Auto Repairs by Juan

Two weeks in a row our Subaru overheated close by this shop and they were a saving grace. The first time we were a block away on a Sunday night at 8pm after having just limped off the clogged traffic crawling towards the Lincoln Tunnel and knew we wouldn’t make it home. Luckily via Unilocal we found this shop and while the hours said the shop was already closed and no one answered the phone, when we arrived there was still someone in the office to take our key and info. Rich and his crew were super helpful, honest, and also started with a small logical fix (old radiator cap!). We even had them recharge and diagnose our recent AC malfunction too. The car was ready to be picked up in two days and it only took this long because we didn’t decide to have the AC fixed until the car was already ready. The next week the car overheated again and of course it was after 8pm on a Tuesday. However, someone answered the phone and the shop was still fully staffed and able to take our car when we showed up. Apparently, they had suggested last time that we replace the thermostat but we thought that it had already been replaced last fall when another shop rebuilt the engine. We should have taken Rich’s suggestion the first repair because it turns out the replaced thermostat was for the wrong model year engine and was too big! Also our AC compressor was leaking and instead of pushing for the thousand dollar replacement they tried a leak repair instead. Again, the car was ready the next day. The shop was bustling both times we went to pick up the car during business hours and they’re open fairly late (late enough to work in the city and travel back to get the car after work). Mechanics all are friendly, competent, shop is organized, repairs are done quickly, and I definitely have been recommending them to my Hoboken area friends. Definitely feels like the honest local garage that they are and we were lucky to find them!

I’ve never had to use the auto repair service, but the gas is always super cheap!!!