Honest mechanic, fair prices, fast in, fast out. Family shop. Worth the trip from far north Austin to south first steer

Need a new radiator on Christmas Eve day? Done! Jimmy will fix you up and get you back on the road. Fair prices, blazing fast service, and a great attitude. read more

I have to say I was a bit skeptical to take my BMW there, but my hubby swears by their service and expertise so I took the chance. Have to say I was extremely happy with the service and the price. They took care of my car and it was way below what I would have paid at the dealer. Great job and I will definitely be back. read more

I have been taking my car to Jimmy and his spectacular crew for many years. His mechanics are top-notch and extremely professional. Jimmy's Top Tech has saved us tons of money by offering many alternatives to problems that most car shops would just fix without getting a customer's input. There have been times when Jimmy has come to my house to fix a flat tire or look at my car for me. What service! They are honest, reliable, and do great work that lasts! We like to do a lot of driving in the summer with the family and always know that we will get there safely with the care our car receives from Jimmy's. Jimmy takes great pride in caring for the folks in our neighborhood as well as anyone who is smart enough to use his service. I just went by yesterday to get a bolt removed from my tire (Austin construction!) and they did it immediately while I waited. They also topped off my car's fluids and replaced my dome light for free! I highly recommend Jimmy's Top Tech! read more

I have been a loyal customer at Jimmy's Top Tech for over four years. I have a 1996 Ford Bronco so I'm a frequent customer. Please drop me a line if you have any hesitancy reading any of the suspect reviews. You always know where Jimmy stands and there is a level of transparency that is not found at other car repair shops. Prices are reasonable especially for piece of mind given the mechanics go above and beyond the call of duty (Jimmy even came over to our house in Bouldin to fix a flat tire in our driveway). read more

Jimmie and Cal were so helpful, kind, and professional. Thank you for everything!!!

Jimmy fixed my car in 2 days! Unfortunately, it started acting funky (worse!) about an hour later. I had planned a week-long birthday bash out of town starting the next day, so I had to rent a car. When we returned, my husband took our car back to Jimmy. He found the new problem and his magic hands fixed it--FOR FREE! It's purring like a kitten now. We're big Jimmy fans. read more

I've used this shop for years. The work has always been done promptly and for the quoted price. Prices are reasonable. There have never been any issues with quality - it's all gone well. I definitely recommend them. read more

These guys are either incompetent or thieves...either way, not the people you want working on your vehicle. I had used Jimmy's once before so I figured what the heck, I'd give them another shot so I went to have my brakes checked...they quoted me an outrageous amount so I told them I was not interested in paying that much. Even though on the flashing neon light they advertise "Free Brake Checks," Jimmy tells me he is going to have to charge me $50 just for looking at it, which I was perfectly fine paying, so he tells his guys to "Slap it back together" and that is exactly what they did. I even told him not to "Slap it back together, but to put it back together correctly and he adamantly proclaimed that they don't have any hard feelings that I wasn't going to let them do the work since I found a guy a few blocks over at a reputable place that would do the work for half of what Jimmy quoted me. So I thought everything was fine, but when I got in my truck it was braking a little rough but I figured my new guy would be able to get it taken care of so I didn't worry too much about it. Shortly after dropping my truck off I got a call saying that the bolts that mount my caliper to my truck were completely missing and that I was very lucky to have made it safely from one shop to the other. I called Jimmy's right away and he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for them, to just bring the receipt so I did and then when I got there they told me that they thought I was just trying to get money out of them. So anyway, it wasn't a huge deal, but I did end up spending an additional $100 just for pulling in there driveway. if they will do this to me then they'll do it to YOU!! read more

I've been taking our cars to Jimmy's for the past five years after a referral from my sister-in-law. They've been by the book on scheduled maintenance items, checking off the list in the owner's manual. Fortunately I've mostly been in there for maintenance and haven't been upsold on things I didn't need/ask for. Inspections have been easy and the one time an oxygen sensor failed Jimmy gave me a heads-up, a fair estimate, and got the work done that day with no problems. I've had off and on trouble with my rear differential and Jimmy is methodical in his troubleshooting and reasonable in his approach on when to replace with new or used parts. The guys at the shop, especially Jimmy's dad, are always friendly; willing to give me a ride or just a phone call when my car is ready to pick up. I would have trouble trusting another mechanic to look after my cars after going to Jimmy's for so long. read more

I've been bringing my cars to Jimmy for years.... Even after I moved to north Austin, I still make arrangements to get south to Jimmy's. He and his staff are great, always honest and up-front, trustworthy, and do QUALITY work. I'll never take my vehicles anywhere else! read more

Arrgghh. My Jimmy's experience was extremely frustrating. I have no idea what the quality of their work is because I never got that far. I called ahead and asked if they could do a State Inspection during my lunch hour. Jimmy said sure, it's first come, first serve, but there was nobody there, so they could get me in. So I went. Got there, and there were no other customers, and he said to give them my key and insurance & they would do the inspection. A few minutes later he tells me that his employee is about 15 minutes away, so I'll have to wait until he gets back. 40 minutes later, after listening to him & another employee chatting on the phone, still no employee, no update from Jimmy, and my lunch hour is over & completely wasted. Any recommendations of where I should try to get my inspection done tomorrow?? Thanks for wasting my time Jimmy. read more

