Stradas is the best shop in town. I get my oil changed near me(Plano), but when they give me my CVS…read morereceipt of what's wrong with my car, I take it straight to Stradas and ask him to go through the list. He goes through the list and tells me what I actually need. Then, I compare prices, and there's always at least a 40% difference in price. He gives great service at great prices.

Stradas Auto is easily the best kept secret in Aurora. They just did a full four wheel brake job on…read moremy mom's car, and I can't believe both how cheap it was AND how quickly they were able to do it. The manager dude there (Who I assume is Gabe Strada, the guy who owns the place?) was incredibly nice, and took me out to the shop to show me everything wrong with the car that they were going to replace before doing any work on it. This sort of thing is ultra-reassuring, as I basically walked in there and was like, "I've got no idea what's wrong, my mom says it makes noise on the rear passenger side." They could've gone wild telling me stuff was bad and needed to be replaced, and I'd never have known. Instead, they re-used as much as they could, replaced what couldn't be salvaged, and I was off and on my way. Originally I was a little weary when I took the car in, as they told me they were just going to check the whole car when I started explaining the problem. Usually, you go somewhere that "checks everything" and you walk out with more problems than you came in with. Not the case here, they noted the AC wasn't working, and I was like "Oh, yeah, I don't think it's ever worked." Gabe (I think?) asked if I wanted to risk $20 to try to fix it, and threw a can of freon in just to see what'd happen. Sure enough, ice cold AC. I seriously just love shops like this that have that kind of attitude of "Hey, this isn't working, let's try a super simple fix that doesn't cost much, and see what happens." Again, that's another repair that they probably could've sold me on a new compressor or who knows what else. Overall, a totally pleasant surprise, and I'll be going back to them as long as they're open. How often can you say you took your car to a mechanic and they fixed your problem way faster than you expected for a fraction of what you were thinking you'd have to pay? For me, this is definitely a first.

This review is long overdue. I was recommended to try Shipmanns by a friend of my Girlfriend. Boy…read moreAm I glad I went. Micheal and his wife are awesome to work with. After 3 separate visits and vehicle repairs I will never take my vehicles anywhere else for auto work. They are up front and honest as the day is long...no price gouging, no dishonesty just fairly priced solid work and diagnostics. Pay these guys a visit next time you need a vehicle repair in and around Oswego you won't be disappointed.

We've been coming here for years and for years I have always said that I wish we had started coming…read morehere sooner. We've got four different family vehicles, manufactured across several different decades, and if there is a service needed which they don't perform, the shops they have referred us to have been just as great as them.

Great place good mechanics very knowledgeable . And very reasonably priced and quick and efficientread more

This place is a hidden gem. I would recommend this place to all. Social distance also masks are…read morerequired. I will definitely use them again. Great customer service. Never felt like I was being taken advantage of. I would recommend this place.

brought my 2005 pt cruiser convertible to get small rust spot that got fixed poorly before ..... I…read morewas informed it would be no problem to repair properly. I told them I was in no hurry but they were able to get the car back to me sooner than I expected.when I picked up the car you could not even tell that the spot was ever there , for only painting the area repaired the paint blended perfectly. great work would recommend them.

My sincere recommendation is DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE, I took my car there for repairs and I was way…read moreover charged and taken advantage off because of my cultural background. I even showed the mechanic the Nissan dealership's manual for labor charges for the parts that needed to be replaced, that was supposed to take less than an hour but I was charged for 2 hours and at the Nissan dealership rate. The people working there are a bunch of crooks and their only work is to rob honest people of their hard earned money. I can't wait until these cheater go out of business. I have reported them to BBB.

