Dave’s Automotive

Brought in our 2009 Ford Flex before a road trip. Dave’s suggested replacing control arms due to worn bushings. I brought it to the local Ford dealer for a second opinion and the dealership said the control arms and bushings were in great shape. Brought it to another mechanic for a third opinion and they also said the control arms were fine. I’ve read other reviews on Daves and it seems they make a regular practice of recommending work that doesn’t need to be done.
On another trip i asked Dave’s to replace my low beam headlights in my BMW. They called me to tell me no headlights needed to be replaced. I let them know the daytime running lights were fine but the low beams needed to be replaced. The mechanic looked again and said he found one that needed to be replaced. I figured maybe the other light got bumped and started working again. Got the car back and I still had a headlight out but ended up being charged $ 70 to replace just one of the lights. Brought it do the BMW dealer afterward and had everything replaced fine there
I would not recommend Dave’s Auto for any work. At best they demonstrate incompetence and at worst they take advantage of their customers to make an extra buck.

Kid at Valpo with car problems. Local friends recommended this shop. Was a great recommendation. These guys took great care of her. I imagine they’ll hear from me again over the next couple of years.

Very experienced/​mature techs (no young punks here). I brought in two wheel/​tires to have them check the balancing (after another place couldn’t seem to get them balanced them). They told me there’d be no charge. Wow… very nice of them. I gave the the tech $ 10 anyway to buy him some lunch. I’ve never had any other work done here, but it would probably be my first choice when I do. No late or Sunday hours, but that’s ok with me.