Bajek is a scammer. My wife brought the car in for what should have been an easy repair, and they tried to tell her it needed a bunch of repairs. They thought because she was a woman they'd be able to lie to her and charge her a lot of money, but fortunately she talked to me before agreeing to anything. Really tried to rake us over the coals. Do not trust this place! read more

Have and always will take my car here. Emergency's, routine...John is always honest and fair. read more

Quickest service ever. I got a flat on the 33. The tire would not come off. The guy showed up and had it off in seconds. He banged the spare in the flat to loosen it. Trick of the trade he said. Two trucks came and I asked why the second. He said for safety. 6 roadside repairman die every day in the US. Be careful people. Pay attention. Move to the side. read more

John Bajek's my new mechanic, and he is one super-nice guy. Over three days, he handled two surprise repairs for me: replacing the sensor on my catalytic converter (as it went out the day before I took my car in for inspection), and replacing my starter (after towing my dead car from downtown Buffalo). Both repairs were an unpleasant surprise, as repairs tend to be, but John broke the news gently, and tried to save me money whenever he could. For example, he looked for used parts in his shop before ordering new, and as my starter blew after my car had just been in his shop, he didn't charge me for the tow to take it back for a look. He also explained the rationale behind each charge and repair -- for example, saying that while he hates to charge $75 just for the diagnostic computer service (still $5 less than you'd pay in a bigger city), it's because the computer equipment cost him thousands of dollars. As a woman, I especially appreciate the way he didn't dumb down or gloss over the details of the repairs he planned for my car. Instead, I felt like he really wanted me to understand and support his decisions, before they were made. I also appreciated the way he spoke to his staff. He always seemed considerate of their time and effort, making sure they took breaks and had time off during the holidays. When the boss cares about his people, my thinking is that they tend to do better work on your car! As I had to spend a lot of time in and around his shop waiting, John also played a great host to me, asking questions about my travels and pointing me towards a great diner across the street where I could have a cup of coffee and read the paper. John was also flexible regarding pickup time for the car, even coming in on his day off to get me my keys when I couldn't come in during regular shop hours. The man works hard. After being here for several hours, though, I do wish his garage were a bit more user-friendly -- a space heater, a few comfy chairs, and extra reading materials beyond the Christian periodicals and motorcycle magazines would go a long way! However, these are just sidenotes. Overall, John's a great, personable mechanic that I'd use again. read more

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"I've been waiting to turn in my privilege card" as John said, yet was given a forgiveness loan to pay off his debt. How's that for privilege John? read more

This guy also defaulted $50k on his Amex card. I'm tired of my hard earned tax dollars going to crackheads like this. If you can't run a business go and get a real job instead of putting the tax payers on the line. read more

This place stole gas out of my husband's car that was supposed to be getting fixed. Sat there for weeks. Nobody touched it....when we picked it up gas was completely on E. Barely made it to a gas station. AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS!!!!! read more

This company keeps deleting all the bad reviews. Way to go helping small businesses that are bad to clients to keep treating clients badly and getting away with it read more

Long story short, drove up on Thursday after 280 miles AC stopped. Eventually we get to UB empty the car and off to storage for the rest of her stuff. I noticed a red light on the dash board. The 5th mechanic later who was willing and gave us the time to even look at her car and yes fixed it. The others wouldn't even look at the car. He had to order a part gave me an estimate and called the next day to say good news it's going to be $300 cheaper than I thought. Who does that! I cannot say enough about the his honesty, hospitality and the respect they gave myself and my daughter. A big plus he has a 24hour towing service if needed. If your child needs a mechanic I highly suggest Bajek's! read more

I had a driver from Bajeks come out to take my car into the shop through AAA. The driver was courteous and professional.

I've been waiting for this company to unlock my car under AAA it's been almost 2 hrs.

Cory was so nice when he picked me up and they are very efficient here! Better than other auto places I've gone. They are very social here as well which made it a little better to wait for my car. If I have any more issues, I will be coming here! read more

One of their tow drivers, Shawn, came to pick me and my car up today. He was personable, friendly, and efficient. The employee I spoke to on the phone was also very friendly and listened to my concerns and addressed them. From my experience I'd suggest them for your towing/automotive needs. read more

Very terrible service, tow truck driver showed up to my home at 10:55 am, He said it's a lot wrong with this car. He ask for the keys, I went in my house to get keys, upon my return with the keys he immediately told me he had an emergency. Told me that another tow driver was on the way.I later recieved a text stated another tow would arrive approximately at 11:27. I waited until 12noon, decided to call AAA(BAJEKS PRIVATELY CONTRACTED THRU AAA). Customer service told me that the driver had contacted them and said that he was not able to get my automobile with the tow. BAJEKS AUTOMOTIVE NEVER, I REPEAT NEVER EVEN TRIED. he just flat out told me he had an emergency .Customer service also told me my tow fee of $81.00 will be refunded to my card. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. I will NOT recommend this BAJEKS automotive service located in buffalo NY to anyone .The tow truck driver behavior is very UNACCEPTABLE. Only reason for the 1 star is because Yelp wouldn't allow me to post without putting a star [ZERO STARS]for me!!!! read more

I have used Bajek's for a number of years. I used him as a teenager when I lived at home and still use him today (so do my parents and siblings). Why? The simple answer is the service and the price. But if you want more details read on. Based on service alone, Bajek's has had my business. The owner, John, is always very nice to talk to, understanding and professional. He is good about giving you a fair time estimate on getting everything and its often times faster than I'd expect. He is also very honest. I've had experiences with other mechanics who lie to me about what it wrong with the car or try to sell me something I don't need. Ive also heard horror stories from people saying they think their mechanic causes problems on their car. This has never happened with Bajek's for me. Next, Bajek's wins out on price. I have talked to other mechanics who try to sell you top of the line parts on cars that most would consider wasted money. Bajek's will sell you great parts as needed, but there are plenty of times you need something repaired on a shoestring budget to keep you going. John and Bajek's does everything they can to fit your budget; they know most of us just need the car to work to get us from place to place. If you want a solid mechanic whose honest and reasonable, John from Bajek's is your guy. read more

We picked this place as closest to where our travel trailer broke down and we couldn't have been luckier to be served by John and his staff. They were super friendly and helpful and our bill was so much cheaper than we expected. We had to wait several weeks for repair parts to arrive and John allowed us to "camp" in the back of his shop in our trailer for a few days until we made other travel plans. He is the most honest repairer we have meet in our travels in the USA and nothing was too much trouble. Sad we dont live in Buffalo and could use him for all our car servicing. read more