I cannot say enough about Uptown Auto Specialist and the exceptional work Avery performed preparing Tyrone Kemper Jr.'s Spec Miata for our upcoming NASA race at Motorsports Ranch in Cresson, Texas. During our last race at Sebring, Jr. indicated that the car felt like it was experiencing unnecessary drag and wasn't performing as efficiently as it should. Avery took the time to thoroughly inspect the car and identified alignment issues in both the front and rear that were contributing to the problem. What truly impressed us was Avery's understanding of race car dynamics and the importance of precision. He didn't simply align the car and send us on our way. He carefully established and marked reference points for future camber adjustments, allowing us to make precise setup changes as track conditions demand. He also understood exactly what we were looking for in terms of improving cornering performance, particularly from mid-corner through corner exit, where every bit of speed matters. In racing, thousandths of a second matter, and precision is everything. Avery understands that philosophy and approaches his work accordingly. After visiting numerous performance and race shops, I can confidently say that Uptown Auto Specialist is one of the best we've experienced. Their attention to detail, technical knowledge, and genuine understanding of what it takes to prepare a competitive race car are exceptional. Thank you, Avery, for treating Jr.'s Miata with the same level of precision and dedication that we put into racing it. Highly recommended to anyone who values precision, performance, and workmanship! Tyrone Kemper Jr. Racing read more

The absolute WORST auto body shop I've ever dealt with. My car has been sitting there for over a month, and they've done nothing but lie about the status. Not once have they called to update me -- I've had to chase them down every single time for answers. The owner is unbelievably rude, and the staff seems completely clueless. It's honestly shocking that a business this unprofessional has been around so long. Do yourself a favor and take your car anywhere else -- this place is TRASH. read more

Bad customer service kept my truck for 4 weeks with no call or nothing I had to pop up just for them to tell me they could not fix my truck, they never answers the phone number and they penalize the customer for it, I tried to show them a call history of me calling and the guy immediately got rude and threatened me to have my car impounded, I would never refer this shop to no one, they have no empathy for the customer, and bad customer service read more

DO NOT GO HERE. First of all, the guy who took my car in was pulling it into the garage and crashed it into another vehicle. He did fix what he messed up at no charge but...this was not a great start. I was charged $1200. They put an O2 sensor for a DIFFERENT vehicle in my truck. On top of that, they stripped 3 out of 5 bolts in the catalytic converter. To top it all off, they reset the check engine light so it would stay off just long enough for me to not realize what they had done. If you want your car fucked up, by all means go here. read more

Uptown Auto Specialist.. There is not enough to be said for this Auto Shop, on Tchoup!! My wife drives a Mini Cooper, and with the closure of the Mini Dealership in Baton Rouge, the nearest dealership for repairs is a couple of states over!! I searched high, and low, trying to find a competent Auto Repair Shop to repair my wife's 2015 Mini Copper Countryman. Uptown Auto was the right business for the best job. The job was done quickly, and for a great price. The service and staff were friendly, and very knowledgeable. We had to go out of town for about 10 days, and they held our Mini in the lot until we returned!! I mean talk about customer service!! If you have a Mini Cooper, and now have nowhere to go to for repairs, GO TO UPTOWN AUTO SPECIALIST!!! You will be thrilled with the entire experience. I do not pass around good reviews like Costco Sample here, and would never steer you wrong. Uptown Auto Specialist MUST BE your go to place for all of your automotive repair needs, especially if you drive a Mini Cooper!! read more

Took my daughters car by to diagnose an issue. The estimate was for around $1000 which seemed high since the car only had about 10,000 miles on it and what they were claiming needed to be repaired didn't seem right. I picked the car up and took it to another service center where they repaired the vehicle for $79. I went back to uptown and told them what happened and asked for a refund on my $200 diagnostic fee and they told me they would not return the fee and had no explanation as to why their diagnosis was incorrect . Keep your hand on your wallet when you walk in the door. read more

Charge exorbitant prices and the fee to diagnose problems doesn't go to the actual repairs if you decide to move forward. I will not go back. I got the work done elsewhere for 1/2 the price. read more

