They are very nice and seem to know what they are doing . However check your receipt before you leave.... They charge us $500 two times for the same exact part.... When we caught it after the fact tried to contact them multiple times with no reply..... read more

Karl and Son's has always been helpful and able to repair my old car (1995!). He is very fair and I always feel like he listens to what me. Highly recommend this place!! read more

This shop is Terrible! Mr. Karl SR, took me for a ride in reference to the car repairs which never resolved the problem. I initially went in with my engine light on and came out (not once but twice) with it still having same issue. Engine light would come back on within 10 miles. I later found out that you can manually flip a switch and it goes out for a small period of time. Each time Mr. Karl just telling me it's either bad gas or the can't recreate the problem. I literally drop my car into that shop twice, sputtering and he says they couldn't recreate the problem. In the meantime, Mr. Karl charged me a total of $900.00 to repair nothing that was needed at the time. My car also left me hanging with a dead battery, I took it back Mr. Karl to me not sure why not starting. I went to AutoZone replaced for $220.00!!!I IN OTHERWORDS, WHAT HE STATED WAS THE PROBLEM IS NOT AND WAS NOT NEVER THE PROBLEM. THE TOOK A YOUNG 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN ON A FIXED BUDGET FOR A RIDE. Deidre Y. read more

Had my car towed to this nice gentleman and his son's shop over here off of ulmerton and Belcher right past the McDonald's. I found them to be very helpful and honest and help me get my brand new engine in my Hyundai sonata so if I ever have any other car needs I will be taking it to them for the fact that they were honest with me up front and fast with their service. Not to mention friendly and helpful. read more

trans went out and Karl fixed it..... my air compressor went out and Karl had it fixed by one of His sons... next my thermostat went bad and once again they fixed it!!! all in all, I've taken my truck to Karl & sons and I'm very satisfied with their service. Reliable and fairly priced. Thank You so much read more

I have brought one my cars several times now that it's out of warranty...also the kids cars..They are a honest and reasonable shop! I have only dealt with Karl and he is very knowledgeable....I would highly recommend this shop. read more

Great service! Karl is honest and helpful, I'll definitely come back with my other vehicles.

Awful people that rip you off!!! Never ever go to that guy ever!!!!!!! He will give u a final appraisal and do the work and the will be two weeks later with the very same issue. But don't worry fir two thousand more he fix the same problem twice LMFAO!! read more

We have been taking our Hyundai Elantra to Karl & Son's for many years. We are seasonal residents, so the car often sits unused for 6 months of the year and requires regular maintenance when we return. Every year upon our return, we take it to Karl & Son's for service and have always been happy with his professionalism and timeliness in repairing /maintaining our car. I cant state enough how happy we are with our latest visit. Karl went above and beyond when we had our car towed to him after AAA could not get it started. The car had been sitting unused for an extended period of time with no maintenance. Karl had it running within minutes of opening his shop on a Monday morning and called us right away to let us know. He knows our car, and always treats us with respect and care. We highly recommend Karl & Son's Auto Repair to anyone looking for an honest, reliable business to service their car in the Largo area. Thank you for going above and beyond Karl, we greatly appreciate it! read more

BEST mechanic in the local area! HONEST, and accommodating when appointments are upset unexpectedly...'Been our mechanic for almost 20 yrs!....Barb and Ravi read more

Karl is extremely honest. I called around 7 AM the day before New Years and he literally answered the first time I called and told me to tow my car to his shop while he was closed. I gave the keys to the tow truck driver upon getting it towed. Karl inspected the car not even 48 hours later. Karl called me with his opinion and told me the gods honest truth, which is that I needed new tires. I brought my Kia to his shop expecting thousands of dollars in undercarriage damage from hitting a curb extremely hard. This was the first time I went to Karl's shop and it WONT be the last. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HONESTY! I will spread the word! read more

Karl know his stuff. On time the right way. A bit pricy, but no excuses. It's done right.

