This place is terrific, and that's coming from a customer who is very hard to please. Recently, I was involved in an accident and took it to these guys. Good decision. I was helped by Michael, great guy, even made an exception for me due to my late working schedule and drove down late at night after hours to let me pick up my car when it was done. That's how you run a business. And the car looks like it just rolled off the factory lot, and I couldn't be happier.
Most importantly, I felt like I was being consulted more than I was being sold something. Their approach was to give me all the information, not try and hide the ball or swindle me. The estimate was right at where the repair cost ended up.
Prior to going to Classics, I had some other cut rate body shop called Kami's tell me that the repair could be done for $800, but intentionally withheld information that there was a 90% chance of interior damage that made the repair much more expensive to fix. In retrospect, their plan was to get me to think they were the cheapest shop, then they could get car apart and only after I was stuck using them, surprise me with the news of the new estimate to trap me and stick me with an insane unexpected bill.
Classics' approach was to tell me up front what the repair was going to cost, and tell me the likelihood of interior damage, so I could make a fully informed decision at the outset. It's not easy for a repair shop to operate that way, when everyone is looking to try and save money, but it is the RIGHT way to operate, because customers are given information and are able to make the right decision. Businesses that operate this way should be rewarded.
- Very professional staff all around
- great customer service
- honest repair shop
- fair prices
- quality workmanship
Thanks guys
**** I am updating this review because of something that was miscommunicated to me. I used to have five stars here, but I am downgrading my review to three stars. When I went in for the repair, I asked about a screeching noise in my wheels, and told Michael that I suspected it was the brake pad indicator and that they needed replacement. He told me that he would have his brake guy come out and check it out for me. He then told me that the brake guy said my pads "looked brand new" which I told him sounded wrong since the car had 30,000 miles on it. I drove the car like that for another month or two and then the brakes started grinding. I knew it was the pads that had totally worn down so I took it in. They had to replace the rotors as well as the pads, which cost me an extra $400, all because Michael didn't actually have his brake guy come out and check out my car like he promised. I relied on this information, and ultimately caused damage to my car and put myself in a dangerous situation. Don't rely on this place for anything other than body work. They're a specialty shop that is good at what they do, but apparently not good at anything else. read more