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    Jim's Automotive Specialties

    5.0 (1 review)
    Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Services - Jim's Automotive Specialties

    Auto transmission repair

    Routine automotive maintenance

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    Sawchuk's Garage

    Sawchuk's Garage

    3.3
    (15 reviews)

    I have been a long time customer of Sawchucks. They have maintained an repaired numerous cars for…read moreme over the past 40+ years. No matter the problem they have the skills and knowledge to repair your vehicle. A copious parts supply channel let's your vehicle get the exact parts needed. Drop your vehicle off at the convenient drop box location with your instructions. Clear concise explanations of their findings give you an assurance of a complete repair. PA inspections, simple oil changes, routine maintenance are all easily accomplished for you at Sawchuck's!

    Let me start by saying I do not like adding apps to my phone but I put this Yelp app on my phone…read morejust so I can post this review. The staff was nice. Unfortunately that can't make up for the dishonest act they tried to pull on me. I spent roughly $2,800 to get a new transmission put in my truck and while I had it in there I asked them to do my inspection. And they got back to me a couple days later and they didn't even start the transmission. They called me to tell me that my truck needed a bunch of work in order to pass inspection. They told me my brake system was essentially garbage. They said I needed a new calipers, rotors, brake pads all around the vehicle, and that I needed backing plates on the front. And they wanted to charge me $1,900 to do it. So I told them I would do it myself and bring it in later. Out of all of the things they told me I "needed", The real kicker is that you don't need backing plates to pass inspection. In other words, my truck could have been inspected and passed that day they called me and told me I needed to pay $1,900 in order for my truck to be good enough to pass inspection. I will attach pictures that show you my rotor thickness and my brake pad thickness. Again, these are things they told me I needed to replace. My rotors we're almost new. My front brake pads we're still above 8 mm. A my rear brake pads were just above 5 mm. Which is low. But still passing for inspection. I replaced them anyway. But I could have gone another couple months without replacing them if I wanted to. I realize this could be an isolated incident with one mechanic out of the many that work there. Like I said I've dealt with polite staff members. And they seem knowledgeable. Unfortunately this act was a bit too dishonest to overlook. And to be completely honest, it makes me question whether or not my transmission was done right. How do I know that my transmission was not a small cheap fix but they charged me for the most expensive fix possible? This is something I have to live with now. And it makes me pretty pissed off. Because of that I will not trust ever going there again. In this day and age were you have a bunch of do-it-yourselfers especially with YouTube video showing you how to do everything. The only thing keeping the mechanic industry alive is honesty. I will honestly say I would rather overpay for an honest mechanic then get work done by dishonest a cheap mechanic. But these guys were expensive AND dishonest. it's unfortunate because they do seem like nice people. Especially the lady at the counter. And I have spoken to other people who have had half-decent experiences with them. But in the past week, as I have shared my story with other people. I've also found out there's a lot more people that have had extremely disappointing interactions with them. Calling them, con artists and thieves. I hope this review help someone. My transmission seems to be working fine. And that's the main reason I went there. I will keep you posted if anything happens. The only good thing to come out of this is my transmission came with a 2-year 24000 mile warranty. So luckily if anything does go wrong, I can get it fixed for free in that time frame. But I promise you I am going to another ACDelco dealer and not sawchuk's when that happens. Thank you for reading this.

    Lee Myles Auto Care & Transmissions

    Lee Myles Auto Care & Transmissions

    4.2
    (33 reviews)

    This shop is AMAZING. I took my car here because it failed inspection and every shop I called…read morequoted me well over $1k to fix it. I called Lee Myles, and Brad took the time to explain to me all the issues that failed inspection. Not only was he friendly and patient, but they quoted me HALF of what I was getting from every other shop. As they work on your car, you get emails with updates showing pictures of what they're finding during inspection and working on, which really helped me (a 25-year-old female) ensure that I wasn't getting scammed. Definitely would recommend this place to anyone looking for honest people to tell you the facts and get your car fixed for cheap. I live in Lancaster and will absolutely be driving to Reading for any of my car needs from now on.

    Never have I ever had worst work done…read more I have more problems with the car than it came with. I seriously don't know why this shop here with all of the guys in there you would think that they know what their doing But they don't. I took my car over there and the had things stolen from my car, charged me thousands in cash for my e break tires and dash and inspection and all of these test to be done but when I gotten my car. it was as if they did nothing. E brake still doesn't work lights still up on the dash, buttons that worked before no longer work now. & then on top of the charge extra for parts that were stolen when it was in the possession don't trust this shop especially the employees&their prices or their work.

    Jim's Automotive Specialties - autorepair - Updated August 2026

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