Austin was very respectful & helpful with me. However, I brought my vehicle in for a brake check,…read moreac update and tire rotation. Austin informed me he tried to do a check on my car re: accident. I had purchased my car & knew there had been a minor accident/repair before I had bought it. NOT slavaged. I bought it from a Carmax. Essentially, I was refused any service & encouraged to take my car to a body shop/mechanic for any repairs. Really? Tire rotation/ac check? ‍ I've never had a mechanic refuse a repair on any of my vehicles & I'm 64 & have owned 6 vehicles in my life. Just odd...

The techs here are amazing! Very speedy diagnosis for my vehicle and it was fixed the next day…read more(next day fix due to my own schedule). The staff is super friendly and honest. Forget about going to the dealership for anything. They will be my go-to for everything now!

Frank was great! Very thorough and fair pricing. I'll definitely be using his services for all of…read moremy future repair needs.

In regard to your response Frank I'll expose again why no one should use you. To start I used you…read moreafter the break issue we resolved to give you a shot. I bring up that brake issue because it eventually became a pattern of dropping the ball, and repeated issues 1. My car had to be towed because basic logic well known issue for GMC/Chevy 6.2 liter V8 engines have a lifter issue which requires engine replacement. The car wasn't in bad shape as you say. Cadillac dealership said I should have it towed due to the knocking sound. My car has always been kept immaculate. Yes you quoted a fair price, it was Lambs in Lakeway that was ridiculous and most people know they are. The engine took long because they sent the wrong engine and in regards to my finances it wasn't I couldn't pay . I was at the mercy of you and I was nothing but polite every single interaction with you. Your dropped the ball so many times and you actually asked me for advance payment at one point because you needed to pay your taxes . I didn't want to pay you UPFRONT Frank. You fix then pay, that's most every way it's done . You didn't have the money to cover costs which is a concern regarding running a business. I had also just spent money on another car repair and boat repairs . The car sat as I decided what I wanted to do. As far as stating you could have charged me storage you never once mentioned that and I have every phone call that proves that. Pretty shady of you to pull that out on your reply here. Again not on single time did you ever mention storage fees. So please don't act as if it was some favor you did. The car went in for an engine replacement. As you confirmed the day you put the engine in to test drive you call me telling me I need steering column replacement. Yes I have you on recording Frank stating that indeed the lift and big tires were the culprit. The steering was completely fine and it had not been driven once per you as we waited for the engine issue and replacement to be resolved. You now understand why I recorded you. You can't remember what you told me. I didn't struggle to pay you. I had a boat in repair and another car a Range Rover in repair. I communicated to you very professionally. By the way let's remember you had me pay up front on everything. It was the engine that was ordered that was delayed. 2. Regarding the transmission line. Let the public see this post. I pick up my car from Frank and I make it about a quarter to half a mile or so down road and what becomes the problem is the transmission line. Frank I have that call to you recorded as well and your claim that I accelerated or false and blew the line is total BS. It had nothing to do with big tires. I'm saving all my facts, statements from GM certified techs , and video of your guy coming over to "fix" it. Within a day or 2 it went out again and I made you tow it for free. It was your guy that you sent and had him do what he did and sent me on my way and that all was fine only to have it sent back to you. By the way on our recorded call you tried to lead me to believe with certainty it was one thing when in fact you were wrong and called me with another reason. Again grateful I recorded both those conversations. The reputable mechanics I discussed were my brothers out of Houston. My brother owns a professional garage and luxury and collector car biz for 22 years. The other reputable people was a connection I had out of A Cadillac dealer in Dallas. I mentioned this to you and so logically my car stayed locally with you. 3. The whole issue about you spending 200 for the detail I will just say to anyone reading this look at the pics of my Escalade left in his care. Never should have happened Frank. By the way I took a time stamp video of my car before it went back to you. I didn't spill the oil. That's a regular engine oil. Why would I need engine oil to leave in my backseat after you just repaired and did an engine replacement. Again shady of you to blame that on me. And by the way I had to waste 3 hours of my work day sitting there waiting on a detail. Completely unprofessional. 4. I asked you you fix my windshield wiper motor while you had it. You never did. I kept asking you very time you had the car and I have your texts alone that show you forgot several times. same thing Frank regarding the transmission thermostat. I asked you several times, you came out to fix my running board and forgot to get the transmission thermostat and windshield motor. Again pretty crazy you fixed my transmission yet our texts show you dropping the ball on the thermostat. I have lost count on the amount of texts I have that show you never show up on time. I'm done with my response. I'll update this post after claims court.

As a woman I am intimidated to get my car serviced because I am afraid of being taken advantage of…read moreby mechanics and that was not the case at all with Next Gear Auto. I wanted my break pads to be looked and at Next Gear Auto was a fraction of the price and they came to me! Both things felt like such a treat. During that appointment Next Gear didn't make any changes aside from what we agreed to and did a full inspection of my vehicle with other things I might not be aware of. I took that list home with me and reviewed it made another appointment to get other things fixed. This was a great experience and Next Gear was very transparent in pricing and I'll certainly come back to them.

