Rudolphs Auto Service

In a pinch fine but ask for a price first.

It takes a lot for me to trust a mechanic and I’m not sure how much I trust these guys. They seem like a busy shop. There were cars in the bays, which makes me think that they have business, which is a good sign. But what should have been a routine in and out inspection turned into a $ 450 trip down «you need new brakes» lane. Over $ 200 in labor for rear brake rotors and pads seems like a lot of money to me, considering that it took less than two hours. And when it came time to pick up the car, he pointed us in the direction of «you might have brake fluid leak» drive. While I appreciate his offer to check it out for free in a couple of weeks, how do I know that the suspect brake pad he showed me wasn’t wet with a finger swipe of motor oil? Estimates scribbled down on paper, not printed out from a computer? Unorganized shop? Some kid working along side of you? Calling some shady intermediary who «brings down» parts from who knows where? All of this adds up to a less than sterling presentation of professionalism from the guy who currently has one of my most valuable possessions up on a lift with no wheels and the keys in his hand. I’ll be taking my car elsewhere to get inspected in a year.