I moved into white center arena just this past year and have been struggling on finding a new auto shop to goto. These guys are high quality work and they won't charge you an arm and leg for it. i highly recommend these guys for your car needs and questions. read more

This is one part shout out and one part cautionary tale about a recent car repair experience. On July 2nd my work truck had an issue with the electrical system. I tried several different part replacements on my own, but I couldn't figure out what the issue was nor do I have the proper diagnostic equipment to trace it. I admitted to myself I had reached my limit of skill and should take it into a shop. I had been to Ty's on Delridge a couple of times before for tune ups and such with no issues, so I booked an appointment online for Monday July 6th and had it towed in first thing. Ty's is now "Westside Automotive" under new ownership and the new owner assured me they would look at it and let me know what the issue was. On Tuesday afternoon I stopped by in a rental car to grab a couple of things out of my car and he said they would get around to looking at it that day and I said great and left. I didn't hear anything by Thursday and texted them for an update. They answered that they thought it was a ground issue and they would look at it some more on Friday. (You can see the texts) Anyway, kept driving by, kept seeing my car just sitting there and you can see in the texts I had to reach out on Wednesday the 15th and again on Thursday the 23rd. That day the new owner just straight called me and told me he can't do anything for me. Acted like I was bothering him and inconveniencing him. Asked him when he was planning on telling me he couldn't do anything, he said "I'm telling you now". What a great business model he has for his new local shop. Good news is I stopped by Eric's on Roxbury the next day (last Friday afternoon), they made an appointment for me to tow it in first thing on Monday- THEY HAD IT IN AT 9:30 AM AND CALLED ME AT 1:00 PM SAYING IT WAS FIXED AND READY TO GO 3 freakin' weeks renting cars so I can keep up with my work schedule and commitments because I know what an asset a good reputation is in this community and it's fixed in TWO HOURS. SHOUT OUT TO ERIC'S IMPORT AND DOMESTIC SERVICE and BEWARE THE NEWLY DUBBED "WESTSIDE AUTOMOTIVE" read more

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The prices weren't too bad and they did a good job but I always felt like they were giving me the hard sell all I needed was the tires nothing else read more

Wouldn't even listen to what I had to say what was wrong with my car. My back break wasn't even the main problem. Would not recommend this place read more

Ty is the most honest service station I have ever used! Great work on my 2006 Honda Element.

This place deserves all the love, good vibes, and everything! The service was quick and thorough! They let you know exactly what you need and don't upcharge. The wife/office manager was so helpful in getting our car in. When she realized we would be waiting in the rain, she tried to help us find a dry place to wait or an umbrella to use, and tried to get our car serviced ASAP. She even scolded my partner for not zipping up his jacket, haha. Would definitely return for all my car needs. read more

It took a little bit longer than usual because of covid but that is just how it has to be to keep everyone safe right now. Plan to be without your car for an extra day or so. Even so they are still really fast. They have been maintaining my car for almost 15 years. I just took it in for the big 20 year tune up and maintenance. I had contacted the dealer just to get an idea of the most it might cost and they beat it by quite a bit. The quality of their work is top notch. Everyone there is pleasant and kind. I never dread being talked down to or being treated like a dumb girl. They treat you with dignity and respect when they need to explain things and I never feel like I've been tricked into something or over charged. The best there is on the west side. read more

New owners look out take a car with 350 wanted just a tune up and oil change ty retired and was a good guy ,these new owners are no good at all waited 6 hr for an est and then he asked me how many qts does a 350 take and than 6 hrs later after going there 2 times already he said he couldn't give estimate until his mechanic starts to work on it ,he said never worked on a 350 wow complete idiots beware your get ripped off read more

If you bring a clunker in and expect free repairs and inspection I suggest you study your vehicle on YouTube and get to work yourself. Nothing is free and it's funny how people expect fast, quick, free service. This place is honest and fairly quick plus not too pricey compared to other shops. read more

