Broke down with a bad water pump at the Vienna exit on I-24 at 2:30 PM. Unable to get help from any…read morelocal repair shops (even with the help of AAA ) I asked my wife to try Marion Ill. as it looked bigger on the map. The first place we talked to was Top Notch Auto Repair. The boss was sure he could help us but maybe couldn't get to it until the next day which I said was fine. They got us towed in and back on the road in less than 3 hours! Flatbed driver, Tech and everyone were GREAT ! Back on the road by 5:30 PM and home to Wisconsin by midnight. Awesome Shop ! Thanks, Terry B.

Got a tire go flat in the middle of a 3 hour trip. Ended up being even more issues, but they were…read moreon top of it. They had us back on the road ASAP and even held on to our car for us while the weather was getting bad. Some of the best service I've ever had.

I don't know why they bother making appointments. I waited over an hour for an oil change and they…read morestill hadn't started on it.

Had a trailer tire fail on interstate 57 and limped in to Plaza Tire. They were friendly, got to my…read morerepair within the hour and got me back on the road very fast. We have had bad experiences at random tire shops in our lives but this was the best emergency repair we have ever had. Good prices, too

It wasn't perfect, but it worked out in the end! We had an…read moreemergency repair in Marion when the starter on my Jeep went out in the last leg of a 6 week, 6,000 western road trip. We had to be towed because the jeep would not start, and we didn't know the area so we relied on the tow truck driver for advice. He told us Hale's was a reliable family owned facility. The jeep was dropped off about 8:00 at night, and the tow driver took us to a nearby hotel. Hale's called early the next morning and we discussed the issue we were having. They took a few hours to check things over, and called with an estimate of cost and time. They said they would get on it right away because we were traveling through. The jeep was ready to go the following morning. However- less than 2 months later the starter went out again! My local repair shop fixed it (for about the same price and timing as we paid at Hale's.) I contacted Hale's about their warranty, and shipped the bad starter to them on a Friday morning. The following Tuesday I received a call from Hale's confirming that they would reimburse me for the total amount of the second repair, plus the parts and shipping cost to return the old starter. While I would have preferred not to have had two starter replacements in 2 months, Hale's lived up to their claim of "The Best Warranty in Marion!"

This place took two weeks to initially fix my car, messed up my radio, charged $129 for a single…read morerear light bulb replacement, and couldn't even install a windshield wiper properly the first time. In total, they overcharged me by about $435 in phony labor costs, including: 0.8 hours, or 48 minutes, just for a rear light bulb replacement, 1 hour for an oil change that shouldn't take more than 30 minutes, 1 hour for spark plugs that shouldn't take more than 20-30 minutes to replace, 1 hour for a transmission drain and fill on a v4 that shouldn't take more than 45 minutes, etc. I had to take the car back to reprogram a Tire Pressure Monitor System unit that they didn't program properly the first time and to attempt to reflash a radio that they screwed up when replacing the Body Control Module. The fixed the TPMS unit but not the radio. Then I had to take back the car again to fix a slapping windshield wiper. Then I had to take back the car a third time to replace a rear light bulb that they never caught on a full inspection, and I was charged $129 for. I thought that perhaps a socket was corroded or there was wiring work needed, but no, it was .8 hours of labor work (48 minutes) for labor that probably took 5 minutes. (Even worse, I specifically stated to Taylor that if a bulb was burned out on the left side of the vehicle that Hale's should replace the right side too to save on labor costs. Then when I called to pick up the car, they didn't tell me the price over the phone and Taylor stated that she "believed" that bulbs on both sides were replaced. When I brought up the discrepancy in person, she said that I would need another labor charge just go fix their error that they already charged me $129 for.) If all that wasn't enough, I actually had to call them twice for a pickup the first time they fixed the car because the driver didn't show up after 45 minutes. This review wouldn't post on Google reviews (which is constantly censored now), so I'm posting it here.

Called and explained what problem I was having with my car. He was able to give me a quote on the…read morephone. My car couldn't be driven so it was super helpful having him come to the house to fix my problem. He quoted me fairly with an itemized invoice. Definitely will be calling again if my car ever needs fixed, and I will recommend him to everyone I know.

Quick service. Very friendly staff. Recommend! Thank you for taking care of us in the middle of our…read moreroad trip.

Poor treatment by owner my sil bought a car from him my sil in hospital undergoing surgery right…read morenow. He bought car from them it was to be moved off lot by Monday he gave me one more day and if not gone will tow it to impound lot. I told him couldn't he work with us and said no said lot was for paying customers. My sil is a paying customer. I told him he could be nicer and he laughed at me. So much for small town kindness.

