I really wish we had gone somewhere else. What should have been a straightforward cosmetic repair turned into weeks of frustration, repeated workmanship problems, additional expenses, and an extremely disappointing experience dealing with Tony.
Our car had minor parking-lot damage, and we agreed to have the rear bumper replaced. Tony told us it would take no more than a week. When we got the car back, the bumper was badly misaligned and didn't sit flush with the adjacent panel. You could immediately see and feel the raised edge. The paint was also uneven and had heavy orange peel texture.
This was especially frustrating because Tony repeatedly talked about how much better their quality was compared with other shops. Based on the work we received, I completely disagree. When I brought up the issues, Tony became defensive and argued that other areas of our car weren't perfectly aligned from the manufacturer either. That had nothing to do with the bumper his shop had just repaired.
After going back and forth, he agreed to adjust it and told me to bring the car back the next day. I ended up waiting there for hours with two babies because we had already returned our rental car and had no other transportation.
After the adjustment, the alignment was somewhat better, but there was now a strip of MISSING PAINT where the bumper met the adjacent panel. They had damaged the paint while removing the bumper and never mentioned it before handing the car back. It felt like they were hoping I wouldn't notice.
So the car had to go back AGAIN. We had to rent another car, remove and reinstall two baby car seats, and pay for the rental completely out of pocket. I specifically told Tony we needed the car back as soon as possible, and he said the correction should take only 1-2 days.
Those 1-2 days turned into almost TWO WEEKS.
Our rental was around $85 a day, and by the time we finally got our car back, we had spent nearly $900 extra waiting for them to correct problems with their own work. It made no sense that fixing the alignment and paint took longer than the original bumper replacement.
The completion date kept getting pushed back. After about a week, I called Tony because I needed an actual timeline. He repeatedly said he didn't know and emphasized that the delays had nothing to do with him. Eventually, he called back and said it would take another three days. When I asked how an adjustment and paint correction could take longer than the original repair, he didn't answer. Instead, he said, "I'm calling just to let you know!" and abruptly hung up. Three days later, they still needed a few MORE days.
When we finally got the car back, the alignment was thankfully better, but there were once again new problems: another area of the bumper had a deep scratch that couldn't simply be polished out, and there was visible paint overspray around the Tesla charging-port opening, suggesting the area had not been properly masked.
I understand that mistakes happen. If there had been one issue and they simply fixed it, I wouldn't be writing this review. But this was a repeated pattern: poor alignment and paint quality, damage caused during their own correction, no disclosure of that damage, another extended delay, nearly $900 in additional rental costs, and then new scratches and overspray.
What made the experience even worse was Tony's attitude whenever I tried to address legitimate issues with work I had paid for. Between the workmanship problems, delays, unexpected expenses, and poor communication, I completely lost confidence in this shop.
I would never bring another vehicle here and cannot recommend them. read more