I had a front suspension noise and had taken the Toyota Avalon to 2 repairs shops with many years…read moreof experience. 1 said the noise was coming from the steering column, no, i knew that was wrong. The 2nd shop said $2,000 to replace all 4 struts and that should take care of most of the noise.... Old Town Garage took 5 minutes to find a broken piece of a coil spring rattling upon bumps. They repaired it quickly and at a really good price. They also did my brakes unbelievably fast. I already deleted my other repair shop phone numbers. I wish I could give them 6 stars!!!!

I've been to many many different shops around the state and by far this is my favorite. Ive never…read morefelt so welcomed and comfortable at a auto shop before! Very friendly and knowledgeable. I would go here before anywhere else hands down. Easily 5 stars.

I take no pleasure in this review because I know he's a guy trying to get by, but if you just read…read moreto the end then you'll understand why it had to be done. A year and a half ago I was having an issue with my Nissan Quest. I could drive it, but it was going through the coolant every couple of days and would start to overheat if I didn't keep adding. I was told that the thermostat probably needed replacement. My regular mechanic quoted $100, but his shop was 50 miles away, and given it was late Saturday I would have to wait until Monday. I had important business Monday and so I looked online for a mobile guy and found Kris, who was willing to come to me on Sunday morning and only wanted $50 if I provided the part. I thought I had found an amazing deal. He showed up as promised, and there was a woman with him waiting inside his truck. I asked how long, and he said it depended on how soon he could locate the thermostat on my vehicle. My Spider Sense was tingling when he was googling on his phone to find info on my engine but I decided to have faith- I would regret that. I let him do his thing, and later when I checked on him I discovered that he was having to borrow tools from one of my neighbors. Not a good sign at all. He did the job but there was bad news: he said the thermostat I purchased was defective and not sealing properly, and so he had to take everything apart so that I could return it to AutoZone for an exchange part. I did, and he put this one one but more bad news: when the car was running the coolant was pouring onto the street (again not sealing). He informed me that what he would have to now do is "make a gasket" for it. I had the feeling of being dragged into quicksand. I had some errands to run and so I left him to work on it. After a few hours of no news I called, and he said he was not able to stop it from leaking and the part wasn't going on correctly, and so he was going to pull it all apart so that I could take it to a shop, as he was unable to fix it. Also, he would leave the old and new thermostat inside my van. I conference called my brother-in-law who is a master mechanic, who tried to talk to Kris about what was going on and how to do the job, and it was clear in that conversation that it was a black belt explaining to a white belt. Kris was clueless. My brother told me privately that hopefully he didn't crank it too hard and damage the housing, which would mean more costly repairs. By the time Kris was finished he had been at my house for 9 hours, that poor woman waiting in his truck the whole time and looking quite pissed. Kris said that whoever had previously replaced the thermostat before had done damage, and so it was all a booby trap waiting to happen (I later found out the thermostat said 'Nissan' on it and was the original part, hence he was making a BS excuse). Really I should not have paid him for this. Not only was my van not fixed but NOW it was totally undriveable, and I would have to have it towed and pay someone else! AND I would miss my important business Monday. But, I could tell they really needed the money, they were stuck in my driveway from dawn to dusk, and I felt sorry for them so I paid him. The van was eventually towed, where it was fixed immediately and correctly. My guy said that Kris must not have been installing it right. When I told Kris this he said that he had tried every configuration. I also told Kris that he didn't leave my new thermostat so that my mechanic could try it out, or if anything I could return it to AutoZone and get my $15 back, and he replied that he would stop by and drop it off for me. I never saw him or the part again.. I could have forgiven ALL OF IT and not have left this review but for the fact that we discovered some items missing from inside the van: my wife's $120 sunglasses and a device she had just bought that wireless connects her phone to the car stereo. She had it for two days and it was gone forever. So NOW I was in hot water with the wife because she had wanted me to send him away at the first sign of trouble and I didn't listen. I know Kris had been inside the van, and my first thought was he was upset at spending his entire Sunday to make $50 and decided to supplement the job. Maybe some new glasses to smooth things over with his own woman? But to be fair the tow truck driver theoretically could have done it as well. Those are the only two suspects. It was a terrible experience.

I had a brake job I did last weekend. I got air in the lines and my air gap device kept falling off…read moreso I needed a second person. I called, Kris picked up, gave me a price lower than what local shops were asking, came over and did a great job. This was after reading that first review here. I read that and couldn't help but laugh.

Great people work here they are very occomidating reasonably priced and always take good care of me…read morewhen my car acts up I have been a customer if theirs for many years and will always recommend DK. Dennis and Dave are great to work with and can even tow the car when you are really stuck. Thanks guys for all the great service over the years!

Incredible service. Amazing people. Great value. Can't recommend this place enough to anyone who…read moreneeds help with their car

My car was on the fitz and I had gotten a quote from another car spot. These guys did the same job…read morefor a fraction of the cost and my car is better than ever! I am moving back to my home town but they will always be my go to when ever I get back here! Thank you for your honest and reliable service!

My car decided to stall on the way home from Burnsville on Cty Rd 42 about 6:30pm on a Sunday…read morenight. It was dark (daylight savings that day) and it was freezing (literally below 32). I have USAA so I used the roadside towing ap, which has worked well in the past but this time the text I got back was for 2 hours later! So I called the towing company that was assigned and asked if that was the earliest they could arrive as I had two children with me and it was getting cold already. They were not helpful and frankly could care less, so I told them not to bother. I called USAA back (well their agent) and asked if 2 hours was the best they could do.. apparently 1 to 1 1/2 hours was the sooner for an in-network towing company. I decided to just call on my own. Fish hook towing answered right away and passed me off to the driver to tell him where I was, he arrived 25 min later. He hooked up the vehicle quickly and it was cold and dark, so dangerous for him laying on the ground on Cty Rd 42, I appreciated his kindness, offering me a jacket and seat in his cab. We did the paperwork quickly and he went on his way to deliver my vehicle to the repair shop. I will absolutely call them again if the need arises!

Over the phone they said they would tow my car 45 miles for $2.00 a mile, however when the tow man…read morearrived he hooked my car up right away and something told me to clarify the price. Sure enough it went up!! He said I would have to also pay for his tow back to Apple Valley witch would of been a over 105 miles. When I told him to take the car off the truck all of the sudden he started to lower the price! Scamming!

They did a great job quickly at a great price. Paul's was the lowest quote I could find in New Ulm…read morefor my muffler repair. The next day the new muffler came in and he was able to fix it right away. I would recommend Paul's to everyone and I'm planning on having them work on my cars in the future. They have moved to South Valley St so the best way to get a hold of him is to call.

Very friendly, very accomodating - Helps me with my older Saturn, knows the "L" series well (his…read morewife drives one!). Will do decent repairs but using used parts from eBay --- a great feature saving hundreds. Will do an A/C repair I was quoted $750 minimum on for $275. Great!

love this place shorty was polite & friendly & very fast ! he got me 2 used tires for $75.00 !! he…read morealso trusted me to pay him monday cuz his credit card machine wasnt working !! julie guentzel 5 stars from me im a customer for life here now !!!

Shorty's Tire One provides excellent service. After our first snowfall of the season, I discovered…read moreboth tires on my snowblower were flat. Shorty's Tire fixed them while I waited, and did not even charge me for their service. This is not the first time they have helped me out.