Chin Brothers Auto Service

I love this place. No seriously. LOVE. My sister and her family use this service – and they are very sharp! – so I knew I would be in good hands. Danny Chin is both a great mechanic and a lovely human. My beau brought in our car for a tune up and was quoted $ 800 at Metro Honda in Jersey City. When I (single female) brought in the car to do the work, suddenly the bill was $ 3000! Danny charged a fraction of the price and was warm, funny, and fixed the car the same day! Perfection!

Chin Bros auto shop is as good as it gets for me. I don’t trust anybody else with my cars. Danny Chin is a very honest mechanic. I’ve been going to his shop for over 6 years and so has the rest of my family. When my mothers’s transmission started giving her problems during her visit to NJ, Danny was the first to tell her that her car was still under warranty and to have the work done at the dealer for free. He could have charged her for a new transmission, but he didn’t. A week later he called to check how my mom did with the car. A true gentleman and great businessman. I’ve never had a problem there and would recommend anybody to use his service.

I was shopping for a used car for my gf, and found one from a nearby private seller. After looking on Unilocal for a nearby auto mechanic to have this car checked out, I found a few and called them up about prices for a pre-​purchase inspection and what they would do.
From talking with friends and mechanics (even my local mechanic that I truly trust), mechanics would normally charge around $ 40 to lift the car, check it inside-​out, underneath, car fluids, and run a car-​computer check — taking about a half hour in the entire process.
I decided to go with Chin Brothers Auto Service even though they would charge $ 125, but they would do a much thorough inspection of the used car. This is also my first time buying a used car (or any car for that matter), so I decided paying $ 85 more was worth the peace of mind for a car priced at $ 9500 and has 103k miles.
I met Danny who seems like a straight-​up honest guy. He took the car out for a test drive and was able to tell me about the car. For example: when I asked him whether I would need to change the timing belts, he said this car does not have a belt, it has a chain and would not need to be changed.
After the test drive, he brought the car into the garage; which does not look like a very modern place from the outside as someone else has mentioned in their review, but who cares if the car is good? Anyways, after taking about another 45 – 60 minutes to complete the inspection, he was able to find almost nothing wrong with the car except that a few screws underneath were rusting (completely normal), I mention that because that’s how much detail he looks into it. And he was able to find light scratches on top of the car that the current owner (2^nd) «never noticed».
I spoke with Danny in private after the inspection, regarding the price of the car and he was able to give me some advice and still say it was a good deal.
All in all, I think Danny provided an excellent service, and would use him again.
***Note: the following has nothing to do with Danny or Chin Brothers Auto Service
I then agreed to a $ 9000 price with the seller, but unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) we were not able to make a deal because I think this guy I found on CL was running a scheme of some sort. He was kind of pushing for cash or a cashier’s check, but my gf had to go through with her own financing. Over text, he made some excuses saying he could not sell the car to us because he would be needing the car; meanwhile at the same time, I was using my sister’s phone to text him asking if the car was for sale. He said yes and eventually came to a price of $ 8500… I then told him to get lost.
Too bad I spent the $ 125, and too bad I will not be able to update on how the car will run. It’s okay, I just consider it as the cost for peace of mind, but I would definitely have used this shop again, if it was in my area.

I was driving my car with an annoying noise for several months. I brought my car to Chin Brothers Auto because of Unilocal’s excellent reviews. Denny’s diagnose was right on, and he fixed the problem with a very reasonable charge. Denny is a great mechanic and an honest man. I would definitely come back again for any auto needs, and recommend him to anyone who needs a mechanic.

Danny is a great guy and very honest. Not like other owners who will charge some outrageous price to get a small thing fixed.
I would definitely bring my car back here
Thanks Danny!!!

Chin Brothers Auto is OUTSTANDING, and in particular, Danny Chin is great. Danny is not only extremely qualified as a Mechanic, he is also upfront and honest.
After suffering through a Auto Accident, Danny was able to lead the effort in getting my SUV repaired.
Danny also goes above and beyond the call of duty as he will see an issue, not even on your list of items to address, and if they will make yorur Vehicle run better. he will do so.
In summary, if you need a Mechanic, DON’T HESITATE TO Take your Vehicle to Chin… AWESOME WORK, DANNY!

I got my toyota highlander wheel bearing replaced and full car servicing done including auto-​transmission fluid flush all for under 500 for which branded service like toyota/​pep-​boys would charge 800+ and it was a same day weekend walk-​in. Very happy with the service

Although it looks like a chop shop from the curb, Chin’s has got the goods where it counts. Took my car to Danny at Chin’s for a used car inspection. Although the price of the inspection was a bit higher than average ($ 100), Danny did a full assessment of the car that I thought was exhaustive.
He did a road test and tested EVERYTHING with me and the owner in the car. Then he took an hour to put the car on the lift and inspect everything inside, outside, and under the car. His report went down to just detail (for example, he found that none of the tires matched and the front two tires were actually snow tires), that I think he actually enjoyed doing the assessment. In the end, he found that the car had been through some very rough times and advised that I continue looking for a better car (all this without the owner being present, which is the way it should be).

I went ot Chin Auto when i first got my car 7 years back. Although i moved to various places like Dayton, cranbury and now back in Edison, my car stuck to Chin. Danny does a great job. Excellent mechanic and can diagnose problems on the car quickly.
He does a fantastic job of handling the car…