Beware of this place!
I had my car brought in for routine maintenance (oil and oil filter, air filter, and spark plugs change and front brake discs and pads) that I usually do myself but didn't have time for since I was going on vacation for 1 week.
When I returned to pick up my car, Peter (the owner), hit me with a bill that was about $300 more than what I was quoted! I, of course, wanted justification.
At first, I didn't make it known that I was mechanically inclined, and Peter tried to make it sound like a big deal, stating "these Gehmann cars have expensive pahts". Ok, no problem, show me the detailed invoice. He didn't have one. After making one 10 minutes later, I compared it to his original quote, which showed $112 for front pad set (Pagid) and $122 for each front brake disc (Zimmermann), and 1hr labor for pads and .
His new invoice showed $147 for the brake pad set, and $198 for each brake disc.
On top of that, he changed the labor from 1hr to 2.5 hours on the front brakes.
The brake discs he installed were NOT Zimmermann coated and cross drilled as I requested.
I asked what brand of brake discs and pads he installed, he claimed "original Gehmann spec"....BS! Upon further inspection, he installed CRAPPY PepBoys or AutoZone made in China brakes which were NOT cross drilled OR coated, WHILE CHARGING ME THE FULL PRICE for German made Zimmermann discs and Pagid pads! And to top it off, he's GERMAN!
Then I asked why the 1hr labor changed to 2.5hrs, and he said "anything can change". The NERVE this guy has!!
I left the car there, asked him to install what I payed for and that I will pick the car up tomorrow. He said "ok, fickin......" (something or other, obviously swearing in German)
He did install the parts I paid for when I picked up the car next day, BUT, he somehow "forgot" to tighten the caliper bolts, causing the left front pads to wedge sideways in the course of the next few days!
I ended up fixing it myself. LESSON LEARNED!!!
DO NOT LET THIS GUY TOUCH YOUR CAR! He does have experience, but he is a VERY bitter person and EXTREMELY difficult to communicate with; not because English isn't his first language, but because he's mad at everyone. He needs psychological help!!!
Do NOT let him take his aggression out on you or your car!!!!!!!!!! read more