Recommend! We had a gasket leak and needed a new belt tensioner. The office staff is very kind, courteous, and knowledgeable. The technicians know what they are doing and get the job done well and promptly. Pricing was fair for the work and time it took. We will definitely be back! read more

I have taken my car to Advanced several times and always had good service at a decent price.

Sadly this used to be a great shop. But over the last two years forget it. They worked on my cars for years. I should have learned my lesson the last time. They fixed the so called problem and then a few days later it was back in the shop for a new code that mysteriously popped up and in the end cost me a lot more money. This time had a engine light on again and a coolant leak bad radiator ok, how much it came to just under $1700 the car is older with a lot of miles so I asked do you see anything else because it would not be worth it for me to put much more into it. They said no, nothing visible. Well they fix the radiator and the coded item, great I will get one more year out of it. NOPE, I got a day and a half drove it back to the shop no issues except for a engine light on again and guess what, another code that didn't appear just a few days ago. Amazing, this time they want to repair my vehicle that was at least running for another $2000 WTF, I passed picked up the car and it died on me 3 times trying to get it home which is only a mile away. I should have left well enough alone. At least the car ran before they played with it this time. Called the shop to see if they put it all back together correctly and of course they did but how does a car go from running to not even being able to? They simply said yeah that' s unfortunate, lol not for shop. Save your money find a better place they will steal your money. read more

We had my wife's SUV in a while back for a wheel bearing going bad. Tony notified us, and showed us, the other worn suspension parts on the car. They had everything replaced quickly with high end parts for a reasonable price. Very satisfied. On a separate occasion, when I was out of town for work, they removed the rear seat of the same car for my wife when something was spilled so she could clean it, then they re-installed the seat when she brought it back. It was a huge help to her. Very nice to know there are places like this that take care of people like family. read more

Absolutely the worst service in the area. Make sure you go to a different car repair for a second opinion. This service will charge you for any kind of unnecessary repair. DO NOT pay for something that does not need to be done. I have learnt how good my car was until I took to a different car repair shop. Never ever this service. read more

Just picked up my snowblower and it is running better then when I purchased it brand new. The final price for the tune up and repairs was less the originally quoted, the service was quick, and the people were friendly. They also told me all the things I need todo to prevent future costly repairs. This is the kind of small business my wife and I love. They work on pretty much anything with wheels and engine. Just give them a call if you have any questions. read more

I've used Advanced Automotive for automotive body work and mechanical work for over 20 years. It's hard to find an automotive repair shop which does both. Excellent work and very fair prices. ' I also had my John Deere tractor repaired and the workmanship was excellent. read more

I have been going to Advanced Automotives for the past eight years. Toni, his wife and the rest of his team are incredibly professional and offer fair prices for quality work. I have taken my three vehicles there for pretty much every kind of repair imaginable; both big and small jobs. Toni has actually taught me many things along the way and has proven himself as a reliable craftsman at his trade. I fully recommend Advanced Automotives for anyone looking for a shop to have your vehicle repaired. Top notch quality!!! read more

Back in June, I had the team do a major tune up on my older tractor mower and they did an excellent job. Today, when I got on my mower it would not start so I did some of my own trouble shooting but nothing seemed to work. Drove down and talked with Tony and he gave me a couple of tips to look at without any charge and it actually worked. I love giving kudos to companies that work with you after they have done work for you. Especially when it saved me money. I highly recommend Tony and his team. read more

We took our snow blower in on Tuesday night to be looked at since I couldn't get it started. Advanced Automotive called with a reasonable estimate Wednesday morning, and we got a call that the snow blower was ready on Thursday. Very fast service! When we picked it up tonight, Liam loaded it into our car and answered all our questions. He was very helpful and kind, and we appreciate that very much. We will definitely be returning when we have another problem. Highly recommend! read more