I went to Ty's this past Saturday for an oil change. I had made an appointment for 9:00am and got there right at 9. He told me that it would be half an hour, so I went and grabbed a coffee and came back at about 9:35. My car was still right where I left it, and 2 cars that had come in well after I checked in were being worked on. I told them that I had a 10:00am appointment so he put my car up for service around 9:45 and finished at about 10:15. I missed my 10:00am appointment. I had come here because of the great reviews- he is very friendly, prices were normal, but not sticking to an appointment time and having that result in my missing another was not ideal. read more

If you are in need of a great mechanic in West Seattle, look no further than Ty. He does a great job and his prices are better than anyone else. He will try to save you money if he can, that is what I love about him and his shop. He is one of the few honest mechanics that is why he is always busy. He always takes such great care of my Geo tracker, I don't trust to take her anywhere else. He also works on my other cars, minor work to major work, he gets the job done. Give him a try if you are in need of auto work, you will not be disappointed. read more

Ty and his wife did a great job on my car. He installed suspension parts and did only the work we agreed upon. He could have replaced more or charged me more but didn't. That says a lot about Ty. The cost of the repair was much lower than I expected. The only negative is communication. Ty speaks broken English and his wife is somewhat better. They seem like good people and are eager to please. Just repeat the details and price clearly and you should do fine. read more

I bought my car new over 8 years ago and haven't ever taken it anywhere except Ty's for anything other than oil changes. granted, I've had very little in the way of major work done. there has been at least one occasion when I could have been completely hosed on charges (I had a loose electrical connection that had to be found to be fixed), and the work was done quickly and cheaply. in my experience, Ty is very fast, inexpensive, and easy to work with. the only downside to any experience I've had is that sometimes there are communication issues with the lady who runs the counter. she is often extremely busy and doesn't always write everything down when she should, if she answers the phone when she's away from the desk. otherwise, their place is fantastic and I still give them 5 stars, and recommend them highly. read more

These people are great! I just moved here from the Midwest. Those mountains and these hills just wrecked what ever breaks I thought I had. A co worker gave me two numbers and said he highly recommends the Ty's. I called them. It sure was a long drive from my house. I was just hoping my SQUEEKY car would make it. I was super impresses with little Ms.Ty assessment of the car. Dang is she good. I thought for sure my budget was busted when she mentioned something called routers...well needless to say no matter where you live or have gone to before the Ty's are where you want to bring your car. I will be back for all my auto needs. Front breaks and routers with an overdue oil change $306. In Chicago we call THAT a hook-up people! No scam, no hassle just good people doing great work with pride. Namaste, fE now where can I get a good buger! it's the little things. read more

Schedule an appointment. They get busy because they're affordable than most formal auto repair.

Really friendly staff. Woman at the front desk was kind and courteous when I called for an appointment. She was able to squeeze me in last minute and when I showed up she did a visual exam of my brakes and rotors. I was prepared to have the pads and rotors changed but she informed me on exactly what work needed to be done which saved me money on some parts and labor. Very thoughtful of her and I will be going back since they've earned my trust. read more

I called a few days ago to make an appointment to get my car looked at, I have been having electrical issues with my battery and alternator. The lady who spoke with me on the phone was very rude and kept talking over me. But she said I didn't need to make an appointment just stop on by. So I did and I was told that I couldn't be seen because I didn't make an appointment. The wife of the owner is extremely rude!!!!! She told me she would call me back twice I'd wait hours with no response. The owner doesn't even know how to schedule appointments and he owns the business!! I can't believe the unprofessionalism from this place. Don't go here ! read more

