Superior Automotive

This shop is amazing, the owner has the best prices around, very trust worthy and reasonable repair time. Looking for a excellent repair shop gave him a call!

Superior indeed! I used Unilocal to request a quote on tire mounting and Andy replied very quickly telling me that my tires were too small for his machine and referred me directly to another shop nearby who had a machine that could handle them. Now that’s service!

Andy is great, I’m glad I found him.
We just moved to the area and he is very good and give you the right recommendations.

Andy is a stand up mechanic. Always does honest work and honest price. He has done brakes, exhaust, fixed problems I had with my key getting into the ignition and actually turned me away because he saw that VW had a recall on the coils. Solid shop

Very happy I found this place. I just moved from out of state and had no idea who would be a reputable mechanic but I found him with Andy. I was having a problem with a cylinder misfiring and didn’t have the time to take car of it myself. I dropped my car off the night before, he called me the next day before 12 and was able to get my car running again at minimal cost. I will definitely go back and highly recommend to anyone looking for an honest mechanic.

Andy deserves six stars. Instead of being my first choice, I had the misfortune to have my wife’s Subaru repaired by two different mechanics who were both expensive and clueless as to what the problem was. I saw Andy’s reviews here and gave him a call. He couldn’t be nicer about listening to my frustration over the issue, diagnosing the problem, and making the correct repair at a very reasonable price. Don’t waste your time with the inferior, bring your car to Superior!

I was considering buying a used Mitsubishi Outlander and brought it for an inspection to Andy, who was nothing short of amazing. He plugged in his computer and explained what he was looking for, then brought me along on a test drive, pointing out a couple of sounds I hadn’t really noticed. Then when he put the car on the lift, he brought me underneath with him and showed me everything he was looking at. He found that all four brake rotors were rusted (which I got the dealer to fix for free, saving me $ 700), but gave the car the all clear besides that. Overall, an extremely friendly and useful experience.
Here’s the kicker, though: because he had made me wait for 20 minutes or so, he insisted that I not pay him anything for the inspection. Wow.

I needed a new mechanic when I moved to MA a couple of years ago. I’ve had really bad experiences with VW dealerships (I own a New Beetle), so I wanted to find a good local mechanic I could trust. I read some positive reviews and saw that Andy is conveniently located near the train station, so I decided to bring my car to him. He is excellent! The work he’s done on my car is great. He also explains everything clearly so I understand what work he needs to do and why.
The one time I didn’t bring my car to Andy since moving to MA, I regretted it! My car smelled like there was something burning when I turned it on one Saturday morning and I thought that it could be an urgent issue and maybe should be looked at before Monday. Not only was the issue not fixed by the dealership, I brought it to Andy during the week and he fixed it no problem. I’ve learned my lesson, I won’t be bringing my car anywhere else. :)

I was looking at buying a car in the Reading area, and needed to find a mechanic near there to check it out so I wouldn’t have to bring it all the way to my guy near my house (about 40 min each way). I found Andy/​Superior on Unilocal and gave him a call. Without knowing who I was, or if I would ever actually bring him any business, Andy spent more than 15 minutes on the phone with me, and gave me a ton of info about the type of car I was looking at (a Prius), which was new to me. Right there I was super impressed.
When I did bring the car to Andy, he looked it over and found a few issues, including that one of the panels had been repainted (he showed me how he knew this, from a tiny amount of paint on the adjacent rubber, which hadn’t been masked properly). I mentioned this to the guy I was buying the car from, and he denied that it had been painted. However it turned out that he was actually selling the car on behalf of his daughter, and said he would double check with her. When he got back to me, it turns out that Andy was right and the panel had been painted! The guys daughter had never bothered to mention it to him. Andy knew more from his inspection than the guy that was selling the car! That totally blew me away.
In part because of the issues Andy spotted, I ended up not buying that car. I found a similar car about 45 minutes away from Andy, but wanted to bring it to him because of my amazing experience with the first car. I called Andy and he was pretty booked, but told me to bring it by that day anyway (!), and he squeezed me in at the end of the day. God that’s awesome. He gave that car a thumbs up… I ended up buying it, and it’s my favorite car I’ve ever owned.
As I mentioned Superior is about a 30 to 40 minute drive from my house, but now it’s the only place my partner and I will take our cars. My partner has an older Saab, and the engine started leaking oil really badly. We were very afraid that might be the end of it. Because of the experiences with my car we brought it to Andy, and he fixed it! Not only that, the repair was waaay less expensive than we had feared it might be. Another win for Andy!
The only hesitation I have about writing this obviously glowing review is that I’m afraid Andy will get so popular that he’ll be booked up all the time. He really is the best mechanic I’ve ever found!

