Junior has been my mechanic for over a decade, and experiences like this are why local businesses matter. He's incredibly patient with someone who knows absolutely nothing about cars and has never taken advantage - always honest, fair, and transparent. What really stands out is his integrity. If a service isn't something he provides, he'll recommend another reputable shop instead of upselling or guessing. Junior and his wife have always been accommodating to my family, which speaks volumes about how they treat their customers. Service is consistently quick and efficient, and I truly appreciate the review of the work completed before I drive off. Finding a trustworthy mechanic is rare - this is one worth holding onto and recommending. read more

RicAuto gets a one star for dumping us loyal, but apparently not profitable enough, customers. Yes, after years of good solid work by Junior and his team, and after taking thousands and thousands of dollars to learn, fix, understand and keep running a beautiful 22 year old Jeep Cherokee, Junior said the shop is really busy, has other work to do, and instead of them working on the 2001 Cherokee they know, I should go find another shop. In any language, even your beautiful native Portugese, this is oh so effen insulting and not at all bom. We customers make investments in you and the shop when we stay loyal. We promote and reccomend you and RicAuto to many others. Hey wait a minute, maybe by promoting new customers did we older smaller less profitable ones just arrange our own departure? Dang. We older car owners invested in you and your mechanics in good faith. My investments in were in a 2001 Jeep sold to me by the same man who sold you RicAuto....yeah, Ric. Mine was a close call - old wreck or restorable classic. Its a classic and I paid much for you to learn about the vehicle and so we could keep a this cool American SUV running. And, early on, you helped so much too find clever ways to make affordable repairs. Thank you again. Its what made the voicemail dump so insulting. I called telling you I can and need to invest and get some work. In closing, sure we customers have no right to any return on these investments. No right at all. Only an expectation and belief there will be fair treatment. So, please try to put yourself in one of your former customer's shoes. Where after investing thousands in you and your shop. After spending much so one team can learn and understand an admittedly old (but still cool) machine, I call you for an oil change and you leave a voicemail to the effect of: 'Hi, thanks Jamie, were really really busy, too busy to work on your Jeep, appointments are two weeks out so good luck and please leave.' Okee Dokee. Sincerely, Jamie read more

Ricauto Service - The 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a 1970s era Kevlar Olympic K-1 kayak - Auto Repair Near Me - Kensington, Maryland

This place is still fantastic - a real hidden gem of auto repair shops. They know their stuff, repair what is needed and nothing more, always check before they do extra work, and charge very reasonable prices. The owners are also pleasant and friendly. That's why we are sticking to them. read more

I'm a certified car nut. I'm that guy. The one that parks far away from people, the one that signs up for various online forums depending on which car I currently own, the one that washes, clays, polishes, and waxes his car twice a year and gets mad a people when they wash their car in a circular motion causing scratches to be more visible, the one that changes his oil religiously and only uses Mobil 1 0W-40, the one that tinkers with and works on his own car, the one that tends to modify the car just past the point of reasonable reliability (im not talking stickers and ricer wings here, folks).... you get the point. My parents have been using Ricauto for years and have never had a problem. From regularly scheduled maintenance to more involved repair work, Ricauto always does an outstanding job, stands behind their work, and is more morally responsible than 99% of repair shops out there. Both Ric and Henry (they are the owners and brothers) make it their personal mission to explain every detail of what they are doing to the car and also make it a point to layout, carefully, all of your available options. I got tired of taking my car to the Porsche dealership for $300 oil changes and quite frankly I dont have the time or the desire to change it myself (and properly dispose of the oil and all that). I bought all the oil on my own and even went out an purchased the oil filter (Porsche uses a different filter than the conventional filter and I also need a crush washer). Lo and behold, I get to Ricauto, and Henry not only has the Mobil 1 0W-40 there for me but also has an OEM Porsche filter, all for about the same price I bought it for. The oil change, all in (including parts and labor) came in well under half of what the dealership normally charges, and he also went through and did a 20 point inspection. The point here is, you can feel just as comfortable bringing in your Accord or WRX as you can bringing in your Porsche or Mercedes (he routinely works on Mercedes, Audis and BMWs). The price is right, Henry and Ric are master mechanics, and they treat the customer with honesty and respect. I refer all of my friends here when they need work or maintenance done, and not one has had a bad experience. Highly, highly, highly recommended. read more

I never want to see another mechanic EVER. My husband happened to find this place on a Google search and saw how outstanding the reviews were. Junior and his team are exceptionally honest, polite, and are very hard workers. They get to the root of the problem quickly and are always on budget. I cannot believe how inexpensive the pricing is! And they're great with all types of cars. In our family, they have worked on a BMW, VW, Dodge, and Nissan. We had two instances since we started seeing Junior and his team in 2008 where we weren't able to get our cars in to be seen right away (they are busy because people know how amazing their work is!) and we took the cars somewhere else. My husband can fix most anything in a car, he lacks only the garage to do it, so he always knows what the issue is in the cars. In BOTH cases, we were over charged and not only was the problem not properly fixed, but the other guys broke something which wasn't the original problem. Lesson learned! Like I said, if Junior can't see our cars, then the cars wait. I have recommended numerous friends to RicAuto and felt the need to post about them here as well. Just unbelievable service. Seriously. They are THAT. GOOD. read more

Friendly, reliable, and easy to work with. Fair prices and they do great work!

