Skips Auto Repair

I stopped here in the midst of many long car trips on my way from Texas because I needed in oil change. Very friendly staff and very reasonable prices!

Only place I trust with my car been going there for years and willing to tow my car from anywhere to them. In one occasion my coolant plugs made of plastic broke and they had to remove the whole engine to fix due to the placement. Ended up being around 200 – 300 (other places wanted close to 400 if not more) due to hours and hours of labor, no problem but it broke again and they fixed it out of warranty for free because it was within a year and gave me free metal replacement parts since they just hit the aftermarket, since then no problems. That’s just one example, another time my power steering went out twice, went somewhere else, 2 different places and finally to skips and they told me that they didn’t screw in the bolt tight enough and barley charged me anything as all they needed was just to tighten up the bolt… my stories can go on but you get the point.
Enough said these guys got you and can be trusted… have accidentally left valuables there by accident a couple times and never got stolen, of course never tempt people but due my ignorance on those occasions their honesty proved trustworthy!

Skip is GREAT– he understands that most of us don’t have money to dump into our cars, and only fixes what is NEEDED (he will tell you what else needs replacement, but won’t do anything without your permission). His son had the same car as me, and when the engine went on it, he gave me all the parts i needed from it for free. He’s a great guy– I’d recommend this place to anyone.

I brought my car here on Janelle’s recommendation and I’m so glad I did. I do not dole out 5’s lightly, so this review should be taken accordingly. It’s not for the frills or decoration of the place, because the frills are utterly absent and the decoration negligible. But you don’t judge a mechanic based on the ambiance of his waiting room. Do you?
Not much needs to be said except that this place is called «Skip’s Auto ER» and it was Skip I spoke with when I first called, and to Skip that I delivered my keys when I dropped off my car. He guaranteed me he’d have the repairs done before the end of the day and offered to call me before doing any work to let me know about pricing. He made good on his guarantee. There’s an entirely different level of accountability when the store’s namesake is actually the man who runs the front desk and also works in the back – I like that tremendously.
I needed my heat shield fixed (it was dragging on the ground due to broken bolt/​screw holes) and a new horn. When Skip called me to tell me the new horn would be $ 118, I thought he meant $ 118 for the parts. He meant $ 118 for the parts and labor! He didn’t even charge me to reattach the heat shield (and was kind enough to use the one that was already on the car, even though it was beat up, instead of telling me I had to buy a new one, which I definitely didn’t want to do).
Paul is Skip’s primary mechanic and has been working on cars for 50 years. His ’57 Chevy still runs like a beaut, though I’m told the roar of its engine has been known to stop hearts, and not in a good way. These guys are the real deal and I’d recommend them to anyone. I’ve already sent my own mother over to them. If that’s not an endorsement, I don’t know what is. Skip and Co. are the best, most trustworthy mechanics I’ve come across. I hope everyone has as pleasant an experience with them as I did.