I bring my vehicles there all the time Fan clutch oil change brakes rotors cut air filterand all…read morekinds of services Great people

Excellent service. Brought my car for an oil change and a full checkup after a long road trip, I…read morefelt at home instantly after walking in. The service was fast, great quality, and cannot beat the price. Highly recommended.

I've used Hobson's for years to service my cars but noticed declining service quality and rising…read moreprices since the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite that I decided to take my 2009 Toyota Matrix for an oil change, tire rotation, and AC recharge. I agreed to an AC diagnostic fee of $139.95, with no issues found, and an AC recharge fee of $145.00. Three days later I took the car for a ride to check the AC function. After an hour, the AC started blowing warm air again. On top of that, a hubcap fell off because the person who did the tire rotation did not reinstall them properly. I took the car back to Hobson's to find out what was wrong since he had just diagnosed the Air Conditioner during my first visit. Mr. Hobson said the AC compressor was faulty and needed replacement. I'm not sure why the diagnostics did not find this issue, but I had him replace it. After the compressor was replaced I left the facility only to find the horn was not working so I immediately returned to Hobson's to get that fixed. This raised major concerns about workmanship. Finally, a short week later, the vehicle overheated on a dangerously busy bridge due to a failed compressor pulley and broken fan belt. When this happened, I did not have the car towed back to Hobson's for him to fix it due to a lack of trust and the poor workmanship Mr. Hobson and his staff performed during two prior visits. I decided to take the car to a different mechanic who was highly recommended. This mechanic found the issue with the new compressor was due to two bolts on the compressor head coming loose and wedging into the fan belt pulley causing the pulley to stop turning and belt breakage, which lead to overheating and coil pack damage. This was because Hobson's replaced my compressor with a cheap Chinese part for which he charged $720.00. Similar compressors are available for under $175.00 on Amazon: AC Compressor Fit for Corolla 2009-2010 1.8L L4, Matrix 2009-2010, Matrix 2012-2012, xD 2008-2014, A/C Air Conditioning Compressors with Clutch Replace for 8831002370, 8831002450. A conversation with Mr. Hobson after the incident ended without compromise or a refund offer, as Mr. Hobson insisted that I should have given him a third chance to fix the AC correctly. More importantly, he ignored the poor service I received despite the pledge in his ad to, "only do necessary work, we never overcharge, and we guarantee the job will be done right." I did take the defective part back to Hobson's hoping Mr. Hobson would refund me the money I paid for the part. He did not. What he did was get me a new compressor that is now my responsibility to sell somewhere to try and recoup part of my loss. If it were me, I would have refunded the client the cost of the bad part, in my case, $720.00. You can use Hobson's for your car repairs if you choose. Please understand the service has gone downhill and the prices are going up. In addition, Mr. Hobson does not honor his pledge to guarantee the job will be done right.

A local family business. I've had an oil change and my air conditioning repaired. The prices were…read morecompetitive and the work was great.

Best, reliable and honest auto repair shop in town. Service is always exceptional. Pricing is…read morereasonable. I won't take my vehicles anywhere else. Jim and his team go above and beyond.

Incredible service and honest pricing and communication. Highly recommended! This was my first…read moreencounter with this shop and I will definitely be using them again in the future.

Dealer quoted more than $1100, same job here, less than.$500. I was not in a hurry, was able to…read moreleave it for the duration. Great job service was excellent. They replaced the rear shocks and everything came out great.

