Edmund Hardaway’s Affordable Automotive

I took my car in for a «Check Engine» light. After running a diagnostic test, the codes revealed that there was a tear in the Air Intake Sleeve causing the check engine light to come on. They explained the tear was due to broken engine mounts and and that I needed to replace not only one but all 3 engine mounts as well as replace both Air Intake Sleeves, and quoted me a total of $ 1100.00 for the repair.
After thinking about it for a day, I patched up the tear in the sleeve with some electrical tape causing the «Check Engine» light to go away and drove it to another mechanic for a second opinion. He looked at the car and told me that only 1 Air Intake sleeve had to be replaced and that only 1 out of the 3 engine mounts were bad. He showed me that the other two mounts were in good and working condition. I was able to get my vehicle repaired for under $ 250.00
The parts that Affordable Automotive quoted me were in fact more expense than if I had bought them directly from the dealer.
I’ve taken my vehicle to Affordable Automotive on numerous occasions and I’ve recommended them to friends in the past, but after trying to up-​sell me on parts and labor that I didn’t need, I don’t think I’ll be going back to them again.

My husband and I took his car to get four new tires next door and they recommended Affordable Automotive since my husband’s front tire made an awful noise. They took care of the problem and adjusted the alignment and my husband started noticing the noise about 6 – 7 months later. We took it back and they stated they would look into it. Well the barring they had replaced was cracked and was defective so Edmund and his crew replaced it for free. This never happens so not only do we not have to pay for another barring, they didn’t rip us off and lie they were honest and good people about it. It’s nice to have a local repair shop with that kind of honesty. We will return for any car problems in the future for sure!

Just bought a new car. I checked my car’s breaking pads, at home without actually knowing and having the tools to do so. Just because my experience with other cars tells me that when you don’t keep an eye on it, car garages will make you pay 1000 bucks. Well, I went to this Affordable Automotive place, just to make sure it was everything all right with the breaking pads. It was. They let me know I still have at least 50k miles with my breaking pads. When they could go «they are bad, you have to replace them» and charge me for things I didn’t need. Just because the car was already there, I had oil change (because I asked them) and a break fluid flush and refill they suggested just in case. Very good service.

Giving this place one star is being generous. Do not trust anything they do to your car. I went in two times to get my alignment worked on each time they tell me everything looks great we fixed everything and got it back on point. After another tire went flat I decided to try sears instead. The whole alignment on all four wheels was still so off there was no way they were fixing anything. In one month I had to take my car in three different times for the same thing simply because they couldn’t get it right and wasted my money. Clearly sears will be my new choice in auto repair shops.

Zero stars: Recently my brother took his car in for an axle repair. He left with a «fixed» repair, but the noise continued. My husband is a technician at Lexus and looked at the car. There was no new axle, even though he paid for one. My brother also got a state inspection, but my husband (who is also a state certified inspector) claims the car would never pass an inspection because the brakes are so bad. My brother and husband went to the McKinney location to speak to the owner, Edmund. Edmund never admitted fault, was immediately defensive and rude, questioned my husband’s credibility, didn’t offer a resolution, and told them «to get the f out». What a great family run business. NEVER TAKE YOUR CAR HERE. Poorly run, ripped off service, lied to my family, and put my brother’s safety at risk by not even mentioning the brakes. JUST AWFUL. NO WORDS…

We have used this place quite a few times for all of our cars. Never thought there was anything special about it but it was convenient to where we live. The last time we brought our car in was because it was leaking transmission fluid. They fixed the problem which was a cracked hose, we paid and went on our way. The next week we noticed it was still leaking, so we took it back up there, left it for a few hour and they called back and said the house clamp was loose so they tightened it up and replaced the fluid. We were not charged again. A week later it was leaking again, we were about to go on road trip and needed it fixed asap, especially since we had already paid for the repair. We called them on a Friday to let them know we were having the problem again, they said the quickest they could get to it would be the following Tuesday. We told them this was unacceptable, we had already paid for the repairs and we needed the car for a road trip. It didn’t seem to matter to them. We ended up taking it somewhere else, paying again for the repair. Car is working great now and does not have any issues.
Also I am a little bothered by the $ 50 diagnostic fee they charge to look at your car. I can understand having to pay that if I decide not to get the work done, but if I decide to use your services, drop the extra fee.

Came in for simple alignment. After going through vehicle they handed me a $ 989.00 review of what needed to be done, full tune-​up included because my wires were bad. Had tune-​up 3 months prior to pass inspection. Went to Precision for alignment. $ 69.00 with no mention of anything else being wrong. If you come to this place, a second opinion is highly recommended. You can’t fix trust.

You shouldn’t have to trade quality for price and with Affordable Autmotive you don’t have to!
This place can do almost everything you could ever need done to your vehicle from routine oil changes and inspections to major engine repairs.
I took my truck in to have the A/​C worked on and was able to get it back the same day!
As an added bonus, they provide reasonably priced rental vehicles as well.