I was just thinking about my experience with Baldoyle Auto Centre, and decided to write a review…read more I am from the USA (San Francisco) where auto repair can be rather, shall we say, predatory. Not in all cases, but in more than half, you're going to get gutted. Imagine my trepidation on moving to Ireland, buying a used VW Polo and having a loud BANG emminate from the engine compartment, followed by the smell of burning rubber. I'm in country 3 weeks. Don't know Polos ("3 cylinders? You're kidding!"), don't know ANY auto repair I can trust. Well, I had hired a carpenter who lived in Howth (near Baldoyle) all his life. He recommended Baldoyle Auto Centre. So I limped over there and threw myself on the mercy of the owner. I noticed his shop was clean and well-lighted. His workers were all very focused. No cigarettes. No shaved heads. No track suits. Hmmmm. The owner made a lot of eye contact in a way that led me to trust him. Sincerity is detectable. He said he could look at the car in a few days. He gave it a going over to make sure it was safe, then turned me loose. The problem was likely a broken spring. The car handled ok. The burning rubber smell was the serpentine belt, which had been crudely manhandled onto the car by a previous mechanic, damaging it. I returned in three days, the car was surrendered and I was kept abreast of the findings in the shop as work progressed. No unpleasant surprises. Broken spring. (replaced both sides at the same time. Minimal cost). Upper strut mount mangled, which caused the spring failure. Cheap fix. A bushing on the opposite side of the car required replacement. OK. Do it. And throw in a set of hubcaps because on Ireland's narrow roads, I had beaten the set on the car up pretty badly. Total cost: 400 euro. The car drives like new and the hubcaps helped with the cosmetics. Further, I was told that all the things that likely go wrong with Polos had now been fixed on this car, giving me peace of mind for the foreseeable future. It is so difficult to find trustworthy auto repair facilities, so when you find one, you want to share it with your friends, and that's what I'm doing here and on the streets. I later became aware of the amazing story of how Baldoyle Auto Centre came into being, but that's another subject. You can trust these people implicitly. What's THAT worth to you?

From the owner: Baldoyle Auto Centre is a fully Irish owned company and a leading provider of motoring services in…read morethe North Dublin area. The company is based in the Baldoyle Industrial Estate in a convenient location which offers easy access to both Dublin city and the surrounding area via the M50. The company has built an excellent reputation as a one stop automotive repair and service centre offering top quality mechanical repairs and servicing, a full accident repair service and many other additional motoring services. Many staff at the company previously worked at the well respected Teeling Motor Company in Howth and have been working as part of a close knit team for over 20 years. This experience, as well as on-going training, enables us to offer motoring services and customer care of the very highest standard. Complementing the expert staff team, Baldoyle Autos workshop also facilities a fully equipped with the latest automotive equipment technology to carry out almost any job be it mechanical, electrical, diagnostic or bodywork to the highest of standard to keep customer vehicles safe, in perfect running order and in pristine condition. We offer service, repairs and bodywork on all makes and models of car as well as light commercials vehicles.

Stay away! labour costs are VERY EXPENSIVE! I was quoted 150 for a water pump to be replaced. got…read morethe call to say the job was complete with a whopping 200 euros added on for "Labour Costs". For a total bill of 369!!!!! (60e an hour) . Never even received a courtesy call telling me of the price before being billed. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!

Horrible mechanic. Cheats people. Waiting on the refund which he agreed to give me. Never picks up…read moreyour calls. Please avoid at all costs. Absolute Nightmare!

To get a refund again took several emails and messages…read more AVOID this place to save your time and money! Only if it was a program Cowboy Mechanics they would win! 12 weeks of lies and promises and in the end the car is not fixed! David Stokes Motors Limited promised to rebuild my automatic gearbox in 1 week and took a deposit. Two weeks later after a call was told that the car is on a test drive and promised to send an update. Nothing happened. When arrived at the garage the car wasn't even there and was told that it was a mix-up. Work only started after 3 weeks. Every call or visit was told and assured that it will be fixed at a given time. After several calls, texts and visits I started really worrying that something was not going well and asked David Stokes for an update and had a suspicion that the repair was not going as planned. Gearbox went to the third party for work they couldn't complete themselves ( broken bearing removal toll was an excuse). After 6 weeks I collected the car. Straight after leaving the gearbox was still not working properly and other issues appeared on the dashboard. Car sent back to the garage. After testing l I received a report and a text saying that a Solenoid has a fault. The car was again brought to a third party electrician and settings were changed. I mentioned to David that I am not happy that my car is going from one garage to another and still not fixed with a lot of problems. Had to listen to the atrocious language and swear for simply asking the question. Another week later after inspecting again as they still have issues and they have found dirt and metal fillings left in a gearbox. So I assume the job wasn't carried properly and the gearbox wasn't cleaned and caused damage again. Went to the garage to meet David Stokes and see if there is an update. The gearbox was taken apart and was told that the clutch is now damaged. I was told at the beginning that this part is fine. For me, it looked like every test and removal had more parts damaged and needed to order. Gearbox stripped again as Solenoid has no pressure. The car was tested by David and Radar Light, Engine Light and Start / Stop errors appeared on the dashboard. David Stokes said that he is not happy with it as it is revving up, gears are not as they should be and happy to fully refund the money as he and his, ''professional team'' can not find a solution to fix the car and solve the issues. Also, several Fault Errors were coming up on the dashboard. To get a refund again took several emails and messages. AVOID this place to save your time and money!