On our way home to Virginia, there was a pickup truck on the OH turnpike that ran over this piece of debris (mechanic guessed it's a mud flap), when the pickup truck ran over it, it projected to our car and struck the undercarriage, damaging the radiator and condenser. Our AC went out pretty quickly, but it wasn't until we stopped at a rest stop that we realized the car was leaking coolant. We called AAA to tow our car and the tow truck driver recommended a few places, one of which was Monro Muffler in Sandusky, OH. We frantically called up Monro, thankfully they were open until 7pm, and we spoke with Chris. We were able to explain that we're driving home (7+ hours away), our radiator appears to be damaged, can you please fix our car with a new radiator. The mechanic Chris very quickly started hunting for a new radiator and called us back in a few minutes to let us know that he could get one, but he couldn't fix it until Thursday, when he had the radiator in hand. At this point, we realized that we would have to stay at least 1-2 nights in Sandusky to get our car repaired.
So we agreed to get towed to Monro, where we met Chris, and he was able to look at the car and pull out this huge piece of debris. He let us know that the condenser and radiator needed to be replaced, but given the late hour (7pm), there was no way he could source them tonight, but he'd try again first thing in the morning. Chris also provided us with a quote, and explained each component of the pricing. And, he was kind enough to ask his colleague to give us a ride to the hotel down the street.
Next day on Wednesday, I called up Monro around 11:30am and spoke to Chris's manager Devin, and Devin let me know that he was caught up to speed on our situation, knew the urgency we had to get the car repaired and go home. He let us know that they were able to source both the radiator and condenser AND they could get the car fixed by 7pm that night!!!! And sure enough, they had the car fixed by 7pm!!!!!! Added bonus: the quoted price was the ACTUAL price we paid.
We were blown away for the following reasons:
1) Chris, Devin, & their colleague (Brian?) were unbelievably courteous, professional, friendly, and empathetic. They really could tell we just wanted to get our car fixed and go home.
2) This team was honest, fair, and pulled no surprises when it came to the repairs that had to get done, the pricing, and the work they were able to do (they don't cover car electronics). There were no gimmicks, no hidden charges or work, nor did we feel at any point that we were being taken advantage of. Chris & Devin explained the problem, told us what needed to get done, and answered all of our questions.
3) The work that they did on our car literally took them all day - replacing the condenser and getting the AC to work again can take anywhere from 4-8 hours, plus additional time to replace the radiator, and do a test drive of the car, not to mention the time it took to get the parts in hand. The fact that they put our car as a priority to get done by 7pm, and they actually got it done by 7pm, really truly means so much to us.
4) We naturally wanted to tip Chris & Devin for their hard work. As Devin is the manager, we thought it best to give him the tip and figure out how much he wanted to give to Chris and any other team members that worked on the car. However, Devin declined the tip and asked us to give it directly to Chris, as he was the one that worked on the car tirelessly all day long. We were pleasantly surprised - he gave Chris all the credit and wanted him to have the tip. Can you get a better manager than that?
5) We took our car to our regular auto shop to get the electronics looked at and make sure we didn't do any more damage to the car since leaving Sandusky. The shop called us up and let us know the car had a clean bill of health - no additional work was necessary.
MONRO CORPORATE - you want more people like Devin and Chris on your team!! The leadership, professionalism, work ethic, quality of work, and overall pleasant demeanor shown by Devin and Chris is really the yardstick by which you should measure everyone else and every other Monro location.
Honestly, this could have been a very expensive and very time-consuming repair had we gone anywhere else. My husband and I cannot express our words of gratitude and appreciation for Chris and Devin. If Sandusky, OH was not 7+ hours away from us, Monro Sandusky would be top choice to service our cars and those of our family & friends. Thank you, Chris & Devin!! read more