I-35 travelers and Emporia residents!…read more Mel's is your one stop shop for all things tire! I had the best experience at Mel's they got me in quick, showed me the process of what they were doing with my tire and went above and beyond to ensure my semi tires were safe and road worthy! Great low price and high quality is rare these days! Thank you to the team at Mel's!

Car indicated low tire pressure as we road-tripped north on 35 to MN. What helpful and kind people…read moreat Mel's. If we have future tire issues I hope they happen near Mel's! God bless you guys. You're truly salt of the earth.

Great service! Visiting from Tampa FL and needed tires for…read moremy Jeep. Very friendly staff, quality work and reasonably priced. Very Happy!

My dog is sick and we need to get to Manhattan ASAP but my truck was leaking tons of fluid. I found…read morethese guys online and just showed up. Desperate to get to manhattan I asked if they'd check on the leak. Immediately mike pulled my truck in, made friends with my dog Shera, and put the truck up. He looked closely and checked under the hood. Just ac fluid and it's normal. Yes! Off to Manhattan and it only took 5 minutes at the shop. They didn't even charge me! What a wonderful group of dudes! They even wished Shera the best of luck at her super scary, cancer likely, invasive visit in Manhattan. Thanks mike! Thanks Casey! You guys rock and I'm grateful!! Amy and Shera

Took a car battery back that goes dead after a full charge while NOT in the car. When I get it to…read moreWalmart, it's completely dead. They can not check it for a bad cell because walmart won't buy the tool to do that according to the desk guy writing the ticket to do the Walmart 60-90 minutes test. So they charge it got an hour and I go back. The tester they didn't have earlier said it's good. So.... if the battery will hold a charge between the time they take it off the charger and the time they test it for voltage. It's good enough ? That is what I am told the policy is. The Battery is 8 months old and goes dead in a day or two which is ok by Walmart standards? The difference between the core charge ( $12 ) and the prorated refund value on a $60 battery can't be that much, so to lie to cheat the customer out of a few bucks is kind of despicable.

Monday July 22 I bought a full set of tires. I did not want or need the $40 lifetime road hazard…read morebalancing. The last set was 40,000 miles on them and no flats or problems they were almost bald. I'm 65 and don't have flat tire problems. On Tuesday, I go to the car and the tire was flat. So I pull the tire off to take to be fixed and a wheel weight falls off in my hand. Now I have to question the workmanship on ALL the tires and wheel and I wonder if the tire wasn't poked at the shop because I didn't buy their warranty. No one there looked or acted like they wanted to be there to start with. I had called before hand to ask how busy they were and was told to get there early because they are always busy.. I get there about noon and nobody was there. No line. Crickets! It seemed to be a seedy operation going on there. a real lack of professionalism. I wouldn't recommend it. Go at your own risk.

Put tires of different size on one day, refused the next day brand new tires, no recommendation…read morefrom me

Traveling from Kansas City, we had a slow leak AND a flat. Peerless was recommended, we swung in…read moreand the guys snapped us together in LESS THAN 30 minutes. A quick job and a great value with very friendly service. 5 stars.

Ralph V. Go in there with the operators manual and ask them to show you the high mile service and…read morethe engine flush. Then ask them to show you the RO and what they did. I'll be coming through in a couple weeks and I love busting balls on crooked shops.

My daughter @ ESU went to your location for an as advertised coupon of $19.99 oil change. She…read morepresented the coupon which was clearly for $20 but was asked by the women on the counter "what type of oil change do you want". She did not know, so they suggested the HIGH MILEAGE one knowing it was clearly more than her coupon value, and suggested they would deduct some money at the end. This service never quoted, and while conducting the oil change recommended a engine flush for $10. My daughter thinking ok a high mileage change is probably more maybe double, add engine flush the bill should be around $50.00 OH NO at the end she owed $80 for high mileage $15 for engine flush, environmental disposal fees, taxes and the deducted $10 for her original $19.99 coupon. HER BILL WAS OVER $90 for an advertised 19.99 COUPON. THEY CLEARLY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF HER INEXPIRENCE, AND ESU STUDENT. Stay way from this predatory establishment, take your car anywhere else and spread the word about their bait and switch deceiving tactics' also plan to publish this in every available social media available to all ESU students. If you have had similar encounters with this business no is the time to say so....! DAD

I needed an air line repair at the flying j. Big Marv came out within an hour of my call and fixed…read moreme up so I could keep rolling. Great service and fair price for mobile repair. Definitely worth 5 stars! Thanks Big Marv!!