Great service! Helped me install my mudflaps on my new car. One of them got a little loose and he…read morecame back and tightened them the next day.

Auto Tek's stellar customer reviews did not disappoint! They diagnosed and repaired a bad A/C…read morecompressor for an Audi Q5. They credited the diagnosis fee to the service performed which is nice. They offer a decent warranty on their work. They are also flexible to offer parts options to help lower the total cost of repair. They say all of their techs have senior experience, and they were able to get my car in quickly- some other garages have wait times of up to a week. I checked their hourly rates, they are in line with other garages I have used in the past. They seem to have a very smooth and efficient system set up, they handle a lot of cars with the large garage space they have, and they do a good job communicating and providing updates. Convenient location for South Austin customers. They even sent me a follow up message after the repair- that was a first for me! I would recommend this garage for service and repair work.

Let's be clear about something when it comes to car maintenance of a car over 10 years old and…read more100K+ miles. It will be expensive. Period. Hopefully you find a good quality mechanic with fair prices, transparent with their findings, and can work in a timely manner. Auto Tek checks all those boxes. We took my son's 2012 Honda Civic for a maintenance visit. They found several things that needed attention (battery, brakes, bearings, etc.) Twenty two year olds can be responsible, but they don't always recognize when there's a weird noise, or the alignment is off. We got 2 pages of repairs done and it was a little under 3K. Yep, it's a lot, but still less than buying a new car and he will get a couple more years out of this car.

Took our truck to get an alternator replaced. One of the technicians immediately acknowledged us…read more When he got to us he told us they would be able to replace the alternator we had already bought from an auto part store. He quoted us a VERE REASONABLE price and instructed us to pick up the truck the next day because they were very busy at the time, which was no problem considering the place next to them wouldn't even quote us a price without an appointment! They ended up working on the truck and picked it up right before they closed. I would definitely recommend them. They are polite and reasonably priced. They are our to go to place now for vehicle issues.

took my car there to get some work done. when I picked it up, the AC no longer worked. the day…read morebefore a holiday family road trip in July. When I texted the owner, he completely ignored me, went totally dark, and hasn't returned any of my calls. Ripped me off, and then went dark, leaving me without ac during the hottest part of the Texas summer. This place is a scam. Do not go here!!

Dane and the fellas at Dr. Beemer on South First are top notch…read more Great customer service. Friendly, attentive and willing to go the extra mile. I recently had an issue that was quite a head scratcher. These guys do not quit until it is right and the customer is satisfied. If you are looking for quality repairs and excellent customer service, look no further. Thank you!

The problem with Dr. Beemer is that it's still coasting on the reputation built by the previous…read moreowners. They earned trust, and people (myself included) remember that. Unfortunately, the current experience doesn't feel like the same level of honesty, knowledge, or customer care. It feels like the business is running on yesterday's good reviews while trying to figure out how to recreate the magic. The vibe has shifted from "we know BMWs and we'll take care of you" to "let's see what happens and hope nobody asks too many questions." When you're dealing with a car trust is everything. The reputation and the reality don't match anymore. Besides that, they do not cost any less than the dealership who is more likely to get the issue right the first time and provide you with a loaner car.

we have been buying vehicles from Leif Johnson for Buda for years. Since 2019 we have bought 4…read morevehicles from Marissa in the Fleet department, 2 personal, 2 business. she know we are not wanting to negotiate, we k ow what we want, and she gets straight to it! she is amazing to work with. then there is Hailey in service. Hailey is amazing, always bends over backwards to make sure we as good customers are always taken care of! I would say she has gone above and beuond more than once!

Two words: UNPROFESSIONAL and DECEITFUL…read more I truly don't know where to begin. I despise writing a poor review for a locally-owned business, but after months of being led-on and ignored, I am writing this in hopes of saving someone else's precious time. My husband was in a car wreck in October 2025. The person who rear-ended him has terrible insurance, so we decided to file a claim through our insurance, Allstate. Capital City Collision provided us a quote that our insurance did not agree with. An Allstate negotiator went back and forth with the shop. Part of the issue was my husband's truck had after-market parts that were damaged. Our Allstate negotiator, Elizabeth, called us to confirm that she was able to get funds approved by her manager and they reached an agreement on pricing with the shop. A check for $2,207.66 was sent to the shop to start ordering parts. According to Allstate, the shop cashed the check on January 20th. It is now March 19th and the shop still has yet to reach out. I have tried calling the shop multiple times in the last two months. Each time I call, they answer and hang-up immediately. I tried giving them the benefit of the doubt, thinking maybe they are busy. I tried calling the shop today, and again, same situation: answer, then hang up. I thought to myself, "hmm... maybe they really are ignoring our calls?" So I waited 15 minutes and called back with a blocked number. What do you know... Catherine decided to pick up and answer this time! She kept me on hold for 9 minutes before taking me off hold and hanging up on me immediately. I called back, and a man answered. He transferred me up to Catherine, who kept me on hold for 4 minutes this time and hung up immediately. While I was on hold the second time, I received a text message saying they wouldn't do business with us. They ignored my text, asking when they planned on returning the check they cashed for $2,207.66. My husband and I have been trying to get his truck fixed since October 2025. It is now March 2026. I understand that our insurance was being difficult to work with... we were annoyed by Allstate, too! That being said, Capital City Collision could have rejected our business months ago, instead of stringing us along. Rather than sending this text message 5 months ago when this all started, they chose to dodge our calls and waste our time. Unprofessional does not even begin to describe their behavior. They were avoidant, deceptive, thieving, and rude.