I came to Ty's with high hopes. I heard from my uncle that he is a friend and is good at what they do, also read on reviews that they were reliable. My engine light on my 91 Acura Integra was coming on more often and after shorter distances, there was also a burning smell and my engine was rough. I dropped my car off Saturday May 23rd right as they opened and said that they will look at it give us a call. They did not contact my uncle or me till I called them about my car Wednesday. The receptionist said that there's nothing wrong with my car, the engine light is fine to drive with, and its safe to drive. Thursday I came to talk about my car and she argued with me that my engine light has nothing to do with my car, nothing's wrong and was trying to talk down to me. After 5 minutes of that I said I wanted my car back. I started it, the engine made a weird noise and immediately shut off. The second time I started it, the engine shook violently and calmed down after I let it run for a few minutes. I'm assuming they only drove it around the block when they got it and left it in the spot. I went to Dan's Auto Repair off of Rainier and within 15 minutes they diagnosed that my EGR Valve and EGR Control Solenoid Valve were not functioning properly and needed to be replaced. After I replaced the parts, my engine light has not come on. read more

Westside Auto - Normally very packed - Auto Repair Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Family owned, all good, good service, come here for all your auto related needs. They charge fair and do damn good service.

I have been a regular customer at Ty's auto repair for almost twenty years. Ty is an honest and reliable mechanic, and I have the utmost trust in his recommendations. I feel very lucky to have his shop nearby. For quality auto repair and maintenance at a fair price, go to Ty's. read more

Ty's Auto Shop is definately a diamond in the rough! I must say that upon discovering this place I have saved 100's literally. If you want a safe mechanic, come to Ty's. No gimmicks, tricks, or lies... sheer honesty and DEALS. My tip to you auto owners out there is, get your second opinion from TY. Bring your quote in hand and they will save you! read more

Hubby brought his car to Ty's today for an oil change and they did an excellent job. Good prices! Will use them again.

I downloaded the Yelp app just so I could warn people about this horrible place. The first time I took my car in I didn't notice before I left but they had hit my back passenger bumper with a big red vehicle. And then I brought it in again because I figured it was an accident. they were cheap I had a friend using them and my new clutch was working well, but this time they bent my drivers key so bad my drivers door doesn't work and they said they can't help me because they never use drivers doors to get into cars so it couldn't have been them. Never been so let down and cheated by a company. They deserve negative stars. Would never go near there again. My car is way down from the things they fixed. And all they did when they had my car was call me hourly to ask if I want more things fixed, instead of focusing on the issues I brought it in for. Please don't go there! read more

He's an awesome mechanic. Won't take advantage of females. Always a cheap price and quick service.

I LOVE these guys! They have saved me a lot of money over their competition. They are fair, and have even charged me less than their quoted price. Very honest, very hardworking. I don't think a mechanic like this is easy to come by anymore. read more

This is the Absolutely Best place a person can get their vehicle fixed! I've been coming to Ty's for 30 years now! Not once have I had to bring a vehicle back to fix what they fixed. Their pricing Beats everyone's pricing! I will truly be sad when they retire!!! read more

Ty's is awesome! I have gone in for several things over the past 7 years (brakes, headlights, a bad electrical connection) and have always felt that they were very timely, professional, and inexpensive. everything was very clear and communication was excellent. I would recommend this shop to anyone! read more

The mechanic replace my fan belt next day make a lot of noise. I bring it back next day to adjust the belt still make noise. I bring it back again didn't want to fix the problem. This auto shop have really bad service and after they take your money they won't fix there mistake even if they do it wrong. I will never come back here again read more

