I have been taking my cars here for years and trust their work. Great team, Great Service…read more Definitely recommend.

Young buyers and customers beware. Based on my experience, Nate's Automotive seems to take…read moreadvantage of young customers. I spent $20,000 on a vehicle there just a year ago, and since then I've had to spend nearly another $20,000 at the same shop trying to fix ongoing coolant and overheating issues. Instead of diagnosing and resolving the underlying problem, they would repair one issue, call it fixed, and send me on my way, only for the vehicle to overheat or break down again on the drive home. I repeatedly asked them to thoroughly test drive the vehicle after repairs to make sure it was actually fixed. They assured me they had, but when I looked at the mileage listed on the repair receipts, they had often driven it only a couple of miles--not nearly far enough for the engine to reach full operating temperature. So how could they honestly say they confirmed it wasn't overheating if they never drove it long enough for the problem to occur? After all of the money I've spent and the repeated promises that the vehicle was fixed, they eventually suggested I sell it back to them, offering only $9,000 for a car I've invested nearly $40,000 into. Based on everything I've experienced, I feel like I was strung along, charged for incomplete repairs, and ultimately taken advantage of rather than treated fairly as a customer.

Whenever we have an issue with one of our vehicles, we bring it to Essex Automotive because we…read moretrust them. With their first-come-first-serve style of getting annual services/tires done, there is almost never a time they will not take your car that day. The service has also been great, and they do not up charge on services or 'find' something else that needs to be 'fixed'. Very thorough service.

My recent experience compels me to ask myself would I want to give my business to this opertion?…read moreI visited its website in June to learn about their service offerings and, having some questions, sent my inquiries via their contact form: as of today, FOUR MONTHS LATER, I have had no response. While on the site, I noticed a field for discount coupons, but when clicking on it...NOTHING CAME UP!?!?...If this is the level of competence present @Essex Auto, I don't want them working on my car!!!!!

DO NOT BRING YOU CAR HERE. Bringing my car to this shop was the worst mistake I've ever made. I…read morebrought it in for a simple boost issue caused by a bad down pipe, for context the car was running perfectly fine aside from a lag in acceleration. They were able to get my car in within a couple of days, which seemed promising, but after a few days, they called me back saying they had fixed the issue, but now my car had a slight knock. When I arrived to pick it up and started it, I was met with one of the worst rod knocks I've ever heard saying it had been there the whole time and a slight exhaust leak was covering it up. My car went into their shop with no knocking whatsoever and came out with complete engine damage as well as an 800 dollar charge for the down pipe. Ever since, I've been fighting with their insurance, who is now trying to total my car and offer me absolutely nothing for it. So now I'm left with two terrible choices: either pay for a new car completely out of pocket or spend $11,000 to replace the engine they destroyed. I cannot stress this enough, DO NOT EVER bring your car to this shop. They completely ruined my vehicle and left me stranded. I Will post video of knock if I'm able to.

DO NOT BRING YOUR CAR HERE. I brought my car here thinking they could get it fixed quickly so I…read morecould drive 300 miles home. My car only had a slight loss of power most likely due to low boost. They called me and said they could fix it for $800. I got no updates after that and had to call them asking if it was done. Then they said they think it may be knocking. When I got to the shop they tried to charge me $950 after quoting me $800 for a turbo up-pipe and install. They then proceeded to say there's a slight knock once the car heats up. It had no knock when I dropped it off and just had a bunch of work done not even a year ago when the head gasket was done. They said it was just a little knock and to throw some thicker oil in it and it would make it home. They claimed the knock had been there and "my exhaust was too loud to hear it", and that it's been there the whole time. THEY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF WOMEN AND TEENAGERS. I spent 2 years in an auto tech class and worked in a shop, I know my way around cars. I made it out of their driveway and it instantly started a horrible rod knock. Their insurance company didn't look at the vehicle just made us wait weeks with no communication and then proceeded to back them up saying "you just couldn't hear it over your exhaust". They put my life in danger by telling me it was ok to drive it when it very well could have seized on me. I had to get it towed. Multiple mechanics said there was no way it was knocking before. DO NOT EVER GO HERE.

I sent my car for repair. Received an estimate for repair by email and the work was completed.read more

I am a traveler from Kansas and I know no one in Vermont. My car broke down and I picked Elite to…read morerepair it. I received a very honest business that really cared about my situation. The communication was great, the repairs were excellent and pricing is reasonable. I recommend Darko highly