Drivers beware! Advantage Auto will try to take advantage of you! Unfortunately, I need to leave a bad review. If I could leave 0 stars I would but in spite of their lack of communication and slow repair of my vehicle, I will say it is working now. This place had been recommended to me, but I do not recommend it to anyone. I took my car in on a Wednesday for a diagnostic and was told that they would call me back with an estimate. On Friday, two days later, I called them because I still hadn't heard from them. I was then told that the mechanic was looking at it at that moment. However, it was Friday afternoon and I was told the shop is closed on Mondays so I wouldn't know anything until the following Tuesday. For this reason, I was forced to rent a vehicle, which Advantage Auto does not provide. So I rented a vehicle planning to return it on Tuesday, as the shop would be open and I was told he would get right to work on my vehicle then. But I needed to extend that rental until the following Friday evening (10 days after I'd taken my car in for a diagnostic). Communication is key to everything and Advantage Auto only communicated with me after I made several calls trying to discover what was going on with my car. I admit I wasn't pleasant but I do expect communication if you have my property. After this call, they did make a few calls to get my agreement to go ahead with the repair. Even then there wasn't much communication. I received a call on Friday afternoon/evening stating my car was repaired. (10 days after taking it in originally). Upon arriving to pick up my vehicle on Saturday morning, to my surprise they were open on Saturday - contrary to the previous week. When I was about to pay for the work done, I asked if they could take some off due to the loss of my vehicle for 10 days & having to rent one - especially since I hadn't been told how long it would take. I was refused any kind of accommodation for this. As if that wasn't enough, I was also informed at the time of payment that a credit card payment would add a charge to the price. This was not disclosed to me when I took my car in originally even when I had asked if they accepted a particular card. When I commented on this, he smugly pointed to a sign above him on the wall, simply printed out and stuck to the wall, saying that there would be an extra charge if cards are used to pay. Other places have recently adopted this practice but will accept a check as cash payment. However, Advantage Auto only takes cash or credit card, and will not accept a check. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't normally carry $2000 cash in my wallet. And when I got into my car to drive it away, I noticed the gas light was on. When I checked the mileage on the vehicle between when I took it in and when I picked it up, there were over 200 miles put on my car!! That's a LOT of test drives! Best part is that the paperwork they gave me states that NO MILES were put on!! Once again, I would like to say that communication is absolutely key when doing business in any business. As a professional, that is actually what I do and I am frustrated that there was no communication other than a few times after I got angry and complained about the lack of communication. So, as I stated at the beginning of this review, let me say to all you drivers, Beware. Advantage Auto will smugly and gladly take advantage of you. read more

My wife and I was in the process of moving from Florida to Tennessee when our pick-up truck broke down on us. We tried a couple mechanic shops in the area to find they didn't have time to look at it or didn't have a mechanic working that day who could look at it. At Mavis they suggested Advantage, and I'm so glad they did. Were the repairs took a while. John stayed in contact with us the entire time. His prices are good and his work impeccable. Our truck drives like a new vehicle. I wish I knew a great mechanic like them where I live. read more

Turned an unfortunate event into a rememberable experience. Was on a road trip from Fl to Mass. when our quick rest in Walterboro turned into our large f-350 deciding to breakdown. Thankfully after many failed attempts at fixing it, delays in AAA towing, and apologies from auto shops near that were to busy to help, we were directed to John. John at Advantage auto center picked up the truck and worked on it past his closing to get us back on the road the next morning. To top it all off we were introduced to a young lab puppy who needed a home, which we happily took with us on our way. So a few hours with John took us from stranded in SC to back on the road, running better than ever may I add, with a wonderful new addition to the group. read more

I trust John & Drew to service and repair all of my vehicles. Honest, reliable, and priced fairly.

Advantage Auto was able to get my driver's side seat totally remade with excellent leather upholstery after we were turned down by several other auto repair companies. The seat was in terrible shape, but we love the car and did not want to sell it. John came to our home, removed the seat, and delivered it back, reinstalled it, and charged a very reasonable cost. If you want seriously great customer service, and excellent work at an affordable cost, Advantage Auto delivers. read more

These guys are great! Broke down on the way to Asheville NC from Beaufort SC and ended up getting my car fixed here. Honest, fast and affordable. They went out of their way to get me back on the road fast. Thanks guys! read more

On 9-23 I left my home outside of Statesboro Ga and traveled up to Bishopville SC to purchase a tractor. On my way home, with tractor in tow on my trailer, I had a blowout on I-95. No big deal, replaced it with my trailer spare and continued my journey home. About an hr later, I had my second blowout. Replaced that with the spare tire from my truck and attempted to continue home. Within 5 mins of being back on the road I had a 3rd tire go flat and after further inspection realized I had punctured that tire with debris when stopping to change the second blowout. At this point I was stranded on the side of I-95 two miles north of Walterboro with no way to continue my 2+ hr trip home. Quick google search for tire stores in Walterboro and I stated calling folks and asking (begging) for help. Tire King was 1st and they were unwilling to send someone out to get the 3 flat tires, mount new tires on my rims at their shop and return them to me on the side of the side of the interstate for me to put them back on my trailer. They suggested Circle C Travel Plaza. Circle C informed me that they only sent their service truck out for semi or travel bus repairs and were unwilling to try and help either. Budget Tire was next, with the same response...not willing to send anyone out to help. Mavis Tire and Brakes was next. They had the tires I needed in stock but "didn't have any open appt slots that afternoon, and wouldn't be able to help till the following day". They suggested I call John at Advantage. After explaining my situation, the first words out of John's mouth were "I'm going to do everything I can to help you out the most cost effective way possible". Thank God, I had finally found someone with some sympathy and concern. Long story short, I purchased 4 tires from John (at a price I thought was cheaper than I could of got them from my local shop back home). He came to me and got 4 tires, even bringing his own jack for me to use to help remove the tires. He took these to his shop, had the new tires mounted, and brought them all back to me and even helped work the jack as I put the 4 new tires on the trailer. All for a VERY reasonable "delivery" fee. It's worth noting that by the time this was all over, it was after his normal business hours (5:45ish) and when he jumped in his truck to leave he said he was off to his kids birthday party. So, not only was he the only person willing to help, he was late to his own child's birthday party to help a stranded stranger and there is no way I could ever thank him enough for his kindness and generosity. I would highly recommend John and his team for your needs. read more