*UPDATE*
I spoke with Aaron (the owner) and let me just say, the guy is stellar. He went above and beyond to make everything right; my car looks almost brand new again. He showed me that as a company, they value their customers and stand behind the work they deliver. After dealing directly with him, I'm confident in the quality of the work I received and would receive in the future. Miguel did apologize and I believe the initial situation was just an isolated incident. I'd definitely recommend this shop and would also consider working with them again in the future knowing now how serious they are about the service they provide. Thanks again Aaron!
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The insurance company from the lady that hit me had a list of preferred shops and after having researched the reviews on each one, I took my car here based on the review rate however I had FAR from wonderful service. I spoke with Miguel, the rep that works directly with the lady's insurance company. He assured me that they would take care of everything and I left feeling reassured. After they had my car for 2 1/2 weeks, it was returned to me with a "replaced" bumper but in the 11 mile drive home from their shop, my bumper was already falling off again. Come to find out the bumper wasn't replaced but instead repaired. The piece that was broken when I took it in was still broken in the exact same place and the inside of the bumper was covered in fiberglass patches showing where they attempted to repair the cracks.
I immediately took it back and Miguel began with the excuses. "The manufacturer must've sent me a defective bumper," "I've never seen anything like this on a new bumper." I dropped it back off Thursday, he tells me he's going to order another bumper and that it should be there the next day, they'll paint it and should have my car back to me by Monday. He called me the next morning and tells me that he contacted the manufacturer and got after them for having sent a defective bumper but that a new one was on the way and he'll get back to me when it's ready. I told him that I know the bumper wasn't replaced and I'm not sure why he would say it was. He ignores my comment and tells me they'll get it done ASAP.
A week later I'm calling to get an update since we're past the time frame I was given and I'm told it should be ready to be picked up in 30 minutes. Miguel now says that his shop guy that was working on my car apparently got confused the first time around and instead of replacing my bumper attempted to repair it. So which is it, a defective bumper from the manufacturer or an incompetent repair guy? He tried to say that he wasn't aware that they didn't replace my bumper when that's what he was under the impression they were supposed to be doing. I reminded him of the conversation we had when I first dropped off my car and he said they were going to repair the bumper. I had asked him if that was possible since it was so cracked and he was positive it could be repaired. I even pointed out that the receipt he gave me when I picked it up said "repair" on the bumper so why is he STILL trying to tell me that it was replaced? Also, if the bumper was never replaced the first time, what happened to the bumper that was ordered? I asked him these questions and his response was that yes, he initially said to repair the bumper but then told them to replace it instead because the damage was much to be repaired. Also they had a new parts guy who was always returning stuff so basically my bumper was returned and Miguel never knew that it wasn't put on my car.
I told him that his stories don't add up. Either he's flat out lying to me to save face, or he's not on top of what's going on in the shop which makes me wonder what else didn't get done on my car. Either way, it's a business that I will NEVER work with again and I would NEVER recommend anyone else to. My car was actually in worse shape when I picked it up than when I dropped it off to them. I found areas that he said were fixed that weren't. The door still has paint missing and a ding in it from where it was rubbing on the fender but the receipt shows it as being repaired. I'll definitely be contacting the insurance company and requesting for someone to review my car and the receipt to see what other damages didn't get repaired that were paid for. Avoid this place and save yourself the stress! read more