I was pretty disappointed with this location, as I have had great luck with the Bill Talley in Mechanicsville ( Dealership and Quick Lane, been many times to both) and event got a new truck from the Mechanicsville dealership. I had taken a work car over for an oil change here on Laburnum and there were no issues, so I sent my wife over with our personal car to renew the inspection as I felt like I could trust them. Boy was I wrong.
They presented her with a long list of repairs that they implied needed to be done to pass inspection, totaling about $1000. I maintain that car myself so I was a bit curious when she called me. My instructions to my wife after she read through the list: get out of there NOW. They ended up hemming and hawing with her and finally admitted, only after she pressed them, that only a small part needed to be replaced ( sway bar link- again, curious) for the inspection. She still demanded the car back and they slow walked the lowering of the car and kept her there another 45 minutes.
I brought this car later that week to my trusted mechanic in Lakeside who passed the car with flying colors- I even had them look closely at the sway bar and they told me it was 'perfect'. Only thing they recommended were new rear brake pads, which we did, and that wasn't even on the original list!
I think this kind of predatory mechanic shop should be avoided, not trusted, and I certainly will not be back to the Laburnum location. read more