I REALLY wanted to give Peter and his business a very good review. He has worked on our car several…read moretimes in the last couple of years, and has usually been fairly quick to respond and completed the work satisfactorily. He has not ALWAYS come on the day he agreed to come, but I can say that about many island contractors and usually am pretty flexible. He has completed brake work, replaced a tire, put a "kill switch" on our battery for when we leave the island, replaced a battery, and an alternator. He has shown admirable skills on all of these repairs, and has charged a fair price (at least by Vineyard standards). This past month, however, he has ruined our "relationship." As an independent contractor, he has always asked for 1/2 up front and then 1/2 upon completion. I know, I know...perhaps that is my own fault for accepting those terms...but he has always completed the work and I felt OK with the situation. Recently I asked him to check out an "ABS" warning light on my car and replace another tire; after an initial assessment and quote, I paid him the requisite half. He has since disappeared--he does not answer his phone or respond to texts. It has been weeks since his last communication with me--and of course he still has my money--several hundred dollars. At this point, I feel that he has stolen my money and will never hear from him again. I know that I should not take it personally, but it does hurt to know that I have always been exceptionally quick to pay Peter and always kind to him when we talk. I have even asked if needed water/coffee, etc while working. Unfortunately, I need to let the world know--BEWARE OF THIS SCAMMER!

Terrible service. Do not, do not, do not, I repeat DO NOT hire this company. Took money and left my…read morevehicle partially dismantled. I had to hire someone else to come finish the mess he started. Still has my money and will not return calls or text messages. I've had to file a claim in small claims court hoping to get some funds back. I'm not optimistic.

Angel, Lisa and everyone else at MV Autoworks are wonderful people. They have gone above and beyond…read moreto take care of my vehicles, educate and help save money whenever possible. Angel was even willing to join a call with a used car dealer that sold me a vehicle that was misrepresented, he told him how it was and helped me to have the vehicle returned. He went out of his way to help and it made a big impact! If you need anything done with your vehicle this is the place to go!

Honest , professional, courteous, everyone works hard , and the owner sets the the standardread more

I was at anchor in Vineyard Haven with my sail boat. Other than sails, he boat is powered by a…read moreYamaha outboard. One minute it was working, the next minute it was not. I was stuck there with no way to make it all the way home. An internet search showed that MVS was a Yamaha dealer and was bout 300 yards from where I was stuck. The first time I called, I was told the manager would get back to me in an hour. 2.5 hours later, I called back and was told that they could not do anything for me that day, but the manager would call me back the next day to try to schedule service. THEY NEVER CALLED BACK!

I was halfway through a two week fishing trip when my 2010 center console port motor and all guages…read morequit on my. I have twin Yamaha 150's on it. Every Marina was flat out trying to get boats in the water. They were the only marina willing to diagnose and quickly repair my problem on the island. They were efficient, knowledgeable and a pleasure to do business with. I can't recommend them any higher. Chris Hayden

I want to start this off by saying I liked Mike and thought they had taken great care of myself and…read moreother year round islanders in the past. This most recent experience has led me to believe otherwise and I will absolutely not be taking my car back or recommending ever again. I had gotten new tires/brakes put on the car at different points over the winter. Right before the 4th of July, my engine start shaking and so my boyfriend brought the car in on Tuesday, June 24th. We had had off island plans for the holiday but didn't hear anything from the guys at the garage so we pivoted plans, not a huge deal. 2 weeks went by with one or two texts that said "we'll call with an update" however, no call was received. 3 weeks in, they called and said they couldn't duplicate the problem but found and issue with a wheel bearing- we asked that they not fix the wheel bearing but just see if they could diagnose the engine problem. When nothing was still done about the engine, my boyfriend went on YouTube and sent the mechanics videos on common fixes..... It is now July 31st, we picked up the car and have been charged $800 for..... wheel bearings, spark plugs, labor and parts. Half of which we had asked them not to fix, the other half that should have been an easy enough fix that didn't take a month and a half of absolutely no communication. I will happily pay what is fair but this is so wrong on so many levels I cannot fathom spending another dime here, nor should you. If I could give 0 stars I would.

Car battery died on vacation. It's one of those batteries that is not easily accessible, buried…read morebeneath multiple other parts. I dropped car off without an appointment. They replaced the battery in 20 mins. Everyone there from Mike to the mechanic to the person at the cash register was very friendly. Thank you.

My alternator light came on as soon as I got off the ferry here in MV on a Sunday afternoon. I knew…read moreI had to do something - because watching the truck die on the drive home, with a 17 month old, wasn't worth the risk. But after hearing a bunch of horror stories about repairs on the island costing 4x as much, often after the vehicle is held hostage for weeks ... I was sweating it. Fortunately, I was going to reconnect anyways with an old high school buddy who's lived here for 20 years. He recommended Binks, and even called them for me first thing Monday morning. They looked at the truck Mon afternoon, ordered the part overnight and had the alternator replaced and the truck back on the road by early Tues afternoon. And I'm not sure how much it would have cost at home - but it was about half of what I was expecting. When's the last time - AFTER you got the diagnosis, and then the bill - that you were so grateful you wanted to go take a 12 pack to the guys at the shop?? Yeah, probably a long time ago. Me too. That's why Binks get 5 stars.

Mr. Binks and his crew are hands down the most knowledgeable mechanics on the Island. This is…read moreespecially true if you own cars that are older where you can't plug it into a computer and have it tell you what the problem is. He is hard working, no nonsense and his team follows his lead. The office is run by his wife and it's a true family business and with that comes the pride of ownership.

Mike was really helpful when my accessory mode drained my battery on a Sunday. On a holiday week…read more At a busy intersection. 5 stars.

Crooks! They have a reputation of not answering their phone or returning calls once they have your…read morevehicle so that they can rack up daily storage fees. They also added "credit card processing fee" of $28. Do not use if you can possibly avoid it.