Alnagy Automotive & Shell

A complete scam shop. Im embarrassed that I didn’t figure that out sooner.
I had my truck in for multiple repairs to the same thing (brakes). I was charged a sizable fortune for my brake job, a little over $ 700 in total. After all of that, my drivers side wheel started grinding and my brakes failed, nearly causing a multiple car accident.
I took my truck to another shop (near the scene of the almost accident), and thats when I found out that the wheel bearing was never packed with grease, and the rear brakes were NEVER done. The damage to my vehicle was so bad that it was more expensive to fix it than it was to buy a new vehicle.
Weather it was negligence, greed, or shear incompetence, these guys almost killed someone. Go somewhere else.
Disclaimer for fairness– The truck was a work vehicle and had 180,000 miles on it… Meaning that is was only worth a few grand.

This place is cool and a block from Discovery park. They even sell Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Swanson frozen chicken pot pies. Gotta love that.
Here’s a tip for folks naïve enough to go to a gas station for repairs: DON’T.
Unless it’s superficial bolt on/​up, filling fluids, or stuff like changing out pre-​mounted snow tires, replacing a battery, changing oil/​coolant, hanging air freshers, etc.
DON’T EVER LET GAS STATIONS WORK ON YOUR VEHICLE (S). Take it to a dealer, or a certified mechanic (make sure to check their Unilocal reviews) first!

These guys get a big F– on customer service.
I live nearby, but now I go other places to get gas. The reason is that these guys act like THEY are doing YOU a favor when you buy their products. If for some reason you have to go inside to buy oil or whatnot, they will make eye contact with you, sigh, then ignore you or walk away.
They all have shitty attitudes and it shows in their «service». Any request is met with indifference if not outright hostility. I honestly believe they staff this gas station with straight up transients, because their manners are no better.
Would it kill you to smile? Would it kill you to say «I’ll be right with you!»
Yes, it apparently would. Don’t even bother asking if you can fill your tires, they;ll act like you just asked for their first born children. Not that any of these assholes could get laid.

This business is now called Al Nagy Automotive & Shell. I’ve had them repair both my 2008 Subaru Forester and my 1984 Volvo 240 wagon and was very satisfied with the price, the repair, the follow up. One repair went awry and they picked up my car within 5 minutes of my call and had it fixed later that day, no charge. They are very nice and professional and an asset to the Magnolia Community. Save your $$$ and instead of spending your money at 34^th Street Garage, try these guys. FWIW, they also sell ice cream and smokes!

Went to this place and asked them to look at a rattle in the front. They replaced the control arms, ball joints and talked me into replacing my rear struts (which were replaced about a year earlier). After the work, rattle was worse and they told me I needed more work and the front struts (also a year old) needed replacing.
Huge Red Flag there ! ! !
Next week, took the car to the dealer and they wrote me an extensive list of damages due to sloppy work and inferior parts. Estimate for damages and doing the work correctly is over $ 3500.00 and the parts they replaced also need to be replaced.
I hired an attorney.
Stay away from these hacks!
P. S. These guys use multiple names for the business; «Magnolia Automotive & Shell» and their credit card receipt says «Alnagy Automotive & Shell», not Ric’s anymore…

I took my car here for an oil change and they told me I needed new brakes; I believed them and let them install new brakes. After a few weeks my wheels started to make strange clunking and squealing sounds. I took it back and they kept it for an hour and claimed to have removed some rocks and dirt that would make the problem go away. It didn’t. So I brought it back and they said I needed new shocks and struts! My husband said «get another opinion». I’ve had two other mechanics now verify that this is not the case. My brakes were installed incorrectly and I have been driving around causing further damage to my car and risking my life and that of others on the road. DO NOT LET THEM TOUCH YOUR CAR!

These guys are amazing. I’m a regular customer, I go for oil changes as well as any work that needs to be done. They never over charge me, and several times have charged me for parts only and not the labor. I’ve often stopped by without an appointment to have them look at something for me, they do so right away and for minor things things they’ll fix it right then and won’t charge for the labor. I don’t know where they get their parts from but anytime they’ve needed to order something for me it’s there within a couple of hours at most. When my blinkers stopped working I stopped by there without an appointment, they looked at it right then and figured out I needed a new flasher; they had to order one, it was there in 20 minutes and I was only charged for the flasher, no labor. I’ve never had a bad experience. Sam and Ken are especially good and I trust them.

Standard low bid to get you in, high price at the end, they broke parts trying to fix my truck then came out with a ridiculous fee which prompted me to do the work my self which took all of seven minutes. Shocking and disappointing to realize they were taking me for a ride.

These guys are great. We took in a bike stroller tire that was very flat — after warning us that adding air from their pump could burst it, we tried a tiny bit, but could see it exiting around the sides of the tire. So they both took the time to examine the whole rim, try to reset it, add air, finally gave up, then told us we needed a new tube which they did not have.
No charge, most helpful, great place. Highly recommended!

I am a long time regular customer. I like these guys. They have gone out
of their way for me to find solutions for my repairs and always done a great job. I have never felt gouged or over charged. Highly recommended.

Realized I had a flat tire at Discovery Park and thought it was going to ruin my day. Found this station and was in and out in 10 minutes! I never had to say a thing; he knew exactly what was wrong and what to do. Reasonable price and lifetime guarantee.

This is NOT owned by Ric any more and it’s a shame, because it’s not the nice dependable local service station any more. The new owner is surly and not real interested in customer service. Or quality workmanship. Get fuel in a pinch, but stay away from service, and look at your itemized bill VERY carefully.