Broderick’s Foreign Car Service

Frank is great! I’ve been taking my car to him for years and he has ALWAYS been honest. He gets work done properly and promptly and always with a smile. Like the other reviewer, I also found Frank through the Car Talk website, he is highly rated on that site because he is awesome. When I have had to do major repairs on the car, he has always talked me through the must-​do versus eventually-​do lists. His priority is to keep your car running well. Also, when there are several potential sources to a problem, he will always suggest the most economical solution first. I really love Frank and he goes the extra mile.
One time, I drove up and his shop was closed for the day. Frank was just stopping by to pick something up when he saw me in the drive. He came out of his car dressed in his tennis whites and said that he was on his way to a match but he wanted to make sure I didn’t need anything. I said that I did, that my tire was having issues keeping air. He opened the gate and took a look at my tire even though they were closed. Because of Frank, I got it fixed that day!
I always look forward to taking my car there for the oil changes and know that I have a friend and reliable mechanic if I ever need anything major.

Long story short: dishonest mechanic, TO BE AVOIDED.
I was searching for an honest mechanic in Atlanta for a tune up. New to the area, I looked online for reviews. Brodericks seemed well rated (at least on the car talk website), so I gave them a shot. About halfway through the tuneup, Frank (the owner) informed me that my brake rotors needed to be replaced. Skeptically, I took a look at my rotors. There was some rust accumulation which, according to him, made the brakes just about inoperable. When I began taking pictures of my rotors to show to another mechanic, he started to get short with me. He even tried to scare me into getting the brakes replaced by saying that he’d seen rusted brakes «snap open» before, whatever that means.
He scheduled me to come back in to get my brake rotors replaced another time when I said I wanted to wait. When I looked at the estimate, I was shocked: About $ 365 for two rotors replaced, then $ 345 additional for the other two at a later date.
Needless to say, I brought the car into a family-​friend mechanic in the midwest. He informed me that even if he did have to replace the rotors, the price is typically around $ 200 for two rotors. He resurfaced the rotors for a nominal fee of $ 75, which was all that was needed after all.
I always hate it when my skepticism for mechanics is confirmed.