Wow, I was taken to the cleaners by this auto repair shop. They misdiagnosed my problem and replaced ujoints and rear end only to have same problem. Took truck to tire shop and found out I had two bent rims. I went back to Karl to let him know the mistake and he refused to take any responsibility for his part in this. That is probably what made me aware of the calibur of business I was dealing with. $1500 later and had same problem. Live and learn. read more

I recently had my car repaired at Karl and Son's based on a personal referral. I have a 2003 Infiniti G35 that needed some extensive work. I drove my car approximately 500 miles before writing this review to ensure that everything was working fine. My car works better now after the repairs than it probably has in a few years. I found Karl to be nice, honest and more than fair in his pricing. I am now a loyal customer and will gladly recommend Karl to anyone who needs an honest mechanic. Thank you Karl! As a member of the 55+ population and a female to boot, I can't tell you how wonderful it feels to NOT be taken advantage of. read more

Karl and his son treated me like family! My air conditioning repair was done quickly, professionally and for a great price. I really appreciated the extra time they spent to find the best priced part to do the job. I will definitely return for all of my car care needs! read more

Awesome family owned business. I wouldn't take my vehicles anywhere else. Reliable and very reasonable. Highly recommend. Don't let the construction out front detour you from checking them out. read more

My girlfriend and I do not consider ourselves as car experts, so when we started to have car troubles we were hesitant to find an honest mechanic. After many of my co-workers recommended Karl and Son's I decided to look into them. At the time they had 4.7 stars on Google Reviews, now 4.5 probably due to an equally unsatisfied customer. Being a young couple we do not have a ton of money to waste on a shady mechanic so we clearly wrote down all the issues on a paper to make it obvious what we requested to be fixed. Some being the car not shifting automatically and shaking violently when idle to the point of nearly stalling the car. My girlfriend who drives the car had to Uber to work and back so I could take the car to Karl's shop. They are open 8 am to 5 pm Mon-Friday so we couldn't get it done on the weekend. This cost us nearly $40 dollars there in back in Uber. I dropped the car at 7:30 am and went to work, after nearly 6 hours waiting to find out the issue with the car Karl calls to inform me our transmission fluid was low and he could flush and refill but because our car is a 2006 Saturn Ion 2.2 Liter we had to buy the premium fluid, not sure if this was true or not. Then he claims I needed a new air filter even though that was replaced less than 2 months ago when we got the oil changed. Last he claimed I needed an Induction and Air intake system clean because I was gunked up and it would fix all my issues. Rather this was true or not I am not sure but my total came out to $466.37! I attached a picture of the receipt with my redacted personal information. After agreeing to do the work being told this would fix the shaking and near stalling of the car, the car stalled less than 4 days after the repair. I called Karl back and acting surprised he said I could come back again at no charge and he would look at it again. After another $40 dollar cost in Uber for my girlfriend, I returned the car to Karl. After another 4 hour wait, Karl said his son drove it around and it appeared that nothing was wrong. By this time I told him at least twice that I had a check engine light which he just disregarded. Claiming to me he plugged his analyzing computer system twice now not finding anything. My girlfriend at this point didn't want to return to him if the issues continued. We paid Karl only $430 since we paid him, cash out of our personal savings, money we didn't have, but unconvinced Karl was scamming us I went back a third time. At this time the car worsened and stalled twice on me. After another $40 bucks in Uber and another 2-hour wait, Karl called me to tell me the car stalled on his son and that they noticed the check engine light and looked at the engine to find its the ignition coil. I asked Karl would he charge us since the issue was never fixed to begin with he said: "Since you already gave me $430 I won't charge you for labor but the part is $190." After telling my girlfriend we did research to find out that an ignition coil is on $60 to $90 at most. I understand up selling parts but a 60% mark up is just shady. Especially when he lies to me that I won't pay him labor, I am paying him labor through his up charge. After speaking to 3 other mechanics I found out the issue was simply that I need a new O2 sensor, hence the stalling when we were idling. With Labor and the part cost online I will have to spend another $90 dollars to get my car fixed. I believe completely I would have spent $190 to have a new ignition coil replaced only to have Karl tell me that I then need a new O2 sensor. I spoke with Advanced Discount Auto Parts and told them my story and they agreed that Karl charged me well over $150 more than the most mechanic. The manager at the auto parts store even laughed and said: "We refuse completely to do business with them, they are not mechanic they just 'Part' Replacers." read more