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Larry's Auto Service

5.0 (1 review)

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Hometown Garage - Auto Repair in Portland, CT

Hometown Garage

(14 reviews)

Jessica, John + the team are incredibly wonderful to work with. This is the place to go for a…read morecommitted staff, quality work, honesty + friendly service. What else could you ask for?

I decided to take a chance & bring my car to Hometown after someone recommended them to me because…read morethey are closer than the mechanic that I normally go to (he is great & I never have to spend a fortune with him). I had them look at my car because I've been hearing a loud cracking/creaking sound coming from the front. They look it over & told me it was my struts & shocks. I paid over $1,800 to get them replaced. When I picked my car up, it was still creaking; same sound. I let them know & they told me to come by & take a ride with one of the mechanics. He heard the noise clearly within the first 5 seconds of me driving it. I brought it back for them to look at & they told me that they "accidentally" put the wrong part in my car. They then replaced it with the correct part; great. When I picked my car up for the second time, the same loud cracking/creaking sound was happening. After I sent videos to them from my dash cam (which has the date & time on it) and from my phone of me pulling into my driveway (both in which you can clearly hear the LOUD creaks) I went to the shop and spoke with Jess. I told her that I was extremely upset and frustrated because I just paid almost 2k to get work done on my car that it didn't need. She was very sweet & we worked out a full refund. I will give them credit for that because the situation was handled very well. They knew that I would not be bringing my car back to them and had plans to go to my main mechanic to get it fixed. They told me "We really would love to know what the issue is with it. Please keep us updated when you find out. We are so so sorry about our mistake". Considering how well they handled the situation & how kind they were to me about it, I decided to give them another chance to listen to the sound & get the issue fixed. I dropped my car off for them to look at yesterday. While my car was getting looked at for the third time, I ask them for a quote for a battery replacement on my boyfriends car (the one I have been driving while mine is in the shop) because it won't start without being jumped. They sent me a quote. I accepted & they told me to bring it to them this morning at 8 AM to get it replaced. They texted me a couple hours later about my car, telling me that they heard noises coming from the back & a slight noise coming from the front & I would again need to drive with a mechanic so I could "mimic" the noise. They told me "We had 4 people drive your car & no one heard the creaking". Feeling very frustrated yet again because everyone that I drive with hears the noise and they were heard clearly in the videos, I called my main mechanic and told him about the issue. He immediately reassured me and mentioned a couple things that could be causing it, which Hometown never even thought to look at. I decided to text them back & thank them again for looking at my car, but told them that I would not be going through them to get this problem fixed. I asked them to leave the key in my car (I had my fob to unlock it) & I would be there after work to pick my car up & be back at 8 AM today with my boyfriends car to get the battery replaced as planned. They responded with "ok." When I went to pick my car up from their lot after work, my car was UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY INSIDE. That is extremely frustrating & upsetting especially with the amount of car break ins in Portland recently. Regardless, I still showed up this morning with my boyfriend's car to get the battery replaced because he needs it done. When I walked in the door, the owner looked shock. I told him that I was here to get the battery replaced. He said to me "I know what you're here for. I just didn't think you were going to show up" even though I told them I would be there in the morning. He then processed to tell me that he is not going to change the battery in my boyfriend's car because I was denying their services. He was extremely rude & basically accused me of trying to get free services from them. They were fine with giving me the refund & me bringing my car to a different mechanic to get the issue fixed at first, but since I brought my car back for a third time & ultimately decided not to have them work on it, they deny my boyfriend service just because I'm the one bringing his car in? They wasted my time by having me drive down this morning when they knew they had no intention of replacing the battery. I don't have any faith or trust in them to fix the actual issue with my car & was not going to give them any more of my money to fix something on my car that they think "might" be causing the noise. I do not recommend Hometown to anyone. Not only are their prices ridiculous, but the mechanics don't seem like they have any clue what they're doing. Stay away! The attached videos are from the night I picked my car up for the second time... after they put the correct part in my car. If they can't hear that noise when they drive it, they need to get their ears checked.

Axelrod Tire & Service Center

Axelrod Tire & Service Center

(8 reviews)

Went to the Chevrolet dealership in Vernon for a repair. They quoted $3,800.00 to fix my car. I…read morethen went to Axelrod Tire and Service in Portland, Ct. to get a second opinion. I spoke to John and showed him the quote from the Vernon dealership. After reviewing the issue he stated he thought he could fix it for less. I left my car there and the next day I was informed that the repair was complete. The bill came to under $800.00. I can't thank John enough for this fabulous service.

So I have a Cadillac CTS and i had a light on for the front drivers tire needing a tire sensor…read more I explain that i have my own that i had bought and John told me he couldn't program it unless it was his. Ok, so i go down there and explain which tire sensor it was and they still insisted it was one of my back tires. I go to leave and my light is still on because they couldn't program it correctly. A week later i called back and they swear they've got the fix now, I left work early to get there, just for them to frantically try to find youtube videos on how to do it, still didn't get it. So i leave and go to the guys i have always trusted for over 10 years over at Pop's and low and behold, it was my front drivers sensor, which they replaced and reprogrammed all my tires for me. So i call John back and he begins to raise his voice at me after i explain i just had to have Pop's do what i paid them to do, he gets extremely defensive and demands the number to Pop's. He speaks to them and i called John back and he asks me to fax the Pop's receipt, so i do. Let it go a few days, he never once in all this called me back on his own and avoided my calls, i know this because calling from a blocked number within seconds and he picked up. So finally he says he will give me back the money for the part, but not the labor money. Why should i pay for labor for a part you couldn't install start to finish and had to be redone because he couldn't program or messed up mine? So at this point it's really for me about how unprofessional to raise your voice with a customer and avoid and be rude and not follow through. Why should i be stuck with the labor charge? Again, it's principle. I don't really care about 50.00, obviously he needs the money more than i do. Just a very disappointing experience. Would not recommended. I will just stick with my guys at Pop's who have never let me down.

Personal Auto Care Service Center

Personal Auto Care Service Center

(34 reviews)

If you don't DIY, or want to be over charged,…read morePick Personal Auto Care. They're a AAA approved repair shop. I got a 24 month warranty And a 10% discount off the repair cost of my last service. That saved me hundreds, from the National chains, and thousands from the dealer. John Christopher

People working there were very nice. Unfortunately they turned out to be dishonest…read more Brought my vehicle there because of a broken hoodlabs cable. Easy to get the hood open with the right tool which turned out to be a very long screwdriver. Once they open the hood which I assume took about 10 minutes I had asked them to install the cable that I provided. Shortly after they started working on it I received the call telling me that the table I provided was too short. And that they could get a new cable for the price of $95 plus labor for installation. Since I only paid $15 for part I provided I've decided they were overcharging me and sold them no. I would order another one and install it myself as I know it's not a difficult job. So I go to get my car and they give me a bill for $161. Ended up ordering another cable from a different supplier. The next day when I had some time I looked at both the cables and realized that they were the same size. Meaning that the cable I ordered because they basically lied to me I was not needed. I installed the cable that I had given them and they told me was incorrect and it worked perfectly. Now I have to return the one that I ordered because of what they told me. So they ended up charging me the full hour it would have taken to open the hood and install the new cable.

Larry's Auto Service - autorepair - Updated May 2026

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