I was just thinking about my experience with Baldoyle Auto Centre, and decided to write a review…read more I am from the USA (San Francisco) where auto repair can be rather, shall we say, predatory. Not in all cases, but in more than half, you're going to get gutted. Imagine my trepidation on moving to Ireland, buying a used VW Polo and having a loud BANG emminate from the engine compartment, followed by the smell of burning rubber. I'm in country 3 weeks. Don't know Polos ("3 cylinders? You're kidding!"), don't know ANY auto repair I can trust. Well, I had hired a carpenter who lived in Howth (near Baldoyle) all his life. He recommended Baldoyle Auto Centre. So I limped over there and threw myself on the mercy of the owner. I noticed his shop was clean and well-lighted. His workers were all very focused. No cigarettes. No shaved heads. No track suits. Hmmmm. The owner made a lot of eye contact in a way that led me to trust him. Sincerity is detectable. He said he could look at the car in a few days. He gave it a going over to make sure it was safe, then turned me loose. The problem was likely a broken spring. The car handled ok. The burning rubber smell was the serpentine belt, which had been crudely manhandled onto the car by a previous mechanic, damaging it. I returned in three days, the car was surrendered and I was kept abreast of the findings in the shop as work progressed. No unpleasant surprises. Broken spring. (replaced both sides at the same time. Minimal cost). Upper strut mount mangled, which caused the spring failure. Cheap fix. A bushing on the opposite side of the car required replacement. OK. Do it. And throw in a set of hubcaps because on Ireland's narrow roads, I had beaten the set on the car up pretty badly. Total cost: 400 euro. The car drives like new and the hubcaps helped with the cosmetics. Further, I was told that all the things that likely go wrong with Polos had now been fixed on this car, giving me peace of mind for the foreseeable future. It is so difficult to find trustworthy auto repair facilities, so when you find one, you want to share it with your friends, and that's what I'm doing here and on the streets. I later became aware of the amazing story of how Baldoyle Auto Centre came into being, but that's another subject. You can trust these people implicitly. What's THAT worth to you?

Back in Dublin from the weekend our car wouldn't start. As the starter motor had come loose…read more Dropped it off to Forrest Motors and it was fixed the same day. Excellent service and customer service from start to finish was brilliant. Definitely recommend.

This garage is probably more than "A-OK". And I was very happy with service until one small, but…read moreinteresting case, which made me to rethink my judgment. When ask mechanic to do 5 min. small thing, he said "we are not doing like that, we do it properly, by doing this and that". Eventually, it was done as I asked, but I was charged for as agreed to be done "professionally". When I asked to reduce the price, I was told that "this and that" was also done. So I had to be happy about it, but I wasn't. Garage itself looks trustworthy and high class. I will definitely bring my car for repairs again and hopefully I won't get any weird cases anymore. One better things about it was that we arranged that my car will be delivered to me after it was repaired. This is a great service. Price is hard to compare, but I'd not say it's too pricey.

Vacationing from the US we were apprehensive of finding a garage to help with a flat tire. Mount…read moreMerrion was a pleasant surprise. They were quick, professional and extremely reasonable!

If you want to receive quality service and support without an inflated price tag- GO HERE! Good…read moreold-fashioned customer service is what they stand for. Mount Merrion Tyres & Servicing delivered the personal touch with a value driven price tag.

Only new business started here instead of old Annesley Motors…read more Guy who was working on a car, responded to my request to fix my tyre. Price was reasonable. Tried to bargain, but he wouldn't accept lower payment. At the end was happy with the price and job that was done properly. I bit of a small language barrier there, but, I suppose, it's quite common now in Dublin. Had to come here, because John Collier Tyres Closed down.

Avoid.. 1. They are only interested in fixing small things…read moreand making quick money, not interested in being you're mechanic. I.e. wouldn't accept our car that broke down by tow truck. Roman Skidan said store it elsewhere for 3 weeks. He didnt care..said get another mechanic...We had been using auto doctor for years at that stage ....didn't try to help. Told him I'd have no other choice to move mechanics.....he didn't respond ....note: this is a company that is constantly advertising on the radio for new business 2. They may seem more reasonable price wise but they don't fix the issue properly. At one stage, we paid twice for two issues. After 4 visists had to go elsewhere to resolve ... They aren't very skilled with no attention to quality ..... In the end we got a mechanic that wanted a long term relationship and fixed the issues. It's a blessing we are no longer using them

Great service...the price is good and the job is excellent.I had a problem with my car - clutch was…read moredestroyed and the guys from there fix it straight-away! Anton,the manager, is pretty cool,he always gives me a great price and any work he has done never gone wrong again..highly recommend

Cannot recommend them enough. Great quality, great customer service and top pricing too. ***** from…read moreme. I'm starting a new job tomorrow, and yesterday my exhaust backbox fell off on the N4. Typical! After ringing around I was recommended Auto Exhausts from another garage (showing how much they're rated), so I rang the lads this morning, and they told me to come straight in. Had to wait a few minutes, and then the car was done there and then. I was super happy with the service and the job they did. Thank you so much!! I'd definitely recommend the A&E for exhausts; mine is doing great lol.

literally 2 weeks before exhaust repaired from them. again broken. very disappointingread more

Really great experience here today. While changing a wheel yesterday the car came down off the jack…read morebefore I had the new wheel fully on. The crunch sounded really nasty and I was left with a grating and scraping sound while driving. Down to Dorset Expert Garage the next morning and inside of 15 minutes they had the wheel off, diagnosed and fixed the problem, and wheel back on ready to hit the road. What was them even more outstanding was that they would accept no payment for their expert work (which I highly valued).

Sergio has worked on my cars for a number of years. He recently redid the timing chain on my F-Pace…read moreas well as fixing the exhaust system and replacing the wing mirror. He was very professional and thorough throughout and my car is like new now.

I first started using Declan's services when my car broke down one evening in Blanchardstown right…read moreat that 5 road intersection and I was blocking rush hour traffic, went to blanch garda station and they gave me breakdown numbers to call... Declan Waters was the only one who would drop tools as he knew the area that hateful road. Was there in 20 mins, took my car to his garage and fixed it for a very reasonable price. After that I started using Declan's business for all my car servicing needs, each visit the work is done on time and for a reasonable price, which they will call you and inform you about before they do any work. No hidden extras or surprising labour fees. I would recommend Declan Waters for any of your car care needs. Oh, and he does an inside and outside cleaning of the car too before handing it back to you... nice little touch. Well done Declan & team.

My dad and i have used Declan Waters autocare many times mostly due to my elderly dad but also me…read moretoo. Lovely people, great prices and most importantly unreal high standard of crash repair work which is all we ever got done. Couldn't possibly recommend them highly enough.