Caldas Auto Garage

I’m not sure how this garage has positive reviews with such shoddy work.
I brought my civic in for an issue in where the ignition pack and spark plugs were toast. Mr Caldas had an issue removing one of the spark plugs in cylinder #3. He eventually had to tap the insert which required rethreading.
Fast forward 4 months later, I was driving down the highway and all of a sudden the car lost all power (a dangerous situation in it’s own). It turns out the engine was toast and required a replacement. Upon locating the cause we found shards of metal debris in guess which cylinder? Cylinder #3. When re-​tapping the insert Mr Caldas failed to collect the shards which collected in the cylinder causing it to lose all compression.
After spending $ 550 dollars to have Mr Caldas perform work on this car, I now have a $ 1400 repair bill that requires a new engine.
I’d caution against this garage unless you want a massive repair bill down the road. I wish I had never visited this garage.

Honest garage, good people. I’ve been back a few times now because the service is good. I just dropped my car off for clutch problems. John showed me how a clutch works in detail using old dead parts and why mine is failing. I thought it might be a transmission issue so, he washed his hands, jumped in the car with me in passenger, and we drove around the block. He was positive there was no transmission issue. He is calling around tomorrow to see if he can get a better price on the part for me. They are not a 1800numbered, chain type of garage. I feel like I’m his Neighbour though and I like it more than pretty logos and faceless mechanics.

Fair, honest, personable. High integrity. Mr. Caldas is a man who, on principle, WILL NOT CHEAT YOU. His principles disallow it.
I’ve only been twice, but I’d say I’ve been engaged in probably 2+ hours of steady conversation with him and Mrs. Caldas and they are not shy to discuss their life philosophies. This is an upstanding man and garage. Period.
I don’t know them well enough to say this, but I do believe it when I say that if I dropped a million dollar gemstone in their garage, complete with a price tag, and they found it (I don’t know their staff but Mr. Caldas swears the most important thing in a new hire is trustworthiness in his books), I’d fully expect them to return it to me without even the thought of selling it.
Mr. Caldas actually drove me home when I left my car there. He offered this. Solid human beings here and I can testify from personal experience that they treat all races equally. If that matters to you.

This place is great. I agree with all the other 5-​star posts!

Came upon these guys when I consulted Unilocal after my car died on me at a gas station. Im a single female with no idea about cars and cringe at the thought of going to a garage, they could tell me anything and charge me anything I just dont have a clue.
The team at Caldas’s are amazing! truly,
On the first occasion they called me within an hour to tell me what was wrong and how much it would cost to fix it. My car was ready by the next day.
Since then any time I have an issue my car is dealt with expertly, promptly and more importantly at reasonable costs.
I cant recommend them highly enough.

Fast, honest, and competitively priced service from a small mom and pop style garage.
The guy really listened to what I had to say about what my car was doing. He even offered to drive me to the subway when I dropped it off, and drove around with me after it was fixed to make sure the noises were gone.
Ended up being 70 bucks. Only fixed what needed it, and didn’t try and sell me anything I didn’t need or sneak items onto the bill.
Will definitely go back next time I need to.

This place is great and I highly recommend it. They are incredibly straight forward and do great work. There have been a number of different times when I have taken my car in and they fixed minor things and didn’t charge me a penny. It really is hard to find a mechanic you can trust but they are completely deserving.

You have to love HONEST European auto garages! I had CAA tow my car into this place thinking the problem was either my starter or alternator. I left my car here overnight and they called me promptly the next morning — all finished.
There was a minor wiring problem that cut off the connections to the battery. $ 35 fix. I don’t even know anyone who would do any skilled service for that kind of money.
The beauty is that they could have easily replaced the starter or alternator and I wouldn’t have known the difference. This is truly where an honest mechanic/​shop pays off. This saved me hundreds of dollars!
(props to the guys at Massive Auto for referring me here — wooo!)