Andy gave a thorough inspection of a car we were about to buy. He was very knowledgeable and discovered a couple of things we would not have noticed on our own, saving us some potential future migraines. We wish his shop was closer to where we lived, we’d love to have him as our regular mechanic.

My only regret in having a new car is Andy doesn’t have to fix it. He’s a great mechanic and a good guy that fixes it right the first time and doesn’t try to upsell service or make excuses.
Excellent mechanic.

Went here based on Unilocal reviews and I can confirm the almost 5 stars Andy at Superior Automotive gets. I took my car in for suspension work, and Andy was VERY honest, gave me all the information I needed to make a decision since this wasn’t a repair that needed to be addressed immediately.
I ended up having him do the shocks and struts on my car and they were done in a day very well. When i came to pick up my car, I mentioned I needed an oil change and he said «if you have 20 – 30 minutes I can do that for you while you wait.» Awesome!
I’m so glad I finally found a mechanic I can trust!

Nothing but good things to say about Andy at Superior Automotive. He’s honest, to the point, and does a great job. If you’re in the Reading area and in need of a mechanic — definitely go here!

I feel this place is reputable and trustworthy. While I’m not an expert on cars, I know my car pretty well due to having owned it for 15 years… when it broke down, I thought this might have been the end of it (or I would get truly hosed to get it fixed). The mechanic was very professional– he called & told me the problem was not as bad as expected, and gave me an estimate based on just the work it needed to get it fixed with no add-​ons («well, you need X and Y and Z, etc.») that I have gotten at other places. Very happy with the work and service; would go out of my way to go here again (hopefully in another 15 years). Only recommendation: get a sign on the street if possible.

Andy is an excellent mechanic and a very good diagnostician. After asking me the car year, make, and model, I told him my car «symptoms.» As the car «Doctor,» he gave me a potential diagnosis over the phone and obviously need to do an inspection to be sure. Sure enough, he did know my exhaust symptoms were related to a flex pipe issue and quoted me a price that was reasonable and very fair. Considering the work was quoted for $ 2000 more at the dealership!
He was prompt, courteous, and efficient and his work came in on time and VERY under my budget. To top it all off, he got my car, which was emissions rejected because of the exhaust, emissions inspected which passed without a hitch.
I waited to recommend his work just in case there were any issues over the last 2 weeks. There have been none. Overall, I would recommend with my fellow UnilocalERs Andy and Superior Automotive!
(Note: the store is behind a glass company store-​Action Glass I think?- which faces Washington Street; Superior Automotive is on the other side of that building. I actually missed finding it on the first drive-​by.)

All positive reviews confirmed.
Andy was straight forward and honest with what my wife’s car required and cheaper then the dealership.
I brought my Wife’s Honda Civic EX in for a tune up (plugs and as required valve adjustment) replacement of O2 sensor which was causing the check engine light to be on preventing inspection pass, and diagnosis of a vibration in the front tire.
Andy explained the vibration was likely due to tire scalloping and did not carry any immediate safety consideration.
Also, while Andy doesn’t have an alignment machine, he brought it to a garage locally for me and had the car aligned and made sure it got an inspection sticker.
Andy is responsive to customer needs, friendly, and knowledgable. I would go to him again without question.

Andy’s my go-​to
when Honda makes a new noise
or has a new leak.
–Haiku Review.

Andy is still rockin’ it! Took the car in for a check engine light, and he did a thorough once-​over, clearly explained the cause (no repairs required) and we were back on the road the next day for the minimal cost of the diagnosis. Thanks again, Andy!

Called this place a few months ago to have my O2 sensor replaced and he was able to fix my car the next day. I dropped it off and took the train to work and then picked it up and drove it home. It was a huge help considering it was a Friday and I had weekend plans.
The guy who works here is cool and explained in detail what happened to my car and showed me the parts that were broken. I’ll go back here if my car ever needs fixing again — knock on wood.

Ok… obviously trust is a huge deal with your mechanic. Instead of having me come in and charging me a few hundred dollars to fix an engine problem with my Jetta, he directed me to the local dealer since there had been a recall on the very part that was causing me trouble. So he effectively saved me a few hundred dollars and cost himself the same because it was the right thing to do. That just rocks.
Before this we had service done on our other vehicle and he was polite, punctual, and very thorough. Overall, I highly recommend Superior Automotive if you’re in the Reading area.