Great friendly and fast service. Got us back on the road on a Saturday! Alternator needing…read morereplacing while on out of town and Smitty and the crew fixed us up within a couple of hours

Smitty's isn't just the local, honest, reliable, and cost effective shop in town, the owner Joe…read more"Smitty" is probably one of the most knowledgeable diagnostics technicians I know. Most people think mechanics is turning a wrench for a buck, and having the cheapest guy to turn the wrench is the way to go. You couldn't be more wrong. The power of a great diagnostic tech will not only speed up the repair process, but also save you time and money while getting you on the road faster and safer. I have turned wrenches for years and consider myself to be a knowledgeable shade tree mechanic. But in the few instances I've run into issues, I've called Smitty. You simply can't put a price on "know-how", and this shops got it in abundance. Save yourself time, money, aggravation, and guess work and go see Smitty. He's changing the game in the Temple area and surrounding market. Not only is he a knowledgeable and skilled technician and business owner, he's a mechanics, mechanic.

the worst car shop to go get your car fixed. the owner is lazy and he overcharges a lot .. the guys…read morehe has working for him has messed up my car placing a hole in my alternator and it takes over a month to get your car back. horrible place

This has been my mechanic since my first vehicle when I was 16 years old. I'm 33 now and have never…read morebeen let down. he is affordable, reliable and trustworthy.

Had a power steering pump replaced. Turned out to be bad.I took it back and they replaced it.Was…read moregiven some attitude when I took it back , it seemed they were trying to put it on me. They wouldn't even look at it at first. They seemed to be upset I didn't let them diagnose the problem originally. I am old school and I'm not stupid when it comes to my truck, I have over 300,000 miles on it and I am the original owner. I can tell by listening to it what's wrong with it and I've always been correct. The power steering pump was the original power steering pump it was whining like a stuffed pig, and the truck was not turning properly not only that I had had it diagnosed at another garage, but they were too expensive regardless,I didn't feel like the attitude was correct. I won't go back there for any reason nor do I recommend anyone else go there due to the attitude I was given. I kind of brushed it off when I left to have them fix it,when I returned to pick it up I felt they were uncomfortable with me being there and barely said a word to me. I don't know what their problem was. I am always nice and respectful to people and never went in there angry or yelling cussing. Nothing I was very polite on the phone with them and very polite when I took it back did not expect to be treated the way I was But like I said it is fixed now and working great. I have usually worked on my truck myself because I don't want or trust anyone else working on it however do eye cancer I'm not able to see as well as I should. My right eye is completely dark now,I hope in the future no matter where I'm at. I'm able to trust a mechanic more than I did this place.

So at the end of June this year, I had to take my 07 Silverado in to figure out what was causing…read morethe squeaking noise. The mechanics told me that they would inspect it and then let me know. We all concluded it had to be either the timing chain or the harmonic balancer. They had my truck for almost a month and I ended up spending more than double what I was expecting. After they replaced both parts, they then claimed that my lifters are going to need replacing and charged me an additional 2 grand for that as well. After paying for the parts they replaced, I took my truck home only to have a new fault come up, low oil pressure. I called them and had them take my truck back to fix that issue and made them pay for it out of pocket being that this fault never occurred before they took my engine apart. Out of spite, they messed up my alignment. When I FINALLY took my truck back from them for good, my truck was driving somewhat straight but my steering wheel was halfway turned to make this happen. I had to take my truck to another shop for an alignment job which cost me even more money. So all I ask is that if you're reading this, please don't do business with these people. They're going to over charge you for everything and when they mess up and you call them out on it, they're going to cause more issues expecting you to bring it back in so they can continue to gouge you. With all the mechanic shops I've dealt with in over 20 years, these guys are the worst.

I called to have the Banks grid heater mod done on my Ram pickup. Ron and company got it put in…read morewith no issues. The truck runs great! Thank you!

I would recommend Bill to anyone who needs a good honest and reliable mechanic. I was blessed to…read morehave found him and he has taken care of my auto repair needs for the last year. He is the best.

