Aleks Auto Body Works

I recently scratched the door and rear panel of my car against a lamp post. I first went to Maaco to get a quote and was given an estimate that was way above what I was reasonably willing to pay for repairs. They justified the cost by the fact that the color red is hard to match and that the work required blending the paint into adjoining non-​damaged panels.
Depressed, I emailed Aleks Auto Body to get another quote. I received a prompt answer in under an hour with a much more reasonable estimate. He took my car on the days that were convenient for me and two days later, it was looking better than new for exactly the price I was quoted. The paint match is perfect, yet he only touched the two damaged panels. Even looking closely, I can’t tell that those panels were ever damaged. Overall, it was a fantastic experience.
The fact that he offers quotes by email is just gravy on top of very good worksmanship and service.

I had a great experience here! They kept giving me candy, super yum!
The quote I was given was bang-​on and they were very flexible with timing for drop off and pickup. In fact, they were done with my car a bit earlier than quoted.
I felt pretty good throughout the whole experience, when I brought the car in for the quote Aleks was honest with me about what needed to be done (which was minimal) and what it would take to make things pretty (much more effort). I liked that he was upfront about my options, necessities for the function of the car, and the cost differences.
The final product was great and the paint matching was perfect.
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I’ve got mixed opinions about this place. When I first came in I was dealing with Aleks himself (he’s the old man) and he was friendly and gave me an excellent quote (this was Friday). He told me to come back on Monday and drop it off.
Monday came and suddenly the quote that he gave Friday was upped by $ 200. I was in disbelief and couldn’t understand why he was doing this. When I probed he got agitated and annoyed at me. I was about to leave until he finally agreed at only upping $ 100 (which was still reasonably good compared to other quotes received). But the whole bait and switch technique really turned me off. I would never go back to see him again. Terrible experience.