South Riverdale Service

Great service. People on whom you can trust; auto repair men with experience whom doesn’t believe in breaking for a buck to make a living. I’ve done oil changes; tranny oil changes and any other simple repair. I will go back again.

They are very rude people who don’t care about customers. My husband went for car inspection and they ignored him for a while. He looked at their faces while one guy came and told him one hour. & the other guy was so rude he said «you heard him. It’s one hour.» Anyway he left. Thinking they have too much money to serve customers well.

Very rude people,
unfortunately, they are best of the worst in the area. They are honest though (hence the two stars), no attention to detail, nor do they care about your business. A common theme among nyc mechanics.
Cursed my dad out when wanting Toyota parts. They are so busy they don’t want to wait for OEM part.
came in with busted caliper, Didn’t properly bleed all the other brakes. This is standard when the master cylinder is dry. Took another mechanic to fix the issue properly.
Didn’t install the skid plate correctly, as well which caused it to touch my tire.
Unfortunately, its hard to find a good mechanic in nyc. If have to get something done ASAP and you are in the riverdale area, sure go with them, but if not go drive outside of NYC and find a better shop.

well I have come here 3 separate times. Not because they were good, only because the reviews made me give them another chance.
All 3 times were for different car inspections, & all 3 times I was spoken rudely & had a minimum of 2 hour wait. I understand when the work is good there is always a wait, but there isn’t any reason to be rude to your customers. 3 strikes, I would not recommend to ANYONE.
On one note I do feel I was treated this way based on my age & because Im hispanic. There were older gentlemen that seemed to be treated a lot nicer. I cannot allow someone as prejudice as bruce to assist me on my car.

after going to so many different mechanics and having absolutely horrible experiences, from quoting me $ 1000 to being completely rude and telling me come back in a week we are very busy, and then actually I did end up spending $ 70 on an oil change, yes you heard me right, i was charged $ 70 for an oil change and then $ 99 for diagnostic at the riverdale auto clinic (i believe i wanted to come here to south riverdale service and because the location is a bit hidden ended up being at the shop that screwed me over. I finally stopped by South riverdale service and wow i was in complete shock how nice and caring the mechanic was. After everything I been through with mechanics, that $ 1000 repair, he said is not needed! and he actually just told me it was an electric disconnection that he fixed FOR FREE! and the oil change was under $ 30 i believe! I am sad I move to florida and now I have to look for a good mechanic all over again, but for those of you there, HIGHLY RECOMMEND if you dont like getting overcharged, screwed over and rude service, dont even try anywhere else.
dont be like me and miss the location though and end up at the devils next door. make sure you are at the right address, IT IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PARK, he has two garages and no actual lobby area. OFF RIVERDALE AVE.

I’ve been going here for years, showed up today for something very minor and aside from the insane wait (which is something I understand), was spoken to very sharply. Not nice. They do good work but not great with the attitude. Went around the corner to Marty’s who was courteous and took care of me right away.

I looked for Oil Change places in The Bronx and Harlem and was quoted prices between 80 and 95, excluding tax. I saw the reviews about South Riverdale and they were 100%
I went for an oil change early on Saturday morning. I was there at 9: AM. Excellent and courteous service. Very reasonable price. I will return for sure.

Ok, the glowing reviews are true. Just had brakes done by Bruce and his guys at the shop and I couldn’t be more pleased with the experience. Bruce was very friendly and helpful and didn’t try to add anything on. Price was what I expected and it was a totally stress free experience. Oh, and the new brakes work great. :)

I wish I could give zero or maybe negative. They are crook. I turned in to his shop I was still in the driver seat and he told me I need a break change to pass the NY inspection without even looking at my car, I told him you changed my breaks for last year inspection, then he said oh then I have to change your tires, really!
BTW I paid him $ 500 last year for my inspection.
I went to another shop and it cost me only $ 37 to pass my inspection. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID

Bruce and his team are the best. They are the only mechanics I trust to do the work for a fair price and won’t try to rip you off with work that’s not needed. Can’t say that about most shops in NYC. Thanks guys!

