Great experience, I'll be coming back for sure. They got me in the next day to look at my car and…read moreeven fixed it before I had to go to work (not that I was relying on that, but it was a great surprise). Everyone who works here was nice and helpful, even appreciated the other customers that were waiting. Great vibe, definitely bring your car here. Also very fair pricing!!

I brought in my car for repairs, and I was concerned that the damage done would be astronomical…read more I'm grateful to say that the experts and staff at College Street Motors are an experienced and wise team, because my fears delayed me from getting the new tires I needed. I had driven on a flat, and if you're unaware, this can rapidly degrade the quality of your drive. You can wear a CB joint, your axel, or your rotor, if I recall, and too much wear on these can do immense damage to your car's future. I had replaced two of my tires and still felt a wobble. How could it be the tires, I thought? This is why College Street Motors' experience comes into play. The car might as well be a multi-piece orchestra, with brake drums, piston percussion, and wheel woodwinds. I don't intend to go over the top with this metaphor, because it sounds like a bunch of noise and shaking for me. The mechanic left me a very detailed note, describing how there was nothing more discernible than the loud noise coming from the tires I had yet to replace. No wobbling due to damage to other parts of the car. Plus, I believe they warranty their work, maybe I'm just thinking of my AAA membership. After my tires were replaced, I was relieved at how right they were. As internal combustion engine drivetrain cars are complex, so are electrical cars in their own way. It's a world I have yet to get into, or may never dig deep enough to really gain a foothold of experience. Luckily, there're mechanics just down the street for me that took only a bit of time to diagnose the problem, find a tire match for the ones I had just gotten new, and then both install and balance. I bet their experience pays dividends to other customers, too, who are hoping to make sense of a new problem with little labor and diagnostics. Thank you all, even the pickup with your front desk team was pleasant.

I walked in, knowing that the price to repair a flat might be the cost of a tire in some cases…read more Still, I was recommended by Gil's Auto and wow, I feel this team is a Tire Hospital, doing Tire emergencies all day. Can you believe I came back with to find my flat fixed within hours, and for less than a quarter of the price I expected? On a busy day where there were plenty of cars ahead of me and maintenance work closing the street beside Amherst Tire, they told me it'd be four hours for them to get to my car if they still had the time by the day's end. My expectations must have been so low, because I was more than willing to let my car sit there and slow leak its way to a repair by the morning. They mentioned their Early Bird program, too, if you had to drop your car off before they opened. (There's a mailbox with envelopes to fill out your information in, where you put your key in the envelope and seal it, then drop the envelope into a letter drop in the garage door.) I thought I might need to drop by in the morning. Two hours later, they had managed to get to my car. Two hours later, the slow leak was repaired, just needing a bit of driving to test the patching solution pumped into the car. I had estimated $200, thinking they'd be painfully testing where the leak was, doing some odd patching, removing whatever caused the leak.. I must have had an odd idea of repair since these folk only charged me for maybe an hour's worth of labor to repair the leak. The slow leak is gone, saving me the need of replacing two tires at a time! In a circumstance where they could have easily convinced me I needed more labor and more tires, they were a cost-effective solution, administered within hours on a busy day, and surprised me with how trustworthy they were. I hope you have a similar experience if you go, I am glad I was recommended here.

Excellent Service, professional and so friendly. I stopped in last minute because I desperately…read moreneeeded an oil change. (Life got in the way of the scheduled one.) I am not their customer but from CT but they took me in right away anyway and took care of it. Would highly recommend this business.

Horriable they told us all this work needed to be done he started working on our car goes over…read morestarts another car I said take parts off were going else where I posted the picture to facebook

I recommended Firestone in previous posts. I am now changing the positive review. Terrible…read morecustomer service. I made an appointment for 8 AM for a 5 to 6 hour repair. They finally started the repair at 1:15. At 3 the mechanic working on my car went to work on a different car. At 4 I decided to take my car and leave. The most expensive repair was done but nothing else. I will bring my business somewhere else.

Outstanding. They took such good care of me. Had a tire leaking for a couple of weeks. Finally…read morebrought it in. An old nail was embedded in my tire. All fixed now. Thank you Jim and Rene.

I lived here for 30 years and could've kicked myself when I finally came to Duffy's 5 years ago. I…read moreknow I'm getting the truth and that my best interests are being served. This had never been the case at prior tire shops in town.

