M J Automotive Service Center

I work a really crazy schedule, like yesterday I worked 2pm to 12 am and today I work 12pm to 10pm, so it’s not like I have an abundance of free time. I have an engagement this weekend 5 hours away and the a/​c in my car isn’t working so I had to find a place close and an appointment early. I found one at a local mechanic literally 3 minutes from my house. Booked a 9am appointment online and got a confirmation via text. I reluctantly woke up on time this morning, had a cup of coffee and headed to the shop. There was no place to park or any signage indicating where to do so. Regardless, I walked in and the guy asked for my name and he found it on the appointment list only to tell me I’d be getting in at 11. 11?! Why even bother making an appointment?! Why let your customers make an appointment if you have full bays at 8 am! Why tell me I should’ve been there at 8am when I was never told that?! I literally had to scramble to find another place to get this checked out as I truly only have 3 hours tomorrow to accomplish this now. Great job on customer service, dude, great freakin’ job.

My girlfriend and I have both taken our cars here for inspections and both times they told us we needed several hundred dollars on repairs to pass. After getting a second opinion both cars passed with none of the same «issues» being found. They did a battery repair for me and were reasonable, but I do not trust them and they overcharge. Don’t go to them for an inspection.

I took my car here for its annual inspection and things could not have gone smoother. The lot and garage are small, which can make dropping of the car a little tricky. But hey, that means other people trust this garage too, no? My car was awkwardly parked behind the CVS across the street when I went to pick it up with some other cars. To be fair, they did offer to get it for me.
I dropped off my car the night before and stupidly forgot to leave my insurance/​registration. When I returned in the am to drop off those forms, my insurance card was expired and Mike could not have been nicer about calling the insurance company to take care of my mistake. My car was done by 11 a.m., but they are open till 5 p.m.
Granted, my review may be a little biased since I did not need any actual work done on my car, but family members have taken their car here and were pleased with the service.
So, if you need a local garage in the South Hills that won’t rip you off, go see Mike.