Meineke Car Care Center

This place has been great to me over the year I have lived here. I have a crazy travel schedule and Tony is great about being accommodating for me. I often call and then drop my car off minutes later. I tell everyone about their amazing customer service.

I highly recommend this shop. I came in needing my muffler repaired and an oil change. Tony was knowledgable and fixed my car quickly for a very reasonable price! I will definitely be going back for any future car care.

Finally a mechanic where as a girl I don’t feel like I’m getting ripped off and over charged! Tony is the best! I’ve been going here for about 3 years and wouldn’t take my car anywhere else.

This place is a joke. I made an appointment on their website, and the manager didn’t know they even take appointments online. He wouldn’t honor the appointment. Plus, as I walked in, one of their employees cursed the guy off, quit, and stormed out. It was the most unprofessional experience I’ve ever had with a company. Stay away!

I had a flukey problem and did not know if it was a major or minor issue. They promptly checked it out. Ended up fixing the issue free or charge. Very helpful and polite

I no longer live in philly. When I did and worked across the street, this was my trusted Mechanic. A few years ago ed the owner sold me a new tire. On my way home, on a very rainy and crowded I95 rush hour, the tire shredded. I called Ed and he was going to send someone out right away. He didn’t have to because good Samaritans helped me right away. Ed changed and gave me a new tire right away. The tire wasn’t his fault it was from the manufacturer. He doesn’t bs or try to up sell. I miss my trusted mechanic since I’ve moved. He does great work and is honest.

Finally a trust-​worthy AND reasonably priced auto mechanic, now that is rare! I am no expert when it comes to car maintenance though I have owned my precious ScionTC for 8 years now and have oftentimes been disappointed or questioned the care of my car at other places (various Pepboys, small auto shops, etc) so after multiple duds and disappointing experiences … I have finally found a place that I feel good about.
My car felt great after the recent oil change. They went above/​beyond with checking my lights and let me know without being too pushy regarding the need to replace some bulbs.
They have a small clean waiting area with TV– that early Tuesday morning, I was in and out in less than an hour. Awesome and efficient car care with friendly service.

This place is great! This was my third time coming back here for my car and I would go back again (fingers crossed I don’t have to). I took my car in around 11AM without an appointment and they had checked it out and fixed it by 6PM the same day. Also, they gave me a free blanket as well. Nice guys, fast service, reasonable prices.

My experience is based off of taking it in for an estimate, and then taking it to another trusted mechanic during the SAME DAY…
Meineke: Need new Rotors and Pads up front
Trusted Mechanic: Rotors are a little rusted but good to go, pads up front are 70% and backs are 50%
One quoted me a bill of over $ 400, another charged me nothing.
Obviously one is trying to make money while another has their client’s best interest. Make the smart choice, don’t let their promises of lower rates with high quality fool you.

Great place. My exhaust pipe was broken. i called and asked for an estimation of how much it will cost and it seems cheaper than other places. The people here is very friendly and get things done quickly. I am happy with the price and definitely will be back here again. Plus state inspection here is cheaper
than any other places i know.

Had my oil changed here a few months back. Wasn’t to bad of a wait and the staff was friendly and honest. Just called about bringing my car in for a/​c troubles and got super friendly helpful treatment. These guys really know how to instill trust with excellent customer service. I will for sure be taking my car here for repairs!

If I could give this place a negative star rating, I would. Minus 5. This is a long one so read on if you want, but the main message is do NOT trust this place, even for a simple inspection. Although their prices seem low, it’s not worth it. Do NOT take your car there – even for the most minor service or repair – unless you like having your time wasted and enjoy being dicked around by an unpleasant man. Main complaints: (1) They tried to pull a fast one on me, telling me I needed to replace parts that were actually brand new – and I know they were brand new because I had taken them out of the box myself. (2) They went out of their way to make things difficult for me after I said I wanted to get my maintenance work done elsewhere.
The long story:
I took my car to get inspected and they told me I needed new brake pads and rotors. I bought new parts on my own and my friend installed them. Three weeks later (because I had been out of town for three weeks) I took the car back to get the inspection passed. They («they» is actually one person, the same person each time I went; it may have been the owner, Ed. He was an overweight man with brown hair. All the other people there were very nice, but this guy was a pain – I’ll refer to him as E because not sure if he’s actually Ed)… E asked me if I had gotten my rotors replaced; I said yes. He asked if the brake pads had been replaced; I said yes. Then he said he had run out of stickers and I should come back at the end of the week. I went back at the end of the week. Still no stickers. Went back the next day, still no stickers. I went back the following week, and he said he had stickers, but that I needed to have my wiper blades replaced before he could pass the inspection. Now, he could have told me this any one of the three times I’d gone there before, but he chose not to.
Another couple weeks passed because I was out of town. I replaced the wiper blades on my own and went back to Meineke. E looked at the brake pads and rotors, and said my rotors had not been replaced. I said no, I saw them get replaced. He insisted the rotors were old and hadn’t been replaced. I said no, I had gone and bought rotors, took them out of the box brand new, and with my own eyes, watched them get installed. He let it go. How ridiculous is that? My guess is that because I am a woman he thought he could tell me something insane and expect me to believe him. So either the man cannot tell the difference between rotors that are so worn they need to be replaced and rotors that are a few weeks old (in which case he is incompetent and you should never do business with him) OR he is someone who will try to pull a fast one on you (in which case he is dishonest and you should never do business with him).
THEN, get this. He FINALLY gives me the sticker, and the sticker is the sticker for the month I’d originally got it inspected (which by this time is two months ago). Which makes no sense. So either he was never out of stickers to begin with, or he orders stickers for months in the past. So in September he’s ordering stickers for July. What??? The explanation that makes the most sense (although I can’t say for sure whether it’s right) is that he was never out of stickers, but just enjoyed making things difficult for me because that’s just the kind of guy he is.

I’ve been taking my car here for a couple of years for pretty much all maintenance except for new tires. The prices seem more reasonable than other places that I’ve been to. Ed, the owner is friendly and upfront about costs and any recommendations that he has (or at least I hope he is.)