Auto Repair
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Absolute Car Care
91A Grant Street
Framingham
I recommend John Lincoln of Absolute Car Care, located at 91A Grant Street in Framingham, . He is one of the two owners and an excellent mechanic. I have been very satisfied with his work.
When you drop off your vehicle, if you live in the area, he will drive you to home/work and pick you up when your vehicle is done, a very convenient service.
I highly recommend Absolute Car Care.
Rob Burton 12/17/07
I use Absolute Car Care, they are honest and do good work. They are near downtown, corner Grant and Clark St next to Lifeline. John Lincoln and Mike run it. I have three vehicles and they do all the work.
Jim Rizoli 12/16/07
Ashland Auto
61 Homer Street
Ashland, MA
I have gotten good service on a couple of '99 mazda proteges from George at Ashland Auto, 61 Homer Street, (across the train tracks from the Ashland Library)..... by the way, nice library renovation and addition .....
Ernie Edwards 12/17/07
Butch & Son Automotive
9 Old County Road in Sudbury
My family and most neighbors go to Butch & Son Automotive in Sudbury. Tommy (the son) is great. Is very, very good at what he does, extremely honest (if you don't need something done, he'll tell you) and very reasonable.
It's right near the Sudbury/Wayland line behind the car wash.
Susie Santone
D.F.C. Auto Service
73 Waverly Street
881-1241
I have used D.F.C. Auto Service on 73 Waverly Street - next to the "new" storage space. Very reasonable and more importantly - they will not sell you something you don't need. I believe they specialize in transmissions;
Call Frank at 881-1241 - -
Good Luck -
Judy Patterson 12/16/07
Dimidis & Sons
12 Watson Place
Framingham
http:www.dimidisandsons.com
My wife and I have been taking our Toyotas to a former Lexus dealer mechanic who specializes in Toyotas, Lexuses and Hondas. He is very thorough, competent, honest and has always been much more cost competitive than the Toyota dealer where we bought our cars. I also appreciate that they have supported the community by sponsoring events for the Framingham Ed Foundation and Framingham Community Theater.
The owner and chief mechanic is Craig Dimidis and his shop is located right off of Concord St. in Saxonville.
Tibor Toth 1/23/09
I will gladly second the recommendation of Craig Dimidis: Dimidis & Sons, 12 Watson Place, Saxonville, .
Peace,
Leslee Willitts 1/24/09
I have a 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan that has had the ABS light on for a few months, when the check engine light came on this week - I finally contacted a mechanic.
I called Craig at Dimidis and Son's. He booked a time for the car to come in and suggested that I open and close my gas tank lid and see if that does the trick (it didn't).
The car was brought in, and I got a loaner (which was great because my daughter got sent home from school sick) he called within a few hours, let me know what he found to be the problem. Gave me a ball park price - bill was LOWER than quoted. Returned for my car, he told me about an issue that could cause problems in the future (heavily rusted coolant pipe) and then patiently showed me the two parts he replaced.
He compared two of the old parts to the new parts and explained how they broke down so I could SEE and LEARN about them. Who does that!??! =)
My husband (the weekend warrior car mechanic) was thrilled with the price for the amount of work he did. I felt great and completely NOT taken advantage of (like I do when I go to some shops) I actually learned some car stuff too!
I HIGHLY recommend them!
Kim Comatas 3/26/09
Gleason's
Gleasons near the Framingham train station is competent, eminently reasonably priced, and honest. Only drawback is he doesn't work weekends but he starts very early in the morning weekdays. Rich Gleason is the owner.
Carla Moquin 8/25/06
Glidden Auto Sales
124 E.Central St.
Natick
508 650-9500
http:\\www.gliddenautosales.com
I have had excellent results on used cars for friends via Bill Glidden whose place is on East Central St., Natick.
Warren Hanna 8/24/06
Greg's Repair Service
47 Summer St.
Natick, MA
(For someone specifically requesting VW repair) Greg specializes in Volkswagens and brought many a smile with his low price for fine service of our Beetle.
David Weitzler
Master Mechanics Automotive
10 South Avenue
Natick, Massachusetts 01760
Tel -
http://www.mymastermechanic.com/
Master Mechanics are honest, reasonably priced former Honda dealership employees.
David Weitzler 1/23/09
Meineke
I've used the Meineke shop on Rt. 135 near the Natick line for years. Used to be owned by a guy named Tom, who kept The New Yorker in the waiting room. The current owner favors car mags, but they still do a good job and are still on the on the up-and-up. Gave me a discount after the last job took much longer than expected.
Mr Lynn Joiner 4/22/07
Midas
Regarding Mufflers The important thing is who to *not* go to. Do *not* go to Midas. The Midas touch is to weld all components together. This means that when any of the components burn out on the exhaust system, the entire thing has to be replaced. They've been pulling this scam for years.
