Greasy’s Garage

These are the ONLY guys that will ever touch my ’06 GP! Pete and Dave are the two best Mini mechanics that I have ever worked with and Thom keeps the place running smooth.
I have recently added a new car to the family and Greasy’s will be servicing that vehicle as well.
Give them a try and you won’t be disappointed. Just understand that they are typically busy but always try to accommodate people needing immediate help. (I usually bring donuts)

Great service, with very honest assessment of my vehicle. I took in my truck with a suspected radiator leak and after checking the vehicle they confirmed it was fine withouteven billing me.

I had to have my transmission replaced in my 2005 Mini Cooper convertible. Pete and Thom could not have been nicer to work with. They took the time to show us what caused the failure on our old transmission and took care of the control arm bushings by replacing them when the car was apart. I will be taking my car back to them to take care of our baby, Lucy, in the future. I would recommend them for your car needs. Thanks to my fellow Minis Of Boston members for recommending them.

I’m pretty sure I’ve found my new mechanics. Pricing is great, their work is top notch and they are true to their scheduling.
They took about 3 hours for the job. I got a call before and after they worked on my car. The best part was the dirty and filthy car i had dropped off was vacuumed and washed as well!!! I wanted to go back in and thank them for that extra touch but i was in a hurry and didn’t and i feel bad about that. I think they even checked my tire pressure and added some air. Car felt preppy and new again and is once again a joy to drive. I’ll definitely thank them next time i’m there.
I hope i don’t see them any time soon but i’ll definitely be going to Greasy’s from now on for all my car problems.

Took my 06 Hyundai Elantra GT for a clutch replacement. Their service was really great and I saved a lot of money too! (compared with quotes I received from a couple of other garages)
What made me even happier is that they cleaned both the inside and outside of the car before they returned my car back. Who does that nowadays!

I’ve been going to Pete to have my cars repaired since before he opened Greasy’s. Pete and Thom at Greasy’s are the only mechanics I trust with my cars. So much so that I make a point of driving at least an hour from Tewksbury to get my cars repaired here. They’re honest and the prices are fair and they don’t hit you with extras you don’t need. They’ve always been able to get me in and out quickly whenever I’ve needed something. If you need work done bring your car here, you’ll be glad to have found this place.

I can’t find one good thing to say about Greasy’s garage. I have never seen a repair go so wrong and I am still paying for it. Maybe for an oil change but why? There’s better options.

Greasy’s just saved me from ridiculous bills and potential engine damages to my ’02 R50. This was worth the hour drive each way and we will be coming here with our mini from now on. Wonderful service. Not at all shocked to see only five star reviews here. The only less than five star review is from a person who didn’t even use their services. Go figure…
Anyway, on to our experience:
They are a modest little shop that does get busy (IMO that’s a good thing). When we pulled up we saw five or six minis in their lot, so we knew we were at the right place! (it can be kind of easy to miss though, make a left just before the center divider… don’t miss it!) We ended up having to leave the car overnight (well, a few nights because of our schedule) since we live in Lawrence, so a bit of a drive, especially with traffic.
We thought our issue was with the alternator. Turned out the be a bad power steering pump, which was drawing power even when the car wasn’t on, thus killing the battery. They had never seen this before and stated they spent quite a bit of time diagnosing the issue. Lucky for us this was under warranty by mini still! We were also getting an oil pressure light, which turned out to be due to Pep Boys (of Salem NH) throwing out some necessary parts when changing the oil for us. Greasy’s gave us detailed records of what was missing and what they had to do. Unfortunately it was a $ 250 part (stock Mini part, and yes, Mini themselves charge that, I checked). Fortunately the records they provided got Pep Boys to pay for the part due to their own negligence.
When we took the car into Mini (of Peabody) for the power steering pump, they stated our coolant wasn’t «mini standard» and that there was an oil leak. I immediately called Greasy’s and was explained that they did top off the coolant, he had been using it for over a decade, and never issues. There was a SMALL oil leak, but nothing to be worried about currently. And mini wanted another $ 500 to «fix» these «issues».
Bottom line is, I am going to make it a point to come here from now on. In fact, they are going to be the only ones I trust to change my oil (because apparently that is easy to screw up on our model mini). Their oil changes are $ 20 more than the chain shops around, but you know what? They won’t be breaking my car in the process. Yes, they are an hour away. Yes, they do get busy. Frankly, I don’t care. Over here I know the car is in good hands and I don’t have to worry about them botching the job. They know what they are doing and they aren’t going to tack on unnecessary work/​costs.
One last little tip for those who are sticker nuts, they have some pretty sweet black or white decals (free) that are going to be going on the back of our R50. All you have to do is ask! I will proudly slap that emblem on! :)
Thank you Greasy’s. We are happy to be able to get back to motoring!