Really like these guys - we've been taking our Hondas there for several years and hope to drive my Accord many more years thanks to Jimmy's Top Tech! Professional, courteous, reasonable, prompt. read more

Had a very weird experience overall with this place. We live nearby and have taken our vehicles here for inspections multiple times over the last few years and there's never been an issue. Jimmy, the owner is nice enough but then I took my older vehicle (1985 Toyota 4Runner) here 3 weeks ago to have a starting issue looked at as well as to get inspected. I also had a burned out turn signal for which I bought the replacement bulb and a battery shut-off that I asked if they could install while they had it. He was agreeable to all of it saying that he probably wouldn't even charge for the install of the shut-off if it was easy enough (it was - It was just sliding a device onto the battery terminal - no tools even necessary). He asked if I was in a hurry to have it worked on and as it isn't my daily driver, I told him he could keep it for a few days. This was a Monday. Cut to Friday and I am calling to check in on the progress as I have heard nothing from him. He tells me that they are really busy. They inspected it but haven't had time to look at the starting issue. I tell him to keep it over the weekend and we'll talk the following week. Now it's the the following Friday. I call him. He tells me again how busy they are blah blah and do I want to come get it? He hasn't fixed the starting issue. His tech has tested the fuel pressure but as it is an "old vehicle we can't just hook it up to a computer and get the codes out of it so we really don't know what's going on". Uh, I'm sorry. Isn't this called "Being a Mechanic"? I've also been really explicit with him that the issue occurs after the truck has been started and driven. When you go to restart it while the engine is hot, it won't start without starter fluid. He keeps telling me that they haven't had the problem when restarting with a hot engine and it starts every time. This is BS because this issue is 100% of the time. I suspected that they were testing on a cold engine and thus not having the issue. I tried to suggest this and he waved me off again with a "we're really busy but we'll get to it". Obviously he did not want to deal with this particular issue or maybe he didn't know how to fix it and couldn't just say so, instead making up a bunch of vague excuses until I was worn down and just came and took it off his hands. FINALLY this past Friday I became both worn down and I needed the truck for the weekend so I told him I was coming to get it, regardless of whether or not it was fixed. Shocking twist - It wasn't. He told me that the tech pulled the spark plugs and cleaned them and they were gunky. I asked him what his thoughts were on how oil was getting all over them and he suspected the valves and rings need replacing. I asked for a quote on that work and he said "oh probably about $4500". I mean - a completely rebuilt engine is less than $2000. The starting issue could "maybe also be that the worn fuel injectors need replacing" - no clear answer even after having it for three weeks. Added insult to injury, after he pulls the truck around he tells me that it wouldn't start for him. "It's because you're here". He hands me a bill for the work done - $7 for the inspection. Cool. $36 for safety repairs. $40 for the battery shut-off install and $200 and change for the starting issue. I know there was some sleuthing for the starting issue so even though it wasn't fixed, I understand that hours went in to investigating the issue. But $40 for sliding on a part? And when I asked about the safety repairs that were done he exasperatedly said that "We have had this thing for so long, I mean I can't remember.. maybe we put on some wiper blades? Maybe it was that turn signal bulb..". I believe that this is a state mandated test - there have to be records somewhere, I would think. And they're safety repairs! Doesn't the customer have a right to this information? He then offered me a tune up for $250 but that he would take $50 off. It's hard to make this review sound anywhere close to just how...weird the whole experience was. Like those times you feel like you're being pranked but then you realize that you really just lost almost $300. Just stay away. Unless you need a scooter inspected. They'll do it for $ 0.25. I am not making that up. read more

I took my new car to Jimmy's for its first service. What a mistake! The service -- which was basically just an oil change -- cost $150. Yikes! Plus, when I turned on the radio the next day, it was blasting country music. What? You don't need to go inside the car to do an oil change. But that was just an inconvenience. The worst came a month later, when I was on a road trip -- of course. The plastic shield on the bottom of the car started dragging against the road. This time I took it to the Honda dealership. It turns out that the guys at Jimmy's had been so busy doing the Boot Scoot Boogie around my car that they hadn't reattached it properly. It cost me another $280 to get a new one -- not under warranty, of course, since it was Jimmy's fault. So that is officially the most expensive oil change I've ever had. Usually I like having small, "Keep Austin Weird" businesses in the neighborhood, but this is one I'll be happy to see replaced by luxury condos when the time comes. read more

These people put Champion spark plugs in my car for a Dodge. I drive a Kia. How can you possibly not know that this is wrong? They did this at the very end of March, and 2 months later my car breaks down on my way to work, and I am at another automotive repair shop paying for new spark plugs and coils. Despicable. read more