D & J Village Automotive Inc

After receiving two other estimates on my repairs, I decided to try D & J. Boy am I glad I did. The service I received was the best I have ever received from a repair shop. They knew the exact problem and the car was fixed perfectly. Their estimate was exactly on the mark (cheaper than the other two estimates) as they originally quoted which is a HUGE PLUS. Hats off to the owner (s) and staff of D & J.

Never have I been to a better or more friendly shop than Village Automotive. Dominic is a great guy who knows everything there is about cars. Took my jeep in for oil consumption issues and they were able to finally fix it in a day! Passionate about what he does and won’t ever BS you like most shops today. Will be back 100%.

Don has been a household name since before I started driving over 2 decades ago; I think my dad must be an inaugural customer. :) My dad is neither easily pleased nor super trusting when it comes to service and sales people (he’s not crotchety, he is just cynical, smart, and… particular, and he does his research), but I have never heard him be more respectful of someone that takes his money. Not one complaint or barb, ever. Needless to say, his cars are always in top shape and I learned the value of finding someone skilled and honest to care for my car.
I am in town from Iowa for an extended visit this week and had a fuel warning light go on, so asked my dad to see if Don could fix it. (I’ve moved a lot, most recently from the South, so I haven’t had a long term mechanic. I stopped somewhere on the way who said a dealership would probably be best because they have the parts). Not only did he fix that issue in one day, but he told us I desperately needed 4 new tires, 2 new brakes, and an oil change (all true and none were surprising) and did those too. For an excellent price. Don is so nice and of course explained everything to me when I asked — as I am my father’s daughter, ha.
(i hate hate hate dealerships, and the few times I’ve had to use them in emergencies, I’ve spent the same amount for a single repair as I did for all the above items, about $ 1700…and I always had to take it BACK due to deficiencies). I’m so glad I took the car in so I can safely drive home. And I’m seriously considering bringing my car here for service whenever I visit my parents from Des Moines. :)

Great work on our truck. I can always trust Dominic to get the job done when I bring my vehicles in there. Price always seems competitive and the work is solid.
Place is clean and well kept. Truck was ready when they said it would be, no cost overruns. Thanks guys!

I just picked up my BMW X5 from Village auto. All I can say is… I was soooooo happy with the service and professional help I received. I was so upset that I had to tow my car in for repairs. They took care of the situation start to finish 100% and made me feel so much better. From the first call to the last call telling me that my car was ready!
I will be a client for life and will tell all my friends, family, and my clients.(I’m a salon owner and hairstylist) :)

After 14 years of doing my own maintenance I moved to an area that didn’t allow me the freedom to work on my own car regularly. I was recommended to Village by a co-​worker.
I brought in my car to fix a coolant leak and then investigate a squeak. After paying $ 200 for the leak I was told it would cost $ 550 to install a center-​link and perform an alignment. Due to budget constraints the car was parked for several months before I had the time and funds to replace the parts myself.
I finally brought the car in again for the alignment work with a note mentioning the replaced parts. I came by just after close and had a door shut in my face as I went to drop off the keys. I then left my keys and note in the drop box.
The next day I received a call from Domenic (owner?) that my car needed additional work that wasn’t mentioned before. Broken springs, ball joints, and a leaky shock would all need to be replaced before he would perform the alignment. I commented that I couldn’t afford to get that done now and was told «Well then get it outta my shop!»
Wondering if I had truly missed something during the work I performed, especially since some of these «bad parts» had less than 1000 miles on them, I went for a second opinion. None of the parts listed needed to be replaced.

Today was my first experience at Village Automotive, and I must say I will be a lifetime client! Not only was Dominic super helpful, accommodating, and honest, but his entire staff was friendly! Carrie, the office manager, was extremely kind! It made a stressful moment of car troubles feel less tense because I deeply felt that I could trust Dominic to tell me what was wrong with the car versus taking advantage of a person that is clueless to the entire automotive language. I was quoted about $ 1000 more of repairs from the place I had an oil change performed a week prior and Dominic assured me that they would start with the basic repairs and go from there instead of jumping into major repairs for no reason. And his expert opinion saved the day. On top of that, they went above and beyond to fix my headlights and clean my car! I won’t trust another company to even perform an oil change to my car after my experience with them today. A BIG thank you to Village Automotive for making my car troubles and finances a whole lot less stressful today!
With Gratitude,
Melissa

My family has taken all if our cars here for the past year and we couldn’t be happier! Dominic is very honest and tries to only do the work that needs to be done– no up-​selling! They are very trustworthy!

I have brought all of my cars here for work from an oil change to a transmission replacement and the service is great, the prices are very fare, and they get the work done fast and correctly. This is the only place I will go and I have recommended it to all me friends and family and they all say the same.