I'm satisfied with my experience here. I took my used but new to us SUV here for a pre-purchase inspection. I grew up in my family's auto shop and do majority of my own repairs/maintenance, but they were able to point out some things that I wouldn't have noticed at all with the body and drivetrain. They also pointed out some things I wouldn't have thought to even look at. For instance the rear struts were mismatched. One was OEM the other was aftermarket. They should be replaced in pairs. Would you just replace one tennis shoe if it had a hole in it? That's not anything I would've caught or thought to look at until there were noticeable handling issues. They also pointed out failing/noisy pump. Realistically all minor problems. I took their report back to the dealer and asked them to make it right by replacing the rear struts with a matching pair, and to replace the failing pump. They acknowledged the problems, agreed with the findings, but refused to replace the pump and told me replacing one strut meets their service standards. If these are the dealer's service standards, I don't want any car that has been on their lot. They lost a $50k+ sale over literally a couple hundred dollars in parts that I could've replaced in my driveway in less than an hour. So thanks to Paul and Uptown Auto Specialist for pointing these things out and helping me dodge a bullet by getting to see how bad this dealership's service standards are. I've read other reviews about Paul being rude, I found that to be not the case. He's blunt, short, and straight to the point. Again, growing up in auto shops most mechanics I've been around are just that. It can be easily mistaken for being rude if you're not used to people being blunt with you. As far as price. I knew what the price was before getting there, if I thought it was unfair I wouldn't have gone. If I buy another used car, which it looks like I'll have to, I won't hesitate bringing it back here for another inspection. Hundreds of dollars now can save you thousands down the line. read more

I'm made an appointment and received an email saying someone will contact you five days later I still hadn't been contacted but I drove to the appointment anyway when I got there, I was informed by the receptionist that she canceled the appointment and said that they sent an email canceling the appointment which is untrue. I never received an email from them. read more

This sad mean old man stole my car. I have waited a while to write this review, literally took me three months to calm down. Every review on yelp is absolutely accurate of what he will do and any review you find telling you otherwise he has his secretary write. He will keep your car for months, perform thousands of dollars of unauthorized maintenance on your car and lie straight to your face. He is a crook. He put USED pieces in my vintage car without okaying it, charged me $2000 and didn't even fix my car. I thought he was scamming me so I had my mom call him and then when I went to go tow it out of his facility he blames it on my sweet mother sayin she told him to do whatever he wanted. She never said that, he's crazy and just a pathetic excuse of a business. I Called the cops and they said I had to take him to court, yeah let's pay $2k for a non working car you had for over a year didn't call me once, plus lawyer fees. He knows what he's doing, he steals your car and I'm sure he can all of a sudden fix it once it's in his possession. This guy belongs in jail. If anyone wants to go after this guy together message me on here, seems like a lot of people have been screwed over by him. read more

Nice people, courteous. Dropped car off at 8am, 3:30pm now and I still haven't gotten a call for the "estimate". After reading other reviews decided to go get my car and bring it somewhere else. Guess they don't need th business. read more

Meh, you win some, you lose some. PROS: Very friendly, prompt service. CONS: Not saving any money by having car serviced there. The services they quoted me were within $100 of taking it to the dealership, so I'll just take it to the dealership. :( For the record, the car is an 06 Mercedes CLK. I visited this location based on reviews from our realtor, and another Yelp reviewer. read more

Charged $400 for a new battery. We had our Jeep towed to Uptown Auto Specialist when the battery died and we were unable to open the hood to jump it. It was clear the cable for the hood latch was stretched out. After working on it for 3 hours, they called and let us know it would cost $800 to fix. No one asked permission to work on it and no papers were signed before the work began. I am not sure how a group of specialized mechanics took 3 hours to open a hood and change a battery but there you have it. When I went to pick up the Jeep, declining changing the hood latch because we were told replacing the battery only would cost the low low price of $400 (I can do math - so it costs an additional $400 to change the wires for a hood release?), I was asked to sign the paperwork giving permission for the technicians to work on the car and agreeing to a $120 diagnostic fee. After the work had been. This is absurd. After taking the Jeep back home, the air conditioning isn't working and the radiator light is on. Needless to say, I will not be taking any vehicles back to this place or recommending it to anyone else. If you don't have a luxury car DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HERE. read more