Steve Orr 4/07
Murphy's Automotive
I didn't see a recommendation for Murphy's Automotive, right in Saxonville on Water St. I use them because I can leave the car and walk home, but they also do very good work. I'm not an expert, but do enough amateur car repair that I can tell when guys know what they're doing. They're not cheap (is anyone in this area?), but extremely thorough. They won't let you slide through an inspection with marginal equipment--which can be both a boon and an annoyance, I admit.
Mr Lynn Joiner 8/26/07
I live right around the corner from them and use them for almost all of my car repairs. They are excellent and thorough. I have never had any complaints in the 14 years I've been going there.
I would suggest that you make an appointment in advance to get the work done though. They are extremely busy and "walk-ins" get squeezed in when they can. This may only be a temporary situation for them as it is summer and some of the guys are taking vacation.
I realize that this is not always possible as was my situation last month. I had a "walk-in" emergency that required a replacement of the radiator/hoses and repair work to the right front axel and was without a car for 4 days.
I highly recommend them though for their professionalism and thoroughness.
Mike Bower 8/27/06
I have been using Murphy's Automotive since they opened and have been very satisfied. Over the years I've noticed a very low turn over of employees, most have been there as long as I can remember, a good indicator the employees are happy, happy employees generally provide better service and attention to detail.
If you want it done right, interact with honest and courteous individuals and not worry about being over charged, this is the place.
My only hesitation of recommending them is I don't want them to become so busy I cannot get an appointment! 
Brett Serkez 01/17/08
Patriot Automotive
316 Boston Post Road
Sudbury, MA 01776
Gregg Canavan at Patriot Automotive has been repairing all my cars for over 15 years. There is no one more honest or talented that I have ever seen; and I have been dealing car repair since the Johnson administration. (That's Lyndon, not Andrew.) Gregg always stands behind his work, and he refuses to do work that he thinks is not in his customers' best interests.
Gregg's shop is on Rt. 20, on the Framingham-Sudbury line, not far from Sudbury Farms; so it is convenient to people on the north side of Rt. 9. Tell him Marty sent you, and I promise you will be treated well.
Marty Kenney 8/24/07
Precision Auto Repair
11 Columbia Rd (Downtown)
Framingham
(For VW repair) Frank is the owner and speaks Volkswagen. Bob Draper 12/17/07
Ron's Tire & Services Inc
http://www.ronstire.com
45 Waverly St
Framingham, MA 01702
Ron is a great mechanic with a great deal of integrity. His pricing is very reasonable, and, in 17 years, have never had a complaint about the quality of his work. He'll make an effort to squeeze you in if he can, even when he is busy, if the need is dire enough. "No problem, we'll take care of it," he always says. And he always does. For somethings, he sends them next door to his brother-in-law at Tosti's, which also is a great shop.
Linda Dunbrack 6/1/07
Speen Street Automotive
150 Speen St
For Mufflers
I used Speen Street Automotive, at 150 Speen St (), for the first time yesterday. They got six excellent reviews on Angie's List.
So far so good: they were pleasant, got back to me quickly with the diagnosis, and spotted three things that would have made the car fail inspection next week, including a rotted exhaust pipe. I plan to keep using them.
Regards- Janet Riley
Suburban Shell
508~875~9333
In my mind there is no one more honest, reliable, fair priced than Ed Morriaty at Suburan Shell on Old Conn. Path. It's an owner operated service station and Ed has been there for almost 30 years. They also do stickers and you get a free car wash with a sticker inspection. Also one of the lowest gas prices around. How can you beat all that?
Ginny Marino 8/21/06
Sudbury Automotive
978~443~7374
209 Boston Post Rd
Sudbury, MA
At the corner of Landham on Rt 20.
Pat Bond runs the place and does excellent work. Not only he but also his employees act like they're automotive engineers (as opposed to grease monkeys). Great work. And Pat runs the place like a well oiled machine. BTW, Pat fixes everything but he jas a real passion for BMWs.
Steve Orr 3/16/08
Larry Ng's Auto Repair/Wellesley Getty
Rt9 & 16
431 Worcester St
Wellesley, MA
Try the Getty station at the intersection of Rte.9 and Rte 16 in Wellesley. Larry Ng is the owner and he really knows Hondas.
Fred Gilbert 12/16/07
I can't say enough good things about Larry Ng's Auto Service (Getty Station)in Wellesley. We took our '03 Honda Odyssey there for a major 100k service milestone including timing belt, water pump,etc. His techs had it in and out in one short day with very little scheduling notice. I had read many people's favorable reviews of his place and this was my first time using this place. The place looks chaotic at first but it's really a well orchestrated dance of well trained technicians, parts being ferried about and constantly moving vehicles. I'll be going back for all my future service from now on.
By the way, the final bill for the 100k service was about 40% less than the dealer and Larry used all OEM parts!
Brad Richelson 1/23/09