Midwest Performance Cars

Cannot speak highly enough of these guys. Long story short, I took a Porsche 911 in for a pre-​purchase inspection. Jonathan (I believe the owner) spent 30 minutes on the phone with me just talking through what he would look for and the process they go through when inspecting a car before I’d even agreed to use them. The thoroughness of the discussion and obvious level of knowledge closed the deal for me.
Fast forward a few days, I have the car dropped off with them for what I think will be a 2 — 2.5 hour inspection. Within 40 minutes, I get a call from Jonathan letting me know that the engine has a serious knock and based on their experience will likely require a rebuild or replacement in the near future ($ 10k cost). He called to see whether I wanted to continue the inspection, or stop there. I obviously chose to stop. By doing this MPC cost themselves money. The easiest thing to do would have been to continue the inspection for the full 2 hours and charge me for all their time, but they voluntarily chose to call me, report a serious problem, and volunteer to stop the inspection.
I’m not sure how many other garages would do this, but the fact they prevented me from making a $ 10k mistake, as well as were absolutely honest and upfront in terms of not continuing an inspection on a bad car just so they could make some extra money is incredibly impressive.
It goes without saying that if you’re looking for an honest, knowledgeable and fair garage for your car, it’s worth the time making a call to call Jonathan at MPC. Absolutely 5 stars!

Nothing but great things to say. I had a weird electrical problem with my Audi S4. My regular mechanics gave up. The Audi dealer gave up. Audi corporate technical support wouldn’t help the dealer and basically abandoned me as a customer because I had an aftermarket intake and exhaust. Got MPC’s number from an anonymous Audi dealer mechanic and Jonathan, Chris and Ollie came to my rescue and methodically and professionally fixed my car keeping me informed all along the way with calls, texts, and emails complete with great pictures of details of the problem. I will continue to service my car there even though I live in Evanston and will send everyone I can their way. Thanks for a great job well done

It’s a glorified Midas. Techs know their stuff but they are handicapped by a small workspace and incompetent service managers.
They can’t perform any ‘performance’ suspension work because they do not have an alignment rack. What performance shop doesn’t have an alignment rack? One that charges you extra by outsourcing it and not telling you. How do I know they do this? I just asked them.
They can’t do body work or coach work there either. How do they do it? Yup. Outsourced.
They can do regular maintenance and minor engine work. I would never trust them to rebuild a top end. That’s how they get the Glorified Midas moniker.
Anecdotally, I was in a bind and needed a tire on my 911 GTS patched. I schedule an appointment on Monday and ask for an estimate. Tech doesn’t know and says they’ll call back. Anyone who has ever had a patch know they are $ 20-​$ 30 tops. I never get a call back. Call the morning of my appointment and service manager tells me $ 70. That’s stealership pricing from an indie shop?! I was in a bind, no shops around me had time so I just bit the cost. I pick up the wheel and tire later that day and they PLUGGED it. They didn’t even patch it. $ 70 for a plug. What a crock. For those in-​the-​know you can do a plug in your driveway in five minutes for $ 4.
They realized it was supposed to be a patch and said sorry but didn’t attempt to keep my biz or rectify the situation (can we patch it right now for you? can we patch it tomorrow AM and drop it off?) Nothing.
I didn’t pay for it, wasted my time and left with a wheel I have to get patched somewhere else.
So let’s recap:
They can’t do ‘performance’ work.
They are egregiously expensive.
They are incompetent.
They fail at product, price and service. All things being equal they should be out of business.
It’s unfortunate because after talking with some of the techs over the phone the past year or so they do know their stuff for the most part.
The only reason I suspect they are still open is 1) their location (props to them for this) and 2) by having clueless customers with more money than time. That isn’t the customers’ fault. Cars are complicated. They just don’t know any better.
For enthusiasts who know better, avoid this place at all costs.

The team at MPC provided nothing but the best customer and automotive service the entire time I brought my 2008 911 C4 to them. In fact, other than making the mistake of taking the car to the dealer once for something small (recommended to me by someone NOT as knowledgeable as MPC), I have only brought my Porsche to them. Not only do they follow up as promised, they also are extremely fair with the cost of service, which is a common pain point for owners of higher-​end vehicles. I spent plenty of money there, but always of my own accord (they never pressure you or do the hard sell, but they do make sure to explain everything thoroughly) and I always felt it was commensurate to the level and quality of service received. I just moved to Denver and can only hope I can find a shop as excellent as MPC. Keep up the good work!