I've been coming here for years. Always a good experience here. They never try to sell you a…read moreservice you don't need. It's easy to make an appointment. They'll often squeeze you in, if they can. Russ, at the front desk, is always nice and helpful. Even though I live over an hour away now, I still try to get my car serviced here.

From my first contact to discuss options, to completed service, staff were welcoming, professional…read moreand knowledgable. Delivered as promised. Real customer service!

Mike is absolutely a goat, they price match and give complimentary ubers, Jason is more…read morestraightforward but gets the job done. great service! i had a flat tire and got a new set of tires beating out the price of other garages. didnt get alignment however because their machine was out of commision

Came in close to close and spoke to Jason and they were able to squeeze in an oil change before…read moreclose! Super friendly!

to make a long story short i was there for 2 hrs. and 35 min for an oil change. service mgr. never…read moreonce said that he was sorry. I heard him say he was going to manage their Amherst store. You want to stay away from that place also. Worst experience i have ever had in an automotive store. BADDDDD place.

The front desk staff and auto mechanics are always friendly and reliable. I have been taking my car…read morehere and their Hadley branch for many years, and each time, the service gets better. Thank you Amir, Kelly and team!

Perfect I was in and out relatively quickly…read more I hit a pot hole and my fairly new tire developed a bubble. So glad I got the warranty because TFT honored it. Ryan's quick with cute jokes. I like this place.

One of the least profess business I've ever been to. They bullied my pregnant girlfriend into…read morepaying for an incomplete service. She brought the car to have it realigned and they said they could not do it. We miss placed the receipt and instead of looking up (they knew which car and we had the other paperwork) and giving us a refund they got into an argument with me about how they deserve compensation for the work they did. They actually made one of the alignments worse. The car didn't feel better at all. Beware the employe name jeff as well he has a terrible attitude as well as the store manage.

Every time I've brought my Saturn Ion here, I get exemplary service. He focuses right on the…read moreproblem and bends over backward to save you money. The Monro in Northampton told me my right-front wheel bearing is bad. They went so far as to tell me not to drive it, for safety reasons. Then they quoted me a nearly $500 fix that I couldn't afford. So I've been driving it for almost two weeks utterly petrified that it's going to fall apart at any second. I decided on a second opinion so I brought it to Route 9 Auto. I was seen immediately and the first thing he did was quote me a much more reasonable and affordable price for fixing the wheel bearing. That was awesome. But then, after we brought the car in and put it up, he diagnosed that the wheel bearing is actually fine. I do have some suspension wear I am going to have to deal with, but my wheel isn't about to fall off my car. I did have a sightly bent rim, so he swapped it with a rear tire and the thing rides fine now. And he didn't even charge me. As a woman, I get a lot of bullshit at mechanics. I'm not particularly car-savvy but I'm not stupid, and if you tell me what is wrong with my car I will, in fact, understand you. You're talking about cars, not lapsing into archaic Latin. It's exhausting to have to second-guess every mechanic you talk to. I don't second-guess Route 9 Auto. I know I don't have to. I've always been taken seriously, I've never felt jerked around, and I appreciate having things explained to me in plain language. Most of all, I appreciate the honesty. First stop when things go wrong, from now on.

After shopping around at three other auto repair shops - I was so pleased to be welcomed and…read moretreated with respect by Route 9 Auto. They were "matter of fact" and did our front breaks with care and concern. Superior customer service skills and the best price in the Pioneer Valley. What more can I say? I'll be back! They are our family's "go to" place for auto repair service.

Great professional and courteous service. Expert mechanics I can always trust to service my car.read more

Ren's Mobil Service is a local and full service gas station that offers friendly conversation, a…read moreminiature store, and a warm welcome to the diverse community Amherst offers. The man I met told me he had been working there for his family over 20 years, and it's hard to find a better local resource than this for the price of a small tip and your gas. The station was very accessible and neatly kept right before the heart of downtown Amherst. You can pull in from either direction--just know what side of your car has the gas cap! All in all, I would tell international travelers, locals, students, and people of all ages and walks of life to go here. I'm certain they'll make you feel welcome and answer your questions, even in the bitter cold. Again, for full service gas, the price is low so mind to tip your attendant, 10% is a good amount and fits the current era we live in. The days where a single dollar was a good gas station tip were at least 30 years ago. :)