My husband and I have been customers of Juke with our two vehicles for typical maintenance and…read morethey've always been reliable, so when my brakes suddenly went out on my Jeep, I went to Juke for help. It was easy to make the appointment to have the Jeep towed in and they got back to me by the end of the day with the diagnostic. My brake line had blown out and they were going to replace it. The next day they called to tell me there were no brake lines available for my Jeep anywhere with MOPAR, or any other manufacturer. People in my situation are all waiting months for these things on back order. Most shops would have probably told me to come tow this Jeep out of their way until a brake line was available. Not Juke! They thought outside the box and let me know a hydraulic shop they work with could build the part for me, and it would only be $80 more! Perfect! Even though they had to run around town with these brake lines, and rely on another shop to hunt down parts and fabricate custom brake lines for me, they had my Jeep back to me after just 6 business days! The other great thing is Miguel kept me updated the whole time and I never had to worry about if my vehicle was being taken care of. The people at Juke actually care about their customers and I recommend them to everyone I know.

Last time, Miguel made my day. Helped me diagnose a battery terminal issue, offered multiple…read moresolutions based on my budget & printed out info on it for me. BEST part was I had a huge dent in the front fender that I figured I'd pay to fix later this year yet upon pick up the dent was gone!? (Matt?) worked on my car and went completely out of his way to fix the dent. Total cloud 9 jaw drop! Sarah, Forrest, the gentlemen with fun colored hair... everyone is helpful and the biz is so well structured and efficient. No one likes spending on a broken down car but somehow I always walk out of here feeling like my car should break down again just so I can come back lol

A true, honest man after one of the worst experiences I had with a car. My car wouldn't start so I…read moretowed it to a Firestone. They ran a diagnostic and said the starter needs to be replaced (even though they put a new one in 2 months earlier with the previous owner of the car) and it would cost $700. I towed the car back home to get a mobile mechanic to look at it for a second opinion and Javier showed up with a new starter but got the car starting within minutes. He found the starter connector wire was actually faulty (something they said they tested in the diagnostic and should've been the 1st thing to look at). To think Javier could've just replaced my starter and taken the $500 without me knowing after seeing the wire, but he was so honest and upfront about it and only ended up costing me $100. Use him and support the ones who actually show up to serve you and build a relationship, unlike the big shop clowns who don't give a flying rats ass about you.

If we could give Javier more than 5 stars, we would. We…read morecalled Mechanic 2 You expecting to schedule service sometime next week. We were pleasantly surprised when Javier said he could work us in the same day for an AC issue. Javier was very communicative throughout the process, and he was super accommodating with our pickup. We felt Javier's pricing was very fair. We were happy to support an independent mechanic. Happy to now have someone we feel we can trust to help us with our vehicles. Thank you, Javier!

Probably the fattest 5 star review I could ever drop on a place. You will not find better auto…read moreservice anywhere in Austin or probably the county. Chris is a fantastic, stand-up guy that really cares about his customers and their means of transportation. I could not recommend this place enough, and I plan on sending everyone I know that has car trouble to here. I am blessed to have a place I know I can trust wholeheartedly and, most importantly, be confident in knowing that the people working there are amazing!

I truly wanted this to be a positive experience, but unfortunately it was not…read more I brought my 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan (about 79,000 miles) to Austin's Automotive Specialists in November 2025 for an oil leak. After their inspection, I approved additional repairs and paid $2,006.64, picking up the car on Nov. 17. Within days, the leak was worse. Instead of one leak, I now had two, along with a strong burning-oil smell while driving. I returned on Nov. 21 and was told it was just leftover oil and that everything had been cleaned. That same evening, I discovered the car was leaking from three different places. I brought the car back again on Dec. 2. After no communication all day, I called and was told they found another leaking gasket and wanted an additional $400. I was also told that "oil leaks are tricky on Volkswagens," but a properly diagnosed repair should not turn one leak into multiple new leaks in a matter of days. At this point, I declined further work. I paid over $2,000 and ended up with a car in worse condition than when I brought it in. I requested a refund in writing and never received a response. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend this shop.