Called Advanced Automotive for snow blower repair - it's a big machine so I was looking for someone who offered pick up service. I was very happy when I was told they could pick it up the next morning, but I was thrilled once it was picked up and got the call with the (very reasonable) quote telling me it could be fixed and returned that same day! Got it back just in time for the Snowpocalypse! Happy to shop local! read more

We had Advance Automotive rebuild the transmission on our 1998 Dodge Caravan several years ago and it ran fine until we sold it with 145,000 on it. read more

These guys are scheisters. Told us our Honda lawnmower of 3 years was in need of over $250 in parts and when we said we would take it elsewhere they wanted to keep it and "dispose" of it. Took it somewhere else it they started it right away, charged us $25 for the review and service.Also had to call Advanced for an update on the repair after a wee of it being in the shop. They said they would email us the invoice with the needed repairs and was never received. Shay business going on here!! read more

Had a transmission rebuilt here I believe around Dec 2005/Jan 2006. Worst mistake ever. Two days after getting the car back from them, we traveled to Iowa (which is home for us). Guess what Transmission failed, went to leave a store and the car lunged forward, then started making this horrible banging noise from the transmission. The shop owner's response not my problem to get the car back here, that's not covered by the warranty. They thought it was acceptable to leave a customer stranded well over 200 miles from home after their poor quality work caused a problem. We finally got them to agree to let us take the car to a shop in Des Moines that we trusted. The shop in DSM wasn't allowed to opened the transmission up, but were able to confirm that it was definently an internal transmission failure. To this day I'm not sure what my trusted shop said to the owner of Adance Automotive, but he ended up towing the car back to Batavia from Des Moines. After about two weeks we called and they said yeah it's done come and get it whenever you want, they didn't even tell us what the problem was I had to call the shop in Des Moines to find out, and guess what they had even found out what the problem was. About a month later, had the car at the local dealership for a repair and guess what they called and said, "Your transmission is leaking". I of course declined to have them touch it since it was still under warranty with Advance, asked the dealership to call Advance and advise of the problem (specifically where the leak was coming from) and to expect the car back, a third time. Again, Advance had the car for another two weeks, and again, did not call to advise repairs were completed. We thought ok, surely this the end right? Wrong. About a month later another trip to Iowa, went to leave my parents house and guess what, a puddle of transmission fluid on the ground. Not sure what happened this time as I couldn't get the car up off the ground to check to see where the fluid was coming from, but oddly the transmission and power steering fluid (both took ATX fluid) were full and by the time we returned home to Aurora there was no more leak, so I didn't contact Advance Automotive as the transmission was shifting fine, not leaking. I'm wondering if a technician didn't overfill the fluid and as it heated up during the trip didn't start to overflow. Needless to say I'm very disappointed with my experience and will never take another vehicle or small engine there again ( note they do small engine work also) due to the following factors: 1. Poor workmanship 2. Unwillingness to work with customer's to correct problems 3. Poor communications 4. Length of time to complete repairs (they had the car for a total of 6 weeks at minimum) read more

Tony at Advanced Automotive does an excellent job on body shop repairs and car maintenance . I have used him the last 10 years and my car looks and runs like brand new. Very honest and easy to find in Batavia. M. Simpson read more

I recently purchased a used snow blower here. They took the time to help me decide which one was best. Good price and excellent knowledge of product. I had a very good experience with them. read more

Before you commit, check ACE or other places. I agreed to their estimate and then happen to be in ACE later. I talked to them and their price to fix my snowblower was a third of what Advanced was charging me. So check around first. It did trouble me a bit when they said that they were going to change my oil on my two-stroke engine. Can't imagine what they charge for cars! read more

Always an easy straight forward friendly experience. They let you know what needs to be fixed and how much with no surprises afterwords. Very knowledgeable, both with auto and small engine repair. read more

worst repair shop I have ever dealt with. bought a used lawn mower, after about 6 uses something popped and would not run again. took it back and they said I tried to change the spark plug, because it was not new, and there was no oil in it. they told me I was lying. truth is I don't think they ever did any maintenance on it and sold it as is read more