“Jerry Lawton is hands-down the best mechanic around. Honest, reliable, and always fair. His son Cole is part of the business too, and together they make an incredible team. They get the job done right every time. Highly recommend!”
“Great!!
They are awesome, very fast and do a great job!
I loved them, they did an excellent job, they were fast, I would definitely return to this place every time!”
“Great service. They were able to take without an appointment on a Sunday morning, fixed the problem that had suddenly come up, and got me back on the road in 2.5 hours. I was impressed with their service orientation. Highly recommend.”
“Vince's Garage is family owned business where they are knowledgeable, fair, and honest. Prices are very reasonable and they always do a great job. Highly recommend!”
“Dan and his team are patient, willing to explain what's needed and why. Questions are answered professionally and with courtesy. Honest and reasonable pricing. I'm very satisfied with the first rate service here and would visit again as needed.”
“Walked in to shop spoke with Tom the store mgr. He had an open spot for my truck at 3 pm. Truck went in for both front tires
leaking air. Problem was resolved. Tom was busy, but still took the time to take care of the customers and me.”
“Mike always goes above and beyond for me with my personal drag car alignments! too my customers tire and alignment needs! And mechanic jeff is always taking great care of cars i bring to shop! I am very picky who i choose! I will say this shop is top notch! Owner - limitless hd repairs”
“Very good service. Super polite and helpful. Watched them interactive with many customers and were always polite! Quick and speedy service will do their best to get you in and out quick.”
“As a Female going to the mechanics is not easy and everyone tries to over charge or add extra unnecessary services but when I tell you James was so nice, understanding and welcoming. I don’t think I will go anywhere else. He made sure me and my chile was comfortable while waiting for our service. Please don’t hesitate and here here with all your needs.”
“I'm very happy with this shop - I needed some suspension work and they were able to fit me in the next day. They showed me the part needing replacement, explained why and kept the scope of work confined to that repair. I definitely recommend coming here!”
“Would give 6 stars if I could! I had an appt for my car’s inspection the day before a cross country trip, fully expecting all good reviews and to be ready to go since I didn’t notice or hear any issues. Turns out that wasn’t the case and I needed 4 new tires and new brakes - not an ideal situation and I wasn’t sure what I was going to do. They were able to squeeze me in and get all the work done on my car the day I was leaving for my trip - and they got it done a couple hours before they thought they would, and I was able to leave earlier than planned.
I’m super grateful to Schoolhouse Auto because they saved me potentially thousands of dollars on a rental car, and they kept me safe on the road!”
“I have lived in the capital district for the last three years and anytime I need work done on my car I always come to this location. Their prices are very transparent and affordable and if any additional work needs to be done on my car they always call before hand. I'm not sure if Eric works there anymore because I have not seen him the last two times I've been at the shop but he has always been great. I really love this place and I have always had a positive experience!”
“Clean and friendly environment, hassle-free. All employees respectful and very knowledgeable. Never left in the dark always explains what they're doing before they do it to make sure you're on board with the work they're going to do. Work performed is always done above satisfactory and you don't wait long. Highly recommend. Supervisor/manager always greets and says hello goes over all work that has been done and makes sure you're satisfied before you leave. They always go above and beyond to meet my standards and that is why I am a dedicated customer. I definitely appreciate the work they do on my car. My experience was above great.”
Open 24 hours
8 Apollo Dr A, Albany
Tire Dealers
“Gary's Garage Is the best in the city....Quick on call service all the time?No matter the service for our fleet Gary's always makes it happens.From the Northern Nurseries Team..”
“I have never been to BJs Tire Center but I got an amazing deal on cost and installation. The only reason, however, I'm leaving a review is because of Jose. He was incredibly nice and helpful with scheduling and service. I feel like I'm driving a new car. I hope BJs knows what a valuable employee he is! Thank you again! ?”
“We started using these guys for inspections but when we had a flat they did there best to try to fix it vs automatically saying we needed new tires. These guy will be our go to from here on out!”
“As with all my reviews, this is subject to change should I receive a negative experience, but I would consider myself a happy customer at this point.
I came here for a NYS Inspection which was expired for several months and I needed this done before I could renew my registration which was due in three days (including the weekend). They were able to fit me in with little notice, and respected the fact that I needed it done by 1PM due to an appointment I had this afternoon.
I dropped my car off while I went to work next door. Only reason I even went here was due to that convenience. I can just drop my car off and pick it up later.
They pulled my car in pretty quickly as I got a call back before 10AM. I needed the front brake pads and rotors replaced (rust buildup on those), and brake fluid flushed. They tried to upsell me on an alignment as well. Total cost: over $900. I asked for the price for just what I need to pass inspection (brake pads/rotors/brake fluid): just shy of $900 if I recall. These are costs I was not expecting. But he offered me a discount because of where I worked and was able to get a 10% discount which brought it down to $767. Still more than I wanted to pay, but I was in a crunch and needed this done today so I gave in.
As for the pricing breakdown, labor was $190/hour which is posted right in the lobby, no surprises there (I think they have to post labor costs by law). Parts were $394, which are much higher than I anticipated but I'll defend them here a little: Auto repair shops do tend to inflate part prices. They need to make a profit off of the parts as well as the work being performed. I'm not positive I could have gotten better in the area. And my normal place closer to home had a two week wait. I couldn't wait that long due to an expiring registration. I 100% put myself in this position.
Afterward, I can now see I absolutely did need this work done. Braking feels a lot smoother. I'm overall very happy with the job that was performed. They seem to know what they're doing there and if I were in a crunch I would gladly come back.
Overall: If you're needed auto repair work done, this may not be the best economical choice, but they seem to be able to work with you, especially if it sounds like you're going to shop around. They are fast and efficient. Waiting room is clean and roomy. Customer service is top notch. I never once received any sort of attitude or anything and as you can see they worked with me on the cost a bit. That's more than I can say about any other auto repair shop I've been to (as far as national chains go anyway).
I really only took one star off due to cost, but they may very well be on par with others in the area. If I had a couple weeks to spare I probably could have saved $100-200 off the final cost by shopping around, but I did not have that luxury.
I'll add that the prices of their oil changes and standard maintenance services look to be pretty standard, and I'd expect to be in and out pretty quickly. Keep note this was during a weekday, so I'd imagine wait time is longer during the weekend, but I can't attest to that one way or another.
Overall I recommend this place, but it never hurts to shop around for the best price.”
“There's a lot of people that I owe gratitude back in the old days a lot of them taught me about Osborne Street they're good people they're not Short change the different straight answers many of the people the older folks that are no longer with me talk to me about Osborne there's people I've known on 2nd Ave all my life that are gone and there's a person I play football on 2nd Ave and Osborne when they give it to you straight versus the corporate always give them something $5 couple dollars cuz I've been going to them all my life with people they always told me take it to Osborne dealerships I know you're trying to eat but Osborne will give it to me straight since day one back in a junkyard dog Days jyd of wrestling and for the people we've lost and ladies God bless Osborne it's like the only memory of second Ave I have left”
“I will always continue to come back here, the staff here always try their best to take care of you and I see the effort they put in even being down staff when its busy”