Isles Auto Repair

STOP LOOKING! YOUVE FOUND WHERE YOU SHOULD BRING YOUR CAR! My 2000 honda crv had its driveshaft replaced here this week. My story:
When it happened, I didn’t know what was actually wrong with my car. I googled pictures of the underside of my car and thought I just needed a U joint replaced. This usually runs about 300 on average. When I called Isles and explained what I thought was wrong, Nick told me that unfortunately with my kind of car you cannot replace just the joint and have to replace the whole rear drive shaft. He gave me an estimate (850) and was super knowledgeable and friendly. Now, being cheap and hoping he was wrong, I decided to have it towed to a place close to my house (steves auto on nicollet). A few hours later they called me and told me exactly what Nick told me (and he never even saw my car!). And then they said it would cost me 1200! No thanks! I was charged 40 bucks for them to tell me exactly what Nick knew all along. I had it towed to Isles. They ordered the part from California and had it overnighted. They fixed it up and only charged me 100 in labor. Ended up being 815 total. What a deal and less than the estimate! And he has a shop dog (such a baby too!)
I can say that I was super impressed with how knowledgeable, quick, and reasonably priced he was. He saved me 400 bucks. I have and will recommend this place to anyone who asks. Seriously don’t bring your car anywhere else! Thanks Nick!

Fast, helpful, friendly, straight-​forward, honest, and most importantly fairly priced service! Best repair shop I’ve been to in the area! I highly recommend!

I would not take my car to anywhere else. Nick does an amazing job at half the cost of other mechanics. My husband and I have both taken our cars to him multiple times and left very happy and at a fraction of the cost. He is to the point and honest about everything that needs to be done. And if there is something wrong, but doesn’t need to be fixed immediately, he will tell you. He shows you exactly what the problem is and how it can be fixed. I hate having to drive to uptown to get my car looked at, but it is totally worth it!

I originally got an estimate from the Honda dealership, after 3 hours of waiting, for $ 950. Well that’s about half the value of my car so I went to get a second opinion. Based on what Honda had said the problem was, Brett estimated about $ 350.
Awesome!
Well they get it up in the air and it turns out that Honda didn’t even have the right repair planned (and I’m honestly not sure they even looked at it, their repair was the same as my guess). I could have paid them 1k to not fix my problem. Nick showed me exactly what the issue was, and showed me the perfect looking part Honda claimed it was. Nick immediately sourced and drove out to get the part to fix my car, and had me on the road with a working vehicle in about 2 hours, less time than the dealership took to give me an estimate for the wrong thing.
The dealership may give you free coffee and cookies, but Isles gives you competent repairs. Also it’s right next to a coffee shop, so I can go ahead and use the hundreds of dollars I saved to buy the coffee and cookies myself.

Brett at Isles Auto Repair took time out of her busy schedule to assist me with a non-​mechanical issue I was having with my scooter. I cannot thank her enough. I highly recommend Isles Auto Repair.

And I’m not kidding, but the day my parents told me that I am 100% financially responsible for my car was the day the noise started.
My car was making a horrible sound when I turned, and I put off bringing it in as long as I could before it became too much. After finding this place on Unilocal,I made the call and planned to bring it in the next morning.
As I drove it in, Brett (I believe) asked me if I had 5 minutes to wait, and proceeded to fix my car on the spot. For free. It turned out to be a loose plastic part. I went in with fear to be intimated, confused and over-​charged and left in time to make it to work without spending a dollar.
I can’t guarantee you’ll be so lucky as to have a free, quick fix, but I can only bet you will leave just as satisfied.

This place is honest, friendly, and responsive. The best things any auto mechanic can be. Local to boot.
I had a windshield wiper issue and was told it might be spendy (Minnesota-​ese for expensive). So I dropped by this place, the very kind mechanic (Jill) took great care of my car and me. It was a simple issue that I’m sure any other place would have gladly charged me much more to fix. They simply charged me $ 20 and had it ready to go fast.
No doubt about it, this place rules.

This is a great trustworthy and quick turn around place. I have a VW, which are expensive to fix, and needed an urgent break work. These guys took me in the same day, quoted the best price around, and I had my car back within a few hours. I found my new mechanics! This is a no-​frills place, but you know you are getting the best deal for your money without having to pay for coffee and amenities.

Been looking for that trustworthy go to mechanic since the one I grew up with is far to far to drive to. FOUND! Love Brett and Jill (and Nick) at Isles.
Straight forward no BS service. They work on the problem until its solved. No frills, no song and dance, just damn fine service.

Brett and Nick are awesome. I drive a 2000 Toyota Echo and let’s just say it has seen better days, but I need to keep it in good repair for a couple more years! They gave me great advice and took notes on things they noticed that I may want to get fixed in the upcoming months. They were honest and provided quick service.

as far as car repair goes, we all know the drill… its usually a headache, usually semi-​rude service and you usually end up forking over WAY more than you expected/​intended.
I have been a toyota driver for years, as has my father, and we both swear by Nick at Isles Auto.
He is a super nice guy, shoots you straight so there are no surprises when you pick up your car… he also does a very thorough yet efficient job with all things cars. I’ve never been disappointed by his work or service and wouldn’t take my car anywhere else.