We had a tire blow out on our 5th wheel Grand Design camper driving I 57 on a Sunday night. Raben…read moregot us in Monday morning, changed the spare and replaced the other three, bonus.. they had a pull through! in short order they had us on our way! THANK YOU

Friendly staff and great service would recommend this business to anyone definitely will be backread more

I was very impressed with this shop. Our car was towed here after breaking down at the previous…read moreexit. Melanie, Joel, and the techs were doing everything they could to get answers and kept us informed with each step. Joel said they could not find anything that stuck out, however he wanted us to stay until the suspension tech was in the next day. Not something we wanted to hear but it turned out to be for the best because we left, stopped to get gas, and things got worse. We checked into the Baymont off Main St. (awesome staff here as well). The next day Melanie had arranged for John and Stan to come and pick up the car to drive it back. Stan pulled into their parking lot, stopped, something fell to the ground, and that's when they discovered the transfer box for the front to back differential broke completely apart. They were able to drag the car in, lift it, and determine the extent of the damage. They found the part in Memphis so we would need to wait another day until it arrived. We were very happy to have an answer and we were very grateful that everyone at the shop was so helpful. Will helped us empty the car when our other ride came to pick us up as well as hook up our small trailer. This shop was SO busy and the entire staff remained professional, courtesy and didn't let the pressure get to them. A very big thank you to Melanie, Joel, Stan, John, Will, and the techs that worked on the car.

Oil change $43 little slow but good to hangout during heatwave they will drop you off somewhere if…read moreneeded friendly service.........................

First and foremost, all reviews prior to the ones posted in 2023 are of Rodgers Automotive under…read morethe old ownership. To my knowledge, even the ones done in 2023 were posted during the transition period from the old owner to the current owner. The new owner's name is Nick. He is also the head mechanic. He and his staff are excellent: personable, attentive, and knowledgeable! Their prices are affordable, and their work is superb! Nick is able to explain his work with great specificity. We went to Rodgers for the first time for an AC replacement in 2023 after moving to the area and have been back for routine maintenance, such as oil changes. Of particular note, something BAD happened under the hood of our old Tiguan. We first brought it to the Volkswagen dealership. Conclusion, it had blown a cylinder. Repairs, replacement of the engine, were cost prohibitive. We brought it to Nick for a second opinion. At that time, honestly, it had been quite awhile since we used his services (as we also use the dealerships for some things). He confirmed their findings in about 30 minutes. We then went to pay him, and he would not hear of it despite our insisting to pay him something. He actually said that he did not want to add insult to injury and that he strives to run his business and treat his customers in an - and I quote - "ethical" way. Unbelievable, right, especially given the reputation mechanics historically have? He is a good man. During the extended transition period of the business from the old owner to Nick, they "evidently", thoroughly cleaned the office and though it was the old look, it was charming, comfortable, and odorless. Since then, that is, since the full transfer of the business over to Nick, they have totally remodeled the office - it is now a bit like a waiting room at a dealership - and improved and expanded the property (razed that old vine-covered house) and modernized the garages. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND, at least, this version of Rodgers Automotive and its current ownership! (All that said, I know it is after the fact and does not really much matter in the relative spectrum of things, but I feel compelled to defend Nick's predecessor, whom I never met, on one point, at least. After all, it was still technically that guy's business that I first visited, and I found the office with all the old model and diecast toy cars and photos and signage from down through the years,... nay,... decades to be very quaint and not at all dirty and smelly (maybe a little dusty). When one states that "The price was fine and the work was as well," but gives the business a one-star rating, as one reviewer did here, that is a bit absurd. The auto shop passed on the far-and-away most important two necessary factors. All the rest is peripheral. But, I digress.)

Good family Owned operation. Good / Fair pricing...very…read morehonest (even if it hurt$) Kidding...nice guys in that shop!

We have been customers here for a few years now, and have never had any issues. However, our most…read morerecent experience has made it where we will NEVER do business with Best One ever again for any reason. We noticed the brake light coming on, then going off, back and forth for a couple days. We needed an oil change anyway, so we took the car in. They came back with a nearly $500 estimate to replace some parts they said were bad. They made it sound like it was an emergency situation and we could suddenly have our brakes go out at any time. My Dad and grandfather have worked on our family's vehicles our whole lives, so I called my Dad to see if he could do the work for us if we bought the parts. He agreed, so we bought the parts Best One said needed replacing, and took it to my Dad. After looking at the car, he said there was nothing wrong with it and even got my grandfather to look at it to be sure. The only thing they noticed was that whoever did the oil change put nearly a quart too much oil in it. So, we took it back to Best One, told them what we had found, and asked that they drain out the excess oil they put into it. Once they heard this, the fake smiles and customer service were completely gone. They had no explanation for either incident and didn't even offer any kind of apology. We got a call a few hours later (after wondering 'how long does it really take to drain some oil'?!) from one of the mechanics stating that the car now would not start, they couldn't get it to even hold a charge, and asking if we wanted to buy a new battery and have them put it in. At this point, the nicest thing we could say was "No." We had just had the battery tested a month before, and knew that it was still good. Our car is kept in a garage, so we knew the cold weather wasn't the culprit, either. We are so disappointed in the way this situation was handled, that we have vowed to never go back to ANY Best One service center, and have warned our friends and family against trusting them with their vehicles as well.

Been taking mine and my wife's cars here now for a couple years, always friendly service and I feel…read moreI get honest quotes. Never being pushed into purchasing anything I didn't need like I feel has happened at other places. I recommend taking your vehicle here for all your service needs. 1 star review seems fishy to me.