Meineke Car Care Center

They are lier! dishonest auto care!, don’t go there, they will trick you to make you come back. I went to fix my old car with a starter problem. They did a diagnostic check for about 45 mins. They said I need to change my ignition key and my starter. In fact, we did check our starter a month ago, and it still in a good condition, so I refused to change the starter, and decided to only change the ignition key! they kept saying that if I don’t change my car’s starter, but I refused! After my car is ready, I was surprised because my «check engine» indicator is on! I asked them why it turned on? and they said, it was on since the beginning! and I said, NO, i know my car, and there was no indicator «on» in my dashboard before I took my car there. They tried to trick me! and the next day, I couldn’t start my car. A friend of mine (an expert in car engine) came and checked the starter, and we found out that Meineke people didn’t plug the wire in to the alternator. Don’t go there! go to other HONEST auto car care!

I used to stick to leasing (cars) because car maintenance is such a scary territory for me. My car recently needed breaks serviced and after going to different places in my neighborhood, fellow Unilocaler EugeneO suggested I try Meineke, I am so glad I did.
First off, they do a free point to point inspection, which at the Aamco by my house would have cost me $ 89 (passed on that). After the inspection Lino (the manager) told me what needed replacement, what could wait and also suggested other stores to go to for things that might be on sale elsewhere (score!!). He also told me what would need replacement when and also how to check certain things myself. The price quoted was $ 200 less than doing this at another location which had given me a quote before coming to Meineke.
During my visit I had to wait a few hours for the break parts needed for my vehicle to arrive, which gave me the opportunity to witness the interaction with other customers who walked in. By the way, does Lino speak every language? Another selling point for me is that there were multiple customers who came in thinking they needed new brakes or muffler. After the staff inspected the vehicles some customers were told there was nothing to replace, all you need to do is tighten this or that. Or «the sound you are hearing is because of xyz. We took care of it you should not hear it anymore» and they went away without having to spend money fixing anything.
To expedite service, the manager suggested that when I need to service my car, to give him a call at least 24 hours in advance so that he can have the parts onsite for when I arrive if I want to wait while my car gets serviced, I did and was in and out the next time I visited.
Lino is awesome, the staff professional and friendly, I love this place!

I really like this location. The manager remembers faces and even what maintenance work I had done 5 months ago. Also, they’re really fast. Changed my oil in 10 minutes. It’s just a better and quicker experience than most.