On Wednesday I took my 2008 Mercury Mariner to Awesome Automotive in Crestwood IL.for an A/C Freon…read morecharge. Ed greeted me with a smile, and offered to perform a N/C complete professional inspection of my vehicle since I was a new client. He found that I needed a AC Condenser Unit because it was leaking. I scheduled it for replacement His wife Tracey (nice lady) sent over my inspection report with pictures. The report showed the leaking condenser unit and also he noticed a leaking CV Axle. His inspection was very thorough and he checked EVERYTHING. He also replace a bulb in the upper tail light assy and did an oil change. I mentioned to Tracey that my dog had to be put down. They even gave Annie and I a sympathy card for our dog. Nice ! I recommend Awesome Automotive for a great repair experience ! Thanks Ed Thank you Tracey

My 2007 jeep commander had a cracked head gasket. I was new to the neighborhood so I wanted to…read morepatronize a local auto repair shop. Awesome Automotive had good reviews so I gave them a shot. They kept my car for almost 3 months. Had to badger them for updates. Finally when they told me the car was fixed at a hefty price I was happy to have my car back. Thirty days later my car started to violently shake and the check engine came back on. I took it back to Awesome Automotive in May. It's the middle of September and I still don't have any idea of what's going on. They do not call to update me and when I call I get a voice mail. When I visit the shop they tell me they are close to solving the problem?!?! This is ridiculous and yes I have a warranty.

All the guys are wonderful here and they don't overcharge. Lyle Brandon and the Smog Mechanic is…read morejust wonderful.

no communication, horrible service, and making up problems with my vehicle. also, they messed up my…read moreoil change three times it's ridiculous. had a car there that wouldn't start and after giving him $2000 worth of repairs, they never fixed the problem. also a repair that was supposed to take a couple of days took a month. again with absolutely no communication. what a crappy place too. DO NOT GO THERE. SPREAD THE WORD

I take every car here. They are honest and get the job done and if they cant they own up and tell…read moreyou and won't just mess up your car guessing. They're always busy so don't expect someone to be "polite" all the time. I like these guys because they are honest

Good quality work from a business that has been there a while . Have been there since my dad went…read moreto them in sth hts. Tom gives honest answers to your cars problems.

This location has been bought by Firestone, and this review is not targeting C&C…read more TLDR: This is an incredibly dishonest auto shop, and could have put my family and I at risk due to negligence and deceit. Take your car somewhere else. I went in for an oil change and hadn't had any work done for awhile, so I expected a lot to be uncovered in the inspection. They came back and told me that my brake pads/rotors and struts/shocks needed to be replaced. Specifically they told me the front brake were at less than 4mm and needed to be replaced ASAP, the back brakes were at 5mm and could wait 3 - 4 months, and there were "rust rings" in my rotors so they would also need to be replaced. They quoted me a little over $3,500 for everything. I know a little about cars and have mechanics in the family, so I ran everything by them first. 1) We decided to do the brakes ourselves (my uncle worked at a brake shop). We found that there was no issue with the rotors in what they described as "rust rings". Saved a few bucks there. The front pads were at about 4mm, so they likely did check those. We got to the back brakes, and had to use a sledge hammer to get the tires off (indication that they didn't take them off to check). When we got the pads off there most almost nothing left, and they were about to start grinding the rotors. Another indication that they lied about checking them because there was certainly not 5mm left. 2) I took my car to another shop to have the struts/shocks looked at after realizing the lies this Firestone told about the brakes. I had noticed the cars handling was a bit spongey and bouncy, so seemed like it could be true. The next shop actually test drove the car, and found the issue wasn't the struts/shocks, rather 3/4 tires had broken belts. This Firestone clearly did not check the car thoroughly and lied about the issues I was having to milk me for money. The scariest part about this is that broken tire belts increase the risk for blowouts at high speed. So I could have put $3,500 into my car, and still had something catastrophic occur that could have caused injury to my family, me or someone else. Not much else needs to be said about this business.

My sister has now twice brought her car in for repair there and they have been very simple very…read moreinexpensive fixes. It is especially helpful because honestly we don't know a whole lot about auto repair so it makes us trust them. Very nice and extremely fair I would recommend anyone go there to get the car checked out!!!