Excellent Auto Repair Shop

Called ahead of time to make an appt to get my car inspected and was told to make it by 5pm (they close at 6) so I made it at 5 on the dot, the Indian guy told me he has one car ahead of me to just wait 15 or 20 mins. Sure, that’s cool. 45 minutes in I ask him how much longer till he starts on my car, he tells me he’s closing at 6 and that he’s not going to inspect my car anymore to go somewhere else because he’s busy. Wait, what?!? I just sat here waiting for 45 mins! He tells me if I want the car done to wait. Well at this point I have no choice but to wait. It’s already been an hour… NEVER COMING HERE AGAIN! There are way too many other spots on QB to get your car done.

Tried this one out for an inspection. Indian guy told me to come back in a week because he had no stickers. Seriously?

I’ve been going to this place since 2003 and I’ve sent family and friends
The work fast, are honest and reliable

Excellent and honest place to get your car inspected. Will go here if I have any other situations.

That was the fastest inspection, repair and re-​inspection I’ve ever had in my 10 years of driving in NY state. I called at 10am to ask about an inspection appointment, took it into them at 10:15am and they finished inspecting by 10:40am. It needed repair and Khan took the time to put the car back on the lift and show me the piece that needed replacing. After I came back around noon, he showed me the part that was replaced and boy did it look bad. I highly recommend this place. I think even if I move elsewhere in the city, I’ll still come back here for inspections. Another bonus: if your time is valuable and you need to be able to get work done from your laptop, you can walk to the nearby Lucid Café coffee shop which has lots of outlets and free wifi. (And I totally agree with the comments by Kathy F.)

(Enter from 57^th St, not Queens Blvd.)
I kind of want to keep this place a secret, but here goes…
I’ve been coming to Decent Auto Repair for about 3 years. I’d tried several of the other shops in Woodside before and always felt hustled. Not so at Decent.
Decent is mostly a two man shop: The Pakistani owner and the main mechanic, Fernando. Despite the small size, I always get taken care of in a reasonable amount of time. I’ve never had issues with my repairs and on several occasions, I’ve been charged much less than I’d anticipated. My only gripe is that the oil changes are on the higher side.
You can tell that Fernando has some mad skills. They’ve had a 50s Chevy in there for a few months. Fernando has been performing a complete restoration on it when the work load is low. I’ve seen it go from its bare bones shell to a gleaming beauty — absolutely fantastic job.