Joe’s Service Marathon

1 of the few places left that offer full service

RIP OFF ALERT
My Wife’s car breaks down in Niles on a Sunday, I drive over to Joe’s Marathon, who has a 2 bay garage and a tow truck, He says no problem they will tow it in for $ 76 (less than 1 mile away) and he will take a look at it today and get back to me, Next day at 1pm he gets back to me, just to tell me that he thinks it’s a bad timing chain and he doesn’t want to deal with it so i will have take it somewhere else, of course taking it somewhere else requires that I pay for a 2^nd tow, he also charged me an additional $ 25 for his half ass diagnosis, so I am out $ 101 for fucking nothing
These guys are arrogant fuck heads who don’t want to get their hands dirty, Don’t take you’re car here for anything but oil changes they obviously are not capable of much else

We started going here because it’s nearby, but we continue to go because the 2 guys who run it are nice and the prices are fair. They can do many types of repairs, although they are not able to do some of the larger things (I once had to have a steering column replaced, and they were not able to do that one). When you call to make an appointment, though, they will tell you if it’s something they can’t do and they can probably even give you a recommendation of someplace nearby that can do it. They are very fast with their repairs and oil changes and they are even open on the weekends.

Fastest oil change ever!
They’re cheap. They’re fast. What else are you looking for?

I’m writing this review as part of my experience with the mechanics at this shop. I can see from the other reviews that they do good work, yet my experience with them was quite unpleasant.
After dropping off a car with cooling issues and speaking with them on various occasions, after 4 days, no work had been done on the car, no phone call was given for a quote– even after I asked on the phone. I went in to pick up the car to get it worked on the next day by my brother only to get treated with disdain by the man behind the counter.
I’m only giving two stars because of the snide comments towards me and the other party involved as well as the overall lack of communication. I think other places can do a better job and will not be a returning customer.

Excellent service, fair prices.

The two guys who run this shop are no-​nonsense and work fast and get the job done right. If your looking to chew the fat and talk cars with them, you have come to the wrong place. If you want quality work at very decent prices give these guys a shot.
They also sell gasoline.
I stopped in for an oil change years ago and have been going to this shop ever since.