I can't believe how helpful these guys were. First, the time estimate was 60 minutes to get to me…read morebut it only took them 15 minutes to get there. Once we got to the auto repair shop (Blackcreek Automotive) they unloaded my car, which was fully loaded from a road trip. I was coming home from a trip to Kansas back to Texas when my engine seized. The first unload was to the auto shop office. Then they moved it to one of their trucks. Freddy drove me to the local motel and waited until I got my room key. He then unloaded the truck and put my bags on the sidewalk while we waited for a working key. Then he even moved them from the sidewalk into the room. This was very important to me because I have to use a cane and was exhausted from the day. Highly recommend these guys. They made me feel safe and made sure I was okay.

I was on the road from Missouri to Oklahoma and my transmission light came on. I called Blackcreek…read moreand they were able to get me in ASAP. Long story short, they replaced my transmission fluid, took it for a test drive, etc. My wait was pretty minimal for being an emergency walk in. The staff were very friendly and helpful. If I ever find myself in a car trouble situation in Emporia, I would for sure be back.

We've used BlackCreek / Anderson for many years now. Sadly the time has come to say farewell…read more My wife brought our Diesel F350 in for service, (Oil, Fuel Filters, Tire rotation), which was done w/o issue. Unfortunately she mentioned the A/C was not blowing out front vents, but through the defrost. A sad, but common problem with these trucks. My advice NEVER suggest this problem to a garage, especially a dishonest one. The issue is a common one for farm trucks where vermin chew wires to the vaccum pump. This is usually a simple fix. You can see from the attached photo what they charged me. The mechanic screamed RAT and the clock starts spinning to charge labor for a simple fix. Blamed my problem on wiring harness issues, w/o correct diagnostics. The fix should be rewire, confirm power on pump, if no power, check fuse / turn signals fuse 27. This didn't happen, they charged melp $420 labor, charged me for parts that were not bad, such as the Vacuum pump, (Which they offered to swap back and credit, after I raised hell, and they indeed found the pump wasn't faulty). The truck was returned with a/c issue still occurring. The fix took me 15 minutes. Blown fuse 27. I was charged $700+ dollars for two broken wires and a blown fuse. They didn't do correct simple diagnostics to determine source of power issue. I'm done with them and I am firing them as my shop, I'll recommend the same to my friends. My bill is attached, along with the correct diagnostic steps from powerstroke forum on debugging this issue. 1. The Multi-Circuit Short (The Turn Signal Link)On the 2004 6.0L Ford wiring schematic, Fuse #27 (15-Amp) in the cabin panel powers the vacuum pump, but it also supplies key-on power to the Overdrive (TCS) switch on your shifter stalk, the turn signals, and the cruise control servo.Test this immediately: Put the key in the RUN position and try your turn signals.If your turn signals are completely dead, Fuse #27 is definitely blown. Update: What a sham, the wires they reference were cut in 2006 when the PCM was reprogrammed for custom application. I'm not disputing the vermin issue, I stated as such above. It's life on the farm. I even told them their mechanic did a nice job of rewiring the damage. Earlier today they admitted the vacuum pump, (overpriced) they replaced was actually functioning and offered me a credit on the part only if I returned. I have declined and since my review now claim the part is defective and replacement was justified. Just own it man. You replaced parts that weren't required, you overpriced them, you performed poor diagnostics on the problem and overcharged me on labor. Own it. Don't treat customers dishonestly and they'll come back. We will not, ever, nor will we or my company, Bobwhite Vines LLC ever recommend your services to our friends and farmers.

I am giving this review 2 stars because I feel that the service was good, and they did a good job,…read morebut I am marking it down because the work was way over-priced. For my emission repair, I needed a new canister and filter kit. For the two items, I was charged $395. Looking at the suggested retail price on the GM site it should have been $315 at the most. I looking at the majority of sites, you could possibly get the parts for $215. This was at least marginally acceptable; the part that was the worst is that the job took 2 hours from pulling in, to pulling out of the shop. The charge for labor was $411. I feel this is twice what it should have been. Overall I feel a fair price could have been $550-$574. I feel gouged for about $250. I will think twice when it comes time to deciding where to take my truck for the next repair.

Chris Thomson was easy to work with. He gave us all of the information that we needed and had the…read morevehicles that we were interested in ready to test drive. He didn't try any high pressure sales tactics but was quick to respond to our questions. Love our new truck! It was the easiest auto purchase we ever made.

Took it in to get my muffler put back one got it back with the key stuck in the ignition and then…read moreclaiming it was like that when they got it and refused to fix it would not recommend terrible place for business

We had an emergency stop in Emporia when our van began alerting us of a serious overheating issue…read more We found the Williams Automotive location and arrive around 4pm. They graciously reviewed the car, fixed the problem (a sensor failure), tested it and sent us on out way with a minimal cost. The staff was excellent in every way, and this is especially important when you are a stranded visitor traveling through. 5 stars in every way!