The ONLY reason they get two stars is because they have given my family over a decade of decent service and we have gotten discounts in the past for services. However, after my most recent experience with them, I will never be returning and neither will my family.
I had my car in about a month ago to get the AC looked at. I wasn't expecting it to be fixed that very day and they gave me fresh Freon and told me I would need to replace the air compressor and several other components for the AC system. I was told that if I phoned in advance, made an appointment, and told them what was wrong that they'd make sure to have the parts on hand so the work could get done in one afternoon. I was warned that it probably wouldn't get done in one afternoon, but it would be easily finished the next morning.
I called about three weeks later to make an appointment. I told the person who answered that I needed my AC system replaced (air compressor, hoses, etc) and an oil change. The first sign should have been that they didn't even care what type of car I had. I made an appointment for an oil change at the same time. I allowed five days between my call and the appointment. My father also stopped by the next week to get his oil changed and reminded the tech who helped him of my appointment later that week. The tech even remembered my car and the issue it had.
Fast forward to my appointment day and I drop my car off. I got a call THREE HOURS LATER telling me of the issues I already KNEW and had TOLD THEM about when I dropped the car off AND made the appointment. So not only did they NOT LISTEN TO ME on those occasions, they wasted time looking at an issue they already knew about. The tech tells me the final price and the work needed (again, well aware of it) and tells me THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS.
What is the point of making an appointment and TELLING YOU the issue five days in advance if you aren't going to be prepared to fix it when I come in to the appointment?!?! I get that they might have discovered other issues in the process, but they KNEW about certain parts before I even brought the car in. They didn't even have THOSE on hand. They had to order them. So my car sat there overnight and didn't get ANY work done on it until the next day. If they had ordered the parts they KNEW they needed, they could have at least started the process.
Finally when they called the next day (more than 24 hours after having my car) they DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE OIL CHANGED. So I had to wait even longer. They at least could have done that the day beforehand while waiting for the parts. Again, what's the point of telling them why you need an appointment if they aren't even going to complete the services you request?!?! This whole experience just left a terrible taste in my mouth. They lack good communication here and need to learn how to take notes on each car so that ANY tech can do the work at ANY time and not waste time poking around under the hood to find the issue themselves. They need to listen to their customers and order parts in advance when they know the customer's needs.
If they had an oil change coming in and knew they were out of oil for that car, they wouldn't wait to order it until the car arrived. No, they'd order it in advance because they knew it was required.
Add to the fact that they didn't even spell my name right on the receipt OR put it under the correct last name!
It was all just one big cluster-f**k and I won't be returning.
EDIT:
Today after being out of town for four days, I returned to find the AC not working at all! It's back to where it was when the problem first started! The car sat in a driveway the whole time and it's not working. It went from being 32 degrees (the tech's own words) to barely dipping below 100 degrees! These hacks either lied to me about the services provided or they did shoddy work. Stay away. They used to be so great. But since Herb left it's gone way downhill. read more