They are very overpriced and charged me quite a bit more than they should have without warning me…read morefirst...when I need brakes done again I will definitely go somewhere else for sure

I love the personal care they give, from tire tread depth, to overall care. I appreciate their…read moreaffordable pricing, quick service, and that you can stay iin your car. I do wish they didn't shut down for lunch. Twice, I have driven from Ames, only to find them shut down..

Good prices and great service. Heartland is pretty great.read more

Great place to take your car for service. We have used them for numerous repairs. They are very…read moregood about giving you a quote before service is started. I feel they are reasonably priced. They are excellent at communication also which is rare these days.

I've been doing business with Sternquist since around 1973. My latest experience is indicative of…read morewhat I've come to expect from these folks. I had a leak somewhere around the radiator. Could have been a simple hose or possibly the radiator itself. Turned out the radiator was leaking. In earlier times there was a gentleman in town that did repairs on radiators. That option is sadly not available anymore due to how radiators are made today. My vehicle was more difficult for this repair/replacement due to all the items that must be removed to access the radiator. I thought it may take longer than a day to accomplish the repair. Sternquist was able to get the repair done in a day and did the usual excellent job on the work. I would not hesitate to take my vehicle to them for any future needs. Thanks Sternquist Garage!

I put my faith & trust in this shop to do $5000 worth of work so that I could travel to the East…read moreCoast for a family emergency safely. The work began falling apart in Illinois, and the car had to be replaced in order to get home. Heartbroken says it all. You may have a better experience, but no matter how kind and cordial the owner is, I am not in the financial position to gamble with that much money again.

Summary at the end…read more Went to Ron's to drop my truck off for an alignment and to take the strut spacers off. Ron's told my husband they would have to charge for an inspection (don't remember getting a price), the alignment was going to be about $100, and we didn't get a price on taking the strut spacers off. We get a call later in the day saying the alignment is done and it's as aligned as it's going to get and it's going to be $170 for the alignment and that they didn't take the spacers off because it was going to be $1000 to remove the spacers. To better assist customers, they should have called us before doing the alignment if they knew or even had a hunch they wouldn't be taking the spacers off. We were told they were going to charge us 170$ plus $140 for inspection. On top of that, we have to get a new alignment after getting our spacers off since you're supposed to take spacers off first. In hindsight, we should have read yelp reviews instead of Google reviews because there were reviews of people with similar experiences. So we took my truck to Trickles and they quoted us about 600 for the strut spacers and the new alignment. We went back to Ron's and told them our situation hoping they would be understanding and they said they'll only charge us for the inspection so they charged us $147. We were also informed at the checkout process that they weren't familiar with spacers/lift kits on ford trucks, which is fine, but I just wish we would have known that before dropping our keys off with them. I'm just very disappointed in the lack of communication because we didn't need the work they did if they weren't going to take the strut spacers off. I wish we were told before they proceeded with the repairs. Summary: They should have called us after the inspection and told us the combined cost of the strut spacer removal AND the alignment. Instead they did just the alignment even though we'll have to get another one after strut spacers are removed. I give it three stars because I appreciate not having to pay for the alignment but I did not have a good time, definitely didn't want to pay $147 just to have to take my truck somewhere else. The alignment and inspection is reasonably priced if you're not getting it for no reason.

My car broke down while I was traveling through Ames on 35 on a Sunday. Ron's not only was able to…read morework on the car first Monday morning but gave me a fair price especially considering the quick appointment and work done. I highly recommend Ron's!

We were in Webster City visiting family. The tire pressure on our rental car was low, and we were…read moreleaving the next day for Des Moines. Dave called the car rental company, who told us we had a full spare in the trunk, and that they'd send someone to change the tire. We checked the trunk and found a donut tire, not a full size spare. We didn't want to drive on the interstate with that tire, so we cancelled the service call from the rental company. Fortunately, someone recommended Marlie's. We called them forty minutes before they closed and they were so nice! They told us to come by so they could take a look at the tire They removed the screw, patched our tire, and only charged $30. Plus, we had a really nice conversation while we waited. As a bonus, they recommended dinner at Seneca Street Saloon. We ordered pizza, and it was delicious! Marlie's is the best!

dropped off my other truckster because I didn't have time/resources to investigate a recurring…read moreproblem while fixing my primary truckster. told chad I had another-other vehicle to drive and could wait for him to work his way through the backlog. he got back to me midweek and the repair was completed in a timely manner at a reasonable price. YEA!! truck is behaving well and as the ignition control continues to not detect the annoying event it continues to get weller each day. we had some small confusion about when I could pick up, but it was resolved quickly and amicably. seems a nice place and decent folks

They were very helpful, very attentive and friendly. Best service ever when you have your truck…read moretotaled. A+

Our camper broke down in Ames Iowa. The Elmquist tow truck run by Chris came right away. After…read moretrying many repair places with no luck, Chris took us to get a rental car. Scott, the mechanic at Elmquist, repaired our camper, so we were able to continue our trip while he replaced the fuel pump. All the staff at Elmquist were professional and friendly, and went out of their way to help us.

I have used Chicano for many years. They have always done…read moregood work for me and recommend them.

hands down best place ever. Theae people here care about their customers. I did not know this until…read moretoday but they are here so early and no one leaves til the work is done. even though they close at 530 there are nights they dont leave til midnight. if u want great quality work with great customer service come here. I will NEVER take may care anywhere else but here always. love u Chicano auto. you are truly the best.