Sea Island Auto Service Inc

Probably would not recommend unless you are desperate. The guys here have been pretty rude to me in the past, and kept my car for longer than they said originally without a call or concern. Try another mechanic– there are several around.

I have been using Sea Island for years. Reason being, because they are honest and fair. Marty is as good as they come. they have earned my business for life

My friend dropped his car off here to be looked at as there was a grinding sound from the engine. Two days later, they still had not looked at it. When my friend finally got fed up and called again, they said «it needs a new engine.» My friend took it elsewhere and all it needed was an oil change.

I called Sea Island Auto bc I was having trouble with my engine. All I wanted to know if it was fixable and how much. I called around and everyone else wanted to charge me $ 50+. One of the guys here told me just to bring it by and he will look at it no charge. He was a very friendly and polite man. He also told me it would not be worth fixing to just buy another car. I didn’t get work done but just their FREE input was very appreciated.

I went to Sea Island after reading the other reviews here on Unilocal,so I have to say a big «thank you» to them for directing me to this repair shop.
(I keep telling myself that one day I will learn how to fix my car. But until that happens, to the repair shops I go.)
I have been screwed over multiple times by the chains, and I feel like every time I walk into one they find 13 other things wrong with my car that are going to add up to a $ 853 bill. Right, I get it: my car is old and worn, but it still gets me around as long as I put some money into it every once in a while.
Luckily, the gentlemen at Sea Island Auto Service were able to quickly and easily diagnose my problem. I had my car towed to their shop that morning, and they had it in shipshape and ready to drive by the end of the day. (The issue was a disintegrated belt and pulley attached to the alternator, which thankfully was not a huge problem to fix). The bill was completely within reason based on the parts they had to replace plus labor. Not only that, I asked them for a quote on another issue that I’ll need to take care of at some point (new timing belt… but it’s that time in my car’s life), and I was pleased it was actually a realistic number.
It was refreshing to finally find a garage in town that offers honest, professional labor. I will gladly go to them again when I my car next needs a fix-​up (but hopefully not too soon!)

Horror of horrors, my car wouldn’t start. In the rain. On a Sunday. We tried to jump the battery, but got no response. With two busy schedules, we were not looking forward to the hassle of having the thing towed to a repair shop, and besides, who would we use?
Enter Sea Island Auto Service, a Mount Pleasant institution that’s been around so long it «used to have a colored restroom,» according to the owner. If we had seen the place before we decided to go with them, we might have changed our minds. But on the strength of a trusted friend’s recommendation, we called Sea Island Auto, gave them directions to the car, and they towed and fixed it within two days, all without us ever leaving the house.
I picked up the refreshed vehicle today (new battery and a new fuse, plus they tightened my alternator belt, whatever that means), and the charges were very reasonable. The whole place is kind of in a shambles, but charmingly so. Instead of the antiseptic waiting room you might find at a Mastercare or a Jiffy Lube, their office is chock full of memorabilia, manuals, and stray parts. The main counter was awash with sets of keys, and I had to hunt for my own, where’s-waldo-style.
Nothing too spiffy about their parking lot/​junkyard either, much of which sprawls into a row of old car wash bays, but I still felt more comfortable with their humble business than with slicker national chains where I’ve been ripped off before.
Check out the pictures of their awesome office.