OVERPRICED & RUDE!!! Do not support this shop. I never had such a bad experience in my life as much as I had with these people so rude they haven't done anything with my car and they charged me an overpriced read more

Flat out rude people here, both the owner and his office receptionist. On paperwork they misreported error codes car was giving. I was sure they were wrong and receptionist was sassy and blew me off and wouldn't confirm or have anyone double check. I had someone else with a phone app come in to confirm they were not reporting the correct codes. I was right, they weren't but after they didn't even apologize. They just said, "oh, that was a mistake." Yea, I know. You should have listened when I told you that and not force me to come in to prove it." In addition to the rude attitudes and incompetence in basic diagnosis reporting, I was told I could supply my own parts before bringing in vehicle. Then after diagnosis they informed me the part they needed they would have to order. Autozone had part in stock but suddenly the owner refused to let me bring in my own parts. So instead of being able to get work done that day, would have to wait up to a week for no good reason. Then I caught them trying to sneak on an extra $20 random "shop supplies" fee that wasn't disclosed when I agreed for work to be done estimate. They couldn't even explain what "supplies" would be used on top of what would and should already be covered as part of the hefty diagnosis fee I did agree to. After simply asking to speak with the owner so I could understand why suddenly they refused to let me supply part needed so I could get the job finished and why they tacked on undisclosed fees, and why they can't report error codes correctly, the owner told me to take my business elsewhere and refused to even do the work with his parts anyway (which again, I'd have up to a week's wait for them to arrive). I already knew I'd have to stand there and literally watch them every second while they did the work if they even would have done it because I had zero trust left in their honesty or integrity. Despite refusing to perform the repair the owner still kept the diagnosis fee. I'm still not sure if this shop is a scam and shyster operation or they are just rude and grossly incompetent. Either way, thats a lose-lose situation and I highly advise anyone to stay away from this "business" I wish I had done some research and read reviews as there are so many bad reviews and I could have avoided this horrible shop. read more

OVERPRICED & RUDE!!! Do not support this shop. I brought my car in to get the alternator replaced. They were ridiculously overpriced! Once I decided to get the car towed to another shop, they were not the warmest toward me. I paid the diagnostic fee (also high!) and waited for the tow truck to come. My car had been parked for me in a space close to the road. My car could not be turned on and moved, so when the tow truck arrived, the driver had to block access to the road to lift my car onto the truck. The driver was doing his best to be quick and efficient. We were blocking cars and creating traffic but no one was complaining. THEN the man who I'm assuming was one of the owners or mechanics came outside, jumped up on the tow truck and started YELLING at the driver for going slow, blocking traffic and not doing his job. He also muttered a racist comment under his breath (mechanic was white and tow driver was black). ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! He was way out of line and had no business interfering with the tow or the driver who was doing a fine job and remaining calm. The mechanic from the shop proceeded to yell threats as he went into the shop. I found out later that the mechanic called the tow driver's boss and complained. I did assure the driver's boss that the driver was nothing but calm and was definitely doing his job. read more

So disappointed today in a shop that I've had excellent service with previously. I stopped by to get an estimate for a brake job on a 2012 GLK, the receptionist was so rude and nonchalant, I guess they don't need repeat customers, she told me I needed to make an appointment to have an estimate for a brake job and that there will be a diagnostic fee. I ask why is there a diagnostic fee when I already know I need a brake job. I asked to speak to a mechanic she told me there weren't any available. I'm taking my business elsewhere!!!! read more

Dooshbag owner or whoever the guy is. Nicer front desk person, but she basically still didn't give a shit. Poor customer service, high prices. read more

We took our Jeep in to get a new battery and they quoted it at 700 dollars. We called the Jeep dealership and they said they could do it for $250. Completely tried to swindle us. Then when we asked if we could pick it up the following morning because they were about to close, the lady told us no and said because they weren't servicing it and that she could leave the keys in the tank. We went to go get it and the lady at the front desk was unreasonably cold towards us. The place lacks an understanding of customer service. Very rude all around. read more

