Alfa Motors Auto Repair Inc

Ami is honest, efficient and quick. Needed my brakes done before I went on a trip, called ami at 8am. My front and back brakes were done by 2:30. $ 150 cheaper than any other places. Just went back to have him fix my mirror and brake light. So happy I found a new mechanic I trust.
He even sat down with me and helped me pick out a new car.
Ami you my man!!!

Never go here. The positive reviews are plants
Poor. Very poor customer service. Ami the owner, Bad. Very bad attitude to his customers.
I had about a thousand dollars worth of repairs done there. New motor mounts. One month later one of the new motor mounts was defective and according to my new mechanic wasn’t an Acura part. Cheap aftermarket. I paid for oem. No recourse to take so I let it go
Later, I needed a copy of my receipt for tax purposes. Ami remembered me and the work and when it was done. I paid cash for the work. Surprise surprise the unethical Ami refused to provide a duplicate receipt for the work saying that he couldn’t find the original receipt. I asked repeatedly for him to reproduce the receipt for the work he knew he did. After repeatedly having my intelligence insulted, spoken to in a rude unprofessional manner and being lied to repeatedly I was told I should just write my own receipt. He refused because his accountant told him that it was illegal. LMAO

I’m thrilled to have found this garage. They’re friendly, quick to help, professional, and reasonably priced. I believe the bad reviews here written by rival garages — they don’t have any ring of truth to them. The wheel fell off? Come on…
I called Alfa cold because a few weeks ago my battery ran flat in Cobble Hill. I found them on the google maps app on my iphone. I asked for a jump-​start, and even though I was a complete stranger, Ami turned up ten minutes later in his car, and jump-​started me for free.
I later went to get the battery changed there, and it was done quickly, with no fuss, and for a good price.
And just this week, one of the cylinders on my Subaru Forester started misfiring. My wife brought the car in and was as impressed by their personal touch as I was. Ami called with a clear and reasonable quote for work later in the day — new wires on the spark plug, and a re-​tune — and it was ready for pick-​up at 5:30.
Based on just a couple of months’ business, I can’t recommend these guys enough, and I’ll be using them for everything in future.

very friendly and professional, followed up with phone calls, with a quote and when it was going to be ready. No one wants to deal with repairs. They are costly and never, ever convenient. A trusted mechanic can ease the pain and get you back on the road.
Personally feel like Alfa Motors has done a good job at the right price to me and other members of my family who have had similar experiences.

I was recommend here by a friend. My experience was great, ami was very helpful. He was quick and affordable. He did me a big favor by coming to help me get my car to the shop after getting my wire chewed by a mouse. And this was not that long after the first time I met him. I highly recommend giving them a shot. Good guys who do good work.

Ami and his shop have been like godfather’s to my elderly ’98 Volvo. For four years, he took my car in at anytime, accommodated my busy schedule and my paycheck. He isn’t just excellent at listening to my car… He’s excellent at listening to me. We went on many a loops around the block together so he could understand the funny noise that I was worried about. His work is dependable and left me with peace of mind. And he is excruciatingly honest… To the point that he’s told me it’s not worth fixing my car any more and to get a new one. Despite this, he still did everything to tune it up for a cross country trip from NYC to LAX… And my car made it without any problems! And two years later… It’s still kicking. Despite living so far away now, I am tempted to take the trip down to him just to give my car any TLC it may need.

I think these guys are the best around. Honest, affordable and experts in Volkswagons. I would recommend them to anyone and its really hard to find a mechanic you trust. Give them a shot, I want them to stay around as long as I’m in the neighborhood!

I called Ami based on a friend’s recommendation as a neighborhood mechanic for my 1990 Volvo, a little wary of mechanics after being ripped off by several in the city. I have had nothing but positive experiences.
The first time around, something was wrong with my power steering and I feared it was going to be a big fix. Ami said right away it was probably a belt that needed tightening and he was able to fix it fast (and cheap) and I appreciated that he didn’t try to sell me further services that were not necessary.
Several months later, and a few days ago, my car started stalling and I knew I had to bring her in again. The morning of, it stalled at a red light and wouldn’t start up again. I called AAA to get a tow and was given an unknown wait time due to their back-​log of tows in my area. I decided to call Ami, who first gave me a couple of tips on how to get the car going again. When they didn’t work, Ami himself drove over to me in order to look at the car. Not only did he take the time for this rescue mission, but once he was there he was able to pull off the miraculous feat of locating the problem (relay, under the dash board) and fixed it with the straw from an old iced-​coffee I had lying in my car! We were able to drive over to his shop so he could properly fix the car, and I was able to get to work. Everything was fixed by the next day at a reasonable price.
Thank you!

AVOID Alfa Motors!
They jerk you around, take their time and charge high prices. Ami, the owner, is a wise guy who seems to delight in never giving a straight answer. Then they charge for time diagnosing the problems (I thought they were expert in fixing cars), they significantly mark up the price of parts and claim they used many hours fixing the problems. All this adds up to very high prices. Go to a dealer: it won’t cost more and you can avoid getting the «Ami treatment». By the way, beware of positive reviews. They look like they were planted by the business.