I’ve been taking my ’05 Mini Cooper S to Greasy’s for at least two years now. These guys are great. Professional, honest, friendly and fast. If you’ve got a Mini (and even if you don’t), give these guys a try. You won’t be disappointed.

I have a 2010 Mini Clubman S, I wanted to try Greasy’s based on all the great reviews, so I called for an oil change appointment and they had an opening within 30 min.
The staff was friendly, professional and had me in and out in 20 minutes!
I am planning to have some other work done with them in the next month and will update this review once I have additional work done.
If you have a Mini, try these guys!

I had a very good experience today. I left there feeling as though I didn’t get the shaft. I wanted to try a local business and stop supporting larger corporations. Plus places like Midas tend to tell you that you need 5 million things done to your vehicle when you really don’t.
I went in for an oil change but didn’t tell the gentlemen at Greasy’s that Midas had «strongly recommended» that I get a slew of things repaired on my vehicle because I wanted to find out if they would come back with the same findings. So guys at Greasy’s don’t be upset with me. It wasn’t a test for you, but Midas. I just had a really uneasy feeling from the folks at Midas.
Guess what? There was only one thing that I actual needed, and it wasn’t even on the long list I got from Midas. Thank you for being an honest company. People appreciate that and have no problem returning to your place of business in the future. I for one will be back next week to get my repairs done.

This auto repair place is such a nice neighborhood surprise ! Fast friendly service. I could not feel more comfortable taking my Car there. I hope I don’t need anymore auto services but when I do I will retur to Greasy’s garage.

First go round with Greasy’s.
Staff was friendly & responsive.
Repairs done quickly.
Wonderful service.
I’ll be back!

OK, I don’t write a lot of reviews, but this one has to be done.
First, I have been using Greasy’s for about 3 years to service both a MINI and a Subaru and have nothing but great things to say about the owner and staff. The work they perform is second to none, it is also quick and complete. They will tell you what they recommend that you change immediately and what can wait as they inspect everything as they work. They will never try to pressure sell you on something that you don’t really need which is the best part of it all. Bottom line is that you have a mechanic that is honest with you about what has to be done to your car.
My story is simple. I drove 450 miles one-​way from Laurel Maryland to come back up to visit Greasy’s to get a clutch replaced because I trust him to get it done right. This job is generally an 11 hour job which was completed by Pete and his team in 4 hours! They also serviced several other items to ensure that they were wearing properly but at 89 000 miles, I knew it needed to be done. The car drives like a dream now thanks to Pete and his team.
This brings me to the post by Joe H.
I’m not certain what he said or did, but I do know that Greasy’s is really busy. This is a guy that services many of the MINIs for local clubs in the area and if you call trying to get your car in that day or week, he may not have a slot for you. That being said, Pete does not like to see anyone with a failing vehicle and will try to squeeze it in if he can. I have never seen him turn a customer away and if he told you he would try, he was doing you a favor and wanting to work with you. I find it a little sad, that you felt posting a poor review on a company that you never used just because you let your personality get in the way was even necessary. That being said Joe, please give them a chance. I think you will find that he is probably the best mechanic you will find up here.
Bottom line is that the best mechanic in Massachusetts is Greasy’s and you can’t go wrong with it. Trust me, I am driving over 900 miles just to get service.