I was referred to this shop, I saw the reviews ..some good some bad but because I was referred I decided to give them a try. I had some noise coming from my front end and I had a feeling it was either my brakes or possibly a cv joint. I make an appt for 9am, I drop off my car and ask them if they could let me know what's wrong with it and call me before they do anything. The mechanic was very nice. After two hours I call and a lady answers who says she will ask the mechanic and call me back. I wait another 40 min and call again. This time she is apparently on her cell ph and tells me she forgot to ask mechanic and is picking up her child and will call me back. Another hour later I decided to walk to the shop to investigate. Low and behold there is my vehicle and they haven't even looked at it yet. Needless to say I took the keys and left. The next day I bring my car in to try again, this time leaving for the whole day. Again I say CALL ME before doing anything. After the entire day passed with no call I decide to call them. The lady answers again and says my truck is ready and fixed..some bolts were just loose. I said oh great then she immediately says, "how you gonna pay"? LOL really I thought..so I entertain this to see how much tightening 4 bolts costs these days and she says $75!! I said that's ridiculous, and she replied with most places charge $150 and would lie to me about the problem..ok? So I go to pick up my car and I say I'm not happy with the charges so she says she will loosen up the bolts to my brakes not charge me and I can go. Can we say law suit!!?? I said sure then she said just pay what you think it's worth. I could list a multitude of shops that check breaks for free.. If ur looking for a mechanic the lady here wears the pants, the real mechanic seems like a very nice guy but be prepared cause from the reviews this is really typical. read more

So it's Tuesday evening (5:40pm) and were near target in west seattle and my wife decides we need an oil change done on our 2005 Camry! Me being the one not to say anything to piss her off I did say it's pushing 6pm where are we going to get an oil change at this hour? Well we drove up to Ty auto and it looked very busy I mean there were cars everywhere and I told my wife this ain't happening tonite I bet they don't do oil changes She made me go inside and ask when I walked in I was greeted by Mr Ty himself I asked him if he did oil changes since I didn't see a sign stating so and he said yes we do and he said he can do it all he would have to do is move a car and make space! I was so impressed that he would do that so late in the day I told my wife who of course was still sitting in the car and I got that look that said I need to be more positive... they did a perfect oil change they were professional and did everything with pride no half ass work Ty was very nice to me and my wife we were about to tell Ty about a issue regarding a squealing belt that would wake my neighbors every morning well you guess it Ty noticed it when he started the car and adjusted the belt for free! No charge I am a permanent customer and I will always recommend people I know to Ty amazing man thank you Ty read more

Ty's is the best auto repair experience I have ever had. They are fast, efficient, so incredibly affordable, honest, and direct. We moved out of West Seattle, but we still get our car fixed here because, basically, I don't want to pay a bunch of money for the same services or get scammed and manipulated on top of it! read more

I was pretty annoyed by their communication. They didn't call me with a quote, didn't call me with a diagnosis, and just went ahead and fixed the car. They also didn't call me when it was done. However, I did think that it needed more service than it actually did, so I appreciate that they didn't up-charge me or try to charge me for more than I needed (I just needed a battery.) However, I don't know what battery they put in! read more

We love Ty's! We have had several older vehicles not worth the cost of new replacement parts or dealership prices. Ty's has the best price in town and will even recommend if they don't think that oil leak repair is worth the cost for your 15 year old car. I have recommended Ty's to many friends. It is a family run business; Ty's wife is usually at the front desk. Don't assume she doesn't know anything about cars. She has walked me to the back and talked me through some repairs. She taught me how to knock on my starter to get my engine to start up before I could get it repaired. I will say the one con is possibly customer service. Don't expect a dealership atmosphere, and it can seem disorganized and everything is logged on paper. But we have never had a problem with the work. read more

