King’s Auto Service

Went here in a bind as I needed my car fixed ASAP since I was moving to Phoenix a few days later and hadn’t found a mechanic we trusted in our short time we lived in Kansas City! We went here based on a friends recommendation. They were friendly and got the car fixed the same day! They even offered me a loaner car since they knew my situation. I can’t speak to their pricing since we didn’t have time to shop around. But it seemed fair. Would go here again– if were ever back in Kansas City.

Kings Auto on numerous occasions has saved me a fortune because they are excellent mechanics and even more importantly are Honest and have excellent integrity. Several other locations wanted to charge me up to $ 10K to repair my son’s Eclipse and they did it for a fraction of that and the car lasted all the way through college and a couple of more years. Most recently, because I believe in Kings I had my car towed from Manhattan KS because I knew I would save far more than the cost of towing. Please understand Kings is not the least expensive but they are an excellent value.

My Expedition overheated while on vacation in Overland Park. After a quick internet search while I let it cool down, I took it to King’s.
They found a loose hose clamp and got me out in about an hour. And at a very reasonable price! I was in a bad spot and they could have told/​charged me anything. They took the high road and treated me right.
So honesty, integrity, and knowledge gets them 4 stars. The 5^th is because they took the time to rinse all the old engine coolant off my motor, engine compartment, hood insulation, etc. so I wouldn’t have the smell of burning antifreeze. Plus the they even showed me clamp that was off.
KC area, you’re lucky to have a great place to go for auto repair!

I just picked up my 2001 Toyota Corolla. Thanks to Mike Cowden, who was referred to my by my upstairs neighbor, I now have 2 new rear struts, fresh rear brakes, & a new valve cover gasket for much less than Goodyear & Firestone wanted to charge me. It’s driving like a new car. Love having found my new mechanic since I’m new to town.

Took my boyfriends truck to Kings for a quote on getting tires place on it and a fuel line replacement. They quote us practically the same price as big box tire and battery store did, however they told him if he brought it in on Monday to have the tires put on (same price as other place) they would check and PERHAPS they might be able to repair the line instead of replace it. We dropped it off at 8:00 and by noon they had called us with the answer. They could repair it and it would save us $ 200, we decided to just go ahead and do it (my boyfriend really needed a working truck again and we didn’t want to wait for tax returns to come) So we got 3 tires put on, an oil change, and the fuel lined repaired for what I feel is a really decent price. They were kind, honest, and hardworking we were able to pick the truck up by 5:00 that same day. I will definitely be taking other cars here in the future.

I have had my car in and out of Bob Allen Ford close to 15 times with an intermittent problem that they couldn’t fix. After tons of stress and money I took it to King’s. Within 4 hours of dropping my car off I received a call from Jesse and he advised that they had figured out the problem. Picked my car up after work and haven’t had any problems since. I am SO happy with the service that I received! I will absolutely be taking my car back in the future and referring friends and family to their shop. The only complaint I have is that I should have taken it there sooner!

We still use this place whenever we can, even though we’ve moved farther away. They are very fair. Whenever I’ve had repairs that have needed to be done, I’ve called at least four other places for quotes and they have always been the most reasonable. They are fast, they are considerate, and they do not hesitate to tell me that they don’t think a particular issue needs to be fixed. My husband and I just can’t say enough wonderful things about them. It is so nice to have found such a great place in the area, after moving from a state where we had an excellent relationship with a mechanic for many years.

I’m a loyal customer.

I have had two experiences, both negative.
The first was a couple of years ago when they were canvassing the hood trying to sell coupons for service. I asked them if I could think about it and drop by later (since the shop is literally around the corner) and the saleskid became quite rude and indignant and gave me an emphatic «no» before stomping off to the next house. Right then, I vowed never to use this place.
Unfortunately, when my daughter’s car completely died in the parking lot of the adjacent strip mall and I had to pay for the tow, I had it towed to the nearest joint. King’s. I called and emailed (which was pointless, and I cannot stand businesses that have online contact but never check it), and a nice-​enough man called me two days later. He told me what was wrong and quoted a price. Well duh, I said to fix it, as it wouldn’t start, and I wasn’t going to pay again for that heap to be towed elsewhere. Oh, but guess what? When I went to pick it up, the growly, unfriendly man in the filthy office gave me a bill for well over $ 100 above the quoted price. Good thing I had a credit card! I paid the ransom, took the heap home, and it broke down again three days later. I didn’t bother with King’s.