Hi Tech Auto Repair

John the mechanic had health issues and had to close his shop.

I called ahead and scheduled an oil change. When I got there no one was in the office. The gas attendant called Danny and put me on the phone. He said he didn’t have time and wouldn’t do it. He lost a new customer.

I’m buying a car so I just called a moment ago to ask this shop if they’d do a diagnostic for me.
I called, spoke to a man and said this to him. He talked over me while I was talking then asked what was wrong with my car, although I had just explained.
I told him again what I wanted while he talked over me, told me they «don’t do that kind of thing,» and while I was asking him whether I could bring the car in for a diagnostic, he hung up on me.
I have to assume this is reflective of how this shop feels about or treats customers.
I am so disappointed that I spent the time writing this review to warn other people: in my experience, this kind of disregard can translate into bad customer service across the board.

I really don’t know why this place has such great reviews. My out of state license plate must have given this guy a reason to rip me off. Although I now only live 2 miles away I stopped here to get an estimate. I knew my car cylinders were misfiring. He charged me $ 280 for one cylinder which I thought was insane. So I decided to leave but then he tells me I can’t b/​c he already took the cylinder out making the car un-​drivable (not sure if that’s a word lol). In any case, I received an emergency phone call at the same time and didn’t have time to yell at this guy for rendering me carless without my permission. The least he could have done was tell me he was taking the part out BEFORE he did. A half hour later and after being ripped off $ 280 bucks for less than an hours worth of work my car was working. I’m never going back here. This dude’s shady.

He is an amazing mechanic! I’m very thankful for Unilocal for helping me find him. He is an honest guy who doesn’t rip you off. He diagnosed the problem with my car quickly and accurately, and fixed it very quickly.

Registered at Unilocal just to write this review. The proprietor of the shop is honest and straightforward. He thinks of customer’s best interest. He took me in right away. He could have easily done a lot of work on my old car, but instead explained why it would be a huge waste of money to put all this work into a car that has at most two-​three years to live. He offered a few cheaper options that I can use in the future. He is a rare gem of a car mechanic in the New York/​NJ area.

John is FANTASTIC!!! I never thought to use Unilocal for auto, but thankfully I did. My estimate at other places was over four hundred dollars, but John took his time in diagnosing the problem and we paid almost half. I appreciate his timing and explanation of the problems with the car. I will share with others and bring all my families cars here!

I was very happy with John, who quickly diagnosed and fixed the problem with my car. Have I found my new trusted auto mechanic? Oh joy of joys!

I was having a problem with my car for months. I took it to several places including dealerships and they didn’t fix the problem while they had my car for days. This guy fixed it the same day. There was a little communications gap at first but he was very meticulous and went through every wire u til he found the problem. This is the only place I’m going to from now on!

Introduced to John recently by a friend. Took my car in for multiple repairs. John the owner a very honest individual. Basically could have done $ 860 worth of work on the vehicle, but would only allow me to spend $ 260. The car is older and some of the items he suggested weren’t necessary for an older car (which I agreed). The repairs he did perform came out excellent. Very refreshing to deal with an individual so honest and very knowledgeable. I would highly recommend going there.

Out of every repair shop I have gone to around the area, I trust my car with John. He is the man! He’s been here for years. Doesn’t jip you like other repair shops do.

This place is the reason I like going to smaller garages to get my car fixed. I first discovered Hi Tech Auto several years ago and I’ve been going back ever since. The staff here is really friendly, honest and the pricing isn’t bad at all. Whenever I need something done on my car I drop by, have a quick chat about what needs done, and they either take it for a couple hours or fix it right there on the spot. No matter how big or small the job is they’ll tell you exactly what’s wrong with it and won’t jerk you around. They know their stuff. Every town should have a garage like this. Highest recommendation.