Wayne’s Auto

New to area and based on previous reviews chose to have an oil change done on my SUV.
Job was adequate — but paying almost $ 73 is expensive compared to other private mechanics/​garages.

Wayne is awesome and always gives you a fair price.

Wayne recently fixed my beloved 1998 Chevy Malibu, my first trip ever to him (but not my last!). I bought the car brand new in 1998. It has been rock solid. I gave it to my teenage daughter just over a year ago with 214,000 miles. It has 225,000 miles now. My husband wanted to junk it because the control arm had rusted out. Even the tow truck driver who came to pick it up said it was quite rusted on the under carriage and probably wasn’t worth fixing. I told Wayne that I just wanted to determine whether it was worth fixing before junking it. When I called him an hour later, he said he was fixing it, it would be just about $ 100, and it would be done in just over an hour. I was speechless, but managed to utter, «ok, thanks!». I was amazed! My daughter is thrilled that her car was fixed so inexpensively. We had started looking for another car for her, and even $ 2000 only got a piece of crap. We are SOOO happy that this car was fixed, and for SO little money!!! Wayne is the absolute best. His skills truly surpass the expectations. That’s so rare in this day and age that I had to give a 5 star review. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would.

I really like Wayn’e auto. The owner is super nice and he takes the time to explain things to you. However, he is so popular and is only a small garage so you may have to wait to get in. That’s the only issue and complaint I have though.

I brought a used car that I was considering purchasing by Wayne’s shop for a look over. Not only did he fit me in with no advanced notice, he caught a sizable rusty hole in the underbody, and charged me less than half of what other places would for an inspection. After purchasing the car, I brought the car back for him to repair the hole and he did a great job for a very low price. Thanks Wayne and Luis!

I stopped by this gentleman’s garage and asked him a question that had every mechanic stumped, and he knew EXACTLY what it was, by just explaining it to him. I attempted to fix it myself but had no luck. I had it towed there and he not only fixed the problem in an hour (because of how slammed he was with business) but he only charged me $ 10.00. I asked two other auto shops and one couldn’t get to me until the next day and the other charged $ 99.00 an hour just to find the problem. Wayne was very professional and I got treated with respect and he was honest. I will not only bring my car/​s there but I highly recommend his shop.

Hands down the Best and most Honest mechanic in Ma. His asst. Luis is a fantastic worker. Prices are great but honesty is key to this place. Will only bring my car here.

I decided to go to Wayne’s Auto based on the other positive reviews on Unilocal.My car was occasionally making screeching noises upon start up and even had smoke coming out of the steering column. When I brought my car to the Mitsubishi dealership a month earlier, they couldn’t identify the problem– assuming it was a belt issue even though they said the belts looked fine. They couldn’t replicate the screeching noises and asked me to leave my car with them a third time to try to see the problem in action. When I brought my car to Wayne’s, my car made the screeching noises on the first try. Wayne replaced the melted ignition switch and charged a reasonable labor fee. He seems like a real, honest, hardworking fellow. His assistant, Luis, is great, too. I’ll bring my car back to them. The only thing to know in advance is there really isn’t much of a waiting area (don’t expect a TV, AC, magazines, etc) but I’m happy with the service and like that I can actually talk to the mechanic who fixes my car as opposed to a person behind a sales counter. I like to think that my car «chose» Wayne’s because it decided to make the problem noises on that first visit! =)
Update: More than 2 months later and my car is still problem-​free. No more screeching noises.

I had my van dropped off at Wayne’s as it broke down over the weekend. This was my first time using them but had read the great reviews on Unilocal.By the time I had called on Monday he had already looked at it and had a price ready for me. He was flexible with my schedule and able to look at it the same day. He was upfront and gave the real picture of what was wrong and what needed to be fixed. It should be ready next week and hopefully back to ‘new’.

I have been going to Wayne for years. Wayne is by far the best mechanic. I used to drive 45 mins each way because he is the most honest mechanic in MA. If he says a job takes 3 hrs of work it actually took 3 hours of work. There is no b.s. Even when he is busy he still tries to help everyone he can. Can’t say enough about the man.

I was looking at a used car in Methuen. Checked Unilocal,saw the good reviews for Wayne, called him up. I wanted him to give it a ‘once-​over’. He said bring it over any time (very short notice, very nice of him). I dropped it off, picked it up an hour later. He had a comprehensive list of items that needed repairing. The price was less than half of what I expected.
Overall, I was very impressed and highly recommend

Wayne’s is a great, HONEST, dependable mechanic. His price vs other mechanics/​dealer is always better. No nonsense.
I was going to my previous mechanic for 14 years. Will be switching to Wayne’s Auto moving forward.

Wayne is the best by far. I have not gone to a better or more honest business man.