Gator is great and service is awesome! Karen is very knowledgeable, professional, and thorough!!…read moreShe has good customer service and knows what she is talking about. The only con is the length of time it takes, but if you want your car fixed right, and you are going to a good person, expect a wait since everyone else is going too. The price was very reasonable as well, and whatever quote Karen gives you, expect that or even a tad lower.

I came here trying to solve my car rattling after going to the Hyundai dealership in Marion. Over…read morethere they told me the engine needed to be replaced and it would cost 5k-6k. **** no. I wanted a second opinion and seeing as this business is woman-owned felt I could trust Gator Automotive. I'm glad I did. I was able to do a walk in and immediately felt a good energy about the place. When I came to pick up my car the owner (unfortunately didn't catch her name) told me it was an issue with a loose coupler and advised me keep an eye out on on some other potential issues regarding my car model. $80 for no more rattling and some honest advisement. If you have car troubles and are in the Carbondale/Marion area, go to Gator Automotive. I'll be a regular from now on. She saved me thousands.

About a month back I took my car in for engine trouble. After several days and several issues…read morepopping up I was left with a bill of 1,300. They wanted to replace the ball bearings as well, but that would've been another 800 and I didn't want to spend too much all at once. I was already spending a months pay for me on it. Fast forward to now and my car is literally worthless. The underside has rusted and rotted away, verging on falling apart completely. I can't even get a tow truck driver to take it in because they're worried that will just make it worse. It's wild to me that after having my car for several days and having found several other issues, they just somehow didn't notice this. I spent 1,300 dollars on repairs and they somehow didn't notice the one thing that has killed my car. They should've noticed it when they had it, and then maybe I'd have 1,300 more dollars to burn on a new car.

After searching ten different new and used automobile dealers, up to 100 miles away, I found the…read morebest deal possible in what could be termed my own backyard. I would suggest that you could save a lot of time, possibly money by visiting Lawrence Auto Clinic and Sales in Cambria. IL. I found Tony Lawrence to be an honest, upfront, personable human being who in his words "We sell good vehicles at a reasonable price and will not sell junk". Honda CR-V EX I purchased from Tony was as good as any dealer's featured front row late model used car..spotless and in excellent condition. Hopefully, I will be finished looking at a car purchase for myself for a decade but if my daughters or grandchildren need a good used vehicle at a fair price I'll suggest they visit or call Tony to see what he has on his lot first. Respectfully, Bob Camp,Carbondale,IL.

These guys are top notch. One of the most important attributes of an auto service firm is to build…read moretrust with its customers. And these guys have earned my trust as well as gratitude. Thanks Todd, Rob and Steve. You will see me again when my car is due for servicing and preventative maintenance. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++++++++++

I just wanna say thank you these guys are honest they got fair prices. They will tell you the truth…read moreabout everything. A great shot. I want to say thank you they fix my AC compressor after no one. Could my wire was messed up. They fix that also I love you guys.

Fabulous! Reliable, honest, and fair. Work is completed in a timely manner and at a reasonable…read moreprice. They stand behind their work, too.

From the owner: Preventative maintenance Fuel injection…read more Brakes Steering and Suspension Air conditioning and heating

Do not go to this mechanic. All they try to do is make money off of you. Either they are ignorant…read moreand don't know what they are doing or they are trying to make a buck off of you. If I could give them zero stars I would. I'm in town for a trip. My steering was seizing up and had to get it towed. I was recommended to go to Dave's by a local. When I got there all they tried to do was have me pay for a $3k part and labor. It was a simple solution of my heater shield getting caught on my steering rack.

I have been going to Dave's Auto for years. Dave is the only mechanic I trust! Fuel pump, starter,…read morebrake booster etc.

Honest, reasonable, and does excellent work..Scheduling can be an issue at times. Matt is one of…read morethe best mechanics I know. My partner and I will continue to use his services. Bob Camp

was having issues with my car not starting. Called Brads on a Sunday. He said to have it towed to…read morehim and would check it out on Monday. He had it fixed by Monday afternoon. Quick service, reasonable price. Would recommend him.

Breaks went out around 11am, Brad got me in and fixed up and ready to go by 3 pm. I really thought…read moreI would be out my car over the weekend. Quality work, fair prices, have been using Brad's for years and have never been disappointed.

Excellent service! We were stranded 10 miles from town. He helped us arrange to have our car towed,…read morepicked up the part we had ordered, and repaired the car while we had breakfast. Very professional, very pleasant to work with. Highly recommend!

I would highly recommend people to look elsewhere for "mobile mechanics" as this business does not…read morecare for potential customers. While I was broken down last week in a parking lot (my ignition cylinder broke), I called to ask if someone could come out to help me hot wire my car as I did not have the tools in the parking lot to do it myself. While I was on the phone, the man doubted my diagnosis and tried saying it could've been from a chipped key. He further stated that in order for him to come out and "diagnose" my car and to help me start it to move to a different location, he was going to charge me $125. I didn't see the purpose in having someone come out to the parking lot to tell me a diagnosis that I already knew, and I didn't need it moved anywhere as I was in a parking lot and not on the side of the road. The man on the phone was not friendly, and he acted like I didn't know what I was talking about (I am a woman living in a man's world apparently!) He told me he would call me back in 5 minutes after he researched what would've needed to be done & he never even called me back. Thankfully, I have a great village of people down here in Carbondale who were able to assist me with the proper tools to get it hot wired. If I had to rely on this business, I would not have a running car today! GO ELSEWHERE!!!!!

Do NOT take anything here…read more Out of all four of the tires, only one of them had weights on it. But old weights! Not new ones! Four people at that tire shop worked on the truck one person for each tire because the tires are very big and not one person did their job. Weight glue was left on the tires, and no weights were put back on. A weight was found in my tire. Scratched the rims. Left old weights on one tire. Wrote on our rims instead of on the tires. Destruction. They gave us the money back for "the weight they put on their" but they didn't put ANY ON!!!!!!!!!!!! And only gave us a 65$ refund when we paid 265$ This was endangerment. We travel full time for work, and the truck they did this to pulls our camper. We move every 2-3 months. Making things right is what keeps customers coming back. This was unacceptable!

Brought my car to them so they could fix the steering column. Well, now my horn doesn't work, my…read moreradio turns down on me randomly, if i hit on of the many potholes in this town the overhead lights come on, and none of the buttons on my steering wheel work, meaning i can not use my cruise controls. also my airbag light is on. I had to bring my car to them 5 times and those are still problems. On the 3rd or 4th time of picking my car up, the face of my steering wheel fell out on me while driving and when i brought it back the owner tried to tell me it was normal. They wouldn't listen to me or try to tell me anything until i got my father involved. when i said i had to call him i was told "i don't take kindly to being threatened" and it wasn't until i said my dad is still technically the owner of my car did their tune change. The owner was just plain rude to me and my family but when my white best friend said the exact same thing i said two seconds before, all of a sudden he understands and he'll fix it. Do not bring your car to them!!!! out of $1190

Nice and simple service. There was a 15 minute wait and the oil change itself took about 15…read moreminutes. The staff was great. No complaints.

The workers at Valvoline are top notch! This is my go-to for my quick oil changes or simple car…read morequestions and fixes. I can count on them being honest and efficient. If they can't get it done, they let me know and may even recommend a local shop or two that can. Excellent bunch of workers! Tell them Kindra Speech sent ya.