Rudy’s Automotive

Very friendly what they quoted for the a/​c work was what they charged, left my truck with them at noon and was done before 5.

Visited today, over all I am satisfied with the completion of the service. I could not rate Rudy’s five stars for the following reasons. John quoted $ 65.00 for 1 hour labor over the phone. When I arrived the owner Rudy said replacing an O2 sensor was more difficult then they expected after looking up dealer book price and stated now they will have to charge me $ 100.00. I reluctantly allowed the repair due to weather, very icy. After the O2 sensor was replaced employee john asked if we could meet in the middle. The job only took 1hour as estimated. If they would have honored their original hourly price I would be rating them a 5 star. It’s important that automotive service sites on fair and honest. If your hourly rate is 65 $ then stick by your word.
Over all work completed, down time was 1hr. I would welcome a 20 $ refund for services not rendered.

I had a bad experience at Rudy’s. They may be able to handle simple oil changes, but they sure could not handle my Subaru. They couldn’t get the new turbo it needed, so I had to purchase one myself and bring it to them (they won’t order parts online). After installing it, I was told «it runs great.» It couldn’t even make the 10 minute drive home before it overheated and had serious acceleration issues. They took it back and test drove it again. I was told again «it runs great» after I asked them to try to drive it up to speed instead of just around the block. I picked it up again, and could not make it home. The vehicle will not go more than 40 mph maximum speed, even when I floor it, it can not accelerate worth anything… making only 20 mph by the top of a freeway entrance ramp, yet I am told «it runs great.» I understand some repairs can be tough, but any mechanic that can test drive this vehicle and tell me «it runs fine» when it is SO obvious that it doesnt, just can not be trusted. I’ve never known a car that «runs fine» when it can’t go more than 40 mph. I threw $ 2000 away with them, and now on the hunt for someone else that can be honest.

FAST, FRIENDLY and FAIR. We have had some issues with one of our cars and we’ve had some not-​so-​good luck with mechanics in this town. We decided to try Rudy’s based on another Unilocaler’s review and we are so glad we did!
John (manager) is super friendly and he did a good job of explaining the work (and pricing up front) that would be done. He also saved the parts to show us what they looked like and why they needed repair — up front and transparent with his work, no shady business here!
The turnaround time was quick and so was the checkout process.
We really enjoyed (as much as one car concerning a lemon car) giving these guys our business and they will be our first choice for car repair if needed in the future!

Rudy’s automotive did an excellent job fixing my air-​conditioning. They are very honest, quick with their work and charge fair prices. I have a BMW and have had really bad experiences with mechanics in San Angelo, so it was a breath of fresh air to take my car to a competent and trustworthy mechanic like Rudy.

Amazing experience! This is the only place I will ever use now.