Brought in my Range Rover because the wheels were making a deep repetitive noise and making the vehicle shake at high speeds. I had a feeling that it was due to shoddy work that was done at a shop that specializes in brakes a month before I moved to Chicago.
Both the service manager and owner, Jonathan and Andy, were extremely personable, courteous, and knowledgable with a shockingly genuine attitude, which is an interaction that I rarely experience at auto service businesses.
In diagnosing the ailments, they discovered a small suspension issue that could have become incredibly dangerous which they promptly repaired. I would never have noticed this as the LandRover dealership overlooked this specific problem during a recently completed annual service.
MPC concluded that the noise and shaking were the result of a poor brake job, and I will be taking the vehicle back to the shop that did them originally as they provided a three year warrantee on the work… I wish I had just waited and had the brake service done at MPC.
MPC has won my future business and I will certainly recommend them to my west loop neighbors, and anyone else who is looking for high quality service without all of the BS that is normally associated with auto service centers.

So, I’m new to Chicago from California and I went from driving my car at least 2 hours a day to about 15 minutes a week during our Winter. Between Über and Cabs, I’ve been commuting like the City Girl I am now. It turns out that’s not so good when you have a high performance car like a Porsche Cayenne LOL. I went to start up the car in my garage and the battery flickered, but the car wouldn’t start.
I’d been going to my car at least once a week and letting it run for a few minutes, so I thought I was giving it enough charge to prevent this from happening. I did a Google search, initially for Porsche dealers (I’ve taken my car in California exclusively to Porsche Dealer Service providers), but found there weren’t any near downtown. So I then did a Google search for Porsche Service and found, thankfully, Midwest Performance Cars. I found three (3). I visited their websites and then looked at Unilocal comments and saw that the comments were extremely favorable overall for Midwest. Then I called the top 2 Midwest, and one other, and explained what I was experiencing. I spoke with someone at the other place too, but I chose Midwest because they called me back within 15 minutes of my leaving a message, and the person that called was very knowledgeable and made me feel comfortable.
Also, when I had AAA tow service come out and give me a jump I mentioned Midwest and they confirmed that I was in good hands and that they’d heard only positive things about their work, that was another vote of confidence.
They were able to recharge my car battery and install my front license plate (we didn’t need the front plate in California) AND they even had the frame plate color matched to my unique sunrise gold color and it matches perfectly. They also gave me a recommendation on a couple other things I need to do soon, but also said you have a little time on these other things (I really appreciated that honesty)!
I am thrilled that I found my new Porsche Service provider. I’ll be returning there for all of my service needs. Midwest Performance Cars is highly recommended by ME!

I found this place through Google search for near by places. Best car mechanic experience I’ve had, and I had a lot. Great customer service, quick work and not overpriced. I definitely didn’t feel cheated here. Plus they gave me a lot of useful info when I came to pick my car up. I’ll definitely go back.

Took very long, way too long for a basic battery check/​replacement (two days). Also seemed to be pushing for all sorts of unnecessary checks and possible parts replacements. Cannot say I trust the mechanic who saw to my car. Said battery was smoking and spewing acid all over the place and would have to clean that up. The battery was actually less than one year old and installed by a local dealership where most of my work is done. I thought this claim was nonsense, so I just showed up unannounced, and guess what? No spewing, no mess to clean up. Just a scare tactic I suppose. I really wanted to like MW Performance based on the reviews but no such luck. Personally would not go back.

I own two cars, an 08 Audi A4 for daily use, and a 14 Boxster S for weekends and track use. I consider myself a driving enthusiast, and I’m definitely a car geek.
My experience with MPC is very positive for two reasons:
1. For normal maintenance: they take pride in their job, and they do it well
2. For my track driving: MPC is responsive, helpful, willing to geek out with me
An additional perk is the various cool cars they tend to have in the shop. After I drop off my cars, it’s hard to get myself back into the office.

