I took my brand-new car here on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. It was less than a week old when I parked in on the street and some car bumped it while backing up and left without leaving a note. There were two extremely shallow dents (I couldn't even see or feel them) and paint scuffs on the front fender and door. I was devastated, as this was a big purchase and still new. I went to a number of body shops to get estimates the day before and this day. All American auto Body in Mound House was my last planned stop, which was just a little outside of Carson City, on US Route 50. I am ecstatic I went there.
John, the owner, who was super nice, professional, knowledgeable, and most importantly, he was trustworthy. He gave me a reasonable estimate. His office was also clean and had a bright waiting room. He had god reviews on all the sites. I also met an employee before John arrived, and he was also polite and professional.
John said he could get the job done in two days, compared to three to five days for all the other shops. And, after checking quickly with his employees, he said he could start my car right away that day and have it done by late the next day, since I has come early in the morning for the estimate. I hadn't planned on leaving the car at a shop this day, but this sounded very appealing to me. Yes, a few shops gave a little lower prices, but either they wanted it for a longer time, they had bad reviews, or they were sketchy (their door was locked at the previous shop when I came for an estimate and their dog started barking at me). But John's price wasn't on the high end either. A few shops (with more overhead) wanted $350-$450 more, and one would have had me wait three weeks before getting it in.
All American Auto Body also offers rides for you to your home or work, but unfortunately, the driver had left for the day due to being sick I think. That was fine, since the Carson City Enterprise Rent-A-Car picks picks up from this location since it is only one-half mile outside of the city limits. John called for me and told them to give me the discounted price (they didn't at their office though since I was not going through insurance, but that is not All American Auto Body's fault). (I also took Lyft back here the next day from central Carson City since it was only $13.75, which was reasonable.)
As mentioned above, I decided to pay out of pocket, since my collision deductible was $1,000 and the estimate was only a little more. This would have gone against my insurance as it was a hit and run [Nevada does not offer UMPD (Uninsured Motorist Property Damage) like California and a few other states do]. Also, this way, the super minor accident (a scuff job basically) would also not be reported to CarFax.
The next day, John called me earlier than expected, and said everything was ready. The result were amazing! I could not tell the car was hit. I was worried about them not being to get the right paint, since this manufacturer had just released this new color for this model year a few months earlier. Some other body shops could not even find the paint code on the computer to give me an estimate since it was so new. I was also worried the car would never be the same because of loose parts or incorrect fitting and such. But my worried were for naught and all was perfect. They even hand washed the car for me.
Being paranoid as it was a new car, I came back the next day worried abut some extremely minor surface scratches on the other side (not the collision side) that you could only see in direct sunlight (they didn't even disrupt the clear coat), which I thought might be from their washing it. But John looked at it and explained how they hand wash their cars and they couldn't have come from them. They were longer scratches from an automated car wash. I then remembered the dealer had such a car wash and so did another commercial car wash I had been too earlier. Regardless, John pulled an employee right away from his job and had him buff the scratches off with his machine. It took less than five minutes in the parking lot. He didn't have to do that since it was not his fault, but he did it anyway! I was very surprised and happy, as well as relieved! John is a good man who wants his customers to be satisfied. (Since then, I have not taken the car to any automated car washes--I use touchless car washes instead.)
The repair job also came with a lifetime warranty on their paint and three-year warranties on the metal and any mechanical repairs, the latter two which were not necessary for my repair.
I had had bad experiences before at auto body shops, from them keeping the car too long, to forgetting to aim my headlights and center the steering wheel, to them actually stealing change I had left in the console. But my experience here was completely the opposite. I plan to use All American Auto Body in the future, should I need them. Their price, service, speed, reliability, and honesty cannot be beat. read more