I just moved to the Saint Cloud area from the cities. I had a reliable mechanic (basically a 3 man…read moreoperation) I had been using for the last 10 years. And he's awesome. But now that I'm up here it's not really feasible to drive an hour south, drop off my car for a day or two, and figure out a ride back up here or renting a car. So I had to look for someone up here. Mike's Repair looked well reviewed so I took a chance on them. Turns out they are awesome too! I appreciated that when I called someone picked up right away in the evening and got me scheduled for first thing the next morning. Car was fixed the same day. Price was reasonable. A bit more than I'm used to, but I know the guy I used to go to was really giving me a sweetheart deal. I think Mike's gave me good value for the money I paid. I have 240k+ miles on this Civic of mine and it just keeps chugging along. So I'm sure I'll be back to Mike's as it needs more work. I'll definitely return!

They helped repair my son's headlight- Stopped by on Monday…read moreand got his car in right away the next morning. Nice people to work with.

Our car broke down while visiting our daughter at school. We left our car at this shop, called on…read moreMonday, they were so friendly and understanding. They had our car fixed in a couple days and it's running great again! Affordable and convenient!

R&L has taken care of our cars for more than 10 years. They've always been competent and honest…read morewith us.

This review is 100% the truth…read more.. ** CUSTOMERS BEWARE ** I brought my van in for an oil change I always pay extra to have other fluids topped off as well. A guy from the shop asked me did you just have your transmission fluid changed? I replied no. He said it was the cleanest he had ever seen. That's because there was none in it. My transmission went out. My mechanic said no fluid wrecked it. I contacted Scott the owner he blamed my van? So I leased a truck and went to a koo. My customer asked where's your van I told him what happened. He said I brought my truck there they didn't put oil in it and my motor went out. Snappy Lube had to replace it. So I thought I would take them to court. Then I read someone else did and Scott got on a payment plan? That customer said it took forever to get paid back. All said Scott cost me $2,500 to bring it to Snappy Lube for an oil change. Don't be fooled on his website as well look for lowest ratings he has a lot of them folks.

Great service, never had to get out of my car. Very clear about pricing and there was no attempt to…read moreupsell anything. I'll be back!

My husband did research when we moved to St Cloud and picked Motor Works. Been using them for…read morecouple of years and we liked them. Good quality work for oil changes and recently transmission work. Definitely will continue to use Motor Works and already told other people about them. Easy to get to their shop and friendly service.

Between my uncle and I, we have visited Motor Works with our vehicles 5-6 times within the past few…read moremonths due to various reasons like oil changes, new tires, checking and re-checking for a potential oil leak, and fixing a door handle. We primarily work with 2 employees here - Gus and Mitch. Both great guys who've answered all of our questions and met our service needs. Prior to becoming regular customers at Motor Works, we were loyal customers to a different shop in town for 10+ years. They had some staffing changes and their repairmen became careless, so we decided to switch it up to a place that's much closer to home with staff who seem passionate about their jobs. Pricing on services are generally reasonable and it can take a few days for parts to arrive. We usually ask for a free shuttle ride home if the service is predicted to take longer, but for oil changes, we stay at Motor Works and wait the 30min to an 1 hour time frame. I will say the one frustration we've had is when calling for a shuttle ride back to Motor Works to pick up our vehicle. There was an occasion where we waited for over an hour after being told there was a car "on the way" and we live close by, so there must've been some miscommunication amongst the staff there and it getting pretty busy toward the end-of-day. We were understanding about it however, I'd recommend calling back to clarify if a ride is in fact coming if you plan to use the shuttle service. Expect that you may have other customers in the car with you too and may not be their first stop, so be patient if that does happen. There's a Keurig for coffee and water bottles if you do have a long wait. Their wifi's a bit hit or miss, but not so bad that I've had to bring it up to staff members. They also no longer take checks - only cash or card, so be mindful of that before bringing your car in to Motor Works.

We had an emergency on the way to our lake house. The battery light came on and we needed to stop…read moreimmediately. We found our way to Heartland Tire, got diagnosed with needing a new alternator. They got us in and out of there as quick as they could. The owner recommended a pizza place and we sat in the waiting area with all 7 of us and played board games and ate pizza. The time went quickly!! The staff is welcoming, friendly and professional Would highly recommend!!

Worst experience ever, incompetent fools. Parts from my car came off after I left their shop. No…read moreapologies or discount on future service . Do your self a favor and keep driving by these fools.

These guys are quick, have fair prices, reliable, and communicative. My new main mechanic since…read moremoving here and I go lucky.

If you are coming to this shop expecting at least common courtesy from the front staff or…read moreespecially the mechanics..... well turn around and walk away. Now please understand I have come here several times because of my parents love for this place and the mechanics have been known for good work. But don't ever try and talk to the mechanics. It seems to make them mad dealing with the customers. This is a drop your keys in the box by the office and leave the property so you can then come back to pick up your car when they can get to it kind of place. Don't ask for apts, they don't do them. Let my clarify that, you give them the DAY your droppong it off. They don't seem to want to be bothered by more information/interaction then that. If low cost and you can leave your vehicle for an undisclosed amount of time is what you're looking for, then this definitely your shop. If you can't be without your car for an undisclosed amount of time &/or want to have a clue as to when the work will be done this is not a place for you. It's really sad for a shop that was such a wonderful place to have your vehicle work done at, has to degrade to this point.

Just a quick update to my ongoing delight with Advanced Repair. They are truly the best and show…read moretheir expertise and kindness with every service that I experience over the years. The AR Team has serviced and cared for all of my vehicles - Foreign and Domestic. I highly recommend them and trust them to get the job done right, on time and under budget. Keep up the goodness Stop ! Take a breather. Pause for a second. Now listen in. Think about the best possible place to take your vehicles and your nagging repair concerns and worries. My hirecommendation hands-down all-in is with the Mauer team at Advanced Repair in Saint Cloud, MN. Thank you to the entire team. Keep up the good work. See you again soon.

They originally told me it's $160 for a diagnostic and I ended up paying $169. I'm really…read moredisappointed in my experience here. The diagnostic did not cover some key tests I expected as part of a standard diagnostic. They failed to do a full scan of all systems and failed to check previous codes that were causing problems as well. When I asked about further testing, they wanted to charge me extra. I ended up taking my car back without getting any repairs done. I feel like I didn't get the full picture of what was going on with my car. Also seems like they upcharge significantly on basic parts compared to other shops. Would not recommend.

have used these guys over 20 years, Dan H and Russ are awesome! highly recommended!…read more KJH

I had a timing chain go out on my Ford 150. Brought it into their Sartell location and they fixed…read moreit. Took them 3 days to do because they had to keep ordering parts. Once it was finally complete, it broke before I even got home. They had to fix it again. After that, I immediately had an oil leak and had to have that fixed. Next visit, they said I had another oil leak but I had already paid over $5000 to them for the other repairs and could not afford it at that time. I then started to have a large pool of oil on my garage floor so I had to borrow money to get the second oil leak fixed. When I bought it in, they said they couldn't find a leak and argued with me because I was somehow stupid for thinking a large pool of oil on my garage floor would be from a leak and they had already told me on a previous visit there in fact was a leak. Brought it back a week later and then they said there in fact was a leak. More money for those visits. I spent over $3000 to have oil leaks fixed which I am pretty sure were related to their terrible work on the timing chain. I no longer go there after years of service. Better off going to a dealer since they charge the same amount. When I spoke to the manager, he did not care. Just writes to me "Have a good day."