Not a Professional Automotive Repair facility at all! My…read morewife, dog and I were in Florida on vacation in October 2025 when my 2007 Dodge Dakota's clutch went out. We found what we believed to be a reputable repair facility that said that they could get me in right away and could do the repair work on my truck, as they were not overloaded. We had my truck & windsurf trailer towed to Affordable in Clearwater at the recommendation from their St. Petersburg Shop. (Maybe they are better & actually Professional.) This is where the nightmare began. Kevin was able to repair some standard & straightforward (remove & replace) items he found that were in need of repair, but then things fell apart when other items needed to be "replaced", even though there were no signs that they were a problem before we broke down. During our wait in his waiting room while he disassembled the Transmission, he kept us informed by telling us about all of the rusted components and issues he was trying to work around, all the while I was trying to understand what he was doing. While we were waiting, we basically saw no one at this Shop, a troubling sign, but we did not have any other options, as we were from Maryland, 950 miles away. (As the pictures on their website shows, he has a collection of motorcycles and old "hot rods" that he works on, but no standard / typical drive-in repairs being done at this shop.) In the end, after hearing multiple times from him yelling "I've been doing this for over 50 years!" when I tried to have a conversation with him to possibly share some of my expertise with him, we had to rent a vehicle to get back home, as the repairs would take several days that would only begin after the weekend. We drove home and I scheduled a flight back down 2 weeks later. When I arrived & started my Truck, a loud exhaust leak was present, and I knew from his attitude and comments, including how he "didn't get grease and dirt onto my floormats and upholstery, it was there when I brought the Truck in!" that I also just mentioned, that arguing about this with him would be useless. I paid him (over $3,600 for the work he did) and drove home, and documented all of the issues once I was back home with pictures & captions, showing / backing up what I wrote and supporting receipts and explanations that I had planned to attach to this Review to prove that I am not fabricating this Review, but Yelp does not allow downloading Documents, so I have included a 32 "Picture Story" of what was found and what I did to repair the damage done by Kevin & his assistant at this Shop. (He destroyed my Exhaust System's Slip-Joint where the front Y-Pipe joined the balance of the Exhaust System while removing it to access the Transmission, and he didn't even try or couldn't finish the repairs needed to the Exhaust System. I documented what I did and that he could have easily done if he was half as good as he (shouted) he was. He wasn't.) FYI, I am a 68-year-old Mechanical Engineer / Weekend Mechanic who also has over 50 years of experience, working on vehicles and solving problems I am unfamiliar with, repairing / addressing them as best as I can as situations present themselves. Last, back home before I started doing the work shown here, I received repair estimates from Meineke & Midas, and they proposed to completely weld the damaged exhaust system for between $200 & $500, which would have resulted in the Truck not being serviceable in the future. I also took pictures of my garage & driveway areas where I live, showing the actual conditions of my home. (My Truck only has 115,000 miles on it.) I wrote an email to Affordable, documenting what happened and sent them what is included what I have shown here, but I never received a reply from them.

I cannot speak highly enough of this place. Honest, affordable, and trustworthy. I wanted to try…read moresupporting a local business rather than a dealership or chain. They are incredibly friendly, very professional and will explain everything, without selling unnecessary stuff. I got a lot of work done for literally half of what the dealer quoted and 2/3 of another repair shop. One of the brakes that they replaced had a manufacturer defect that was discovered two months later, and they replaced everything for free under their warranty. They even found damage that the preowned dealership had lied to me about. I cannot say enough about them. They are the gold standard for auto repair shops and mechanics. Best place I have ever taken my cars to since I started driving 25+ years ago.

Excellent dedication from the owner to the master technicians to perform repairs right the first…read moretime to using quality parts and standing behind the work they do. No hassle whatsoever with this entity. Not many around to choose from like this business and the owner's commitment to excellence service and customer experience. Shawn and his excellent crew are awesome.

excellent work and reasonable. wouldn't go anywhere else. nicest and honest guys & veterans…read more they are by the KOA. by wawa's

Very Considerate and honest!, I was apprehensive to go to them but im glad I did, because as much…read moreas I didn't like the outcome that I had to just scrap my car atleast I and my baby are safe, if I hadn't taken my car here I wouldn't have know my car was unsafe, so I thank God for them! God Bless your honest business! Thank u for everything!

These guys are knowledgeable, very pleasant to deal with, and, unlike so many service folks,…read moreweren't condescending, & didn't treat me like the old woman I am.

I just wanted to say how nice, professional, and how patient they are with my 80 year old mother…read more I've been going there for the last 10 years, my mom has been going there for over 20 years. I would recommend them to everyone having issues with their car.

Mike and his team are great. Accommodating, good value, and most importantly Family…read morevalues=Trustworthy. I had to have my water pump replaced, no up sale, no nonsense. They help to accommodate me and my work schedule. I highly recommend this business. Thank you guys!!

Straight shooters- Great communication, honest, and reasonable. New customer, daughters car…read moreoverheated new to area had to find a place and fast, had it towed in after hours and they got after it quickly and had it diagnosed and a quote to repair emailed next day, completed repair next day water pump and temp sensor. Thank you guys! Great job