This Guy is a straight SCAM. Do not leave your car with this guy he likes about the work he has done and will try to convince you that he has done more work on your vehicle than he really did. If you bring your car in and he has to diagnose it to be a simple fix he will try to make it sound like he has done so much work. Do not be his next victim. read more

Hope I could read reviews before I went there. Absolutely overpriced! Like others said, they name price after they done it. Ok, so have my money, you guys are going to lose big. Save your money and go other places. You took my $400 to change a single tire! I need my money back read more

I had a problem with my Jaguar xk could not get the top to work I called and asked if they work on Jaguars and the girl that answered the phone told me that they do so I brought my car for them to check it out.When I got there a man by the name of Paul greeted me and told me to fill up a paper and write down what the problem is so I did and I signed it that was Thursday morning I called back to check if the car is ready and they told me to call back Friday, called back Friday and told me that the car will not be ready and they close Sat and Sun so I went back Friday at 4 PM to pick up my car and the lady that write the tickets told me that they could not fix it and that I owe $194 for diagnoses and I told her that the car is not fixed and that top was bent and the seats had grease on the leather she told me if I don't pay she will not give me my car, So I paid and I had a mechanic came by my house Saturday and took him 20 minutes to fix the top and charged me $100. So DO NOT bring your car this place it is a rip off and the mechanics that they have should be flipping burgers instead of working on cars. read more

Excellent work, very knowledgeable about Jaguar s. Staff is friendly and helpful. I live in KS but Uptown Auto performs the needed repairs/maintenance when I am in town. read more

I brought my car in to have the AC compressor replaced. They had the car for two days before even looking at it. I was EXPLICITLY clear that they should call me with an estimate once they looked at it before doing any work. I was assured more than once I would receive an estimate before any work was done on the car. They did not call. Luckily I called in the middle of the day (they said they would call me back, they didn't, so I had to call them) and they had taken the car apart WITHOUT my permission, and informed me it would be a 2,000 repair. I immediately checked online for estimates, and then called Uptown Imports for an estimate. They quoted 1,100 I told Uptown Auto Specialist to put my car back together and not proceed with any work. They made me wait ANOTHER WHOLE DAY (I brought it in on Thursday, could not be seen on Friday, had to wait over the weekend, & bring it in on Monday, and finally had it done on TUESDAY), and implied they would be charging me for taking the car apart which I had NEVER AUTHORIZED. If you're looking to set money on fire & waste time simultaneously, this is the mechanic for you. read more

Please Please Please do not go here. I've never written a yelp review before. Immediately after getting ripped off here, I came home to write about my horrible experience but it looks like everyone else beat me to it. I really wish I had checked here first. This place is a total scam. I went to get a new car battery and was quoted over $600! I immediately told them to stop everything and I would pick the car up. He charged me $200 for nothing. Paul is a total dirtbag and will say anything to get you into his shop. I 100% agree with the other reviews. Stay far far away from this place. Overpriced scam. read more

STAY AWAY! They significantly overcharged me for a transmission service. I wish I had read the other negative reviews on YP, Yelp and City Search before leaving my car with them! Expensive lesson learned. read more

I brought my Bmw m5 to figure out why I was losing power. I would press the gas pedal and my car would delay on giving me power. There solution was my oxygen sensors were bad and quoted me 2k for repair. I payed and picked up my vehicle and called the owner/mechanic stating that it is having the same problem he stated " your car has to warm up before running smoothly". So I took it to another shop and they showed my it my mass air sensor and it was 250$ to repair vs 2k. Well I waisted my money and they did not know what they were doing. Take your car to them with caution I recommend if you have a Bmw take it to a exclusive Bmw shop! Good luck read more

Called twice and was hung up on both times...as soon as I said hello. So much for even receiving any kind of service from them.

