A-1 Starter & Alternator

This place is great! Mark and buddy have saved me a ton of money! Trust this place to do a fantastic job!

Great service here I would highly recommend. We had a bad experience with a dealer. They were going to charge us thousands. A1 figured out the problem and fixed it for a fair price. Very honest people to work with. They have been there for 20 plus years. We will definitely be visiting again! Thanks A1 !

A-​1 Starter & Alternator is a blessing. Normally, as a woman, I am hesitant to visit any sort of auto repair shop because I feel that I am being taken advantage of, but A-​1 is honest, dependable and charge great prices. I will continue taking my vehicle to A-​1 for its’ repairs and maintenance.

Great service ! Answered all my questions when I called. Took alternator in the morning told me would test within the hour, called back in an hour with estimate and how long. Had it ready when told and at a reasonable price !

Fast service… great price. Saved me a good amount of money rebuilding my alternator instead of buying an already rebuilt one :)

This place may change the way you look at auto repair places! I took my Jeep here to have the alternator rebuilt after having problems with my Jeep starting. These guys have a clean shop (nothing fancy up front), are organized, don’t bs you, and the best price I have ever seen. I tell anyone in San Antonio and Austin to go there — it is worth the drive because they do good work, and are timely (something lost on many other shops). My dad ended up taking his truck there to be worked on as well.

I had been having electrical problems with my car and had already spent over $ 800 and been through several alternators. It still was doing the same thing — battery draining.
I brought my car here (from Austin) on the advice of a friend. From the first I was very impressed. This is the tidiest automotive shop I have ever seen. I trust people who take care of their own possessions and they do.
They tested my alternator and it was bad. They replaced the alternator that was under warranty. Cost: $ 65.
I went home and the next day the battery started draining again. They said bring it back. In the meantime I had to get my car inspected it failed. It had something wrong with emission.
I went back to A1 and they checked the emission and the alternator. They said I needed to bring my car and leave it for the day. They helpfully informed me that Enterprise would give me a deal on a car rental. They spent about an hour on my car. Cost: $ 0
I brought the car and left it. Enterprise picked me up and rented me a decent car at a very reasonable rate. That afternoon A1 called me around the time they said they would. My car was ready and fixed. The problem all along had been a bulb that didn’t turn off in the trunk. It was draining the battery. The alternator couldn’t keep up and kept going bad. They also fixed a vacuum leak. Cost: $ 102.
Although I did have to go back twice I am very pleased with A1 for a couple of reasons. The first is they were very honest and did not trump up some complicated bullshit wrong with my car. The second is they were incredibly cheap — they spent more time on my car then the other 3 places combined and charged me a total of less than $ 200.
I would also like to say that 2 of the places I took my car to in Austin — when I walked in I could tell they were sleazy. The guys at A1 are just obviously good guys and no sleaze at all. I completely trust them which is hard for me to say about a mechanic.
My only beef is that they are not in Austin. How about a second location guys?