I want to give ZERO STARS. This place was horrible. My window motor blew out(my window was stuck rolled down)and I needed it fixed asap so I stopped by Ty's. Well, he said he could do it, and in an hour so I was stoked! The $100 price tag was more than I wanted to pay but since I needed it done NOW I was willing to pay. I come back an hour later and it's not ready bc he got the wrong part. OK no big deal shit happens I understand. I wait another hour and finally my car's ready. I go up to the counter to pay and the lady tells me $200! I tell her there must be a mistake bc I was told $100, "Umm no, 200 plus tax, the work is done" she tells me.. after some back and forth she agrees to not charge tax but still that was a whole $100 more than I was quoted!! I'm not made of money and it was my WINDOW MOTOR!! It's not some super hard/technical part to replace!!! As I walk to my car I see the window's still rolled down, I find it odd but get in my car and head home. As I'm driving I start rolling my window up and down and I'm happy bc it works until I roll my window all the way up and a see a HUGE scratch across it. A scratch so deep it's scraped the tint off my window!! Furious I turn around and head back to the shop. When I get there and try and TALK to the lady she YELLS and says the damage was already there and it's my fault. We argued for a few minutes bc I know my car(and I KNOW that scratch wasn't there!!)and then she yells "Well what do you want!" "I want my window fixed!" I reply, "I'll give you fifty bucks." she says! "Are you kidding me?! Do you think 50 bucks is gonna get my window tinted?! NO, so you either reimburse me the extra $100 you charged me in the first place or you fix my god damned window!" And for a good minute we had a stare down. She then tells me to bring my car back in a week bc she "has a guy" that tints her windows and at the time I agree. Fast forward to the next/this morning, I'm in my car on my way to work and I reach for my stereo remote and it's GONE! I really couldn't believe it!!! I tore my car apart looking for it and it's nowhere to be found and I'm not the kind of person to put my stereo remote in my purse or pocket. After work I check everywhere and nope, it's gone. WHO DOES THAT??!! What kind of shop steals from their customers and WHO THE HELL STEALS STEREO REMOTES!!?? I now don't want these people anywhere near my car and after going there and asking for a reimbursement I get accused of "causing trouble" and handed two CRUMPLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE $50 dollar bills. NEVER AGAIN. EVER. NEVER. read more

i completely agree with Natan C, was thrilled to come here with all the great reviews, and referral. however, dealing with wife up front i was so put off and humiliated! here's the facts; after being referred from my mechanic, who was out of town, and calling to inquire about types of payment i let her know I'd be paying with my boyfriend's credit card, which she said was fine and requested i bring; photo of my boyfriend, photo of his id, and signed consent from him. i showed up with more than that; photo of my guy holding id AND brought his id with me, along with consent to use his card and credit card. she saw the photo of my boyfriend, and ran card with no issues. i was about to leave when i saw she had our card number written down on my paper work in a pile with other receipts unsecured and no safe; being a victim of identity fraud i requested she black out all but last 4 numbers due to privacy, that's when it went down hill and i was accused of being a thief, in so many words. she showed me another's receipt which showed a fraudulent transaction, their name, address, etc. i explained that I am in the health care field and follow hipaa, this type of information is not to be unsecured, she insisted that she's the only one that sees this, this after repeating the card number several times to the bank she was calling to make sure i wasn't a thief, in front of a handful of customers. (she called bank to make sure this is a legal transaction). i was humiliated to say the least! she threatened to void transaction and keep my car. she wanted to talk with my boyfriend, who was working and doesn't always pick up calls, as he works with clients, which i explained. after the multitude of text messages to him and frantic calls he called me. she was on the phone with bank and refused to speak with him, he suggested i call the police, really, we're at this point? she actually encouraged me to call police; i don't have enough time in my day to deal with this, nor waste my and others money, i already missed a day of work. my boyfriend ended up calling back on my phone, again, and speaking with her; she double checked the telephone number he had put on the consent matched the number calling my cell, another humiliating moment. at one point she told me, since overhearing my convo worth my boyfriend earlier, that there was over 1k on his card, that i go across the street to get cash, yet she didn't have ability to void transacting and neither did her merchant banker, since it was a legit transaction. i refused to pay her twice. after she received my boyfriend's text with another consent, she requested again he take a photo with his face next to his id, which i had. after my car was blocked in and got the "free to go pass" i left, shaking with anger ....if it wasn't for her I'd be back to drop another 500 on my brakes and continue with regular maintenance, however, i won't subject myself to such ridicule and humiliation, as a loyal, paying customer avoid this place by all means necessary. the west Seattle blog and bbb have been contacted. i gave one star due to her sweet husband and great work. come with cash if you want to bring your business here. read more