They charged me $181.00 for a computer diagnostics check. I took it in b/c of an engine light, they ran the check and said it would be $1400 for a compete tune-up. I decided not to do it then and there because of the cost. I expected to pay $80-$100 for the computer check but to my surprise it was $165 + tax =$181. I guess Paul, the owner, needs to pay for that big new shop he has. My advice: go elsewhere!! He will over charge you BTW I took it to another shop and they charged $418 for a partial tune up and it runs great!! See you never again, Paul. read more

My daughter told you she is short on funds when she came in. You chose to ignore the fact and made her sign the paper. You chose not to bring g it to her attention that you charge $120 only for Che king. Again. Shame on you!!! read more

I'd give 0 stars if I could. CON ARTIST....These people straight up TRIED TO RIP ME OFF..... STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS BUSINESS!! I brought my vehicle here for an estimate, they Quoted me $2200. I told them I want to get a second opinion. He got mad and told me I'd never find a cheaper deal and pulled my car out of the garage. I left and a mile down the road my car over heated as they didn't even put any of my fluid caps back on (Transmission fluid cap/Coolant, oil cap etc..) I had to get the car towed to the Toyota dealer because of this. The Toyota dealer did the entire repair for under $500. THEY TRIED TO RIP ME OFF FOR $1700 , AGAIN STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE read more

I brought my Audi A4 in for a coolant leak the Wednesday before Thanksgiving week. The work done was good. It was more expensive that I would've expected. My major complaint is that they couldn't fix the problem before the Thanksgiving Holiday (they originally told me it would be finished on Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksgiving) so I was stuck during the holiday break without my car. Especially for the cost of the project, I did not want to be without my car for nearly two weeks. read more

Because 0 stars can't be picked. WATCH OUT and ask LOTS OF QUESTIONS GET THINGS IN WRITING! Completely disappointed , I was quoted a price for a diagnostic , then told my total was 3x what I was quoted. I wasn't told what the additional cost was for time. I asked to speak to the owner who was the one who quoted me the flat rate and was told he was "too busy". The price I was quoted to fix the car is 2x what I was quoted by another shop . I decided not to fix my car with them and all of my engine covers were left in my trunk . Nothing was put back in my car where it was . NEVER AGAIN! read more

Uptown Auto Specialist - They took everything off and put nothing back. - Auto Repair Near Me - Jefferson, Louisiana

Paul and the guys know their cars. If you want personal service by the exceptionally experienced, go here. Specializing in BMW and other Euro makes, they will service anything - or - find the party that can help you if for some odd reason they cannot. read more

Always professional, reliable service for our BMW and Mercedes. Can be flexible with hours, work scheduling for special cases, and regular customers. Patient with quirky jobs, like having an overly-hand-creamed engagement ring slip off and jam the steering mechanism. Mechanics have a sense of humor. Our go-to spot for high-value work. Getting in and out of their parking lot onto the River Road is an act of natural selection or prayer (whatever has worked for you). Patient with work delivery updates. They rely on parts delivery from dealers, etc., so they get delayed more than s dealer would, but their low overhead keeps the price down. Din't expect concierge or day spa service to be included, this place is tightly focussed on auto repair. read more

They quoted me $1400 to replace my radiator and hoses. After paying a $200 diagnosis fee (including tax), I took it to Cacamo Repair shop where they replaced my radiator and hoses for $400. read more

The first time I did business with Uptown, it fixed a trunk leak after the dealership had failed to fix it on two occasions. Each time I've had work done there, I found the people cordial, responsive, and reliable. They call you back when they say they will, and my car was ready when they said it would be. I'll surely go back. read more

They seem like they know what they're doing. If you have a foreign made car, this is definitely the place to bring it. However I wasn't too pleased when after I brought the car in to diagnose a transmission issue I got a surprise $97 bill. It would have been fair to tell me there is a that charge just to look at the car BEFORE anything was done. read more

Came in from out of state and these guys fixed my car quickly and at reasonable cost. Really appreciated the fact they took care of us so well. read more

GF took her Civic ,which she regularly has serviced, in because the service engine light was on. That night she told me they wanter $2200 for service. The next morning I called and asked what they were doing for that price. I don't drive the car much but it is a '14 so it can't have 50000 miles on it. In addition to changing all the fluids, they are rotating the tires of which 2 are 4 weeks old, replacing a front drive shaft because a boot was split and adjusting the valves which need to be checked at 110000 miles. Of course she told them to go ahead without consulting me. WOMEN BEWARE!!! read more