These guys are awesome. I called Monday to see how quick they could get me in for my daughter's car…read moreand they had me in the next day and back out with a fixed up rig. I was worried that it was a major issue but it ended up being something really minor that they fixed quickly. I'll definitely be back as they do both good work quickly and appear to be honest shop. Thanks guys!

Do not bring your vehicle here. We trusted Earnies with our vehicles for years. We recently…read morepurchased a vehicle a 2006 Chevy Silvardo from Earnie and within one week the tailpipe fell off. Then it was the transmission. We tried contacting him and got zero response. At this time the truck has cost us in repairs more than we paid 6,000.00 when we purchased the truck he lied to us and told us that they had just put new work into it and that it was n great running condition. We not long afterwards found out via another mechanic that the work we were going to do on our other truck was in no way necessary. It was the owner himself who lied and ripped us off. Now we wonder how many times he over did or overcharged us over the years.

Old owner was great new owner is horrible told me a minor oil leak meant I needed 15 thousand…read moredollars for a new engine or for 12 thousand he would reseal every seal and gasket my car is worth 7 grand second opinion fixed for less than 1 grand scam much????

Amazing reception and technical staff. Friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. Explained the…read morerepairs needed to my 2003 PT Cruiser and got them fixed up very quickly. I will absolutely be returning for my future repair needs.

So very happy to have found this place!! A real Gem here in Federal Way. Excellent customer…read moreservice. Straight up work & prices. Wonderful people, very helpful. I couldn't begin to tell you how great this place is ...

My husband called and set up an appointment for my 2016 Challenger to have a part replaced. We…read morearrived only to find out that the part had not been ordered and it would take at least 2 days to even get the part. Apparently, we needed to pay for the part before he could even order it, something that was NOT explained when the appointment was set up. They will call when the part comes in and then we will need to make another appointment. So could be another 1-2 weeks. Poor communication on the part of Performance Prep

Brought my lowered 2006 Silverado for alignment front and rear were tucking and had bad camber thy…read morequoted me 260 for a 2 wheel alignment and when I recieved my truck back alignment was still really bad they told me they were only able to adjust toe aka my steering wheel and not my camber so they didn't do a full service and still charged me 260 + tax and didn't want to refund half cause he gave me discount already which was only like 20$ off worst shop dont recommend these guys at all. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY

Service and work was performed. If the in-house financing that was a problem do not do it do not…read morerecommend no way no how it's costing me four times as much I should have checked the price before even considering financing the labor is way more than other places as well the labor per hour that other places is about $40 less again the mechanical work was performed correctly no problem with the mechanics Work just the cost of it all

The customer service was outstanding. They resolved my issue quickly and were very polite…read morethroughout the process. I can't say enough positive things about Apex, the quality of service is unmatched. They were always willing to go above and beyond even staying open late for me. Thank you!

Quoted one price then ended up doubling it with no other additional work. Was basically bull…read moreshifted about restocking fees and diagnostic testing (one electric clamp in the system) that created the additional cost and this is with me bringing in the part I paid $11 for and they quoted me $300 for a used one. Sad what people will do to seniors who,are disabled (veteran 20 yrs) who are at the mercy of bad actors. Don't recommend them. Shame they were good several years ago.

So I bought a 2012 chevy sonic lt from the carhop down the street from this shop. The cars been…read morenothing but a headache. Breaking down on me only 3 weeks of driving it off the lot. Bitterling's auto has been doing their best to figure out why my car will not start as there seems to be an unknown internal issue. Ik Bitterling's team has been communicating with carhop the difficulties n have been doing their part. I recommend this shop due to their efforts, and soon to be, hopefully a return on my vehicle with no more issues.

