We have been using Chip for 3 years. Our truck was always taken care of in a flawless and expedient manner. His prices are fair and reasonable. It is more important to him that your vehicle is safe and not the size of the bill. We have a wind/bug deflector on the front of our truck. It had come loose and while he was reinstalling the deflector it broke. He replaced it with a new one and apologized about breaking the old one. The old one was 20 years old. Thank you Chip for being a standup guy. read more

I've used Chips Auto twice to transport my car from Venice Fl. to Milford, Ma. Chips had my car picked up in my driveway in Florida, transferred it to a car carrier and shipped it to their facility in Massachusetts. They then transferred it to my driveway in Milford. No complaints at all! read more

Just because you are may be a decent mechanic doesn't make you a decent person- ................................ Yes I will go ahead and leave a bad review because after 3 years of being a truly loyal customer you have shown what an absolute unprofessional, rude and careless mechanic and individual you are. Tuesday Sept. 12th I clearly wrote you a text with a picture of my flat tire and rim to and asked you to PLEASE NOT scratch my rims, I had them installed 2 years ago and to this date I had no scratches on them, until you decided to ignore my text and perform a service you were not equipped to do. Thursday 14th, you call my car is ready and return my rim that you worked on, is not only scratched in 4 places but has actual damage where metal is gouged out and missing from what I can only presume is damage inflicted by the incorrect machine u used to change my tire. You should have been a professional and informed me that you didn't have the right tools to perform the job, instead you ruined my property and when I contacted you 3 times regarding this you dismissed my 2 texts by NEVER responding and when I called, you didn't let me get a word in and displayed the worst manners by being rude, speaking over me and dismissing my grievance about you damaging my property, even though I had warned you before you did the work. In the call after your rude display, you did offer to have it buffed out, I accepted by texting you and yet you never responded to make that happen. If you want a careless mechanic that won't own up to ruining your property and rudely dismisses your valid concerns, then Chips Auto is the place for you! Chip, you behaved like an awful human being, even knowing you are in the wrong, may life treat you as poorly as you treat your customers and their property. read more

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Do not go to this shop! Extremely over priced and when trying to communicate to chip he's rude and talks over you . Will damage your car and say it's not his fault . Very very disappointed. Don't waste your time read more

I wouldn't take a bicycle to this place. The mechanic decided it would be better to having a shouting match with me in the parking lot than to admit his mistake. This isn't our first problem with then, but it will be the last. Plenty of other shops in the area with competent and professional people. read more

My car was making loud engine noise -passenger side. Pep boys tried to hit me up for 2k Took it to Chip's auto and they took care of alternator and belt for 1/2 the price. Pleasant crew all around read more

I had my car towed to Chip's Auto on the 20th of May due to the accelerator not working properly. We were told it was the cam sensors, and that they would be replaced as well as some spark plugs. When we picked the car up on the 23rd, the problem happened again about 20 minutes after leaving the repair shop. We called and they had it towed at no charge back. We were then told the sensors from the shop were no good and it needed and new TPS. So, he supposedly repaired those parts and we then picked up the car again on the 4th of June. We drive about 10 minutes from the shop and the same problem occurs again. At this point, we decided to try our luck driving it to the dealer. After the dealership looked at it, it seems that the cam sensors were not replaced, and the spark plugs were very low quality. We then had to pay again for the dealer to repair what Chip's told us had already been done. They also found that the sensors were not in fact the issue at all. So, all in all, we paid Chip's almost $800 for work that look as if it was never completed. We now have to pay the dealer to fix these same problems and the additional actual issue as well. I have now been without my car for going on 3 weeks due to the lack of work done at Chip's and I am thousands of dollars in repair work. I will never go to this shop again, nor refer anyone to use them in the future. read more

Honest and great mechanic with reasonable prices. Always gets the job done everytime I bring my car in

Chip has been my "go to mechanic" for years. I am happy to say that today I noticed,a new to me, automotive repair shop in East Ruskin. Even better, the business belongs to my trustworthy mechanic, Chip, who has come through for me many times over The past 15 years. I was looking for new brakes for my 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan. Chip is doing pads/rotors front and rear next week! Jim Stone - Ruskin, FL read more

Took my van to get doors fixed and its been excuse after excuse on why he can't work on it 2 5ft ladders on a work van kept him from working on. Keep in mind side doors and rear doors nothing inside the van its self But that was the reason he made up up why he couldn't get the Van worked on and finished today which is Friday which I took today off was supposed to be a 1/2 A-day when you're up taking the whole day off because he couldn't finish it by 12 so I missed 8 hours worth of work To cater to his time to get my workman fixed from now he says being at the ladders were in his way he can get started today but won't have it finished till Monday 4 days to fix 2 doors So we're meeting at night and clear that if he couldn't finish it by this afternoon then don't touch the Van because I can not afford to miss on another day and wait for him for what reason I don't know he obviously does not want to work on the Van which is fine but I missed 8 hours worth Of work because of chips autof chips auto very unprofessional I do service calls all day long and I will not talk to any of my customers the way they talk to me Are highly recommended David's auto release them at least them yes they got broken English and hard to understand but they get the job done right when you need it done read more

My 2017 Nissan Frontier pick up was still on its original brake pads so I decided to get some estimates. Being a "car guy" I knew what I wanted and was amused by what some places said to me. I first went to Tuffy on Big Bend and they wanted to replace the brakes and rotors to the tune of $796!!! Then I went to Mavis in Wimauma and the salesman there just did not have time to see; came back when he asked me to and I was told he was busy and could I leave it with him... NO! Then I read a real positive review on FB of a shop in Ruskin called Chips Automotive so I decided to drive over. The owner, Chip, was great. Examined the pads and rotors all around, took it for a test drive and confirmed what the other place had said with the exception that he did not feel that the real rotors needed replacing. Said if I left it with him he could get the parts that morning and have it back to me that afternoon. One of his employees even gave me a ride home! I had it back mid afternoon and it drove and stopped great! And the bill for the work? $430.00!!! That is a $360 savings! He is definitely my "go to" shop for car repairs now! read more