Midway Auto Clinic

Mechanic Mark (owner?) was great. At shop a few minutes before opening time. Went to him with an alternator/​electrical problem. His customer service and promptness were outstanding. Knew exactly what issue was; gave me background info too.
I will go back to this shop.

Great shop… used them many times. Fair and honest. Hard to find that anymore in that business. My whole family uses these guys!

So glad I went to Midway Auto Clinic! They were so friendly, fast and fair. I needed my brakes replaced. I dropped the car off and got an estimate within a few hours. The price was fair and the work was done quickly.

Got my brakes done here. Seem like great, honest guys. No trying to sell me what I don’t need. Got done in a couple hours, and didn’t use my entire paycheck for once. Can’t say that about all of the local auto shops.
PLUS, only two blocks away from me and a free keychain!

We’ve gone for work twice, and both times the guys there are incredibly nice and well-​priced. Since I am hopeful to keep the car running as long as I can, it’s incredibly reassuring to have a ‘go-​to spot’ for maintence and repairs.
My first time here — car wouldn’t start. This was happening a lot, and I figured I’d be needing the battery replaced. I called places around the neighborhood to get estimates, and when I called here and explained what was going on, Bob’s response was that he might have time to ‘swing over and see if he could jump it’ in order to save me a towing fee. Thankfully, after this call, if finally started and I was able to drive it over. When he figured out what was going on and gave me a repair estimate (battery was fine, starter needed to be repplaced) I called the dealership just out of curiousity — the price difference was about $ 450.
Secondtime — car was making a loud vibrating sound. When I took it in, I also mentioned that it had recently turned over (100,000!) and asked Bob to make recommendations about routine maintence. Basically, I gave him freedom to run me up a high estimate of things I might not even need. He called me back and mentioned a few things, but did not at all take advantage. This would absolutely NOT be the case if I were to take it into the dealership.
With little knowledge (ok, none) about cars, it’s hard for me to argue with whatever a mechanic tells me. When I used to go to the dealership for anything, I’d have so much anxiety about what it would cost and end up not understanding exactly what the problem is. Here, I feel like I’ve understood explanations and felt confident in their work. And best of all, there’s trust that I’m paying a fair price instead of being up against a wall.

They wanted to charge me $ 40 just to run codes on my truck. Almost everywhere dies this for free. Not affordable and where rude on the phone.

Great guys you can trust.

Pretty much as the rating says, as good as it gets. I feel after years of using other shops, that these guys are top quality. Brought my 96 jeep cherokee SE to them for an overheating problem and antifreeze leak, and although they took a day to find the parts (don’t blame them, these were hard to find), they got the leak and cooling problem fixed with a damn good price. They’re honest, they’re fair and you’re vehicle will be back to normal. I just moved to the area last year, and I’ll be sticking with these guys. I normally do regular maintenance myself such as plug changes, oil changes, etc. But the peace of mind knowing these guys are a few blocks away from me from fixes out of my control is priceless.

thruout the years, i’ve found certain services that i will spend the time to travel to because i’ve found them to be outstanding and worth keeping (like my barber, tailor, and primary care physician).
bob and mark have been fixing my cars since 1999 (a 1989 honda civic, a 2001 ford escape, and my current car — a 2006 toyota rav4). they are honest, knowledgeable guys who do an excellent job, charge a fair price, and get the job done in a timely manner.
as an example, it was three days before i was to go on a long camping vacation to manitoba, canada in june. i took my car to the dealership for an oil change (because it was close to home and i had a coupon!). the dealership mechanic found that i was leaking both coolant from a leaking water pump and leaking oil from a worn engine gasket. toyota was going to charge me over $ 1400 for all of that. i took it to bob and mark the next day and their bill was just shy of $ 600, and they got it done the next day, in time for me to hit the road for vacation!!!
yes, the location (a few blocks south of midway) is not convenient to get to when you live in oak park. however, if these guys move to peoria, i will follow them there if i need car servicing. these guys are THAT GOOD!!!

I have a little book that rates auto shops and gives them a grade. There is a reason this shop has an «A»!
Two great guys and a staff who know their stuff and work with you to ensure that things will get fixed. It’s the type of place that has a ‘small town’ feel where they won’t nickle-​and-​dime you to hell, right under Midway Airport. I kind of wish someone had told me about this place sooner.
One of the mechanics actually helped (ok entirely did) replace a blown-​out headlight bulb. Thank you! Next time something’s not-​quite-​right, I’ll definitely be back.
You’ve got to trust some fellows who put themselves on their own sign right? (See photo!)