I would never recommend Bitterling's to anyone after the service I had! They are not professional…read moreand do not give a clear picture of work required. I DROVE my car into Bitterlings, approved $500 worth of work, then got 2 more calls about an additional $200, then $150 worth of work needed. $850 total. When I was told I'd be able to pick my car up, I got another call that a part had FALLEN OFF my engine and it is NO LONGER RUNNING, requiring an additional $1050 worth of work to get it running again, a total of $1900. The car was older and almost at 100k miles so the estimated necessary work total had exceeded the value of the car. They still REQUIRED THAT I PAID the $850, even though this work did nothing to fix the vehicle because it NOW WON'T START. I also, went by the shop on a Saturday (not realizing they were closed for the entire weekend) to find my car parked on their lot with the DOORS UNLOCKED and my personal belongings inside. I was lucky nothing was stolen because they have signs all over their office saying they are not responsible for stolen property - so had anything been stolen, it would have been my responsibility, not theirs for leaving my vehicle unlocked on their unfenced, not secure property while they were closed with no one on site for 63 hours. ---- I am upset with the service here because I feel like I was taken advantage of and price gouged instead of hearing from an experienced mechanic about the extent of the work needed to repair my car. I was never given a full picture of the damage my car had sustained, instead I was told small estimates at separate times totaling to a lot of money that never actually fixed the car. Keep in mind, this car was running when I brought it to them so I basically paid for them to break my car and ask for even more money to fix that. I got multiple calls and estimates throughout the day while they were working on my car: 1st call- I was told I was lucky that I only needed $500 worth of work,  2nd call - thermometer needed to be replaced $200, 3rd call - small repair for oil leak $150. After approving all of this work and the 3rd time I had talked to them, they mentioned that the timing chain was stretched but I was told that it DIDN'T NEED TO BE FIXED and I could pick my car up by the end of the day. As the end of the day approached, I called to ask about picking up my car. She called back to tell me that while THE MECHANIC WAS DRIVING MY CAR OUT FOR PICKUP, THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FALLEN OFF AND NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START! To fix this they estimated an additional $1050 of work ($1,900 total). I said no to the work because I wanted to do some research, as now the total of all the work already approved and required, exceeded the value of the vehicle. Moneeba called me multiple times the day after my car broke asking for a decision on doing the additional work but when I asked for the estimates in writing she could not provide anything in writing. Moneeba said THEY DON'T PROVIDE ESTIMATES IN WRITING therefore, I must write it down myself (which is actually against the law in Washington to not provide written estimates for work over $100). She said she would try to put an invoice together with the work I had approved but it took 2 days to finally get the repairs they had done in writing. Still no written estimate for the work required to get the car running again. When I came in to speak to Moneeba and discuss options, she was defensive and demanding that they had done nothing wrong. The only thing that she did to right the wrongs of her shop (and I doubt she would have had I not requested it) was due to the fact that I could no longer drive my car off the property -  was she didn't charge me to store my car on the lot past the week mark while I tried to sell it. I'd also like to point out that the old owner, Don, no longer owns this auto shop and most of these reviews are for the business he ran. Bitterling's is not accredited by the BBB. Save yourself the hassle and stress I went through and go somewhere else!

As a solo female traveler, I can't recommend this place enough! They were incredibly honest about…read morewhat needed to be done. I have a 22 year old subaru, which obviously has its quirks at that age. Where a lot of other mechanics would have upsold unnecessary repairs, they were straight to the point and even fixed a dent in the front fender for free. I really appreciated their honesty and kindness, and would suggest them to anyone looking for car repairs!

A MILLION OUT OF TEN, DO RECOMMEND!…read more We've been having some car issues for a few months, and unfortunately, we've been screwed over at other local shops that have a) lied to us about actual issues to try and get us to pay more, b) have had insane prices. Normally I take to Yelp for everything (duh), but I decided to post in a local Facebook mom's group about our recent issues in search of a mechanic that is tried, true, and reliable. River City Repair was suggested by another local mom, and from there it was less than a WEEK that we had our car up and running with no shady business done. Mark, the owner, actually owns two tow trucks and was able to come tow my vehicle for an incredibly affordable price to the shop. Not only that, but they called me their next business day before 9am with a diagnosis and price. From approving the fixes to the car being ready (and there was a laundry list) it took 48 hours.... 48 HOURS! They worked incredibly fast for the work that needed to be done. And for 8 total things that needed to be fixed (a couple that were major and made it so we couldn't drive the car), we were out the door for parts and labor for less than $2,500. My husband was dumbfounded at their honesty and affordability after a year of dealing with car issues/shady businesses between the two of us. We were ready to throw in the towel and scrap the car and just buy something new even though we reallllly didn't want to, so I am SO glad I posted on that page and was introduced to River City Repair. I met Mark's wife, Tana, over Facebook and she was the one who put all of the gears into motion to get us scheduled to even offering a one-time free diagnostic to help out a local fellow mom. Mark personally drove the truck to pick our car up and he was such a kind, personable guy - even down to showing our two year old truck-obsessed son a few things on the tow truck (and totally making his day). Mark made a comment about his clients becoming like family, and I can TOTALLY see why. They're such great, honest people and this is the epitome of a small local business being a pillar in their community. Hands down we have found our go-to shop. Thank you to the entire River City Repair team for all of their kindness and hard work!

Excellent customer service! Knowledgeable and professional…read moremechanics! Outstanding job and shop.

Very honest and up front shop. It was nice not having them try and upsell me on additional services…read moreI didn't need like the quick lube stores do.