Maran’s Auto Body

I’ve used these guys at least 5 times and had to bring my vehicles back at least 3 times for color mismatch issues. Shame on me for going there more than 2 times. Their shop is busy. But, at least in my case, they have trouble with consistency. The owners son has trouble with listening to customers.
And that was the last straw. You’ve been warned.

I agree with a previous post. If they dont want small work just say so. I went there a couple of times because their work is good. I had some major damage when my gf got in an accident and they couldnt wait to get started. Ins. Paid so everybodys happy. Good job. Then i got hit, same thing, but the guy i think his name was mark drove me crazy for the check. Every day phone calls, wheres the check, wheres the check, wheres the check. I explained ive been their before, and when i get the check ill drop it off. The owner is jimmy, he knows me from the area, im not going no where or he wouldnt have released the car to me. Got the check few days later dropped it off. Marks reaction was thank god! Gets better. I have anothe vehicle, some truck backed into it when it was parked, brought it to them, not much damage but i didnt have collision. Was gonna pay out of pocket. Mark quoted me at $ 3600, i brought it around the corner to garfield ave and got it fixed for $ 675 and the car looks brand new. Mark forgets how much $$$ they made off me and could have given me a fair quote instead of trying to get rich off me. Greedy

I have used Marans twice. First was when the microburst hit Queens where it was like a pre hurricane. The second was when a shopping cart in a parking lot bumped into my car and scratched the car. wtf! Both times I have to say I was pleased with my experience. First thing, the guys at the front are super nice. Second, the shop looks like a office rather a body shop. I have seen some shops that look like shit, I guess this place takes pride in their shop which they start with their front area. I am 100% happy with the shop and I will be back if I need work done.

I went to Maran’s to get a quote for a small job to repair a scratch on the rear drivers side fender. No dents just to repaint the area where the paint came off. I was quoted over $ 600, telling me he had to redo the whole bumper. Seems like he didn’t want to bother with it. I went around the corner to Woodside body specialists and they did a great job for $ 175. I couldn’t be happier as the paint matched perfectly and i cant even tell anything happened there.

I have to agree with Molly M. The staff is very friendly and service is fast but the work may not be so dependable. As with Molly, I had my car fixed here because this shop is associated with Geico (and it is near where I live).
I had the passenger’s side done because it was scraped and slightly dented. Maran’s also popped the rear passenger hubcap back on because it had fallen off.
I don’t think they cared too much about the hubcap because after two days of getting my car back, it fell off somewhere on the highway while I was driving! Not too big of a deal but I am slightly annoyed. How hard is it to ensure that the hubcap stays on? It only takes a few minutes, probably the least strenuous of their tasks.

I’ve had my car fixed twice at Maran’s because it’s a Geico ARX outpost. The people here are always great and Geico makes it very easy to get quick service. However… my car came in for a bumper/​trunk repair due to someone rear-​ending me at an intersection. When I went to pick up my car, I realized the trunk didn’t work. I handed the car back over and waited another thirty minutes for it to come back.
Fast forward to driving away to realize:
1) my brake light was now out
2) the stickers that match the model of the car were changed (from one VW model to another)
3) the trunk STILL does not work.
The customer service is great and they kept me updated on the work and the process, but I didn’t walk away with a good feeling. I’m sure that if I was to go back yet again to ask them to fix the trunk (third time’s a charm, right?) they’d be happy to make it right, but I’ve chosen to call Geico and find another repair shop closer to home.