I’m really baffled by the poor reviews, Alfa is the only place I take my diesel Benz. Their pricing has always been more than fair, and they’ve helped me out of a jam several times, and barely charged for it. for those complaining about pricing, Alfa has always called before doing any work with a quote, and the final cost had never been higher.
This week my transmission was having some major problems, the engine was flaring like crazy, so I took it in in the morning. It turned out to be a simple electrical problem once they got it up in the lift, and they just charged me for the minimum 1 hr labor, $ 80. They said it had been simple so they went ahead and fixed my sunroof, as well as topping up my oil no charge. These guys are great, and they really know diesel MB.
You do need to call ahead and come at the time specified, as space is at a premium.

Alfa Motors is great. I was initially attracted to the place because I once owned an Alfa Romeo, and they had a cool painting of a Spider Veloce on the front of the garage. Finally I went in and met Ami. Great guy, has a nice laid back attitude. He serviced my Audi many times, and it ran perfectly when I finally sold it at 145,000 miles. (I’ve always regretted selling that car). The college kid who bought it got a well maintained gem. An old fashioned, neighborhood garage… something you see less and less of. A great asset to the community!

AVOID like the plague!
I stopped by this place when I had a headlight out and I was too pregnant to do it myself. They were very helpful and fixed it quickly – which is why I decided to go back when I needed my inspection done.
So, it was a month later and I was no longer pregnant. Joe the older man who works there was angry and gruff and finally decided to do the inspection. I should have just left, but I only had childcare for an hour and wanted to get it done.
I mentioned that I needed new windshield wiper blades and asked if they had some to sell me. Kesh, the assistant there asked if I wanted cheap or ‘premium’ wiper blades. I said cheap was fine with me. My car (though well maintained) is nearly 9 years old, and I’ve always just paid $ 29.95. He said «No, winter is coming. Get the good ones.» I said fine.
When they finally called me 4 hours later, Joe told me it would be $ 62. I assumed he made a mistake, that I had already paid for the $ 40 inspection before I left. But no, when I arrived it was now $ 72 for the blades. I was shocked. I told him I thought it would be half that. He said they were «premium blades» and they charged me $ 20 to install them. $ 20!!!
I have NEVER been charged to install wiper blades. I can do it myself. It is always just a courtesy. Even PepBoys doesn’t charge for the installation – and they are the worst. I said as much. Joe shrugged his shoulders. So I left the money on the table took my keys and left– FURIOUS. Really I was furious as myself for not getting a price before I left — that is my fault. I am a teacher and money is tight – but they had been fair before so I thought they’d be fair again. Clearly they had only been fair the first time because I was so pregnant. BUT THIS IS THE WORST PART:
He called me 10 minutes later and told me I had overpaid by $ 10, and to please come get the money. By the time I could get my newborn in a stroller and got over there, they were closed. I arrived the next day. I told Joe that I know I didn’t overpay I paid what was asked. He said he should have charged $ 10, since I said I knew how to do it myself. ?!! What does that mean? Then I said «you should be careful you know, I know you wouldn’t charge a man $ 20 to install wiper blades.» He said «No, a man would be mad.»
ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! He blatantly told me that I had been discriminated against. I said «I am a new mom and my only recourse is to tell EVERY WOMAN I know about my experiences.» He shrugged his shoulders. Then he pulled a pink pen from his shirt pocket and gave it to me. «Have a free pen» he said.
Go to Sam’s Autobody on OLD FULTON. Jimmy there is awesome –he is fair and treats women with respect. Or rather he probably just treats everyone with respect. AVIOD THIS PLACE. THEY ARE CHEATS

STAY AWAY FROM HERE! I chose to use this shop based off the reviews on the Car Talk website, and though they may have been a decent shop at one point, they certainly are not now.
I called 3 days ahead of time to see if they could fit me in and to get a rough quote. The guy sounded nice and I was told no problem and that the job would be roughly $ 500.
When I got there Monday, the mechanic (different from the one on the phone) was rude and clearly pissed off to see me. He told me they are «a small shop that can’t fit many cars» and that I would have to find a parking spot my self to keep the car overnight if i wanted service. They then brusquely told me they couldn’t stand by the earlier quotes (with out even looking at the car) and would call with new ones in the morning.
A day went by with no word, and at lunch the following day I decided to call them. They told me that they were unwilling to give me a quote, that it could cost any amount and that i would have to pay at least $ 250 to find out what the quote might be, and if I did not agree to go forward at that point it would cost another $ 250 to put my car back together! On top of this they told me that if I did want them to do the work I should order the part my self and bring it in to them. Then to top it all off they told me they dont have the time to do the work this week and that I needed to pick the car up that evening and bring it back at some unspecified time.
I had to cancel my plans for the evening in order to pick up the car, and when I arrived the dash was in pieces and they slapped it in place and called it good with pieces bent way out of shape. I have never before written a bad review, and am and easy to get along with person, but the level of rudeness and disrespect at Alpha is simply not worth putting up with.
As a final footnote, the guy there before had to come with his spare key to pick up his car as from what I could tell they had lost his keys!

An honest mechanic? Well here he is and his name is Ami !!! Not only did he fix my car for an extremely reasonable price, he told me what I didn’t need!!! I highly reccommend this honest, bright, talented mechanic.

The Best mechanic on Brooklyn! Ask for Ami!
They are reasonably priced and always fair. Takes cash and credit cards!
Works all types of cars and is very accommodating.
They always explain everything in detail to you so you understand what is going on and work fast!
Really the best mechanic you can find and you never feel ripped off.