Always friendly and responsive staff. Very fair and competitive prices and quality work. They recently completed a job that the dealer estimated at over $ 900 for $ 227. I know that dealers are always high, but I never thought about calling another shop to complete this job.

I have had two Porsche 911’s and my BMW serviced by Midwest. Great work, reasonable prices, and always finished my cars when promised. Upfront and honest people, who are car enthusiast.

car needed a jump and i was pretty sure we just needed a new battery. my wife brought it in here and told them «we think we have a bad battery». they insist to leave the car to test it and let us know the next day that its not the battery but need to investigate more to find out what it is. another two days go by with no results. finally after 3 days in my wife gets the call and they tell her its the battery. they charge $ 250 plus another $ 150 in service, plus we were without a car for 3 days!
we said it was the battery from the beginning and they insisted otherwise and then charged 4 times what i would have paid to just swap the battery at a big box. so much for shopping local. spoke to owner after my wife picked up the car he said they were just trying to be through and that their batteries are the best in the industry and in anycase he called and gave her the total that she agreed too so no adjustment can be made.
really? why not swap the obvious bad battery to start with and not take advantage of a girl driver.

Awesome service.
I called Tuesday evening before Thanksgiving — after their closing time, because my wife’s X3 was really acting up — running rough at idle, hesitating on acceleration, etc. They fit me in the next morning, and by noon on Wednesday I had a diagnosis, a good discussion with the tech about my options, and a decision on what to do.
The work needed required parts and a fair amount of time, so they could not finish it on Wednesday, but they worked on the Friday after Thanksgiving and I had the vehicle back by early afternoon. The vehicle ran perfectly when I got it back.
Highly recommended.

Have been taking my cars to MPC for over 8 years and they have always provided excellent service at great prices. They take the time to explain what services /​parts are needed and provide an estimate that is accurate. As a personable that is not knowledgable about anything car related, it is so reassuring to know I can trust them and recommend them to everyone I know. Take your car to Midwest Performance and allow Tom, Jonathan, Whitney and the rest of the team to take perfect care of your ride.

I took in my air cooled 1977 911s to diagnose a rev issue I was having. The team at Midwest Performance completed a thorough inspection and recommended a number of service items, describing in detail the benefit of each. Staff is very knowledgeable and explained everything in great detail. I felt like the price was fair and the service was completed early. I’m really happy with how she’s running now and will take my 911 back to Midwest if I need any more service. Thanks!

Excellent service as usual. Their expertise in high end European automobiles allows us to relax and know that our car will be kept in great shape. They are very professional and knowledgeable. I would recommend Midwest performance to anyone that needs their car serviced or repaired.

These guys are great. They are professional, knowledgeable and courteous. As importantly, they are honest. I started bringing my car here about a year ago and won’t take my car to any other shop (or the dealer if I can help it). They can get to the root of a problem and solve it without trying to «sell» you all sorts of unneeded parts or service. I know my car is in good hands when I drop it off at MPC.

I took my 1976 911s Targa to MPC and was absolutely thrilled with these guys. Ultra nice, responsive, and professional. They know classic Porsches like no one else I’ve seen in Chicagoland. They were very fair with pricing and looked for ways to save me money on my total bill. They even had some creative ways to help me find or fabricate some very rare parts (dealer-​installed A/​C vents… try finding those for a 1976). I can’t say enough good things about MPC. If you want it done right, bring your car here.

I have been a customer for about 2 years. MPC has been a valuable partner that helps me not only maintain my car but make the best decisions about set up and consumables (brakes, tires, etc.). If you take your car to the track, this council is invaluable. Their team has extensive experience with sports cars — particularly with clients that track them.
They have been able to take care of my car on short notice with fast turnarounds. I like being able to communicate with them by email and they are excellent at providing updates and work estimates by email.
If you have luxury or sports car and live in the downtown Chicago area they are your best auto maintenance option.

I own several old, odd, and/​or unique cars, and I find comfort in the level of service and communication that I get from Midwest Performance Cars. It’s truly rare to get this level of oral and written communication from a service shop, so I truly appreciate it. I don’t hesitate to recommend them to others with performance cars. I will continue to reward them with my loyalty too.