Stoneham Auto Works

UPDATE: Still going here for everything from major mechanic works to a simple oil change. Mike is awesome! Hard worker and always saves us money without cutting corners. Explains what needs to be done and how much it will cost and gets the job done.

Good-​hearted shop that wants to fix your problem while keeping its doors open. They actually didn’t fix my problem and I still feel compelled to laud their efforts. That’s how impressed I am with the customer service/​ownership.
I believe that this is the kind of place that’s built on ethics. This is a humanitarian garage of sorts. If you were to ever find yourself in a tight spot or a situation where you would otherwise need to trust a mechanic to not fleece you, this is the one you should put your faith into.
If I need work done in the future, I wouldn’t hesitate to go here. Just good people.

These guys are under new ownership and the new owner has been great. I’ve been taking my Jeep there for everything from Inspection Stickers to mechanical work. Mike is the guy that always helps me out and never tries to sell me on more repairs than I really need. I definitely trust this guy’s professional opinion because he never tries to overcharge me, either. And as long as his work keeps holding up and he keeps up his honest business practices, I’ll be talking him up.

Very straight forward guys here. I would highly recommend them for routine jobs: brakes, oil coolant etc.

This place is my go to when I need my car fixed, They know what they are doing and try to save you money. They are very reasonably priced and won’t rip you off.

On a rainy day. when I was on 93, I discovered that my tire had a flat. I thought about just filling up more air and figuring it out later. but instead, I decided to look for some place which could do a quick fix.
I drove up to this spot in the pouring rain. asked the mechanic. and he said he could take care of me in 10 minutes. I waited inside. Like he said, he checked my tire pressure… he looked for my flat. and three tires later, found it. Fixed it right away. and. I was on the road. I can’t believe I had a 3″ rivet stuck in my tire. Only $ 20 for all the additional work he did.
Extremely nice and friendly. Would totally come again.

Had my car here for over 2 years for restoration. After some time nothing was really getting done with my car there. Jim just kept calling me for more and more money as the car sat. As did most cars in his shop. I knew I had to find another shop in which I did.
Would not recommend these guys at ALL !
Like most mechanics he is in over his head w/​restoration and virtually no employees. Its probably why he just stuck with pumping gas and changing oil.

Franklin Auto used to be in this spot. They moved to another location and this place came in.
I like it here, service is great. I usually don’t do full service gas stations but seeing as this is right near my house, in a pinch on the way to the highway, I’ll stop by. I like the guys here they’re pretty friendly for having to pump gas. They also usually do the windows which is nice.
I went more when they had the Bruins raffle if you guess the correct dollar amount when you were filling up your tank. Yeah, no one could guess the exact amount I’m sure but I tried. yup. I tried really hard. Nothing.
Great promotion to get people in though, awesome.
They had an auto body shop, unsure of the services; basic oil and stuff they do but other things I’m not 100%.

I live down the street from this place. So now you can come find me and beat me up for all my lousy reviews.
Story time!: My car died this morning. Poor baby. I’ve had her for 13 years. Thought she was a goner. Actually, I had been having starter problems for months now and have been too scared to fix it. This morning, it wouldn’t stop trying to start itself, even with the keys out.
Weird.
So I was going to take it down the street to Midas, because I didn’t think father & son places existed anymore. At least not the kind of places that screw you.
Well I was wrong. They DO exist! And this place is one of them.
This used to be «Robert’s Automotive». He worked on my baby before too and was a fine mechanic. He left. I don’t know why. The Konaxis family bought this location and moved in a few months back. Cleaned it up. Offer fueling services. Looks nice.
I actually drove by on my way to Midas, and then turned around to give this place a whack at my car. I don’t know why. I don’t like new places. But don’t judge a repair shop by it’s cover!
Spoke to the son, Stepehen Konaxis and he hooked me up. Stopped my car from continually trying to stop itself and ran down the list of things he can do to try and fix it. I asked him about the business and it’s new owner, and that’s when I learned he is the son of this particular Father & Son auto repair shop. Nice guy. Knows his stuff.
Then — get this — he asked if I needed a car and threw me the keys to a loaner. That hasn’t happened to me in… 20 years? Amazing. No paperwork or worries just — here ya go — take my car. That right there had me for life.
I am judging this place, and they haven’t even fixed my car yet. I’ll update this review to let ya know how they did. That is, if anyone reads this garbage. Well, if you’re a local and were wondering about that new place on main street, wonder no more. I give it a thumbs up.
* Update: $ 320 to swap out the starter? Are you crazy? Starter motors are $ 100 TOPS for my car. MAYBE $ 100 worth of labor to stick it in there. Puh-​leaze. You lose one star for that, pally. *
* Update #2: All fixed. Yay. I still think they over-​charged me. I may be awesome, but I don’t know how to fix a car…*