My everyday for over a decade mechanic finally retired :(So I needed a new mechanic to maintain my vehicles. They are in the neighborhood and had perfect Unilocal reviews, so I gave them a call.
I called them up for an appointment last November, and got a bunch of attitude — like how dare I call them??? Then explained how super busy they are and they can give me an appointment but it may not work out (is that really an appointment?)
Knowing they’d soon be working on my car, I was polite as could be. But they didn’t really care to learn what the problem with my car was. And they were just plain rude, to someone they never met and gave them zero attitude (just wanted an apt so they could fix my car.) He kept going out of his way to say how extraordinarily busy they are and how this ‘appointment’ was a favor to me.
Anyways — I bailed at this point. If they’re so crazy busy — I don’t want my car sitting there for weeks, nor do I want them doing a poor job because they are rushing through the repair.
Maybe it’s because I wanted my car fixed and not drop thousands turning it into some souped up midlife crisis mobile. Judging from the reviews I guess these people are awesome for souping up a mini cooper. But if you’re calling to just get standard car repair — you may want to consider elsewhere.

Greasys… not sure where to begin.
They have been servicing my 330 for a number of years now and have done most of the standard stuff a bmw 3 series requires… I have no complaints and in fact I am extremelt fond of Pete, John and there entire crew. They now do all the work on wife’s SUV and it turns out they also do all the work on some close friends vehichles… and for good reason… they are fair, real fair, fast, professional and maybe most importantly always take the time to make sure you know what the problem is, provide you with options and then always look for other existing issues and provide realistic feedback about what can be expected. Highly HIGHLY recommend for BMW and Mini work.

How have I not Unilocaled this place? I’ve blogged about it and recommended it to more people than I can count yet I didn’t Unilocal it?
Must be getting old.
After finding a doctor you can trust and rely on the next most important step is finding a mechanic who is GOOD, REASONABLY PRICED, RELIABLE and HONEST. Do you have any idea how HARD that is to find?
Let me put it this way; My son is a mechanic and I bring my car here. These guys are that good. In my twenty years driving I’ve had 10 cars and probably experienced 30 mechanics and John and Pete are hands down the best one’s out there. Hands down the best mechanic experience I’ve had anywhere.
They are fast, reliable, will work with you to get your car back up and running and go the extra mile.
If they added a full complimentary sandwich bar and massage service (on second thought I don’t want John rubbing my back anyway) this place could not get any better.
I’d give it 10 stars if I could. The next time you’re looking for an oil change, scheduled maintenance or regular full on repair give these guys a call.

just had 2 stops here in the past month or so and seriously the best garage ive been to.
Pete and John are pretty awesome guys who are fair and honest.
theres a certain associations you have with mechanics but i feel like with Pete hes just there to make people happy instead of running a business.
i did a full maint overhaul on my car as it was not serviced since the day i got it.
did some complicated work with egr and heatshield that was acting up.
and they threw in a install of my cold air intake on the house since i had a lot of work done.
quality of the work is great. prices are extremely fair. these guys also go out of the way to accommodate your schedule.
hands down only garage ill go to in MA… also side note. THE HELL WITH HERB CHAMBERS FORD

Almost certainly the best experience I have ever had at an auto repair shop — honest, pleasant and fast service. Highly recommended, especially for MINI owners as that seems to be their specialty.
One note: the address given on Unilocal is no longer correct. They have moved to 143 Hamilton Street in Worcester.

Greasy’s Garage is a mechanic-​owned full service shop that excels in service and price.
I’ve taken my Mini Cooper to Greasy’s Garage since Spring of ’09. I’ve had regular maintenance performed, upgraded performance parts, and break-​fix mechanical work done. I can only think of positive things to say about Greasy’s Garage, and that should be telling considering the risky world of auto mechanic shops.
Service is excellent. The staff at Greasy’s answers email inquiries very quickly, even outside of business hours. They provide an estimated completion time on any work done, and they have always finished well within their estimate. They reply to voice mails promptly and prepared to answer all questions. The mechanics explain what went wrong with your car and how they are going to fix it. Also, the crew at Greasy’s understands performance upgrades and will work with you to ensure you’re doing it right.
Prices are extremely competitive. I have gone to chain auto stores and gotten quotes on standard services for my car along with major break-​fix work. Greasy’s has consistently beaten these prices. Further, Greasy’s has been able to get any part needed in very short notice. This can sometimes be a problem with smaller shops.
The crew at Greasy’s knows and loves cars. It shows in their work and their attitude. I highly recommend this shop for any auto needs.