"We changed your oil, rotated your tires, and topped off ALL your fluids"…read more They didn't top off my fluids, so I had to go to Walmart to buy and replace the wiper fluid myself. For a $95 service, that's disappointing. I wonder what else they lied about.

Horrible service department experience. We dropped off our 2017 Chevy Colorado (diesel) nearly 4…read moreweeks ago for some error codes. We were initially told it would be $848, then after almost 4 weeks they told us it would be almost $3200 because it allegedly needed a new DEF pump, which was replaced a year ago. The codes are the exact same with the same problems and the $848 charges got us nothing.

I had a very bad experience years ago... I took my Tahoe to them to get my water pump replaced . A…read morevery easy fix on this. I showed them where the leak was (weep hole) they proceeded to tell me my intake manifold gaskets needed replacing and the water pump was fine. $1000.00 and a week later I got it back. I drove it to Salado, and when I got out of the car the exact same leak was there. I'm a mechanic , but I elected to have it fixed because I was traveling and didn't have my tools. They didn't even check their work. When I took it back to them, they said they would fix it no charge. When I picked it up they charged me for the pump... Now all these years later I get a text message telling me i can get 10% off on my next service. I thought I had put this behind me years ago, only bringing up the story to illustrate how even mechanics can get taken for a ride given the right circumstances. Now I'm compelled to leave a review . When I replied to the text : Why in the world would I ever come back to a shop that fucked me over so bad that it's the worst experience I've ever had in my life? They replied : Sorry you feel that way. Have a blessed day. After writing this, I will have a blessed day! Peace on you!

Took my 2005 F250 there because I felt the rear end was possibly going bad. My regular mechanic…read morethought that as well but he does not rebuild rear ends. I went to this place they kept my truck for a week and charged me $127.00 for nothing. That did absolutely nothing. I don't even believe they did a test drive to diagnose the problem. My check engine was on when I got there and had been on for 2 years for the catalytic converter but the truck run fine and that was not why I was there. I believe they saw the light was on and did a scan which told them the catalytic converter should be replaced which I already knew. Bottomline, they told me something I already knew and never addressed the problem I was there for. They charged me the previous $127.00 I mentioned for 2 minutes work. On top of that I had to rent a vehicle on top that which cost me an additional $300.00 plus. I'm 65 and I been to many, many mechanics in my life and this ix by far the worst i've ever seen. The old guy at the front counter has the worst attitude I've ever seen. He's just plain rude and has a extremely nasty disposition. Steer clear of this place and find a real professional garage to service your vehicle, this place is not that.

I'm usually the type to do all car work myself, but partway in with my axle-back exhaust install I…read morerealized I wouldn't be able to angle it out without a lift. Drat. Luckily I found Aikman! They come highly recommended from the Austin corvette community. They were booked out for a month, but luckily they were able to squeeze me in for a quick 1.5 hour install within a week! All the other big shops were quoting me for several hours of work, so this small family owned shop easily beat the other estimates. Super friendly service, gave me a good time estimate to come back and had my car back within a couple hours. Definitely make the trip up here (worth the 45 min drive for me) for all your LS engine needs, I can tell they really know their stuff!

I came to install a new exhaust on my c8 corvette and they had it done in a few hours and even made…read moresure that the check engine light wouldn't come on by running the system a few times. Value was also good about 6 hours labor and relearning values ran me about 740. They also assumed me if I have an issues with a cel I could come back and they would fix it free of charge. Great part for performance work!

Asked the guy on the phone to give me a quote for brakes. He refused to give it over the phone…read moresince "there are too many variables." He gave me a hard time and told me I was "price shopping" and said if you're looking for the cheapest price I'm not it. It would be 1 thing if I didn't have a full report on my vehicle from the master mechanics I already took it to....but I do have full pictures and and info on what I have. He just stayed on the phone with an attitude saying he would not quote because that's not his policy...literally every other shop has quoted me lol. Absolutely no customer appreciation. I was only trying to support a local business. I can tell this guy will only do what HE wants. Steer clear of this 1 ppl

Serviced my 2002 Chevy 2500HD transmission rebuild and taking care of my muffler. Carl and John run…read morea great shop and took care of business that I will say you can trust to take care of your automotive needs. Fair price & great work.