Thank you Bruce for taking care of my car today and saving me $ 1,000 in unnecessary repairs that another local mechanic estimated!
Your shop is the best in town and you are a pleasure to do business with!
So glad I found you again!

Extremely honest, cheap mechanic.

Unfortunately this place has gone down the tube in both quality and in customer «service». Last oil change, they completely missed the fact that I had an empty coolant and let me dangerously drive away. So much for «topping all fluids».
Additionally, I had two issues with my car. One of which I paid $ 136 for them to repair (the coolant which I figured out by myself). The second item he diagnosed and I got the part for free from a friend. I asked him about that part and he got mad at me?! Because I didn’t pay him $ 250 for it.
Terrible way of dealing with ppl and honestly, not a great experience at all

This was the best service experience ever… The guys are helpful, quick, and fixed what turned out to be a simple problem in a matter of seconds, and didn’t even want to charge me!
I can’t recommend them highly enough!

I used to love Mark and Bruce and their friendly service garage. Haven’t been there for several years, and today, the answer to my service questions were more like the Godfather. Why do you come to us now? Why don’t you go to the people who have been taking care of you? My God, the place around the corner, Sun corners was eager to get the work that «the boys» apparently couldn’t, or just wouldn’t, do!

This was my second time going to a place I didn’t know personally (my friends previous garage was sold and new management is not the same). I went based on reviews and I’m glad I did because I would have never known about this gem!
The guys at SRS are great and honest. I fully trust them and they don’t mind hearing you out or talking to you about how your day went.
Had oil and filter changed here and some work on my air box which was leaking and causing CEL to go on. They did it for the fairest price I’ve ever heard of in the city.
They are not about the money. They are about the service. They will tell you how much a service is (based on year, make, and model) over the phone which no place will do! They are not desperate to squeeze you if they do that. They are straight forward take my price or leave it. Other places will say you have to come in to see how much they can squeeze you for (after all you did drive all that way so the garage has the leverage — you can’t just hang up the phone) or garages ask you to get a diagnostic for $ 50+ and then we’ll talk about price — talk about a bait and hook — which the $ 50 is the «included» into the labor. Nice gimmick! (Here give me $ 50 dollars to find out whats wrong and then I’ll put it towards putting in a screw and charge you $ 25 for putting in a screw).
These guys are good. They don’t do transmissions though… based on brand, you will need to do research as to which shops specialize with your transmission.

Always honest, always reliable… work done quickly and right the first time. Best mechanic in Riverdale hands down!

Great service! You talk directly to the mechanic, a very honest man that fixes just what needs to be fixed. If there’s something he doesn’t know how to repair, he’ll address you to another place he trusts. They made an oil change for $ 25 and fixed a button on the dashboard that was stuck in with no charge. I had it previously «fixed» at the Mitsubishi official dealer in the Bronx, La Sorsa, and they had charged $ 50!
They’ve definitely become my new trustworthy garage.

Exceptional. Totally honest, totally not-​money-​grubbing — a rarity in NYC, which is such a sellers’ market for mechanics. There is such a concentration here of folks that know nothing about cars, and who nonetheless need them fixed, that there are amazingly awful mechanics who can have you at their mercy. This one is, however, the real deal; they know, and care, what they are doing, and don’t «fix’ things that are not causing a problem. Thumbs up.

A delightful auto repair experience.
Drove in at noon and described the rattling sound the car makes when at idle. They put my car up on the lift and diagnosed it within 15 minutes as an exhaust regulator crack, courtesy of the NYC potholes.
The mechanic made a few calls to order the part while another changed out the bad bulb on my brake light. Luckily the exact part was available for order and delivery asap. They called to let me know that the repair was done and car ready after only a couple of hours. I remembered that an oil change was due and had them take care of that as well.
Courteous, honest, pleasant, quick and painless service.