I have been taking my car to Junior and his crew for a few years now and I never want to go to another mechanic. Junior and his team are excellent! They work hard, are honest, reliable and fair with prices. His wife works as an office assistant and she is super friendly and nice. Go to Juniors shop. You will not be disappointed! read more

I only buy high mileage used cars, mostly Subarus. Junior and his team know the cars they service and also knowing the customers threshold for what needs to be fixed what can be left for the future and when it's time to pull the plug and not do major repairs. Fair pricing means no fears that when I'm told a job costs $250 im getting more like $400 worth of quality work for a working mans rate. My car will never go anywhere else for maintanance ore repairs. read more

OMG this is THE place to come to have your car serviced. Junior and his service team are so outstanding and Junior explained every procedure he did (even though I did not understand all the procedures ) and with the excellent job they are honest and quite reasonable. My car celebrated 20 years and it is running like it is new! I simply do not understand the mechanics of cars and need to have someone reliable so when a friend referred me I decided to give the shop a try and I am not looking back. I give Junior and all his team 10 Stars!! read more

Love this place! I being coming close to a year with Porsche Cayenne, honest people and comfortable pricing! Thank for the great service :)

Junior and his team are the only crew I would ever let touch one of my off-warranty vehicles. I most recently brought him my 2013 Acura MDX with 100+k miles on it for an oil change and other more extensive work (timing belt, etc.). Spent about $1,600. A day or two later the "Check engine oil level" light came on. A little frustrating right after an oil change. Called the shop and they told me to bring it back in. I checked dipstick and it seem at bottom of range so I added oil. Light went off and then came back a day later. Checked dipstick again and again seemed low end of range so I added more oil. Then the light just started to go haywire. On, then off, then on again. Over and over. Worth noting that during this time Junior's wife called me several times to follow up and ask me to bring it back. Finally took it back to Junior. He called me back and told me it was the oil pressure sensor that interpolates the oil level and that my oil level was now too high (because I had added oil that wasn't needed). He said that the timing belt work he had done required unplugging the switch and that may have caused a fault of some kind. He replaced the switch and re-set the correct oil level in the matter of a couple of hours on a day when I hadn't made an appointment. But what really impressed me was that he didn't charge my wife when she picked up the car. Now, it's a bit of a judgment call whether charging would have been appropriate, but I'm betting most mechanics and shops would have simply said "it's an old car, not our fault something else went wrong, pay-up." Junior is a class act and a smart guy. I don't know how much that switch and the bit of time cost him, but I guaranty he'll make it back in spades in the volume of business I will continue to send him (my own and referrals of others) in years to come. Take your car to Junior. read more

I recently had some major work done here (transmission replaced) and I was very happy. Fair price, knowledgeable, work was done right the first time. It was a little out of the way for me, but it was worth the effort. read more

We have taken both of our cars to Ricauto after shopping around for a good mechanic. After finding Ricauto we continue to bring our cars here for everything that my husband can't do himself. We even moved over an hour away and continue to drive that far just to have them do the work. Great prices, amazing quality of work. We couldn't be happier. GO TO THEM YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED!!!! read more

Good mechanics. Courteous, knowledgeable, fair prices. Always helpful!

Someone recommended Ricauto for a great place to take one's car. We had our Sienna Van serviced as well as a number of significant repairs. Junior is terrific. He takes time to explain what he found, identifies risk factors associated with repairing or not repairing, and is spot on in terms of cost. And, just as important, they are polite, timely and very lovely to interact with - they set the standard for auto care! We already scheduled our Lexus for a check-up and oil change. read more

This place deserves more recognition. I took my car to them to have a "check engine light" diagnosed. First, Junior, which later I found is the owner, said he would have to get his diagnostic computer and connect it to the car to find out what was happening. I asked how much that would cost and he said he wouldn't charge for that. He diagnosed the car and found there was noting wrong with it. He explained that a not well tighten gasoline tank cap was triggering the light and I would be fine. He cleaned the computer code and asked me to drive the car. It has been 3 months and the light never came on back again. Before taking my car to Ricauto, I took it to a franchise repair place to have the same problem resolved and they quoted me $300.00. I support small local businesses and I support Ricauto! read more