friendly and professional. Awesome customer service — even picked me up from work once after servicing the car (the only time I could get my repairs done was while I was at work, and luckily I work close by). They have done myriad repairs (brake replacement, A/​C repair, ball joints) on my (now defunct, RIP) 1996 Plymouth Voyager minivan. Now I bring my 2006 Chevy Cobalt to them too. Last month, I brought my Cobalt to a (highly-​rated) auto shop in my neighborhood (Uptown Mpls) and they told me the serpentine belt was cracked and that it would cost $ 240 parts/​labor to replace. Well, that was out of my budget (which is tight), so I brought it to Stryker. Again, they picked me up and dropped me off from work AND… charged me only $ 75 for parts/​labor for the belt replacement! I’ve referred several other people to them too, and they have also had consistently good experiences. For instance, they replaced my friend’s broken side mirror for under $ 100, and even removed the duct tape residue from the previous one :)
When I got the new serpentine belt, Tony brought the old one to me and showed me the cracks it had in it and why it had to be replaced. For me, this is one of the best parts of going to Stryker: they treat me like a peer and explain everything to me in a way that doesn’t make me feel stupid. Honestly, I don’t know a whole lot about cars, if only because I haven’t bothered to learn. So I really appreciate that they take the time to show me what’s going on and why they did what they did. I always feel like they’re completely upfront and honest with me; they are consistently willing to work with me & help evaluate my options given the constraints of time, my car, and my budget. I can’t emphasize enough how much I value Stryker Auto. The shop itself isn’t much to look at – dingy, no waiting room, basically just a garage. But I can tell they do the work because they enjoy it, and they always have plenty of business because they are fair!

I love this mechanic shop. Family owned business, just Tony and his Dad. They are extremely sweet, actually show you your broken parts/​items, and very reasonable. It looks and feels how a mechanic shop should be — not sterile looking or polished because they are working on your vehicles! Love love love them.

2 out of 2 times I have used them I’ve had bad business. First time engine replacement I was stranded with a leaking water pump then the idler pulley flew off. Second time was an a/​c refill. They cracked a new a/​c compressor when re attaching hoses that they had no business taking off. Everything had already been replaced. all it needed was a fresh fill. Bottom line. They weren’t honest enough to admit what they had done. After closer inspection I found metal shavings from the bolt they took off proving they disconnected the hoses on the a/​c compressor.