This is my first time using Jerrys Garage and only the third time in 30 years having someone other than myself work on my car. I've owned my own maintenance and repair shops so I know a bit about cars. I'm now retired and can't work on my car anymore so I'm highly discriminating. With that said, this is my experience.
My air conditioning (Freon) line broke. I called Mac Haik Ford and they refused to quote the replacement of the line and recharge of the Freon. They wanted to charge me $150 for a diagnostic even though I told them what the problem was. I then called Sun Auto in Rivery and they kept me on the phone for 30 mins telling me how I could be wrong and there may be another problem. They were also trying to upsell me on a diagnostic service and told me they couldn't warranty the service without it. I told them I know what I'm doing and can see the broken line. I agreed to come in for a quote. It was $675. They talked about being willing to price match and wanting to earn my long term business but if their price is high this time, won't it always be? Of course it will. I may not get burned this time with a price match but I will every other time so no thanks for the price match.
I checked Yelp and saw Jerry's Garage had all 5 star reviews (63 of them) so I called them and went in for a quote. In and out in a couple minutes and he called me back with the quote VERY quickly! I think in around 30 minutes. It was $550. I made an appointment for Thursday and dropped it off on that day.
Jerry's is an old fashioned mechanic shop. No frills. No waiting area. It's also hard to find because it's actually not on AW Grimes but down a gravel road behind Circle K (actually on the north side). The people are nice too. The "Managers" are Todd and Charlie which are Jerry's sons. I dealt with Charlie. Very nice guy.
Ok back to the repair. They said they were going to use a Ford part which I know is more expensive and they were much less expensive than Sun Auto. At this point, I'm very happy. Oh, when I dropped it off, Charlie remembered me.
So, I dropped it off at 9 am and it was finished by 2 pm. AC works great. When I went to pay, Charlie said, oh you are a new customer. I forgot to include the new customer discount (which turn out to be 10%), so my bill was $500, tax included. That saved me 25% from what Sun Auto wanted even without their diagnostic fee. By the way, it seems like every shop wants to pad the bill with a diagnostic fee. Most of the time, a good mechanic can tell in minutes what's wrong so be wary of anyone that wants to charge one. But, sometimes they are the right thing to do. In my case I knew exactly what was wrong and Charlie said I was right so kudos to him!
In summary, I recommend Jerry's Garage. They do a good job at a fair price. They aren't the prettiest or fanciest but they get the job done and don't try to take advantage of you. They will be my go to guys and I will refer people to them. read more