Zach was great to work with - fast, knowledgeable, and sensitive to the fact that we were in a…read morehurry. Would almost be happy to break down in Chamberlain again.

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Recently a friend and I were driving to Rapid City when we drove over a truck tire that damaged the…read morebottom or our car. We called AAA, who called Tony. He was at our side within the hour. He loaded the car onto the truck and off we went to Rapid City. After a 3 hour drive, lots of suggestions regarding what we should see during our stay in the area, and some other funny stories, we arrived at the Nissan dealer, unloaded the car, and he insisted on dropping us at our hotel so we were safe. A few days later he called to ensure that our car was fixed, that there were no further issues during our trip, and of course inquired about the sights. Thank you Tony for helping to make our holiday a good one. I would highly recommend Tony's Custom and Repair Service.

AAA called Tony for us after we totalled our windshield while, against the good advice of the…read morelocals, hunting pheasant with our SUV on I-90. In no time Tony was at our side with our decommissioned land boat on the back of his truck. The AAA rep had asked Tony to take us to a small town just west of us about 30 miles, to a GM dealership no less, thank the Grass Gods of South Dakota that it was Tony who picked us up. Tony informed us of the fact that the GM dealership doesn't actually carry windshields in stock, they have to order them, which can take upwards of 5 days. Tony recommended a friend of his in not so near Pierre, which was still within the AAA 100 mile tow range. Boy, Tony was right, the next morning we drove the one block to his friends auto glass shop, and had a new pheasant guard installed within 3 hours... Thank you Tony, you saved us a hell of a lot of time.

After traveling many miles we want to thank you for your kindness. We've run into many people on…read moreour 7,000 mile journey & you are remembered! High five to Cody!

Cody and Kolt are great - they got me out of a bind with a flat tire on the highway in the middle…read moreof nowhere while I had two kids in the car. Charged a very reasonable amount and they were open and honest about what they could do.

If you are going to breakdown, break down somewhere close to A&R Truck Equipment. They will turn a…read morebad situation into an interesting experience. Great people, great service! Thank you Dave & your crew! We will always remember Chamberlain, South Dakota!

I was told by another shop in town to call them as they do road service. the guy said it's your…read moreonly choice here and you ain't gonna like it. Well he was right, the woman there obviously doesn't like her own life so be mean and dishonest with everyone. She has to be an owner cuz no one would ever hire her. she acts as harsh as she looks.

Mike went way above and beyond to help us out of an impossible situation when we were traveling…read morecross country. 5 star service all the way!!

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Was our second phone call after tire fell off side by side trailer. He was fast and nice. He told…read morewere to get parts to fix and was up early in the morning. Even left trailer on roll back so husband did not have to do work on ground. I will only be working with him in the chamberlain sd area again if we have issues.

Blew our transmission on a cross country road trip, on Memorial Day weekend. Ron came by to tow the…read moretruck in less than an hour, and did a great job. Amazing service, definitely recommend!

My brother accidentally locked his car keys in his trunk at a funeral. We called Johnny Towing to…read morecome and help unlock the car. The locksmith showed up to the cemetery twice but instead of coming to help us he turned around both times and left without saying a word. How unprofessional. We had a family member pass and the one who's car was locked had to drive hours to get here. Instead of even trying to help he just decided on his own that we didn't need him and left. There's no sense in giving a business like that a third chance.

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On a Sunday morning, we hit monster truck sized jump (frost heave?) on the interstate just 5 miles…read morefrom Kennebec, SD. We limped our camper trailer to the off ramp and the dirt lot at the Clark gas station... to discover we had a busted leaf spring on our Jayco 22ft trailer. After a google search, found a number for the one local auto shop, Charley's. They had an on call number and Jordan answered. Very kind. Very helpful. Gave advice. Came up with a plan for the next morning, when they opened back up. Crawled our way to the KOA just down the street (and happens to be conveniently located across the road from the auto shop...!) Jordan and all staff were incredibly polite, helpful, affordable, and efficient in helping us solve our SOS camper break. We are so appreciative.

Driving cross country from Seattle to NYC our Alfa Romeo Stelvio's low oil warning light comes on…read morein Rapid City, SD. Following our manual instructions for adding oil, the warning light goes off, infotainment shows good level. We drive approx. 1 hour and warning lights come on "excessive" oil!!! It's Sunday, we are 300+ miles from Sioux Falls (nearest authorized Alfa Romeo mechanic). AAA will tow but, only 1 of the 3 of us will be allowed to ride in the tow truck! Unacceptable!! Against all recommendations, we drive an additional 140 miles before we are scared to go on. At the Vivian Eastbound Rest stop, a worker gives us info on Charley's Welding & Auto Repair and their mechanic, Jordan as well as King's Inn that is within walking distance of the repair shop. Jordan answered and said he'll be able to do the oil change on Monday at 9:30 am. Nick, from King's Inn was able to accomodate us for the night. Nick also suggested Henriksen Auto Body Towing 24/7 in Presho. Dave Henriksen, owner, assures us that he'll get someone to tow us asap. In no time at all, Don, tow truck driver, shows up, tows our car, with all 3 of us to Charley's. We were told to leave the car in the yard. We get there and Jordan is at the shop!! Unbelivable!! On a Sunday, on his day off!! On Monday, the car is ready before 10am. Jordan, Don, Dave, & Nick you guys are AMAZING!! We truly appreciate all of you!! Highly recommend 100%. These guys are experts in their fields and their hearts are pure gold!!

If Mel opened a shop closer to where I live, it would be my go-to shop!…read more My girlfriend and I were driving through South Dakota on a road trip and right as we went down into Chamberlain to see the nice view of the Missouri river, a "low oil pressure, shut off engine immediately" warning displayed on my dashboard. I pulled over right away opened the hood to find my battery smoking and it smelled like rotten eggs (which is a sign the battery is in a terrible place). This happened later in the evening so we called a local tow service and they dropped it off at Mel's with us hoping he would be able to take a look the next day. This was day one of our week long trip and with a low oil pressue warning we were a bit worried about our situation. I arrived first thing in the morning at Mel's shop to speak with him about my car. I told him the situation and then Mel asked for the keys and went to work right away. There weren't many places to go around his shop (that I knew of) so I hung around while he looked at. After a few minutes he found that the oil pressure sensor was bad. He replaced that and then worked on replacing the battery as it was obviously not ok. When he finished replacing the battery we went for a drive on the highway to make sure the voltage and the oil pressure were fine. It is my understanding that in some cases where the battery has the characteristics as mine did in this case that the alternator could be overcharging it. The voltage and oil pressure were consistenly fine on our ten minute drive so it seemed the only problem was the battery had just met its time. The bill was very reasonable and we had no further problems the rest of the road trip. It was almost nice in some ways to have my car break down when it did so I was able to bring it here to save on repairs. Mel is plesant to talk to, seems like a smart guy, and helped us out in a pinch. As long as Mel is still in business, don't worry too much if your car happens to break down while passing through Chamberlain.

Mel helped me out with an air conditioner that needed recharged while on a trip to Yellowstone. He…read moreworked me in first job of the morning and had me on my way in 20 minutes with a happy family!