Although I never met him face-to-face, Mike is a personable guy on the phone and very knowledgeable about his profession. He was very accommodating to me, even after I had dropped my vehicle off in his driveway overnight and then failed to call in the morning to follow up with what I was having done. Once I finally called and we got it all straightened out, his shop was quick to turn my vehicle around and return it to me that same day. I brought my BMW in for a free inspection, to see what was needful to have serviced before selling it. The free inspection is a great value and appreciated.
The downfall here was that, despite the small things that apparently needed attention, Mike stressed the fact that my front breaks, rotors and sensors were in need of IMMEDIATE replacement, and that I was close to "metal on metal". He made it seem like it wasn't safe to sell the vehicle in the condition the breaks were in, and that I should be weary of even driving it over the weekend before having them replaced. We discussed prices and ultimately I was quoted $688 for replacing front pads, rotors and sensors. He stated he was giving me a "deal" on over all service costs because he wanted to do whatever he could to persuade me to leave the vehicle over the weekend and get our service. I decided to get a second opinion, because honestly, my breaks didn't feel or sound worn, nor did my BMW ever alert me that my pads in need of replacement.
Took the vehicle to Break Masters, and was told the breaks have approximately 2 years of life left, "front breaks approx 82% remaining". Even if I did require front rotors, pads and sensors, two separate Break Master locations quoted my BMW at $430 out the door. I was extremely disappointed in Mike's quote, and his insistence that I replace my perfectly good breaks. I feel like I have been taken advantage of, and I'm so thankful I went for a second opinion. How many other poor folks have been pushed and passively agreed to pay for services they didn't need, and then followed up by giving the shop 5 star reviews??
I want to finish this review by being optimistic. Perfection Auto Works is not a break speciality shop, I get that. My inspection was free, and I paid nothing when I drove away. I'm ASSUMING they took the wheels off and inspected the breaks. If thats the case, then I was being quoted service that was simply just plain dishonest. If they DIDNT remove the wheels, then just be aware that this may not be the full-point inspection as advertised. (Don't get me wrong here, its free. I paid nothing, and thankfully, I still have $688+ in my pocket today). Perhaps Mike received misinformation from his inspectors? Perhaps he had me confused with someone else's vehicle? I'm sure there are excuses. The whole experience leaves me wondering what else on the inspection list that I was told needed done, truthfully needs being done?
This was not a 1-star review, but by no means a 5-star experience. Bottom line, get a second opinion, and no, I would not recommend this shop, or would I ever have my vehicles serviced here. There are other shops in town that specialize in European made vehicles to chose from. read more